This week saw four dividend growth companies announce dividend payouts, including a distiller with a 31
year dividend growth record:
Only a handful of stocks in the S&P / TSX 60 sport good five -
year dividend growth records.
Not exact matches
Given Osiris's strong five -
year record of
growth and profitability, Bowers was able to help make Miller's wishes come true: he structured a deal that raised $ 13 million from a large local pension fund — the Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System (see «What Pension Funds Want,» [Article link]-RRB--- by selling a package of subordinated debt and convertible preferred stock, which included a fixed interest rate and
dividend yield.
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.
There are other
dividend paying stocks with great
growth records and now that it's mid
year 2016 you can see the crazy results of Visa, Master Card, Costco and others.
While the company's five consecutive
years of
dividend increases is a bit shorter of a track
record than I'd typically like to see, the
dividend growth has been tremendous: the stock's three -
year dividend growth rate is sitting at 44.2 %.
CubeSmart has an impressive
dividend growth track
record, increasing payouts by 28 % CAGR over the last five
years and by 23 % in the last
year itself.
Finally, OZRK shows an impressive
dividend track
record with a
dividend growth of 123 % over the past 5
years and 533 % over the past 10
years.
• Good
dividend resume: Yield 3.0 %; stated commitment to
dividend; 15 straight
years of increases; strong
dividend growth record (10 % per
year over past 5
years); and strong
dividend safety.
Hasbro's
dividend increase
record is impressive: 15 straight
years of increases; 5 -
year dividend growth rate of 10.0 % per
year; and an increase of 10.5 % this
year.
• Good
dividend growth record standing at 15
years of
dividend increases.
National Health's
dividend growth record is decent, with a 5 -
year average
growth rate of 7.61 % and a 10 -
year average
growth rate of 6.49 %.
Tiffany has a good
record of
dividend growth, with a 5 -
year dividend growth average of 9.34 % and a 10 -
year dividend growth average of 16.50 %
EMDV is the first ETF focused on emerging markets companies with the longest track
records of
year - over-
year dividend growth.
But the grocery store chain from Montreal is a regular
dividend booster (10.1 % annually over the last five
years) and has a strong
growth record.
I also appreciate a strong
record of
dividend growth over the last five
years, which I view as a measure of a firm's success.
I want to own companies with a good yield (2.7 % or more), a long
record of increasing their
dividend payout each
year, and a consistent
record of strong
dividend growth rates.
• Good
dividend resume: Decent yield at 2.3 %; 40 straight
years of increases; strong
dividend growth record (12 % per
year over past 5
years); and strong
dividend safety.
Since beginning its
record of
dividend growth in 2001, Bunge has compounded
dividends at 10.68 % a
year.
With a
dividend growth record that dates back to 1956, Northwest Natural Gas has one of the longest
records of
year - over-
year dividend growth among all publicly traded companies.
Despite the company's solid track
record of raising its
dividend for 26 consecutive
years, we can see below that
dividend growth has only averaged about 3 % for most the past decade.
Two companies with 40 +
year records of
dividend growth announced their latest payouts this week.
If the company grows EPS by 7 % per
year going forward, and raises the
dividend by 15 % per
year over the next 10
years (which is lower than their recent
growth record), then the
dividend payout ratio will still be only 50 % in ten
years.
Northrop Grumman has an excellent
record of
dividend growth, with many
years of double digit increases.
Of course, the only thing better than a company that has grown its
dividend 25 or more consecutive
years is a
dividend king, like Coca - Cola (KO), which has one of the best payout
growth track
records in America -LSB-...]
While the company's five consecutive
years of
dividend increases is a bit shorter of a track
record than I'd typically like to see, the
dividend growth has been tremendous: the stock's three -
year dividend growth rate is sitting at 44.2 %.
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 F
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 F
dividend payment, and this track
record of
growth led to it being added to the S&P / TSX Canadian
Dividend Aristocrats Index in F
Dividend Aristocrats Index in February.
To put the astonishing
records of these 10 super-fast small to mid-cap
growth stocks into perspective, I'm including the 11 -
year performance results of three blue - chip
dividend stalwarts, Colgate - Palmolive (CL), Coca - Cola (KO) and Johnson & Johnson (JNJ).
ProShares MSCI Europe
Dividend Growers ETF (EUDV) invests in the high - quality companies of the MSCI Europe with the longest track records of year - over-year dividend
Dividend Growers ETF (EUDV) invests in the high - quality companies of the MSCI Europe with the longest track
records of
year - over-
year dividenddividend growth.
ProShares MSCI EAFE
Dividend Growers ETF (EFAD) invests in the high - quality companies of the MSCI EAFE with the longest track records of year - over-year dividend
Dividend Growers ETF (EFAD) invests in the high - quality companies of the MSCI EAFE with the longest track
records of
year - over-
year dividenddividend growth.
