The biggest dividend hike came from the beverage and softdrink company Cott (COT) and he savings and loans stock Capital Federal Finl (CFFN). Both increased their dividend distributions by 140 percent.
Here are the stocks with fast dividend growth:
GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE:GSK) has a market capitalization of $107.63 billion. The company employs 97,389 people, generates revenue of $43.88 billion and has a net income of $8.75 billion. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $14.75 billion. The EBITDA margin is 33.62 percent (the operating margin is 28.50 percent and the net profit margin 19.93 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 36.27 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 185.52 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 62.19 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $3.17. Last fiscal year, the company paid $2.24 in the form of dividends to shareholders. GSK announced to raise dividends by 9.7 percent.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 13.78, the P/S ratio is 2.47 and the P/B ratio is finally 8.57. The dividend yield amounts to 5.23 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.65.
Long-Term Stock History Chart Of GlaxoSmithKline (Click to enlarge) |
Long-Term Dividends History of GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) (Click to enlarge) |
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE: GSK) (Click to enlarge) |
The Western Union (NYSE:WU) has a market capitalization of $7.15 billion. The company employs 8,000 people, generates revenue of $5.49 billion and has a net income of $1.17 billion. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $1.58 billion. The EBITDA margin is 28.73 percent (the operating margin is 25.22 percent and the net profit margin 21.22 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 39.51 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 400.45 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 157.75 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.01. Last fiscal year, the company paid $0.31 in the form of dividends to shareholders. WU announced to raise dividends by 25.0 percent.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 5.93, the P/S ratio is 1.31 and the P/B ratio is finally 8.27. The dividend yield amounts to 4.18 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 1.44.
Long-Term Stock History Chart Of The Western Union (Click to enlarge) |
Long-Term Dividends History of The Western Union (WU) (Click to enlarge) |
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of The Western Union (NYSE: WU) (Click to enlarge) |
Honeywell (NYSE:HON) has a market capitalization of $48.91 billion. The company employs 132,000 people, generates revenue of $36.53 billion and has a net income of $1.87 billion. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $3.55 billion. The EBITDA margin is 9.71 percent (the operating margin is 6.25 percent and the net profit margin 5.11 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 18.98 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 69.91 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 17.31 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.98. Last fiscal year, the company paid $1.37 in the form of dividends to shareholders. HON announced to raise dividends by 10.1 percent.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 20.92, the P/S ratio is 1.34 and the P/B ratio is finally 4.48. The dividend yield amounts to 2.63 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 1.35.
Long-Term Stock History Chart Of Honeywell (Click to enlarge) |
Long-Term Dividends History of Honeywell (HON) (Click to enlarge) |
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Honeywell (NYSE: HON) (Click to enlarge) |
Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) has a market capitalization of $38.09 billion. The company employs 149,000 people, generates revenue of $13.30 billion and has a net income of $1.38 billion. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $2.34 billion. The EBITDA margin is 17.57 percent (the operating margin is 15.02 percent and the net profit margin 10.41 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 6.69 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 10.76 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 29.15 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $1.79. Last fiscal year, the company paid $0.72 in the form of dividends to shareholders. SBUX announced to raise dividends by 23.5 percent.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 28.39, the P/S ratio is 2.91 and the P/B ratio is finally 7.46. The dividend yield amounts to 1.65 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 1.21.
Long-Term Stock History Chart Of Starbucks (Click to enlarge) |
Long-Term Dividends History of Starbucks (SBUX) (Click to enlarge) |
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) (Click to enlarge) |
Estee Lauder (NYSE:EL) has a market capitalization of $23.24 billion. The company employs 38,500 people, generates revenue of $9.71 billion and has a net income of $860.50 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $1.61 billion. The EBITDA margin is 16.60 percent (the operating margin is 13.50 percent and the net profit margin 8.86 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 19.54 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 47.13 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 31.96 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.22. Last fiscal year, the company paid $0.52 in the form of dividends to shareholders. EL announced to raise dividends by 37.1 percent.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 27.04, the P/S ratio is 2.39 and the P/B ratio is finally 8.54. The dividend yield amounts to 1.20 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 1.34.
Long-Term Stock History Chart Of Estee Lauder (Click to enlarge) |
Long-Term Dividends History of Estee Lauder (EL) (Click to enlarge) |
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Estee Lauder (NYSE: EL) (Click to enlarge) |
Take a closer look at the full
table of stocks with recent dividend hikes. The average dividend growth amounts
to 19.91 percent and the average dividend yield amounts to 4.27 percent. Stocks
from the sheet are valuated with a P/E ratio of 23.69. The average P/S ratio is
5.51 and P/B 4.09.
