65 Stocks And Funds Increased Their Dividends Last Week

Stocks with dividend hikes from last week originally published at “long-term-investments.blogspot.com”. Growth and earnings matter and the dividend season starts to run.

Last week was an additional great week with big dividend hikes. In total, 65 stocks and funds raised dividends of which 35 have a dividend growth of more than 10 percent. The average dividend growth amounts to 40.90 percent. Linked small list of all companies and funds which have announced a dividend increase within the recent week.

Below the results are six High-Yields. 35 companies have a current buy or better rating.

Best Dividend Paying Ex-Dividend Shares On January 15, 2013

The best yielding and biggest ex-dividend stocks researched by ”long-term-investments.blogspot.com”. Dividend Investors should have a quiet overview of stocks with upcoming ex dividend dates.

The ex dividend date is the final date on which the new stock buyer couldn’t receive the next dividend. If you like to receive the dividend, you need to buy the stock before the ex dividend date. I made a little screen of the best yielding stocks with a higher capitalization that have their ex date on the next trading day.

A full list of all stocks with payment dates can be found here: Ex-Dividend Stocks January 15, 2013. In total, 8 stocks and preferred shares go ex dividend - of which 3 yield more than 3 percent. The average yield amounts to 3.91%.

Here is the sheet of the best yielding, higher capitalized ex-dividend stocks:

Company	Ticker	Mcap	P/E	P/B	P/S	Yield
Cimatron Ltd.	CIMT	47.24M	12.39	2.65	1.12	8.46%
Saul Centers Inc.	BFS	871.62M	52.77	3.35	4.61	3.29%
McGrath Rentcorp	MGRC	716.26M	15.69	2.01	2.06	3.26%
WSI Industries Inc.	WSCI	18.01M	10.02	1.51	0.51	2.58%
Potash Saskatchewan	POT	37.00B	16.03	3.85	4.54	1.96%
Quaker Chemical	KWR	748.83M	17.51	2.71	1.06	1.71%
Franco-Nevada	FNV	8.26B	256.27	2.57	19.15	1.28%
EOG Resources	EOG	34.03B	28.42	2.47	2.97	0.54%

The Best Stocks With Dividend Growth From Last Week

I love dividends and dividend growth stocks. That’s the main reason why I make a regular screen of the latest stocks with dividend growth on my blog “long-term-investments.blogspot.com”. 

I believe that those companies could have a well running business and could have a better performance in the long-run. Below is a current list of companies that have announced a dividend increase within the recent week. 

In total, 9 stocks and funds raised dividends of which 5 have a dividend growth of more than 10 percent. The average dividend growth amounts to 14.22 percent.

Below the best dividend hike stocks/funds are two with a high yield. Seven of the results are currently recommended to buy.

Best Dividend Paying Ex-Dividend Shares Between January 14 - 20, 2013

The best yielding and biggest ex-dividend stocks researched by ”long-term-investments.blogspot.com”. Dividend Investors should have a quiet overview of stocks with upcoming ex dividend dates.

The ex dividend date is the final date on which the new stock buyer couldn’t receive the next dividend. If you like to receive the dividend, you need to buy the stock before the ex dividend date. I made a little screen of the best yielding stocks with a higher capitalization that have their ex date on the next trading week.

A full list of all stocks with payment dates can be found here: Ex-Dividend Stocks January 14- 20, 2013. In total, 35 stocks and preferred shares go ex dividend - of which 14 yield more than 3 percent. The average yield amounts to 3.98%.

Here is the sheet of the best yielding, higher capitalized ex-dividend stocks:

Company	Ticker	Mcap	P/E	P/B	P/S	Yield
Teekay Corporation	TK	2.31B	-	1.66	1.18	3.77%
The Clorox Company	CLX	9.87B	18.24	-	1.79	3.38%
Empresa Nacional de Electricidad	EOC	13.54B	19.13	2.60	2.72	3.01%
Enersis S.A.	ENI	12.18B	17.93	1.52	0.87	2.95%
Foot Locker, Inc.	FL	5.06B	13.81	2.21	0.85	2.14%
Hormel Foods Corp.	HRL	9.09B	18.54	3.22	1.10	1.97%
Potash	POT	37.00B	16.03	3.85	4.54	1.96%
Graco Inc.	GGG	3.24B	23.77	7.60	3.33	1.87%
Lowe's Companies Inc.	LOW	40.30B	21.33	2.83	0.79	1.79%
Franco-Nevada Corporation	FNV	8.26B	256.27	2.57	19.15	1.28%
Pier 1 Imports, Inc.	PIR	2.20B	12.45	1.26	1.35	0.96%
Whole Foods Market, Inc.	WFM	16.45B	35.18	4.32	1.41	0.90%
Apache Corp.	APA	31.53B	12.89	1.03	1.86	0.84%
PerkinElmer Inc.	PKI	3.95B	-	2.03	1.90	0.81%
CR Bard Inc.	BCR	8.49B	17.36	4.47	2.88	0.78%
EOG Resources, Inc.	EOG	34.03B	28.42	2.47	2.97	0.54%

