Sentences with phrase «which increase their dividends every year»

In the backtest I chose investments that were similar to the companies I invested in today, namely dividend aristocrats which increase their dividends every year.

Not exact matches

If these increases occur, this will be the sixth consecutive year in which Telus has increased its divided by 10 per cent or more in what Entwistle calls a multi-year dividend growth program, which remains a priority for the company.

One way small investors can imitate that approach: Buying the ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NOBL), which owns shares in companies that have increased dividends for at least 25 consecutive years.

Does it go to financial engineering, i.e., increased dividends and buybacks, which has been the game in the last several years?

«We believe the bogey for investors is a 15 percent increase to Apple's total reported capital return number (shares repurchase plus past dividends), which would imply a $ 150 billion headline number, up from $ 130 billion announced last year,» said Gene Munster, an analyst at Piper Jaffray, in a recent note.

These risks and uncertainties include: Gilead's ability to achieve its anticipated full year 2018 financial results; Gilead's ability to sustain growth in revenues for its antiviral and other programs; the risk that private and public payers may be reluctant to provide, or continue to provide, coverage or reimbursement for new products, including Vosevi, Yescarta, Epclusa, Harvoni, Genvoya, Odefsey, Descovy, Biktarvy and Vemlidy ®; austerity measures in European countries that may increase the amount of discount required on Gilead's products; an increase in discounts, chargebacks and rebates due to ongoing contracts and future negotiations with commercial and government payers; a larger than anticipated shift in payer mix to more highly discounted payer segments and geographic regions and decreases in treatment duration; availability of funding for state AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs); continued fluctuations in ADAP purchases driven by federal and state grant cycles which may not mirror patient demand and may cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; market share and price erosion caused by the introduction of generic versions of Viread and Truvada, an uncertain global macroeconomic environment; and potential amendments to the Affordable Care Act or other government action that could have the effect of lowering prices or reducing the number of insured patients; the possibility of unfavorable results from clinical trials involving investigational compounds; Gilead's ability to initiate clinical trials in its currently anticipated timeframes; the levels of inventory held by wholesalers and retailers which may cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; Kite's ability to develop and commercialize cell therapies utilizing the zinc finger nuclease technology platform and realize the benefits of the Sangamo partnership; Gilead's ability to submit new drug applications for new product candidates in the timelines currently anticipated; Gilead's ability to receive regulatory approvals in a timely manner or at all, for new and current products, including Biktarvy; Gilead's ability to successfully commercialize its products, including Biktarvy; the risk that physicians and patients may not see advantages of these products over other therapies and may therefore be reluctant to prescribe the products; Gilead's ability to successfully develop its hematology / oncology and inflammation / respiratory programs; safety and efficacy data from clinical studies may not warrant further development of Gilead's product candidates, including GS - 9620 and Yescarta in combination with Pfizer's utomilumab; Gilead's ability to pay dividends or complete its share repurchase program due to changes in its stock price, corporate or other market conditions; fluctuations in the foreign exchange rate of the U.S. dollar that may cause an unfavorable foreign currency exchange impact on Gilead's future revenues and pre-tax earnings; and other risks identified from time to time in Gilead's reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC).

Given this, we expect the rate of dividend growth to moderate beyond this year, with increases likely tracking closely to earnings growth, which figures to average 8 % -10 % annually between 2018 and 2020.

We have increased our dividends by 100 % over the last 3 years, which speaks to the consistent cash flow we generate and our intent to return more capital to shareholders through dividends.

In fact, PepsiCo has raised its annual payout in each of the last 45 years, which makes the company a «Dividend Aristocrat,» a company with at least 25 consecutive years of annual dividend inDividend Aristocrat,» a company with at least 25 consecutive years of annual dividend individend increases.

The company has paid an increasing dividend for 21 consecutive years, which obviously stretches right through the most recent shock to energy prices.

P&G turned 15.7 % of its sales into earnings last year, which helped fund its 61st consecutive annual dividend increase.

The company's dividend growth streak of eight consecutive years appears to be just warming up, with a payout ratio of 29.5 % all but guaranteeing strong future dividend increases (which should drive some of that near - term and long - term total return).

Many investors are familiar with the dividend aristocrats which are companies with at least 25 consecutives years of dividend increases.

However, I will tend to favor those which have been paying increasing dividends year after year for more than a decade.

Wolters Kluwer has a progressive dividend policy under which the company aims to increase the dividend per share each year.

FINANCIAL MAIL - June 14 - Dating entrepreneur Ross Williams has pocketed a # 725K share of the payout, which was a fall from the previous year's dividend of # 2.5 M. His company Global Personals, which last month changed its name to Venntro Media Group, increased its turnover by # 2M to # 44.3 M for the year to August 31, 2014 but pre-tax profits fell from # 4.1 M to # 2.3 M.

If the performance of the investment for a particular year is well, the insurance company will pay out a tax - sheltered dividend to you, which can be used to increase coverage.

One of the most gratifying things about compiling the Dividend Champions spreadsheet is witnessing the steady stream of dividend increases, which are announced throughout the year, in wave after wave, by the Champions, Contenders, and ChalDividend Champions spreadsheet is witnessing the steady stream of dividend increases, which are announced throughout the year, in wave after wave, by the Champions, Contenders, and Chaldividend increases, which are announced throughout the year, in wave after wave, by the Champions, Contenders, and Challengers.

