EXR - Dividend Increases: May 20-24 2019

One way to identify dividend growth stocks for further analysis is to monitor dividend increases. Companies can only increase their dividends regularly and sustainably if earnings grow sufficiently.

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

This past week, nine companies that announced dividend increases passed these screens, including one of my DivGro holdings.

The following table presents a summary.

The table is sorted by the percentage increase,