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.

20 Dividend Stocks From The Services Sector With Highest Expected Growth

The best growing services dividend stocks originally published at "long-term-investments.blogspot.com". The services sector is still an attractive investment field. I also have invested some money into stocks from the sector. I talk about Wal-Mart and Walt Disney.

The whole sector has 844 companies listed of which 350 pay dividends. The total market capitalization of all services stocks combined is USD 58.896 trillion. An average stock from the sector has a P/E ratio of 24.94 and yields at 1.66 percent.

I personally don’t like services stocks because of the low margin business. I love stocks with big margins and strong competitive advantages. High margins also show that the company owns and distributes products that are unique. Apple has really huge margins because they have created a unique product that people love and they are willing to pay nearly every price for it.

It sounds a little bit easy but the Apple story is much more complicated and is also a product of excellent brand marketing. I personally will never buy Apple shares because of the fast product cycle. If you lose your consumer focus, you are off the battle.

However, out there are some services stocks with a strong consumer loyalty and huge growth potential which is still attractive for many investors. Think about the payment provider MasterCard and Visa.

Today I want to highlight some of the best yielding services dividend stocks with a double-digit growth, expected for the next five years.

There are nearly 200 companies - wow, the services sector is full of growth. So, I focus on large capitalized stocks with the highest yield. Below is a small list of the 20 best results. Railroads are my favorites due to the expected shale gas boom and the cheap valuation.

Best Ex-Dividend Stock List Between November 19-25, 2012

The Best Yielding 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 date on the next trading week.

A full list of all stocks with ex-dividend date can be found here: Ex-Dividend Stocks on November 19 - 25, 2012. In total, 120 stocks and preferred shares go ex dividend - of which 46 yield more than 3 percent. The average yield amounts to 3.66%. If you like to receive the next dividend you need to buy the dividend stocks now.

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

Company	Ticker	Mcap	P/E	P/B	P/S	Yield
Vodafone Group plc	VOD	133.00B	11.75	1.01	1.80	5.87%
Arcelor Mittal	MT	23.13B	-	0.42	0.26	5.06%
Thomson Reuters Corporation	TRI	22.64B	-	1.33	1.68	4.67%
Applied Materials Inc.	AMAT	12.56B	12.23	1.51	1.36	3.55%
Johnson & Johnson	JNJ	190.76B	22.76	3.15	2.89	3.53%
Northrop Grumman Corporation	NOC	15.60B	8.19	1.43	0.62	3.46%
Carnival Corporation	CCL	28.94B	20.47	1.20	1.87	2.68%
3M Co.	MMM	62.02B	14.16	3.47	2.09	2.67%
Carnival plc	CUK	29.99B	21.21	1.24	1.93	2.59%
Marathon Petroleum Corporation	MPC	18.38B	7.25	1.79	0.23	2.58%
Valero Energy Corporation	VLO	16.25B	14.68	0.94	0.12	2.38%
Hershey Co.	HSY	16.01B	25.08	16.30	2.48	2.34%
Target Corp.	TGT	40.93B	14.30	2.57	0.57	2.30%
Marathon Oil Corporation	MRO	21.80B	12.10	1.27	1.38	2.20%
Limited Brands, Inc.	LTD	13.28B	19.41	-	1.30	2.16%
Cummins Inc.	CMI	18.20B	10.00	2.81	1.01	2.09%
Tenaris SA	TS	22.14B	12.71	1.98	2.04	2.03%
Progressive Corp.	PGR	13.64B	15.13	2.08	0.83	1.81%
Marriott International, Inc.	MAR	10.86B	21.93	-	0.92	1.51%
Broadcom Corp.	BRCM	17.19B	23.99	2.31	2.22	1.31%

The Best Dividend Paying Apparel Stores

Best Yielding Apparel Stores Researched By Dividend Yield - Stock, Capital, Investment. Apparel store concepts could generate big values for investors if the companies hit the desire of their customers. If so, they could tenfold revenues in a decade. Better if the stocks pay a little dividend and raise it continuously.

I screened the apparel store industry by the best yielding stocks. The whole industry includes 46 companies of which 21 pay dividends. The average industry dividend yield amounts to 1.63 with a P/E of 16.20.

Stocks With Fastest Dividend Growth February 2012

Shares With Highest Dividend Growth by Dividend Yield – Stock, Capital, Investment. Here is a current sheet of companies with fastest dividend growth compared to the previous dividend declaration. The dividend growth is often a good indicator for the financial health of a stock. Companies with a strong increase in dividends judge the future of their company rosy. They give money back to shareholders that they don’t need for their business. In total, 77 stocks increased dividends of which 46 raised dividends by more than 10 percent.

The average dividend yield amounts to 3.05 percent and the dividend growth is 37.49.

14 Services Stocks With Strongest Earnings Growth And Best Dividends

The Best Yielding Service Stocks With Highest Expected Growth Researched by Dividend Yield - Stock, Capital, Investment. The service sector is, after agriculture and industrials, the tertiary production level of an industrialized economy. The sector has a total market capitalization of USD 34.86 trillion and includes 907 companies. The average stock from the sector pays 1.58 percent in dividends and is currently valuated with a P/E ratio of 20.64.

Stocks With Dividend Growth From Last Week 5/2012

Stocks With Biggest Dividend Hikes From Last Week by Dividend Yield – Stock, Capital, Investment. Here is a current sheet of companies that have announced a dividend increase within the recent week. In total, 31 stocks and funds raised dividends of which 23 have a dividend growth of more than 10 percent. The average dividend growth amounts to 24.69 percent. The biggest hike was announced by Blackstone Group (BX). The company raised dividends from $0.1 to $0.22, representing a growth of 120 percent. The highest yielding stock is Pitney Bowes (PBI) who offers a yield of 7.67 percent. The new dividend yield is now 7.8 percent.