Each day, companies across the globe announce 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 investors simply purchase the stock prior to the ex-dividend date and then sell it either on the ex-dividend date or at some point afterward, they will be able to receive the dividend in their 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 last week here.
| Ticker | Company | Previous Payout | Next Payout | Change | Ex-Dividend Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (CPG ) | Crescent Point Energy Corp. | $0.02 | $0.03 | 32.16% | 3/29/2017 |
| (ORCL ) | Oracle Corp | $0.15 | $0.19 | 26.67% | 4/10/2017 |
| (MTGE) | American Capital Mortgage Investment Corp | $0.40 | $0.45 | 12.50% | 3/29/2017 |
| (STLD ) | Steel Dynamics | $0.14 | $0.16 | 10.71% | 3/29/2017 |
| (INDB ) | Independent Bank | $0.29 | $0.32 | 10.34% | 3/23/2017 |
| (CTRE ) | Caretrust REIT Inc | $0.17 | $0.19 | 8.82% | 3/29/2017 |
| (PDCO ) | Patterson Companies | $0.24 | $0.26 | 8.33% | 4/11/2017 |
| Liquid error: internal | Hill-Rom Holdings | $0.17 | $0.18 | 5.88% | 3/22/2017 |
| (WSM ) | Williams Sonoma | $0.37 | $0.39 | 5.41% | 4/26/2017 |
| (TWO ) | Two Harbors Investment Corp | $0.24 | $0.25 | 4.17% | 3/29/2017 |
| (DG ) | Dollar General | $0.25 | $0.26 | 4.00% | 4/7/2017 |
| (ABB ) | ABB Limited | $0.73 | $0.75 | 3.29% | 4/18/2017 |
| (WASH ) | Washington Trust Bancorp | $0.37 | $0.38 | 2.70% | 3/30/2017 |
| (WPC ) | W.P. Carey Inc. | $0.99 | $1.00 | 1.02% | 3/29/2017 |
| (O ) | Realty Income Corp | $0.21 | $0.21 | 0.24% | 3/30/2017 |
Highest and Lowest Market-Cap Stocks
| Criteria | Ticker | Company Name | Market Cap ($B) | Annualized Payout | Previous Payout | Next Payout | Ex-Dividend Date | Yield | % Off From 52-Week High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highest Market Cap | (ORCL ) | Oracle Corp | $198.66 | $0.76 | $0.15 | $0.19 | 4/10/2017 | 1.66% | 2.83% |
| Lowest Market Cap | (TIPT ) | Tiptree Financial Inc | $0.18 | $0.12 | $0.03 | $0.03 | 3/23/2017 | 1.83% | 8.39% |
Highest and Lowest Dividend Yield Stocks
| Criteria | Ticker | Company Name | Market Cap ($B) | Annualized Payout | Previous Payout | Next Payout | Ex-Dividend Date | Yield | % Off From 52-Week High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highest Dividend Yield | (MTGE) | American Capital Mortgage Investment Corp | $0.76 | $1.80 | $0.40 | $0.45 | 3/29/2017 | 10.75% | 5.74% |
| Lowest Dividend Yield | Liquid error: internal | Hill-Rom Holdings | $4.60 | $0.72 | $0.17 | $0.18 | 3/22/2017 | 1.03% | 0.21% |
Best and Worst 52-Week Performance Stocks
| Criteria | Ticker | Company Name | Market Cap ($B) | Annualized Payout | Previous Payout | Next Payout | Ex-Dividend Date | Yield | % Off From 52-Week High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highest 52-Week Off % | (CPG ) | Crescent Point Energy Corp. | $5.93 | $0.36 | $0.02 | $0.03 | 3/29/2017 | 3.35% | 43.32% |
| Lowest 52-Week Off % | Liquid error: internal | Hill-Rom Holdings | $4.60 | $0.72 | $0.17 | $0.18 | 3/22/2017 | 1.03% | 0.21% |
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