Two medical technology and two financial advisory Dividend Aristocrats announced dividend events this week.  Also, a future Dividend Aristocrat announced their quarterly dividend this week as well. Medtronic Increases Dividend Medtronic (MDT) continued its commitment to return 50% of free cash flow to investors by announcing the company’s 37th annual dividend increase.  The new annual payout will be $1.22, which translates to a quarterly dividend of 30.5 cents per share, representing a Read more [...]

Five Aristocrats announced dividend events this week: For the 11th time in 12 years, Target Corporation (TGT) announced a double-digit percentage dividend increase, raising their quarterly dividend by 20.9%, from 43 cents to 52 cents per share.  The new dividend, which is Target’s 188th consecutive dividend since going public in 1967, is payable on September 10th to shareholders of record on August 20th.  The company, which is projected to pay a total of $1.90 in dividends this year, has Read more [...]

This week, two Dividend Aristocrats announced their regular quarterly cash dividends: North Carolina-based discount retailer Family Dollar (FDO) announced its latest regular quarterly dividend of 31 cents this week.  The dividend will be paid on July 15th to shareholders of record on June 13th. Family Dollar has more than doubled its annual dividend from 54 cents in 2009 to a projected $1.24 this year.  The stock currently yields 2.05%.  More detail about Family Dollar’s dividend history Read more [...]