Each day, companies across the globe announce new upcoming dividend payouts. In our Dividend Payout Changes and Announcements tool, you’ll find all of the dividend increases, decreases, initiations, suspensions, updates and regular dividend announcements for a given day.
Below we present an analysis of the stocks that increased dividends last week. The latest payout is compared to the most recent payout before the dividend increase.
Following is a snapshot of the 15 major stocks that increased dividends last week. If an investor simply purchases the stock prior to the ex-dividend date and then sells it either on the ex-dividend date or at some point afterward, he will be able to receive the dividend in his account.
To apply this strategy, you need to know when stocks go ex-dividend. You can find the latest ex-dividend dates for the stocks that interest you in our Ex-Dividend Date Search tool.
Find out which companies increased their dividends two weeks back here.
| Ticker | Company | Previous Payout | New Payout | Change | Ex-Dividend Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (AOS ) | A.O. Smith | $0.12 | $0.14 | 16.67% | 1/27/2017 |
| (CFG ) | Citizens Financial Group, Inc. | $0.12 | $0.14 | 16.67% | 1/31/2017 |
| (VNO) | Vornado Realty Trust | $0.63 | $0.71 | 12.70% | 1/26/2017 |
| (CMS ) | CMS Energy | $0.31 | $0.33 | 7.26% | 2/1/2017 |
| (FAST ) | Fastenal | $0.30 | $0.32 | 6.67% | 1/30/2017 |
| (EPR ) | EPR Properties | $0.32 | $0.34 | 6.25% | 1/27/2017 |
| (AM ) | Antero Midstream Partners LP | $0.27 | $0.28 | 5.66% | 1/30/2017 |
| (PSXP ) | Phillips 66 Partners LP | $0.53 | $0.56 | 5.08% | 1/27/2017 |
| (SHLX ) | Shell Midstream Partners, L.P. | $0.26 | $0.28 | 5.04% | 1/27/2017 |
| (EQM ) | EQT Midstream Partners LP | $0.82 | $0.85 | 4.29% | 2/1/2017 |
| (TLLP) | Tesoro Logistics L.P. | $0.88 | $0.91 | 4.00% | 2/1/2017 |
| (O ) | Realty Income Corp | $0.20 | $0.21 | 3.95% | 1/30/2017 |
| (WGP) | Western Gas Equity Partners LP | $0.45 | $0.46 | 3.35% | 1/31/2017 |
| (LLTC) | Linear Technology | $0.32 | $0.33 | 3.13% | 2/22/2017 |
| (ED ) | Consolidated Edison | $0.67 | $0.69 | 2.99% | 2/13/2017 |
Stocks With the Highest and Lowest Market Cap
| Criteria | Ticker | Company Name | Market Cap ($B) | Annualized Payout | Previous Payout | Next Payout | Ex-Dividend Date | Yield | % off from 52-week high |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highest Market Cap | (ED ) | Consolidated Edison | $21.86 | $2.76 | $0.67 | $0.69 | 2/13/2017 | 3.78% | 10.75% |
| Lowest Market Cap | (MTR) | Mesa Royalty Trust Units Ben Int | $0.02 | $1.89 | $0.11 | $0.16 | 1/27/2017 | 15.46% | 4.28% |
Stocks With the Highest and the Lowest Dividend Yield
| Criteria | Ticker | Company Name | Market Cap ($B) | Annualized Payout | Previous Payout | Next Payout | Ex-Dividend Date | Yield | % off from 52-week high |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highest Dividend Yield | (MTR) | Mesa Royalty Trust Units Ben Int | $0.02 | $1.89 | $0.11 | $0.16 | 1/27/2017 | 15.46% | 4.28% |
| Lowest Dividend Yield | (HTLF ) | Heartland Financial | $1.23 | $0.44 | $0.10 | $0.11 | 2/15/2017 | 0.94% | 4.68% |
Stocks With the Best and the Worst 52-Week Performance
| Criteria | Ticker | Company Name | Market Cap ($B) | Annualized Payout | Previous Payout | Next Payout | Ex-Dividend Date | Yield | % off from 52-week high |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highest 52-Week Off | (PSXP ) | Phillips 66 Partners LP | $5.33 | $2.23 | $0.53 | $0.56 | 1/27/2017 | 4.28% | 21.85% |
| Lowest 52-Week Off | (OVLY ) | Oak Valley Bancorp (Oakdale, CA) | $0.13 | $0.25 | $0.12 | $0.13 | 1/26/2017 | 1.67% | 0.00% |
Dividend Aristocrats
There was one dividend aristocrat that increased dividend last week:
| Ticker | Company Name | Market Cap ($B) | Annualized Payout | Previous Payout | Next Payout | Ex-Dividend Date | Yield % | Dividend Growth Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (ED ) | Consolidated Edison | $21.86 | $2.76 | $0.67 | $0.69 | 2/13/2017 | 3.78% | 42 |
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