C.R. Bard increases dividend for 43rd consecutive year

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Dividend Aristocrat C.R. Bard will raise its quarterly dividend by 5% to $0,22 per share.

The medical instruments maker has now increased the dividend for 43 consecutive years.

C.R. Bard will pay a quarterly dividend of $0,22, giving the stock a current dividend yield of 0,6% at a stock price of $140.

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