This is a total cumulative return of 111 % ($ 11,090 / $ 10,000 = 1.11 = 111 %), which represents a compound annual return of 7.75 %.1 Without considering dividends, $ 10,000 would have grown to about $ 16,000 (due to the 60 % price increase), so the 10 year cumulative return was increased by more than $ 5,000 by reinvesting all dividends.

Exxon Mobil is a Dividend Aristocrat, which means it has increased its dividend annually for at least the last 2Dividend Aristocrat, which means it has increased its dividend annually for at least the last 2dividend annually for at least the last 25 years.

You can also invest in a Dividend King, which are stocks that have increased dividends for at least 50 years.

Not only are we comfortable with Pepsi's ability to continue paying its dividend we also expect it will increase the divvy by 7 % per year for the foreseeable future, which gives dividend growth investors a nice little kicker.

Such a portfolio would return about $ 19,000 a year, a little less than the single - life pension option but alternatively, her stocks would give her years worth of growth as well as the annual dividend income which should increase over the years.

For example, an ETF may use a methodology that selects only companies which have increased dividends over the last five years, or it may alter the weighting of stocks in the portfolio according to certain rules.

Now that she's older, she's sticking to more conservative investments such as dividend aristocrats, which is a group of companies that are a member of the S&P 500 and have a minimum of one dividend increase annually for at least the last 25 years in a row.

They just recently increased their dividend by 10 % and with this recent acquisition which almost doubles their market cap, this trend should continue for years to come.

Relatively low but not surprising given an 8 year bull market that has increased stock prices, as well as the current low interest rate environment (which means that companies don't need to pay high dividends to attract investors).

VLO has increased their annual dividend for 5 straight years which is good enough for 0.5 points out of 1.

Here is a list of Dividend Kings, which are stocks that have been increasing their dividends for over 50 consecutive years.

It was recently upgraded to «Champion» status from «Contender» status, which is reserved for companies with dividend increases for the past 10 - 24 years.

It is not a CCC member, which requires a 5 - year streak of dividend increases.

Though funds that employ a long - term investment strategy may pay qualified dividends, which are taxed at the lower capital gains rate, any dividend payments increase an investor's taxable income for the year.

Following up on that theme which generated plenty of positive discourse, I will in this article take a holistic view of my overall portfolio to determine how well my dividend growth has been increasing over the years.

In Class of 2009, S&P selected 52 stocks from the index which have increased their dividends every year for at least 25 consecutive years.

The makeup of the fund is unlikely to change immediately, however: Since the rules of the index upon which SDY is based require 20 consecutive years of dividend increases, the reclassification will have no effect on eligibility of particular REITs for future inclusion.

In fact, they just very recently announced a 17.6 % increase to their dividend, the 14th consecutive year in which they've raised their dividend.

The company's dividend growth streak of eight consecutive years appears to be just warming up, with a payout ratio of 29.5 % all but guaranteeing strong future dividend increases (which should drive some of that near - term and long - term total return).

The purpose of the Dividend Contenders List is to identify all U.S. companies which have increased their dividend for 10 years or more, but less than 2Dividend Contenders List is to identify all U.S. companies which have increased their dividend for 10 years or more, but less than 2dividend for 10 years or more, but less than 25 years.

Incidentally, the various IFRS - reported NAV companies whose common stocks are in TAM portfolios do pay modest dividends, which have been increasing modestly year by year for most of the TAM holdings.

A popular tracker of these type of stocks is the dividend aristocrats, which are companies that have increased their dividends over the last 25 years.

Apple famously held out from doing either for years under Steve Jobs, and only in the last few years started doing both - a large dividend and a share buy - back which increases the value of remaining shares (as EPS then goes up with fewer shares out there).

In a quiet week, only this medical device manufacturer - which has increased dividends for 22 years - announced a dividend payout.

Many investors are familiar with the dividend aristocrats which are companies with at least 25 consecutives years of dividend increases.

Proctor & Gamble (PG) is a multinational consumer goods company, which has paid an increasing dividend every year for the last 61 years.

We note also that the Tax Reform bill will likely increase earnings for many companies next year, which will likely reduce the dividend payout ratio in the near term and give companies even more room to raise dividends.

You'll find almost 800 examples via David Fish's Dividend Champions, Contenders, and Challengers list, which is an incredible resource that contains information on all US - listed stocks with at least five consecutive years of dividend inDividend Champions, Contenders, and Challengers list, which is an incredible resource that contains information on all US - listed stocks with at least five consecutive years of dividend individend increases.

Linear Technology, which manufactures digital hardware like these regulators, has increased dividends for 23 years.

Telus, which is expected to report on May 10, is currently trading at a dividend yield of 4.4 % and has a long history of semi-annual dividend increases, with a seven - year compound annual growth rate of 11.4 %.

Fortunately, thanks to increased foreign weapons sales, a recovery in corporate jet sales that is currently underway, as well as a very strong history of buybacks (which lowers the payout ratio and allows for longer, stronger dividend growth), General Dynamics has potential to generate 8 % to 10 % bottom line growth in the coming years.

The most recent dividend increase was earlier this year, in which OKE increased the quarterly payout from $ 0.33 per share to $ 0.36 per share.