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Company	Ticker	New Yield	New Dividend	Old Dividend	Dividend Growth in %
1st Constitution Bancorp	FCCY	1.51	0.075	0.06	25.00%
Dominion Energy Midstream	DM	7.91	0.369	0.351	5.13%
Hubbell	HUBB	2.77	0.84	0.77	9.09%
IBERIABANK	IBKC	2.22	0.41	0.39	5.13%
IDACORP	IDA	2.56	0.63	0.59	6.78%
PB Bancorp	PBBI	2.5	0.07	0.06	16.67%
Permian Basin Royalty Tr	PBT	8.54	0.0551	0.05481	0.53%
Sachem Capital	SACH	10.93	0.12	0.11	9.09%
San Juan Basin Royalty Tr	SJT	16.68	0.07549	0.03164	138.59%
Sensient Technologies	SXT	2.23	0.36	0.33	9.09%
Tompkins Financial	TMP	2.67	0.5	0.48	4.17%
VF Corp	VFC	2.63	0.51	0.46	10.87%
VOC Energy Trust	VOC	15.47	0.22	0.2	10.00%
Bank of Hawaii	BOH	3.26	0.62	0.6	3.33%
Enterprise Fincl Services	EFSC	1.19	0.13	0.12	8.33%
Holly Energy Partners	HEP	8.59	0.665	0.66	0.76%
SB Financial Group	SBFG	1.83	0.085	0.08	6.25%
South State Corp.	SSB	2.08	0.36	0.35	2.86%
TD Ameritrade Holding	AMTD	2.34	0.3	0.21	42.86%
West Pharmaceutical Svcs	WST	0.53	0.15	0.14	7.14%
American Elec Power	AEP	3.55	0.67	0.62	8.06%
Associated Banc	ASB	3.09	0.17	0.15	13.33%
Home Bancorp	HBCP	2.04	0.2	0.19	5.26%
NextEra Energy Partners	NEP	3.91	0.45	0.4375	2.86%
Peoples Bancorp (Ohio)	PEBO	3.6	0.3	0.28	7.14%
AllianceBernstein	AB	9.48	0.69	0.62	11.29%
Brookline Bancorp	BRKL	2.7	0.105	0.1	5.00%
Delek Logistics Partners	DKL	10.32	0.79	0.77	2.60%
Dolby Labs A	DLB	1.15	0.19	0.16	18.75%
Duke Realty	DRE	3.03	0.215	0.2	7.50%
EQGP Holdings	EQGP	7.61	0.315	0.306	2.94%
EQM Midstream Partners	EQM	9.39	1.115	1.09	2.29%
Forward Air	FWRD	1.24	0.18	0.15	20.00%
Getty Realty	GTY	5.1	0.35	0.32	9.38%
Middlesex Water	MSEX	2.09	0.24	0.22375	7.26%
Northern Technologies	NTIC	1.55	0.12	0.1	20.00%
WestwoodInc	OKE	5.29	0.855	0.825	3.64%
Prosperity Bancshares	PB	2.63	0.41	0.36	13.89%
Westwood	WHG	6.63	0.72	0.68	5.88%
Cass Info Systems	CASS	1.68	0.26	0.21667	20.00%
Comfort Systems USA	FIX	0.67	0.09	0.085	5.88%
CVR Refining	CVRR	19.03	0.9	0.66	36.36%
FirstCash	FCFS	1.3	0.25	0.22	13.64%
First Citizens Bcshs Cl A	FCNCA	0.38	0.4	0.35	14.29%
First Mid-Illinois Bcsh	FMBH	2.02	0.36	0.34	5.88%
Heritage Financial	HFWA	2.15	0.17	0.15	13.33%
Iron Mountain	IRM	8.02	0.611	0.5875	4.00%
Macerich	MAC	5.82	0.75	0.74	1.35%
Magellan Midstream Ptrs	MMP	6.3	0.9775	0.9575	2.09%
Merck	MRK	3.13	0.55	0.48	14.58%
Noble Midstream Partners	NBLX	6.33	0.5597	0.5348	4.66%
Oaktree Capital Group	OAK	6.6	0.7	0.55	27.27%
SandRidge Miss Tr II	SDR	16.47	0.049	0.045	8.89%
Selective Insurance Group	SIGI	1.29	0.2	0.18	11.11%
Shell Midstream Partners	SHLX	7.37	0.382	0.365	4.66%
Standex Intl	SXI	0.84	0.2	0.18	11.11%

