Sentences with phrase «hiked dividends every year»

The S&P 500 Buyback Index, which covers the 100 companies that are the busiest buying back shares, rose 48.3 % in 2013, trumping a 33.3 % return for even the S&P Dividend Aristocrat Index brimming with companies that have hiked dividends every year for a quarter - century.

Meanwhile, Nucor continues to hike its dividend every year, as it has done since 1974.

Not exact matches

The company projects a three per cent increase in revenue growth this year and committed to hiking its dividend 10 per cent in 2016.

The U.S. rate hike that the market is 100 percent certain will be delivered this week did not stop Dividend Equity Funds from recording their biggest inflow since the record setting $ 9.4 billion they took in exactly three years ago, with investors translating recent earnings per share growth and expected repatriation of foreign cash piles into bigger dividend Dividend Equity Funds from recording their biggest inflow since the record setting $ 9.4 billion they took in exactly three years ago, with investors translating recent earnings per share growth and expected repatriation of foreign cash piles into bigger dividend dividend payouts.

Still, with the upcoming hike, the dividend payout ratio will likely climb above 60 % of adjusted core profits this year (up from 34 % in 2011).

The company has raised its dividend each of the last 15 years — most recently a 10 % hike from $ 1.82 per quarter to $ 2, which was announced last September and first paid in December.

The Swiss commodity group's once - swollen net debt is below cash flow, but it will only decide later this year whether to hike dividends further.

Its five - year average return on equity is 19.8 %, and the company has generously returned cash to shareholders with buybacks and dividend hikes over that time frame.

Another dividend hike and 3M will become only the seventh company to have raised its dividends for a whopping 60 years or more.

During the U.S. rate hike cycle that began June 30, 2004, and lasted until the first rate cut on Sept. 18, 2007, the three S&P Dow Jones Asian Dividend Indices examined, as well as the S&P Pan Asia REIT Index, significantly outperformed the Pan Asia equity benchmark, the S&P Pan Asia BMI, and the S&P U.S. Treasury Bond 7 - 10 Year Index (see Exhibit 1).

Fortunately, the vast majority of CCC companies have a habit of announcing dividend hikes about the same time each year.

In the most recent rate hike cycle starting Dec. 17, 2015, the three Asian dividend indices and the S&P Pan Asia REIT index again delivered significant excess returns compared to the S&P Pan Asia BMI and the S&P U.S. Treasury Bond 7 - 10 Year Index.

Johnson and Johnson (JNJ) recently announced a 7.1 % dividend hike marking 56 years of consecutive growth.

Dividend growth has been a priority for Dover, which at 62 consecutive years of annual distribution hikes boasts the third - longest such streak among publicly traded companies.

This followed a nearly 17 % dividend hike the year before.

When NEE hikes its payout again in 2019, it will become a Dividend Aristocrat, joining a select few utilities to increase dividends for 25 consecutive years.

These payout hikes contributed handsomely to my dividend growth for that month compared to the previous year.

My dividend income has been growing by 15 % Year over Year (YoY) since 2009 through organic growth (dividend hikes), dividend reinvestments and by adding new positions (see Passive Income Review 2016 and Outlook).

Typically, they yield between 3.5 % and 5 % and hike their dividends moderately almost every year.

Foolish investors must note that the company has raised its dividend 16 times since it went public in 2003, and that its 5.7 % dividend hike in May 2017 has it on track for 2018 to mark the ninth straight year in which it has raised its annual dividend payment, making it one of the top dividend - growth stocks in the energy sector today.

It's also important to note that the renewable energy giant's 6.8 % dividend hike in July 2017 has it positioned for 2018 to mark the fifth straight year in which it has raised its annual dividend payment, and this track record of growth led to it being added to the S&P / TSX Canadian Dividend Aristocrats Index in Fdividend hike in July 2017 has it positioned for 2018 to mark the fifth straight year in which it has raised its annual dividend payment, and this track record of growth led to it being added to the S&P / TSX Canadian Dividend Aristocrats Index in Fdividend payment, and this track record of growth led to it being added to the S&P / TSX Canadian Dividend Aristocrats Index in FDividend Aristocrats Index in February.

Regardless, this batch of tech companies has been showing us the money over the past several years with double digit percent dividend hikes.

Given the latest solid dividend hike of 5 % I am quite optimistic that stock count and my YoC will steadily rise over the years,

UDR has delivered strong results over the years, and it's also not shy about dividend hikes.

These so - called Dividend Aristocrats have hiked their cash payouts to shareholders every year for at least 25 consecutive years.

CINF has been able to improve its dividend for 57 consecutive years now, including a 4 % hike to 50 cents per share earlier this year.

With new purchases and last month dividend hikes, my estimated yearly income has grown to $ 7981, with year to date gain of 13.0 %.

Meanwhile, it's produced a dividend growth rate of 14 per cent over the past five years, and Levine expects another hike next quarter.

Its dividend payout is actually higher after T's dividend hike in February this year.

T's yield is now 5.0 %, less than last year despite the dividend hike in the meantime.

Just to put the dividend returns into relation: The dividend yield of my total portfolio currently stands at around 3.3 %, «organic growth» due to dividend hikes of my holdings has been between 3 % and 4 % in the past years.

Dover recently delivered bumper second - quarter earnings, upgraded its full - year guidance for the second time this year, and hiked its dividends for the 62nd straight year.

Another dividend hike and 3M will become only the seventh company to have raised its dividends for a whopping 60 years or more.

To see what I mean, look below at the income streams from a stock yielding 7 % but not growing dividends, versus a 5 % yielder that hikes payments 10 % every year.

I expect this income growth will slow down for the next couple of months as a majority of my holdings have already announced dividend hikes for the year.