NIMC - Dividend Champion Contender And Challenger Highlights: Week Of February 12
Summary
- A weekly summary of dividend activity for Dividend Champions, Contenders, and Challengers.
- Companies which changed their dividends.
- Companies with upcoming ex-dividend dates.
- Companies with upcoming pay dates.
Introduction
The Dividend Champions list is a monthly compilation of companies which have consistently increased their annual dividend payouts. However, since this list is only produced once per month, the data in it can quickly get out of date.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 dividend stocks on the Dividend Champions list.
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 declared dividends which changed from their previous payouts.
Increases:
| Company |
| Symbol |
| Ex-Div |
| Pay |
| Old Rate |
| New Rate |
| Increase |
| Yield |
| Years |
| Ameren Corporation |
| ( AEE ) |
| 3/14 |
| 3/31 |
| 0.59 |
| 0.63 |
| 6.78% |
| 2.95% |
| 10 |
| Allegion plc |
| ( ALLE ) |
| 3/14 |
| 3/31 |
| 0.41 |
| 0.45 |
| 9.76% |
| 1.52% |
| 10 |
| Community Healthcare Trust Incorporated |
| ( CHCT ) |
| 2/17 |
| 3/1 |
| 0.445 |
| 0.4475 |
| 0.56% |
| 4.23% |
| 9 |
| CNA Financial Corporation |
| ( CNA ) |
| 2/17 |
| 3/9 |
| 0.4 |
| 0.42 |
| 5.00% |
| 3.80% |
| 7 |
| Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. |
| ( ELS ) |
| 3/30 |
| 4/14 |
| 0.41 |
| 0.4475 |
| 9.15% |
| 2.50% |
| 19 |
| First BanCorp. |
| ( FBP ) |
| 2/23 |
| 3/10 |
| 0.12 |
| 0.14 |
| 16.67% |
| 3.93% |
| 6 |
| FirstService Corporation |
| ( FSV ) |
| 3/30 |
| 4/11 |
| 0.2025 |
| 0.225 |
| 11.11% |
| 0.63% |
| 9 |
| Corning Incorporated |
| ( GLW ) |
| 2/27 |
| 3/30 |
| 0.27 |
| 0.28 |
| 3.70% |
| 3.18% |
| 13 |
| Independent Bank Corporation |
| ( IBCP ) |
| 2/15 |
| 2/24 |
| 0.22 |
| 0.23 |
| 4.55% |
| 4.01% |
| 10 |
| The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. |
| ( IPG ) |
| 2/28 |
| 3/15 |
| 0.29 |
| 0.31 |
| 6.90% |
| 3.34% |
| 11 |
| ITT Inc. |
| ( ITT ) |
| 3/8 |
| 4/3 |
| 0.264 |
| 0.29 |
| 9.85% |
| 1.27% |
| 11 |
| Kforce Inc. |
| ( KFRC ) |
| 3/9 |
| 3/24 |
| 0.3 |
| 0.36 |
| 20.00% |
| 2.44% |
| 6 |
| Masco Corporation |
| ( MAS ) |
| 2/22 |
| 3/13 |
| 0.28 |
| 0.285 |
| 1.79% |
| 2.07% |
| 10 |
| 3M Company |
| ( MMM ) |
| 2/16 |
| 3/12 |
| 1.49 |
| 1.5 |
| 0.67% |
| 5.27% |
| 65 |
| Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. |
| ( MPWR ) |
| 3/30 |
| 4/14 |
| 0.75 |
| 1 |
| 33.33% |
| 0.81% |
| 6 |
| Midland States Bancorp, Inc. |
| ( MSBI ) |
| 2/16 |
| 2/24 |
| 0.29 |
| 0.3 |
| 3.45% |
| 4.56% |
| 8 |
| Power Integrations, Inc. |
| ( POWI ) |
| 2/27 |
| 3/31 |
| 0.18 |
| 0.19 |
| 5.56% |
| 0.92% |
| 11 |
| Primerica, Inc. |
| ( PRI ) |
| 2/17 |
| 3/14 |
| 0.55 |
| 0.65 |
| 18.18% |
| 1.55% |
| 14 |
| Prudential Financial, Inc. |
| ( PRU ) |
| 2/17 |
| 3/16 |
| 1.2 |
| 1.25 |
| 4.17% |
| 4.85% |
| 15 |
| Phillips 66 |
| ( PSX ) |
| 2/17 |
| 3/1 |
| 0.97 |
| 1.05 |
| 8.25% |
| 3.91% |