ProShares Russell 2000
Dividend Growers ETF (SMDV) invests in the quality companies of the Russell 2000 ® with the longest track records of year - over-year dividend
Dividend Growers ETF (SMDV) invests in the quality companies of the Russell 2000 ® with the longest track
records of
year - over-
year dividenddividend growth.
ProShares S&P 400 MidCap
Dividend Aristocrats ETF (REGL) invests in the high - quality companies of the S&P MidCap 400 ® with the longest track records of year - over-year dividend growth — the S&P MidCap 400 Dividend Aris
Dividend Aristocrats ETF (REGL) invests in the high - quality companies of the S&P MidCap 400 ® with the longest track
records of
year - over-
year dividend growth — the S&P MidCap 400 Dividend Aris
dividend growth — the S&P MidCap 400
Dividend Aris
Dividend Aristocrats.
ProShares MSCI Emerging Markets
Dividend Growers ETF (EMDV) invests in the high - quality companies of the MSCI Emerging Markets with the longest track records of year - over-year dividend
Dividend Growers ETF (EMDV) invests in the high - quality companies of the MSCI Emerging Markets with the longest track
records of
year - over-
year dividenddividend growth.
ProShares Russell 2000
Dividend Growers ETF (SMDV) focuses on companies with the longest track records of year - over-year dividend
Dividend Growers ETF (SMDV) focuses on companies with the longest track
records of
year - over-
year dividenddividend growth.
UMB Financial has split its stock once since beginning its 22 -
year record of
dividend growth.
The shares still appear a bit neglected & misunderstood — averaging just two / three comments monthly on the main message boards, with most investors focused on value &
dividends, and no real sign of
growth / momentum investors homing in on
Record's underlying
growth trajectory... Key technical levels here are 40 - 41p & 47 - 47.5 p — a breach of the latter would signal a potentially major break - out from what's been a six & a half
year old trading range.
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Dividend Growers ETF (EFAD) the first ETF that invests in the companies in the MSCI EAFE Index with the best track
record of consistent
year - over-
year dividenddividend growth.
A company's existing
dividend growth streak is a track
record that gives insight into its ability and intention to continue raising the
dividend each
year.
With a long term
record of 11 % annual
dividend growth, Valspar has doubled its
dividend payout about every 6 — 7
years.
Investors have already demonstrated strong interest in a similar
dividend growth strategy for the most popular U.S. equity index, the S&P 500 ®.1 ProShares S&P 500 ® Aristocrats ETF (NOBL) is the only ETF that isolates the S&P 500 companies with the best track
record of consistent
year - over-
year dividend growth.
Roper has built an outstanding
dividend growth record, compounding its payout at a rate of 20.1 % over the last 5
years and 19.0 % over the last 10
years.
But SDY requires 20
years of annual
dividend increases, while DVY looks for only a five -
year overall positive
dividend growth record.
• Good
dividend resume: Yield 3.0 %; stated commitment to
dividend; 15 straight
years of increases; strong
dividend growth record (10 % per
year over past 5
years); and strong
dividend safety.
Hasbro's
dividend increase
record is impressive: 15 straight
years of increases; 5 -
year dividend growth rate of 10.0 % per
year; and an increase of 10.5 % this
year.
Given my nine months of steady investing in my no - cost
dividend growth portfolio with Loyal3, I've been able to set a
record high this September, even without making many large investments this
year.
ProShares S&P MidCap 400
Dividend Aristocrats ETF (REGL) and ProShares Russell 2000 Dividend Growers ETF (SMDV) are the first ETFs to invest exclusively in the companies with the longest track records of year - over-year dividend growth in the S&P MidCap 400 ® Index and the Russell 2000
Dividend Aristocrats ETF (REGL) and ProShares Russell 2000
Dividend Growers ETF (SMDV) are the first ETFs to invest exclusively in the companies with the longest track records of year - over-year dividend growth in the S&P MidCap 400 ® Index and the Russell 2000
Dividend Growers ETF (SMDV) are the first ETFs to invest exclusively in the companies with the longest track
records of
year - over-
year dividend growth in the S&P MidCap 400 ® Index and the Russell 2000
dividend growth in the S&P MidCap 400 ® Index and the Russell 2000 ® Index.
Eversource has a good
record of
dividend growth, with 5 -
year and 10 -
year compounded
growth rates of 10.10 % and 9.40 %, respectively.
General Dynamics has a good
record of
dividend growth, with
year - over-
year increases running between 8 — 15 % since 1999.
On the other hand Vodafone, a company with a very good track
record of growing
dividends year after
year, has a yield of 5.2 % today and is therefore less reliant on spectacular
dividend growth in the future (although it may still produce it).
The screen combines the four elements of quality and value (
growth rate,
growth quality, price to 10
year earnings average and price to 10
year dividend average) and ranks each eligible stock in the FTSE All - Share (about 200 companies are eligible, i.e. have an unbroken 10
year record of
dividend payments).