Dividend Income Growth: 20 Contenders With Highest Buy Rating

Dividend Contenders with highest buy or better rating originally published at "long-term-investments.blogspot.com". Most people think that they don’t have enough money to invest bigger amounts into the stock market. They could only provide a few hundred bucks per month to stock trading. I tell you that should be enough. If you are also a young person with an investment horizon of more than 20 years, you should make a few hundred thousand dollars from these regular savings.

The most important item for wealth is growth. Only growth lifts to up to the next level of investing. Sure it will take a time if you see the first results. You only need to be disciplined.

Because I talk so much about growth, I want to show you some good dividend growth stocks. Today I highlight the second income growth category also named as Dividend Contenders. Those stocks raised dividend over a period of more than 10 years but less than 25. Exactly 185 companies fulfilled these criteria. Dividend Champions surpass this by more than 25 years of uninterrupted growth. But they are also the most expensive stocks you can consider. High quality has a good price.

I made a list of the 20 best recommended Contenders with a higher capitalization. I often choose bigger capitalized stocks because I think that they have a more diversified business model and imply less risk. Don’t invest like a blind dog. Please make your own thoughts about the companies; it’s your money you invest. My work here is only a first step of research and a source for ideas.

Below the 20 most recommended Dividend Contenders are three with a higher yield over three percent. Five have a strong buy rating.

Hottest Dividend Growth Stocks | 20 Best Buy Rated Dividend Achievers

Many people have a strong opinion to the development of stocks. Analysts and brokerage firms are professionals who spread opinions across the financial markets. Sometimes they get paid, sometimes they are long or short and benefit from asset price changes. However, there is still a reason for analyst ratings. I wanted to know what do the professionals think about the best dividend growth stocks and which stocks do they recommend mostly for the time being. In order to find the answer, I run a screen of stocks with more than 10 consecutive years of dividend growth and sorted them by the highest recommendation. As a result, nearly half of the Dividend Achievers have a current buy or better rating. Below is a list of the 20 best buy rated stocks.

The Biggest Ex-Dividend Stocks On October 15, 2012

The Best And Biggest Ex-Dividend Stocks Researched By Dividend Yield - Stock, Capital, Investment. Dividend Investors should have a quiet overview of stocks with upcoming ex-dividend dates. The ex-dividend date is the final date on which the new stock buyer couldn’t receive the next dividend. If you like to receive the dividend, you need to buy the stock before the ex-dividend date. I made a little screen of the best yielding stocks with a higher capitalization that have their ex-dividend date on the next trading day.

A full list of all stocks with ex-dividend date can be found here: Ex-Dividend Stocks on October 15, 2012. In total, 11 stocks and preferred shares go ex-dividend - of which 5 yield more than 3 percent. The average yield amounts to 3.77%.

Here is the sheet of the best yielding Ex-Dividend stocks:

Company	Ticker	Mcap	P/E	P/B	P/S	Yield
Kayne Anderson Energy Development Company	KED	283.52M	19.67	1.21	23.71	6.29%
Bridge Bancorp, Inc.	BDGE	201.98M	15.16	1.77	3.78	3.97%
Teekay Corporation	TK	2.19B	-	1.65	1.12	3.96%
McGrath Rentcorp	MGRC	651.20M	13.41	1.88	1.85	3.58%
Saul Centers Inc.	BFS	892.39M	63.48	3.46	4.84	3.20%
Wayne Savings Bancshares Inc.	WAYN	28.32M	17.48	0.71	1.76	2.97%
Quaker Chemical Corporation	KWR	605.62M	13.30	2.28	0.85	2.11%
Center Bancorp Inc.	CNBC	194.24M	12.77	1.31	3.66	1.85%
Pier 1 Imports, Inc.	PIR	1.99B	11.38	4.33	1.26	0.85%
Alamo Group, Inc.	ALG	397.12M	11.88	1.35	0.64	0.72%
EOG Resources, Inc.	EOG	29.66B	21.45	2.22	2.61	0.62%