11 Stocks With A Growing Dividend From Last Week

Stocks with dividend hikes from last week originally published at “long-term-investments.blogspot.com”. Summer days are coming and the financial market goes to hibernation.

Last week was the weakest week in terms of dividend growth. Only 11 companies announced a dividend hike within the recent week and additional three funds followed to hike dividends. Five of them are yielding over three percent and eight have a current buy or better rating.

The biggest stocks with recent dividend growth are Caterpillar, the retail discounter Target as well as the medical instruments and supplies company CR Bard.

19 Stocks Hiked Dividends Last Week

Stocks with dividend hikes from last week originally published at “long-term-investments.blogspot.com”. 19 companies increased its dividend payments last week and additional 7 other vehicles like funds boosted dividends to new levels.

The retailer TJX Companies is a popular name on the list. The company announced to raise dividends by 26.1 percent. Another big player is the financial services group PNC who operates money center banks within the states. PNC Financial Services announced to raise its dividends by 10 percent.  

In total, 26 stocks and fund vehicles increased its dividend payments last week of which six are High-Yields and 10 are currently recommended to buy. The average dividend growth amounts to 16.83 percent.

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.