Dividend Growth Stocks Of The Recent Week

16 Stocks Hiked Dividends In The Past Week

What a Week! Scotland vote no and belong further to the United Kingdom but more important to me were the dividend growth announcements of the week which I cover.

I love dividend growth stocks and made a significant amount of money with them as a long-term orientated investor. My strategy is somewhat between growth and value. I’m a fan of Warren Buffett but I have my own experience and strategy.

Within the past week, sixteen stocks hiked dividends. Big names like Microsoft and McDonalds are part of the list.

Below is a small overview of my favorites by biggest market capitalization. At the end of this article, you will also find a full list of all dividend grower and buyback announcements.

Dividend growth and share buybacks are two essential ways to give shareholders directly and indirect more money into their pocket.

It also show in most cases that the firm is doing well and like to share their success with the owner of the company.

10 Utilities With The Most Solid Debt And Payout Figures To Boost Future Dividends

Utility dividend paying stocks with low payout ratios and relatively small debt figures originally published at long-term-investments.blogspot.com. The utility sector is a little bit different compared to the other sectors on the capital market.

There is a huge need for capital when utilities think about expansion but they also deliver solid sales and returns. It’s like an infrastructure investment within the economy.

Today I like to apply my current article serial criteria about stocks with high potential to boost dividend payments to the utility sector. I needed to weaken the efforts a little bit. These are the new criteria:

Dividend Payout Ratio below 50 percent

Debt-To-Equity Ratio under 1

As you might see, only ten utilities fulfilled these criteria of which six are currently recommended to buy. It’s really so sector to find low leveraged stocks with small payout ratios. You should definitely look at the technology or healthcare sector to find more results.

IdaCorp is the top yielding pick on the list. I recently put them into the Dividend Yield Passive Income Portfolio which generates currently around $2,500 in passive income.

Here are my favorite stocks:

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IDACORP (NYSE:IDA) has a market capitalization of $2.42 billion. The company employs 2,067 people, generates revenue of $1.080 billion and has a net income of $168.93 million. IDACORP’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $366.54 million. The EBITDA margin is 33.92 percent (the operating margin is 22.45 percent and the net profit margin 15.63 percent).

Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 30.22 percent of IDACORP’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 91.39 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 9.88 percent was realized by IDACORP. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $3.75. Last fiscal year, IDACORP paid $1.37 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 12.85, the P/S ratio is 2.24 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.37. The dividend yield amounts to 3.57 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.45.

Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of IDACORP (IDA)

Long-Term Dividend Payment History of IDACORP (IDA)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of IDACORP (IDA)

Transportadora de Gas Del Sur (NYSE:TGS) has a market capitalization of $343.22 million. The company employs 829 people, generates revenue of $443.04 million and has a net income of $41.16 million. Transportadora de Gas Del Sur’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $161.79 million. The EBITDA margin is 36.52 percent (the operating margin is 27.41 percent and the net profit margin 9.29 percent).

Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 33.71 percent of Transportadora de Gas Del Sur’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 91.84 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 11.97 percent was realized by Transportadora de Gas Del Sur. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $0.29. Last fiscal year, Transportadora de Gas Del Sur paid $0.00 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 7.32, the P/S ratio is 0.59 and the P/B ratio is finally 0.98. The dividend yield amounts to 15.39 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.63.

Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of Transportadora de Gas Del Sur (TGS)

Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Transportadora de Gas Del Sur (TGS)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Transportadora de Gas Del Sur (TGS)

Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (NYSE:CPK) has a market capitalization of $488.48 million. The company employs 738 people, generates revenue of $392.50 million and has a net income of $28.86 million. Chesapeake Utilities Corporation’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $79.14 million. The EBITDA margin is 20.16 percent (the operating margin is 14.43 percent and the net profit margin 7.35 percent).

Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 23.35 percent of Chesapeake Utilities Corporation’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 66.76 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 11.61 percent was realized by Chesapeake Utilities Corporation. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $3.34. Last fiscal year, Chesapeake Utilities Corporation 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 15.17, the P/S ratio is 1.24 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.90. The dividend yield amounts to 3.03 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.47.

Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (CPK)

Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (CPK)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (CPK)

Take a closer look at the full list of utilities with potential to boost dividends. The average P/E ratio amounts to 16.98 and forward P/E ratio is 16.41. The dividend yield has a value of 2.41 percent. Price to book ratio is 1.95 and price to sales ratio 2.38. The operating margin amounts to 22.63 percent and the beta ratio is 1.95. Stocks from the list have an average debt to equity ratio of 0.70.

Here is the full table with some fundamentals (TTM):

Utilities With Potential To Hike Dividends (Click to enlarge)

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IDA, TGS, CPK, AWR, SWX, SBS, ENI, CWCO, CIG, EQT

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*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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First Electric Utility In My Dividend Yield Passive Income Portfolio: IdaCorp

I hit the button for my first eclectic utility stock buy. It was the $2.4 billion corporate IdaCorp that I purchased at $47.94. The total acquisition amount was $963. It’s the lowest weighted stock holding in my Dividend Yield Passive Income Portfolio.

Ida pays 3.17% dividends and hikes its rates recently by 13.2 percent. The new stake will increase my current passive dividend income by $30 bucks or so.

With a current P/E of 12.78 and forward P/E of 14.03, the utility is not expensive in my view. For sure, the market cap is small but IDA is one of the electric utilities with the lowest debt ration within its industry. These is a modest potential to grow the balance sheet and boost sales.

Latest Portfolio Transactions (Click to enlarge)

Dividend Yield Passive Income Portfolio I (Click to enlarge)

Dividend Yield Passive Income Portfolio II (Click to enlarge)

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For readers who are new to the matter and my dividend growth philosophy: I funded a virtual portfolio with 100k on October 04, 2012 with the aim to build a passive income stream that doubles each five to ten years. I plan to purchase each week one stock holding until the money is fully invested. The total number of constituents is expected at 50 – 70 companies and the dividend income should be at least at $3,000 per year.

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Over the full year, the expected dividend income amounts to $2,441.92. With around $30,000 in deposited cash, it’s still possible to reach the $3,000 by the end of this year.

The portfolio holdings are up since the date of funding by 8.91 percent. Because of the slow purchase process and high cash amounts over the recent year, the full portfolio performance is only up 7.38 percent.

Dividends and Earnings of IdaCorp. 

As of now, the strategy produced an underperformance compared to the overall market but the current situation is not sustainable on the market. Bernanke and the Fed manupulates the stock market. More high-fly momentum stocks like Tesla and Facebook lead the market. Dividend paying stocks are not hot or popular right now. They are boring for many investors. But not for me and I hope you think the same about the philosophy of dividend growth investing.

The goal of this portfolio is to show how to build up a passive income stream for normal investors with small investment budgets. To buy a stock each week for $1,000 bucks is possible for many people with a solid job and a high savings rate.

Portfolio Performance (Click to enlarge)

