Dividend Champion And Contender Highlights: Week Of April 25
Summary
- A weekly summary of dividend activity for Dividend Champions and Contenders.
- Companies which changed their dividends.
- Companies with upcoming ex-dividend dates.
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Introduction
The Dividend Champions list is a monthly compilation of companies which have consistently increased their annual dividend payouts, and the latest edition may be found here. However, since this list is only produced once per month, the data in it can quickly get out of date. Furthermore, with over 700 companies on the list, the sheer amount of data can quickly become overwhelming. In this weekly series, I highlight recent and upcoming dividend related activity for companies holding Champion (25+ years) and Contender (10-24 years) status.
In the data presented below, Yield is forward annualized and Years reflects the up-to-date streak, including dividends declared since the last edition of the Dividend Champions list.
Dividend Changes
In the past week, the following companies on the Champion or Contender lists declared dividends which changed from their previous payouts.
Increases:
Company | Symbol | Ex-Div | Pay | Old Rate | New Rate | Increase | Yield | Years |
Avery Dennison Corp. | (AVY) | 6/1 | 6/16 | 0.62 | 0.68 | 9.68% | 1.35% | 11 |
Bar Harbor Bankshares | (BHB) | 5/17 | 6/18 | 0.22 | 0.24 | 9.09% | 3.26% | 18 |
Cambridge Bancorp | (CATC) | 5/5 | 5/20 | 0.55 | 0.61 | 10.91% | 2.87% | 23 |
Healthcare Services Group Inc. | (HCSG) | 5/20 | 6/25 | 0.2063 | 0.2075 | 0.58% | 2.60% | 19 |
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. | (JBHT) | 5/6 | 5/21 | 0.27 | 0.3 | 11.11% | 0.71% | 18 |
Johnson & Johnson | (JNJ) | 5/24 | 6/8 | 1.01 | 1.06 | 4.95% | 2.56% | 59 |
Premier Financial Corp. | (PFC) | 5/6 | 5/14 | 0.24 | 0.26 | 8.33% | 3.20% | 11 |
Parker-Hannifin Corp. | (PH) | 5/6 | 6/4 | 0.88 | 1.03 | 17.05% | 1.30% | 65 |
Southern Company | (SO) | 5/14 | 6/7 | 0.64 | 0.66 | 3.13% | 4.04% | 21 |
1st Source Corp. | (SRCE) | 5/3 | 5/14 | 0.29 | 0.3 | 3.45% | 2.54% | 34 |
Travelers Companies | (TRV) | 6/9 | 6/30 | 0.85 | 0.88 | 3.53% | 2.23% | 17 |
Whirlpool Corp. | (WHR) | 5/20 | 6/14 | 1.25 | 1.4 | 12.00% | 2.34% | 11 |
Decreases:
None
Last Chance to Buy
These companies have ex-dividend dates approaching. The following tables indicate the last day you can buy these stocks in order to be eligible for the upcoming dividend. Tables are sorted alphabetically by symbol.
Monday Apr 26 (Ex-Div 4/27)
Company | Symbol | Pay Date | Payout | Price | Yield | Years |
AptarGroup Inc. | (ATR) | 5/19 | 0.38 | 151.45 | 1.00% | 28 |
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. | (BK) | 5/11 | 0.31 | 47.6 | 2.61% | 10 |
VSE Corp. | (VSEC) | 5/12 | 0.09 | 44.05 | 0.82% | 17 |
Tuesday Apr 27 (Ex-Div 4/28)
Company | Symbol | Pay Date | Payout | Price | Yield | Years |
Main Street Capital Corp. | (MAIN) | 5/14 | 0.205 | 42.82 | 5.74% | 10 |
Wednesday Apr 28 (Ex-Div 4/29)
Company | Symbol | Pay Date | Payout | Price | Yield | Years |
AES Corp. | (AES) | 5/14 | 0.1505 | 28.3 | 2.13% | 10 |
A.O. Smith Corp. | (AOS) | 5/17 | 0.26 | 68.36 | 1.52% | 27 |
Ames National Corp. | (ATLO) | 5/14 | 0.26 | 25.34 | 4.10% | 11 |
Bank of Marin Bancorp | (BMRC) | 5/7 | 0.23 | 35.93 | 2.56% | 16 |
Costco Wholesale | (COST) | 5/14 | 0.79 | 373.28 | 0.85% | 18 |
Enterprise Products Partners LP | (EPD) | 5/12 | 0.45 | 23.28 | 7.73% | 24 |
Alliant Energy Corp. | (LNT) | 5/17 | 0.4025 | 56.44 | 2.85% | 18 |
NiSource Inc. | (NI) | 5/20 | 0.22 | 25.72 | 3.42% | 10 |
National Retail Properties | (NNN) | 5/14 | 0.52 | 47.19 | 4.41% | 31 |
Northwest Natural Holding | (NWN) | 5/14 | 0.48 | 55.26 | 3.47% | 65 |
PNM Resources Inc. | (PNM) | 5/14 | 0.3275 | 49.68 | 2.64% | 10 |
SL Green Realty Corp. | (SLG) | 5/17 | 0.3033 | 71.25 | 5.11% | 10 |