Here is the full table of stocks with recent dividend growth:
Here are the market ratios:
Ticker
|
Company
|
P/E
|
P/S
|
P/B
|
Dividend Yield
|
NRF
|
NorthStar Realty Finance Corp.
|
N/A
|
1.76
|
0.78
|
9.88%
|
SDR
|
Sandridge Mississippian Trust II
|
26.88
|
25.95
|
N/A
|
9.87%
|
BBEP
|
Breitburn Energy Partners L.P.
|
7.01
|
2.62
|
0.94
|
9.08%
|
EXLP
|
Exterran Partners, L.P.
|
N/A
|
2.73
|
2.10
|
8.79%
|
APTS
|
Preferred Apartment Communities, Inc.
|
N/A
|
3.92
|
1.01
|
6.86%
|
PPR
|
ING Prime Rate Trust
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
6.81%
|
FMO
|
Fiduciary/Claymore MLP Opportunity Fund
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
6.68%
|
ARLP
|
Alliance Resource Partners LP
|
11.62
|
1.62
|
2.48
|
6.61%
|
NRGM
|
Inergy Midstream LLC
|
42.00
|
10.04
|
3.06
|
6.58%
|
MCY
|
Mercury General Corporation
|
15.28
|
0.80
|
1.18
|
6.10%
|
VVR
|
Invesco Van Kampen Senior Income Trust
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
6.06%
|
EVF
|
Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust
|
21.53
|
13.08
|
1.08
|
6.04%
|
DPM
|
DCP Midstream Partners LP
|
16.31
|
1.54
|
2.15
|
5.97%
|
GEL
|
Genesis Energy LP
|
37.06
|
0.74
|
2.78
|
5.80%
|
MIC
|
Macquarie Infrastructure Company LLC
|
45.96
|
1.99
|
2.81
|
5.73%
|
AHGP
|
Alliance Holdings GP, L.P.
|
13.78
|
1.52
|
6.96
|
5.69%
|
HTA
|
Healthcare Trust of America, Inc.
|
N/A
|
7.67
|
1.57
|
5.68%
|
HEP
|
Holly Energy Partners L.P
|
22.83
|
7.60
|
5.73
|
5.55%
|
GSK
|
GlaxoSmithKline plc
|
13.08
|
2.46
|
9.50
|
5.23%
|
KKR
|
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.
|
7.37
|
5.31
|
2.14
|
4.59%
|
OILT
|
Oiltanking Partners, L.P.
|
20.50
|
10.83
|
4.79
|
4.28%
|
AROW
|
Arrow Financial Corporation
|
13.42
|
4.15
|
1.69
|
3.99%
|
SE
|
Spectra Energy Corp.
|
17.01
|
3.52
|
2.14
|
3.99%
|
KIM
|
Kimco Realty Corporation
|
55.97
|
8.50
|
1.59
|
3.88%
|
WU
|
Western Union Co.
|
6.13
|
1.27
|
6.87
|
3.35%
|
JCOM
|
j2 Global, Inc.
|
12.65
|
4.02
|
2.53
|
2.87%
|
CEC
|
CEC Entertainment Inc.
|
11.60
|
0.72
|
4.17
|
2.70%
|
FNF
|
Fidelity National Financial, Inc.
|
12.72
|
0.90
|
1.25
|
2.59%
|
SASR
|
Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc.
|
13.37
|
3.25
|
0.96
|
2.58%
|
CFFN
|
Capitol Federal Financial, Inc.
|
25.83
|
5.58
|
1.03
|
2.53%
|
HON
|
Honeywell International Inc.
|
20.95
|
1.30
|
3.72
|
2.39%
|
CAH
|
Cardinal Health, Inc.
|
13.43
|
0.13
|
2.26
|
2.31%
|
TBNK
|
Territorial Bancorp Inc.
|
16.69
|
3.79
|
1.10
|
2.00%
|
SCBT
|
SCBT Financial Corp.
|
18.17
|
3.32
|
1.36
|
1.75%
|
SNA
|
Snap-on Inc.
|
15.66
|
1.57
|
2.64
|
1.73%
|
AMTD
|
TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation
|
14.69
|
3.24
|
2.02
|
1.50%
|
ATK
|
Alliant Techsystems Inc.
|
7.34
|
0.41
|
1.49
|
1.37%
|
TSO
|
Tesoro Corporation
|
7.63
|
0.16
|
1.21
|
1.35%
|
SBUX
|
Starbucks Corporation
|
28.40
|
2.98
|
7.18
|
1.34%
|
ABC
|
AmerisourceBergen Corporation
|
15.11
|
0.13
|
3.47
|
1.28%
|
RKT
|
Rock-Tenn Co.
|
18.80
|
0.51
|
1.35
|
1.19%
|
TPGI
|
Thomas Properties Group Inc.
|
43.67
|
3.32
|
1.57
|
1.15%
|
HSNI
|
HSN, Inc.
|
22.94
|
0.89
|
5.70
|
0.98%
|
EL
|
Estee Lauder Companies Inc.
|
27.79
|
2.39
|
8.55
|
0.87%
|
SXI
|
Standex International Corp.
|
13.67
|
1.00
|
2.59
|
0.56%
|
CMN
|
Cantel Medical Corp.
|
22.73
|
1.82
|
2.55
|
0.36%
|
COT
|
Cott Corporation
|
21.51
|
0.33
|
1.28
|
N/A
|
Average
|
19.98
|
3.67
|
2.87
|
4.10%
|
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