Dividend Growth: 63 Stocks and Funds Boosted Dividend Payments To The Next Level

Stocks with dividend hikes from last week originally published at “long-term-investments.blogspot.com”. Last week was a great week with some attractive dividend hikes. In total, 63 stocks and funds raised dividends of which 41 have a dividend growth of more than 10 percent. The average dividend growth amounts to 32.31 percent. Below is a current list of all companies and funds with a dividend increase within the recent week.

On the list are some favorites of me. MMM is one of the companies. I owned some shares of the company a few years before but I sold the stake in expectation of a recession. MMM has some cyclic products and is a supplier for the industrial sector.

What I have learned from this asset sale was that it wasn’t necessary. I didn’t need the money and my view about the future perspectives was false. If you are a long-term investor, you shouldn’t be so anxious like I was. If the recession comes, you only need money to increase your stakes very wise and smart. Cash is king in the investment scene.

Here are my favorite dividend growth stocks:

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Hasbro (NASDAQ:HAS) has a market capitalization of $5.18 billion. The company employs 5,900 people, generates revenue of $4.088 billion and has a net income of $336.00 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $702.07 million. The EBITDA margin is 17.17 percent (the operating margin is 13.49 percent and the net profit margin 8.22 percent).

Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 37.47 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 107.52 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 22.98 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.54. Last fiscal year, the company paid $1.44 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 15.67, the P/S ratio is 1.27 and the P/B ratio is finally 3.43. The dividend yield amounts to 4.02 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.92.

Long-Term Stock History Chart Of Hasbro (HAS)

Long-Term Dividends History of Hasbro (HAS)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Hasbro (HAS)

3M (NYSE:MMM) has a market capitalization of $70.54 billion. The company employs 84,000 people, generates revenue of $29.904 billion and has a net income of $4.511 billion. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $6.483 billion. The EBITDA margin is 21.68 percent (the operating margin is 21.68 percent and the net profit margin 15.08 percent).

Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 17.71 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 33.26 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 26.56 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $6.32. Last fiscal year, the company paid $2.36 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 16.25, the P/S ratio is 2.41 and the P/B ratio is finally 3.91. The dividend yield amounts to 2.47 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.89.

Long-Term Stock History Chart Of 3M (MMM)

Long-Term Dividends History of 3M (MMM)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of 3M (MMM)

Time Warner (NYSE:TWX) has a market capitalization of $49.00 billion. The company employs 34,000 people, generates revenue of $28.729 billion and has a net income of $3.016 billion. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $6.810 billion. The EBITDA margin is 23.70 percent (the operating margin is 20.60 percent and the net profit margin 10.50 percent).

Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 29.09 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 66.51 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 10.09 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $3.09. Last fiscal year, the company paid $1.04 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 17.03, the P/S ratio is 1.71 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.64. The dividend yield amounts to 2.19 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 1.31.

Long-Term Stock History Chart Of Time Warner (TWX)

Long-Term Dividends History of Time Warner (TWX)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Time Warner (TWX)

Ross Stores (NASDAQ:ROST) has a market capitalization of $13.58 billion. The company employs 14,900 people, generates revenue of $8.608 billion and has a net income of $657.17 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $1.223 billion. The EBITDA margin is 14.21 percent (the operating margin is 12.23 percent and the net profit margin 7.63 percent).

Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 4.54 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 10.05 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 46.51 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $3.31. Last fiscal year, the company paid $0.47 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 18.46, the P/S ratio is 1.58 and the P/B ratio is finally 9.28. The dividend yield amounts to 1.11 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.76.

Long-Term Stock History Chart Of Ross Stores (ROST)

Long-Term Dividends History of Ross Stores (ROST)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Ross Stores (ROST)

Take a closer look at the full table of stocks with recent dividend hikes. The average dividend growth amounts to 32.31 percent and the average dividend yield amounts to 3.41 percent. Stocks from the sheet are valuated with a P/E ratio of 19.95.The average P/S ratio is 3.51 and P/B 6.97.

Here is the full list:

Best Dividend Growth Stocks I (Click to enlarge)

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Here are the market price ratios:

Ticker	Company	P/E	P/S	P/B	Dividend Yield
WHX	Whiting USA Trust I	2.47	2.40	2.84	29.04%
ECT	ECA Marcellus Trust I	8.68	8.56	1.18	13.65%
PSEC	Prospect Capital Corporation	6.57	6.18	1.06	11.49%
MFV	MFS Special Value Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A	9.29%
FMO	Fiduciary/Claymore MLP Opportunity Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	6.39%
SBR	Sabine Royalty Trust	13.08	12.53	193.12	6.23%
KKR	Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.	8.62	7.25	2.34	5.38%
PDH	PetroLogistics LP	N/A	3.08	7.45	5.22%
BCE	BCE, Inc.	14.21	1.71	2.52	5.20%
TOT	Total SA	8.07	0.50	1.19	5.04%
OZM	Och-Ziff Capital Management Group LLC	N/A	6.52	3.68	4.62%
GAS	AGL Resources Inc.	21.81	1.36	1.41	4.56%
HME	Home Properties Inc.	50.72	4.82	2.43	4.37%
CLMS	Calamos Asset Management Inc.	16.11	0.64	1.09	4.20%
MDP	Meredith Corp.	14.76	0.92	1.99	4.18%
CMS	CMS Energy Corp.	19.74	1.10	2.12	3.98%
MCHP	Microchip Technology Inc.	35.33	5.05	3.61	3.87%
DBD	Diebold, Incorporated	11.31	0.63	2.21	3.79%
WGL	WGL Holdings Inc.	15.58	0.90	1.68	3.79%
HAS	Hasbro Inc.	15.26	1.25	3.41	3.61%
NVE	NV Energy, Inc.	16.16	1.49	1.24	3.60%
NU	Northeast Utilities	20.56	2.28	1.38	3.33%
BRE	BRE Properties Inc.	52.14	9.32	2.23	3.25%
PRE	PartnerRe Ltd.	6.01	0.96	0.77	2.79%
VR	Validus Holdings, Ltd.	9.26	1.66	3.36	2.73%
UBSH	Union First Market Bankshares Corporation	12.96	2.47	1.03	2.70%
SPG	Simon Property Group Inc.	32.75	10.70	8.62	2.70%
SLM	SLM Corporation	9.67	1.41	1.67	2.68%
LLL	L-3 Communications Holdings Inc.	9.71	0.56	1.35	2.57%
ADM	Archer Daniels Midland Company	21.13	0.22	1.09	2.32%
MMM	3M Co.	16.24	2.41	3.91	2.30%
KOP	Koppers Holdings Inc.	23.38	0.55	6.31	2.28%
BX	The Blackstone Group	45.05	5.11	3.83	2.22%
GGP	General Growth Properties Inc.	N/A	7.34	2.46	2.18%
LTD	Limited Brands, Inc.	19.66	1.31	N/A	2.18%
TEVA	Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited	15.85	1.76	1.46	2.09%
TWX	Time Warner Inc.	19.91	1.73	1.66	1.98%
ALL	The Allstate Corporation	8.53	0.66	1.05	1.95%
AGO	Assured Guaranty Ltd.	N/A	4.48	0.74	1.89%
NRCI	National Research Corp.	26.28	4.52	5.88	1.88%
CCE	Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc.	15.59	1.26	3.55	1.81%
HMY	Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd.	11.62	1.57	0.74	1.69%
SWM	Schweitzer-Mauduit International Inc.	11.32	1.39	2.35	1.63%
CHD	Church & Dwight Co. Inc.	25.92	2.95	4.07	1.60%
XYL	Xylem Inc.	18.30	1.32	2.45	1.48%
LPLA	LPL Investment Holdings Inc.	23.96	1.00	3.01	1.46%
ATVI	Activision Blizzard, Inc.	17.19	3.32	1.37	1.34%
EFX	Equifax Inc.	22.77	3.15	3.57	1.30%
CEB	Corporate Executive Board Co.	36.80	3.26	15.92	1.29%
CVG	Convergys Corporation	43.32	0.84	1.25	1.25%
EBIX	Ebix Inc.	9.55	3.31	1.77	1.19%
HOG	Harley-Davidson, Inc.	19.43	2.14	4.68	1.17%
ZTR	Zweig Total Return Fund Inc.	44.17	33.93	0.91	1.17%
AGM	Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp.	8.19	1.31	1.03	1.14%
TSO	Tesoro Corporation	12.89	0.23	53.33	1.11%
FLIR	FLIR Systems, Inc.	18.40	2.79	2.48	1.06%
LEA	Lear Corp.	10.77	0.36	1.96	1.04%
HBNK	Hampden Bancorp, Inc.	27.19	3.66	1.04	1.03%
FXCB	Fox Chase Bancorp, Inc.	48.66	4.92	1.15	0.94%
ROST	Ross Stores Inc.	18.45	1.45	8.00	0.92%
HPY	Heartland Payment Systems, Inc.	21.44	0.62	5.17	0.73%
POWI	Power Integrations Inc.	N/A	4.38	3.69	0.45%
MA	Mastercard Incorporated	23.90	8.82	9.45	0.23%
Average		19.95	3.51	6.97	3.41%

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MMM, GAS, ATVI, ALL, ADM, AGO, BCE, CMS, BX, BRE, CLMS, CCE, CHD, CVG, CEB, DBD, EBIX, ECT, EFX, AGM-A, AGM, FMO, TFG, FLIR, FXCB, GGP, HBNK, HOG, HMY, HAS, HPY, HME, KKR, KOP, LLL, LEA, LTD, LPLA, MA, MAT, MDP, MFV, MCHP, NRCI, NU, NVE, OZM, PRE, PDH, POWI, PSEC, SBR, SMM, SMF, SWM, ROST, GJK, SPG, SLM, GJP, GJJ, TSO, TEVA, TWX, TOT, UBSH, VR, WGL, WHX, XYL, ZTR

*I am long HAS, MAT. I receive no compensation to write about these specific stocks, sector or theme. I don't plan to increase or decrease positions or obligations within the next 72 hours.

For the other stocks: I have no positions in any stocks mentioned, and no plans to initiate any positions within the next 72 hours. I receive no compensation to write about any specific stock, sector or theme.

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