On this Independence Day holiday-shortened week, there were relatively few dividend announcements.  None of the S&P Dividend Aristocrats announced any upcoming dividend payouts and only one of the stocks covered in S&P’s High Yield Dividend Aristocrats index announced a regular cash dividend.  The High Yield Dividend Aristocrats differ from the S&P Dividend Aristocrats in two ways: (1) they can be part of the S&P 1500, not just the S&P 500 index and (2) they only need Read more [...]

This week, two Dividend Aristocrats announced regular dividend payments while another two dividend growth stocks also announced regular dividend payments. AT&T and McCormick Announce Regular Dividends Communications company AT&T (T) announced its latest regular quarterly dividend payment of 46 cents per share.  The dividend is payable on August 1st to shareholders of record on July 10th.  The company, which has increased dividends for 30 years, most recently increased the dividend Read more [...]

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 [...]