Here is the income perspective of the portfolio

Sym	Name	P/E Ratio	Dividend Yield	Buy	# Shrs	Income	Value
TRI	Thomson Reuters C	26.75	3.69	28.90	50	$64.75	$1,747.00
LMT	Lockheed Martin C	14.62	3.53	92.72	20	$92.00	$2,560.00
INTC	Intel Corporation	12.92	3.76	21.27	50	$45.00	$1,188.45
MCD	McDonald's Corpor	17.93	3.15	87.33	15	$46.20	$1,453.50
WU	Western Union Com	11.89	2.65	11.95	100	$50.00	$1,864.00
PM	Philip Morris Int	17.59	3.8	85.42	20	$68.78	$1,809.40
JNJ	Johnson & Johnson	19.99	2.82	69.19	20	$50.80	$1,793.60
MO	Altria Group Inc	16.36	5.03	33.48	40	$72.00	$1,422.00
SYY	Sysco Corporation	19.66	3.38	31.65	40	$44.40	$1,302.80
DRI	Darden Restaurant	15.73	4.16	46.66	30	$61.50	$1,373.40
CA	CA Inc.	13.42	3.26	21.86	50	$50.00	$1,536.00
PG	Procter & Gamble	20.76	2.91	68.72	25	$58.20	$1,984.75
KRFT	Kraft Foods Group	17.67	3.70	44.41	40	$80.00	$2,161.20
MAT	Mattel Inc.	19.48	3.2	36.45	40	$55.60	$1,721.60
PEP	Pepsico Inc. Com	19.27	2.7	70.88	20	$44.20	$1,634.80
KMB	Kimberly-Clark Co	20.67	3.26	86.82	15	$47.55	$1,443.00
COP	ConocoPhillips Co	11.82	3.77	61.06	20	$52.80	$1,420.00
GIS	General Mills In	17.5	2.81	42.13	30	$41.10	$1,459.80
UL	Unilever PLC Comm	19.53	3.24	39.65	35	$47.01	$1,446.20
NSRGY	NESTLE SA REG SHR	19.28	3.12	68.69	30	$65.31	$2,095.50
GE	General Electric	18.11	3.11	23.39	65	$49.40	$1,560.65
ADP	Automatic Data Pr	25.88	2.33	61.65	25	$43.50	$1,860.75
K	Kellogg Company C	23.4	2.91	61.52	25	$44.50	$1,514.25
KO	Coca-Cola Company	20.7	2.79	38.83	40	$43.80	$1,576.00
RTN	Raytheon Company	13.94	2.6	57.04	20	$42.00	$1,580.00
RCI	Rogers Communicat	11.6	3.9	46.5	50	$84.00	$2,175.50
GPC	Genuine Parts Com	18.41	2.58	77.06	20	$42.12	$1,626.20
TSCDY	TESCO PLC SPONS A	242	3.79	17.08	110	$75.68	$1,987.70
APD	Air Products and	23.48	2.45	85.71	15	$40.50	$1,628.55
GSK	GlaxoSmithKline P	19.13	4.72	52.16	30	$71.13	$1,515.90
WMT	Wal-Mart Stores	14.84	2.37	79.25	20	$36.16	$1,516.60
BTI	British American	16.59	3.85	111.13	23	$96.14	$2,474.11
CHL	China Mobile Limi	11.24	3.9	55.32	25	$55.95	$1,420.00
MMM	3M Company Common	19.03	2.05	110.27	15	$37.43	$1,800.15
TUP	Tupperware Brands	18.66	2.55	80.98	15	$33.30	$1,287.75
IBM	International Bus	13.73	1.86	197.09	16	$57.60	$3,040.32
HAS	Hasbro Inc.	19.94	3.08	44.09	30	$45.60	$1,463.70
T	AT&T Inc.	26.65	5.14	34.47	30	$53.70	$1,029.45
WAG	Walgreen Co. Comm	24.49	2.04	44.25	30	$34.20	$1,665.60
AFL	AFLAC Incorporate	8.64	2.25	59.39	20	$28.00	$1,246.40
TGT	Target Corporatio	15.76	2.31	68.69	32	$48.32	$2,065.60
CSCO	Cisco Systems In	13.23	2.52	25.12	90	$55.80	$2,205.90
DE	Deere & Company C	9.77	2.28	84.11	15	$29.10	$1,257.30
RGR	Sturm Ruger & Co	12.87	3.17	51.65	20	$38.52	$1,239.80
LO	Lorillard Inc Co	14.09	4.79	42.3	30	$65.00	$1,353.30
UNP	Union Pacific Cor	18.32	1.78	154.75	8	$22.88	$1,276.40
IDA	IDACORP Inc. Com	12.89	3.15	47.94	20	$30.40	$958.80
						$2,441.92	$77,743.68
						Average Yield	3.14%
						Yield On Cost	3.43%