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Each day, companies across the globe announce upcoming dividend payouts. In our Dividend Payout Changes and Announcements tool, you’ll find all of the dividend increases, decreases, initiations, suspensions, updates and regular dividend announcements for a given day.
Below, we present an analysis of the stocks that increased dividends last week. The latest payout is compared to the most recent payout before the dividend increase.
Following is a snapshot of the 15 major stocks that increased dividends last week. If investors simply purchase the stock prior to the ex-dividend date and then sell it either on the ex-dividend date or at some point afterward, they will be able to receive the dividend in their account.
To apply this strategy, you need to know when stocks go ex-dividend. You can find the latest ex-dividend dates for the stocks that interest you in our Ex-Dividend Date Search tool.
Find out which companies increased their dividends last week here.
| Ticker | Company | Previous Payout | Next Payout | Change | Ex-Dividend Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (SJR ) | Shaw Communications | $0.07 | $0.09 | 35.53% | 4/11/2017 |
| (VET) | Vermillion Energy, Inc. | $0.16 | $0.21 | 31.18% | 3/20/2017 |
| (MTN) | Vail Resorts, Inc. | $0.81 | $1.05 | 30.00% | 3/27/2017 |
| (HPP ) | Hudson Pacific Properties | $0.20 | $0.25 | 25.00% | 3/16/2017 |
| (GNE ) | Genie Energy Ltd | $0.06 | $0.08 | 25.00% | 3/16/2017 |
| (SIG) | Signet Jewelers | $0.26 | $0.31 | 19.23% | 4/26/2017 |
| (CCMP ) | Cabot Microelectronics Corporation | $0.18 | $0.20 | 11.11% | 3/21/2017 |
| (HURC ) | Hurco Companies, Inc. | $0.09 | $0.10 | 11.11% | 3/23/2017 |
| (SPTN ) | Spartan Stores | $0.15 | $0.17 | 10.00% | 3/16/2017 |
| (KAI ) | Kadant Inc. | $0.19 | $0.21 | 10.53% | 4/11/2017 |
| (ACRE ) | Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp | $0.26 | $0.27 | 3.85% | 3/29/2017 |
| (HMN ) | Horace Mann Educators | $0.27 | $0.28 | 3.77% | 3/16/2017 |
| (CL ) | Colgate-Palmolive | $0.39 | $0.40 | 2.56% | 4/19/2017 |
| (PLOW ) | Douglas Dynamics, Inc. | $0.24 | $0.24 | 2.13% | 3/17/2017 |
Highest and Lowest Market-Cap Stocks
| Criteria | Ticker | Company Name | Market Cap ($B) | Annualized Payout | Previous Payout | Next Payout | Ex-Dividend Date | Yield | % Off From 52-Week High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highest Market Cap | (CL ) | Colgate-Palmolive | $66.35 | $1.60 | $0.39 | $0.40 | 4/19/2017 | 2.15% | 1.49% |
| Lowest Market Cap | (GNE ) | Genie Energy Ltd | $0.15 | $0.30 | $0.06 | $0.08 | 3/16/2017 | 4.86% | 27.24% |
Highest and Lowest Dividend Yield Stocks
| Criteria | Ticker | Company Name | Market Cap ($B) | Annualized Payout | Previous Payout | Next Payout | Ex-Dividend Date | Yield | % Off From 52-Week High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highest Dividend Yield | (ACRE ) | Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp | $0.36 | $1.08 | $0.26 | $0.27 | 3/29/2017 | 8.40% | 10.63% |
| Lowest Dividend Yield | (CCMP ) | Cabot Microelectronics Corporation | $1.73 | $0.80 | $0.18 | $0.20 | 3/21/2017 | 1.16% | 2.44% |
Best and Worst 52-Week Performance Stocks
| Criteria | Ticker | Company Name | Market Cap ($B) | Annualized Payout | Previous Payout | Next Payout | Ex-Dividend Date | Yield | % Off From 52-Week High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highest 52-Week Off | (SIG) | Signet Jewelers | $4.84 | $1.24 | $0.26 | $0.31 | 4/26/2017 | 1.78% | 44.35% |
| Lowest 52-Week Off | (CL ) | Colgate-Palmolive | $66.35 | $1.60 | $0.39 | $0.40 | 4/19/2017 | 2.15% | 1.49% |
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