ELS - Dividend Increases: February 11-15 2019 (Part 1: Information Technology Real Estate And Financials Sectors)
I like monitoring dividend increases for stocks on my watch list of dividend growth stocks because I consider such stocks to be candidates for further analysis. Companies that regularly raise their dividend payments show confidence in future earnings growth potential.
I use the CCC List as a starting point and apply the following screens:
- Dividend Yield ≥ 1.0%
- Market cap ≥ $1 billion
- No stocks that are being acquired
- No Over-The-Counter or Pink Sheet stocks
Recently, 25 companies that announced dividend increases passed these screens.
The following table provides a summary of dividend increases announced