PNW - Dividend Increases: October 14-25 2019 (Part 1: Utilities And Financials)

Monitoring dividend increases for stocks on my watch is one way to identify candidates for further analysis. Companies that regularly raise dividends show confidence in the potential growth of future earnings.

The CCC List provides a good starting point, but I limit the number of stocks to monitor by applying 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

In the past two weeks, 23 companies that announced dividend increases passed these screens.

The table below presents a summary of

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