| 12 |
| Robert Half International Inc. |
| ( RHI ) |
| 2/23 |
| 3/15 |
| 0.43 |
| 0.48 |
| 11.63% |
| 2.27% |
| 20 |
| RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. |
| ( RNR ) |
| 3/14 |
| 3/31 |
| 0.37 |
| 0.38 |
| 2.70% |
| 0.70% |
| 28 |
| Thomson Reuters Corporation |
| ( TRI ) |
| 2/22 |
| 3/16 |
| 0.445 |
| 0.49 |
| 10.11% |
| 1.63% |
| 30 |
| T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. |
| ( TROW ) |
| 3/14 |
| 3/30 |
| 1.2 |
| 1.22 |
| 1.67% |
| 4.15% |
| 37 |
| Tractor Supply Company |
| ( TSCO ) |
| 2/24 |
| 3/14 |
| 0.92 |
| 1.03 |
| 11.96% |
| 1.77% |
| 14 |
| Vulcan Materials Company |
| ( VMC ) |
| 3/3 |
| 3/20 |
| 0.4 |
| 0.43 |
| 7.50% |
| 0.93% |
| 10 |
| Waste Management, Inc. |
| ( WM ) |
| 3/9 |
| 3/24 |
| 0.65 |
| 0.7 |
| 7.69% |
| 1.82% |
| 20 |
| Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company |
| ( WTW ) |
| 3/30 |
| 4/17 |
| 0.82 |
| 0.84 |
| 2.44% |
| 1.37% |
| 7 |
| Xylem Inc. |
| ( XYL ) |
| 2/21 |
| 3/22 |
| 0.3 |
| 0.33 |
| 10.00% |
| 1.24% |
| 13 |
| Yum! Brands, Inc. |
| ( YUM ) |
| 2/21 |
| 3/10 |
| 0.57 |
| 0.605 |
| 6.14% |
| 1.84% |
| 6 |
Decreases:
| Company |
| Symbol |
| Old Rate |
| New Rate |
| Decrease |
| Years |
| V.F. Corporation |
| ( VFC ) |
| 0.51 |
| 0.3 |
| -41.18% |
| 50 |
Last Chance to Buy
These dividend growth stocks 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 Feb 13 (Ex-Div 2/14)
| Company |
| Symbol |
| Pay Date |
| Payout |
| Price |
| Yield |
| Years |
| Aflac Incorporated |
| ( AFL ) |
| 3/1 |
| 0.42 |
| 69.88 |
| 2.40% |
| 41 |
| AGCO Corporation |
| ( AGCO ) |
| 3/15 |
| 0.24 |
| 138.18 |
| 0.69% |
| 10 |
| Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. |
| ( AIT ) |
| 2/28 |
| 0.35 |
| 140.87 |
| 0.99% |
| 14 |
| ALLETE, Inc. |
| ( ALE ) |
| 3/1 |
| 0.6775 |
| 60.35 |
| 4.49% |
| 13 |
| Amgen Inc. |
| ( AMGN ) |
| 3/8 |
| 2.13 |
| 242.5 |
| 3.51% |
| 13 |
| Church & Dwight Co., Inc. |
| ( CHD ) |
| 3/1 |
| 0.2725 |
| 82.89 |
| 1.31% |
| 27 |
| Cintas Corporation |
| ( CTAS ) |
| 3/15 |
| 1.15 |
| 442.86 |
| 1.04% |
| 40 |
| Consolidated Edison, Inc. |
| ( ED ) |
| 3/15 |
| 0.81 |
| 92.36 |
| 3.51% |
| 49 |
| First Mid Bancshares, Inc. |
| ( FMBH ) |
| 3/1 |
| 0.23 |
| 31.63 |
| 2.91% |
| 12 |
| The Gorman-Rupp Company |
| ( GRC ) |
| 3/10 |
| 0.175 |
| 28.05 |
| 2.50% |
| 50 |
| Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) |
| ( HOMB ) |
| 3/8 |
| 0.18 |
| 24.14 |
| 2.98% |
| 13 |
| International Bancshares Corporation |
| ( IBOC ) |
| 2/28 |
| 0.63 |
| 46.47 |
| 2.71% |
| 14 |
| The Kroger Co. |
| ( KR ) |
| 3/1 |
| 0.26 |
| 44.8 |
| 2.32% |
| 17 |
| Landmark Bancorp, Inc. |
| ( LARK ) |
| 3/1 |
| 0.21 |
| 22.98 |
| 3.66% |
| 19 |
| Eli Lilly and Company |
| ( LLY ) |
| 3/10 |
| 1.13 |
| 345.12 |
| 1.31% |
| 9 |
| Origin Bancorp, Inc. |
| ( OBNK ) |
| 2/28 |
| 0.15 |
| 38.67 |
| 1.55% |
| 5 |
| Selective Insurance Group, Inc. |
| ( SIGI ) |
| 3/1 |
| 0.3 |
| 99.96 |
| 1.20% |
| 9 |
| Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc. |
| ( SMBC ) |
| 2/28 |
| 0.21 |
| 47.84 |
| 1.76% |
| 11 |
| Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc. |
| ( SWX ) |
| 3/1 |
| 0.62 |
| 66.18 |
| 3.75% |
| 16 |
| Target Corporation |
| ( TGT ) |
| 3/10 |
| 1.08 |
| 170.02 |
| 2.54% |
| 55 |
Tuesday Feb 14 (Ex-Div 2/15)
| Company |
| Symbol |
| Pay Date |
| Payout |
| Price |
| Yield |
| Years |
| Bar Harbor Bankshares |
| ( BHB ) |
| 3/16 |
| 0.26 |
| 30.98 |
| 3.36% |
| 19 |
| Chevron Corporation |
| ( CVX ) |
| 3/10 |
| 1.51 |
| 171.97 |
| 3.51% |
| 36 |
| HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. |
| ( HTBI ) |
| 3/2 |
| 0.1 |
| 27.45 |
| 1.46% |
| 5 |
| Independent Bank Corporation |
| ( IBCP ) |
| 2/24 |
| 0.23 |
| 22.92 |
| 4.01% |
| 10 |
| Microsoft Corporation |
| ( MSFT ) |
| 3/9 |
| 0.68 |
| 263.1 |
| 1.03% |
| 21 |
| Oshkosh Corporation |
| ( OSK ) |
| 3/2 |
| 0.41 |
| 90.31 |
| 1.82% |
| 11 |
| Southside Bancshares, Inc. |
| ( SBSI ) |
| 3/2 |
| 0.35 |
| 39.41 |
| 3.55% |
| 29 |
| Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. |
| ( WBA ) |
| 3/10 |
| 0.48 |
| 36.55 |
| 5.25% |
| 47 |
| Zions Bancorporation, National Association |
| ( ZION ) |
| 2/23 |
| 0.41 |
| 52.51 |
| 3.12% |
| 10 |
Wednesday Feb 15 (Ex-Div 2/16)
| Company |
| Symbol |
| Pay Date |
| Payout |
| Price |
| Yield |
| Years |
| Apartment Income REIT Corp. |
| ( AIRC ) |
| 2/28 |
| 0.45 |
| 39.01 |
| 4.61% |
| 12 |
| Atmos Energy Corporation |
| ( ATO ) |
| 3/6 |
| 0.74 |
| 116.25 |
| 2.55% |
| 39 |
| Avista Corporation |
| ( AVA ) |
| 3/15 |
| 0.46 |
| 39.97 |
| 4.60% |
| 21 |
| Carlisle Companies Incorporated |
| ( CSL ) |
| 3/1 |
| 0.75 |
| 255.64 |
| 1.17% |
| 46 |
| Duke Energy Corporation |
| ( DUK ) |
| 3/16 |
| 1.005 |
| 99.11 |
| 4.06% |
| 18 |
| Emerson Electric Co. |
| ( EMR ) |
| 3/10 |
| 0.52 |
| 85.85 |
| 2.42% |
| 66 |
| Fidelity D & D Bancorp, Inc. |
| ( FDBC ) |
| 3/10 |
| 0.36 |
| 50.94 |
| 2.83% |
| 8 |
| Gladstone Investment |
| ( GAIN ) |
| 2/28 |
| 0.08 |
| 14.06 |
| 6.83% |
| 11 |
| The Hershey Company |
| ( HSY ) |
| 3/15 |
| 1.036 |
| 239.1 |
| 1.73% |
| 13 |
| Hawkins, Inc. |
| ( HWKN ) |
| 3/3 |
| 0.15 |
| 40.65 |
| 1.48% |
| 19 |
| Gladstone Land Corporation |
| ( LAND ) |
| 2/28 |
| 0.0459 |
| 18.73 |
| 2.94% |
| 9 |
| 3M Company |
| ( MMM ) |
| 3/12 |
| 1.5 |
| 113.88 |
| 5.27% |
| 65 |
| Midland States Bancorp, Inc. |
| ( MSBI ) |
| 2/24 |
| 0.3 |
| 26.3 |
| 4.56% |
| 8 |
| MSCI Inc. |
| ( MSCI ) |
| 2/28 |
| 1.38 |
| 549.33 |
| 1.00% |
| 10 |
| PetMed Express, Inc. |
| ( PETS ) |
| 2/27 |
| 0.3 |
| 19.14 |
| 6.27% |
| 14 |
| PPG Industries, Inc. |
| ( PPG ) |
| 3/10 |
| 0.62 |
| 126.23 |
| 1.96% |
| 51 |
| Park National Corporation |
| ( PRK ) |
| 3/10 |
| 1.05 |
| 129.28 |
| 3.25% |
| 6 |
| TE Connectivity Ltd. |
| ( TEL ) |
| 3/3 |
| 0.56 |
| 129.79 |
| 1.73% |
| 9 |
For further details see:
Dividend Champion, Contender, And Challenger Highlights: Week Of February 12