STAG Industrial Inc. | (STAG) | 5/17 | 0.120833 | 36.27 | 4.00% | 11 |
Unum Group | (UNM) | 5/21 | 0.285 | 28.77 | 3.96% | 12 |
Thursday Apr 29 (Ex-Div 4/30)
Company | Symbol | Pay Date | Payout | Price | Yield | Years |
Casey's General Stores Inc. | (CASY) | 5/17 | 0.34 | 224.04 | 0.61% | 21 |
Donegal Group Inc. A | (DGICA) | 5/17 | 0.16 | 16.25 | 3.94% | 19 |
Donegal Group Inc. B | (DGICB) | 5/17 | 0.1425 | 14.83 | 3.84% | 19 |
Hasbro Inc. | (HAS) | 5/17 | 0.68 | 97.15 | 2.80% | 17 |
Realty Income Corp. | (O) | 5/14 | 0.235 | 69.4 | 4.06% | 28 |
People's United Financial | (PBCT) | 5/15 | 0.18 | 17.9 | 4.02% | 28 |
Sensient Technologies Corp. | (SXT) | 6/1 | 0.39 | 84.95 | 1.84% | 15 |
Texas Instruments | (TXN) | 5/17 | 1.02 | 188.82 | 2.16% | 17 |
Westamerica Bancorporation | (WABC) | 5/14 | 0.41 | 64.8 | 2.53% | 29 |
Friday Apr 30 (Ex-Div 5/3)
Company | Symbol | Pay Date | Payout | Price | Yield | Years |
Bryn Mawr Bank Corp. | (BMTC) | 6/1 | 0.27 | 44.18 | 2.44% | 10 |
1st Source Corp. | (SRCE) | 5/14 | 0.3 | 47.29 | 2.54% | 34 |
Money on the Way
The following companies have dividend pay dates in the upcoming week (Tuesday through the following Monday). Check if you want your DRIPs to reinvest at these yields…or take the cash and go have a steak dinner!
Company | Symbol | Pay Date | Payout | Yield |
Agilent Technologies Inc. | (A) | 4/28 | 0.194 | 0.6% |
ABM Industries Inc. | (ABM) | 5/3 | 0.19 | 1.4% |
American Tower Corp. | (AMT) | 4/29 | 1.24 | 2.0% |
Bank of South Carolina Corp. | (BKSC) | 4/30 | 0.17 | 3.3% |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | (BMY) | 5/3 | 0.49 | 3.0% |
Brady Corp. | (BRC) | 4/30 | 0.22 | 1.6% |
Comcast Corp. | (CMCSA) | 4/28 | 0.25 | 1.8% |
Cisco Systems Inc. | (CSCO) | 4/28 | 0.37 | 2.9% |
Dillard's Inc. | (DDS) | 5/3 | 0.15 | 0.6% |
Edison International | (EIX) | 4/30 | 0.6625 | 4.5% |
Ensign Group Inc. | (ENSG) | 4/30 | 0.0525 | 0.2% |
Globe Life Inc | (GL) | 4/30 | 0.1975 | 0.8% |
Humana Inc. | (HUM) | 4/30 | 0.7 | 0.6% |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | (JPM) | 4/30 | 0.9 | 2.4% |
Quaker Chemical Corp. | (KWR) | 4/30 | 0.395 | 0.7% |
Lincoln National Corp. | (LNC) | 5/3 | 0.42 | 2.6% |
Mid-America Apartment Communities Inc. | (MAA) | 4/30 | 1.025 | 2.6% |
McGrath RentCorp | (MGRC) | 4/30 | 0.435 | 2.1% |
Altria Group Inc. | (MO) | 4/30 | 0.86 | 7.3% |
Morningstar Inc. | (MORN) | 4/30 | 0.315 | 0.5% |
MSC Industrial Direct Co. Inc. | (MSM) | 4/27 | 0.75 | 3.3% |
National HealthCare Corp. | (NHC) | 5/3 | 0.52 | 2.9% |
Norwood Financial | (NWFL) | 5/3 | 0.26 | 4.1% |
OGE Energy Corp. | (OGE) | 4/30 | 0.4025 | 4.9% |
RPM International Inc. | (RPM) | 4/30 | 0.38 | 1.6% |
Stryker Corp. | (SYK) | 4/30 | 0.63 | 0.9% |
AT&T Inc. | (T) | 5/3 | 0.52 | 6.6% |
Trinity Industries Inc. | (TRN) | 4/30 | 0.21 | 3.1% |
UDR Inc. | (UDR) | 4/30 | 0.3625 | 3.1% |
Universal Corp. | (UVV) | 5/3 | 0.77 | 5.3% |
Verizon Communications | (VZ) | 5/3 | 0.6275 | 4.4% |
WD-40 Company | (WDFC) | 4/30 | 0.72 | 1.1% |
Conclusion
I hope you found this article useful. Please let me know if you have any ideas for improving the format or data included in this series.
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I am the curator of the Dividend Champions list, a monthly publication of companies with a history of consistently increasing their dividends. My primary investing focus is in deep value and dividend paying stocks, but I am constantly exploring alternative strategies. I have a Ph.D in Chemistry from Rice University and have earned the CFA Institute Investment Foundations certificate. I am a contributor to The Dividend Kings marketplace service.
Disclosure: I am/we are long JNJ, O, BMY, CSCO, VZ. I wrote this article myself, and it expresses my own opinions. I am not receiving compensation for it (other than from Seeking Alpha). I have no business relationship with any company whose stock is mentioned in this article.