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 14 major securities 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.
Get a complete explanation of the ex-dividend date, record date, payment date and declaration date here. This will help to broaden your understanding of the dividend capture strategy.
Find out which companies increased their dividends on May 28 here.
| Ticker | Company | Previous Payout | Next Payout | Change * | Ex-Dividend Date | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (LRCX ) | Lam Research Corporation | $0.50 | $1.10 | 120.00% | 06/05/2018 | 2.17% |
| (KRNY ) | Kearny Financial | $0.03 | $0.04 | 33.33% | 06/05/2018 | 1.11% |
| (LUV ) | Southwest Airlines Co | $0.13 | $0.16 | 28.00% | 06/05/2018 | 1.26% |
| (AAON ) | AAON, Inc. | $0.13 | $0.16 | 23.08% | 06/07/2018 | 1.03% |
| (AVY ) | Avery Dennison Corp | $0.45 | $0.52 | 15.56% | 06/05/2018 | 1.96% |
| (WEBK ) | Wellesley Bancorp Inc | $0.05 | $0.06 | 10.00% | 06/05/2018 | 0.66% |
| (ADP ) | Automatic Data Processing | $0.63 | $0.69 | 9.52% | 06/07/2018 | 2.08% |
| (WRB ) | W. R. Berkley Corp | $0.14 | $0.15 | 7.14% | 06/08/2018 | 0.78% |
| (TRV ) | Travelers Companies Inc | $0.72 | $0.77 | 6.94% | 06/07/2018 | 2.38% |
| (FLO ) | Flowers Foods, Inc. | $0.17 | $0.18 | 5.88% | 06/06/2018 | 3.63% |
| (DXC) | DXC Technology Company | $0.18 | $0.19 | 5.56% | 06/05/2018 | 0.91% |
| (DCI ) | Donaldson Company, Inc. | $0.18 | $0.19 | 5.56% | 06/08/2018 | 1.64% |
| (LADR ) | Ladder Capital Corp | $0.32 | $0.33 | 3.17% | 06/08/2018 | 8.30% |
| (NLSN ) | Nielsen N.V. Ordinary Shares | $0.34 | $0.35 | 2.94% | 06/05/2018 | 4.69% |
Highest and Lowest Market-Cap Stocks
| Criteria | Ticker | Company Name | Market Cap ($ B) | Annualized Payout | Previous Payout | Next Payout | Ex-Dividend Date | Yield | % Off From 52-Week High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highest Market Cap | (ADP ) | Automatic Data Processing | $58.47 | $2.76 | $0.63 | $0.69 | 06/07/2018 | 2.08% | -0.05% |
| Lowest Market Cap | (WEBK ) | Wellesley Bancorp Inc | $0.08 | $0.22 | $0.05 | $0.06 | 06/05/2018 | 0.66% | -1.15% |
Highest and Lowest Dividend Yield Stock
| Criteria | Ticker | Company Name | Market Cap ($ B) | Annualized Payout | Previous Payout | Next Payout | Ex-Dividend Date | Yield | % Off From 52-Week High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highest Dividend Yield | (LADR ) | Ladder Capital Corp | $1.74 | $1.30 | $0.32 | $0.33 | 06/08/2018 | 8.30% | -0.45% |
| Lowest Dividend Yield | (WEBK ) | Wellesley Bancorp Inc | $0.08 | $0.22 | $0.05 | $0.06 | 06/05/2018 | 0.66% | -1.15% |
Best and Worst 52-Week Performance Stock
| Criteria | Ticker | Company Name | Market Cap ($ B) | Annualized Payout | Previous Payout | Next Payout | Ex-Dividend Date | Yield | % Off From 52-Week High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highest 52-week Off | (NLSN ) | Nielsen N.V. Ordinary Shares | $10.63 | $1.40 | $0.34 | $0.35 | 06/05/2018 | 4.69% | -31.60% |
| Lowest 52-week Off | (ADP ) | Automatic Data Processing | $58.47 | $2.76 | $0.63 | $0.69 | 06/07/2018 | 2.08% | -0.05% |
Stay up to Date
Find all the companies that have increased their dividends for more than 25 consecutive years in our 25-Year Dividend-Increasing Stocks page, and all companies that have increased their dividends for more than 10 consecutive years in our 10-Year Dividend-Increasing Stocks page.
Stay up to date with next week’s major corporate changes regarding dividends with Dividend.com’s News section.
