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Critical Facts You Need to Know About Preferred Stocks
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Introduction
Each week we present to you a list of stocks that increased their dividends through our dividend payout changes announcement tool. We hope this up-to-date information will allow our readers to make confident decisions for their portfolios.
Companies That Increased Their Dividend
| Ticker | Company | Previous Payout | New Payout | Change | Ex-Dividend Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (DUK ) | Duke Energy | $0.825 | $0.855 | 3.64% | 8/10/2016 |
| (HCSG ) | Healthcare Services Group | $0.1825 | $0.18375 | 0.71% | 8/17/2016 |
| (SIR) | Select Income REIT | $0.50 | $0.51 | 2.00% | 7/20/2016 |
| (CMI ) | Cummins Inc. | $0.975 | $1.025 | 5.13% | 8/18/2016 |
| (WBA ) | Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. | $0.36 | $0.375 | 4.17% | 8/17/2016 |
| (SAR ) | Saratoga Investment Corp | $0.41 | $0.43 | 4.88% | 7/27/2016 |
| (SJM ) | The J.M. Smucker Company | $0.67 | $0.75 | 11.94% | 8/10/2016 |
| (OXY ) | Occidental Petroleum | $0.75 | $0.76 | 1.33% | 9/7/2016 |
| (OHI ) | Omega HealthCare Investors Inc. | $0.58 | $0.60 | 3.45% | 7/28/2016 |
| (DFS ) | Discover Financial Services | $0.28 | $0.30 | 7.14% | 8/2/2016 |
There were more than 40 companies that increased their dividends this week and more than 30 companies that decreased their dividends.
Find a complete list of stocks that increased/decreased/suspended/initiated their payouts last week in our Dividend Payout Changes and Announcement Tool
