Cincinnati Financial increases dividend for 55th consecutive year
Cincinnati Financial (Nasdaq: CINF) will raise its quarterly dividend by 4,5%.
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HCP increases dividend for 30th consecutive year
Dividend Aristocrat HCP will raise its quarterly dividend by 3,7%.
Black Hills increases dividend for 45th consecutive year
The Black Hills Corp (NYSE: BHK) will raise its quarterly dividend by 3,9%.
Praxair increases dividend for 22nd consecutive year
Industrial gases company Praxair will raise its quarterly dividend by 10%.
Eight new stocks added to S&P High Yield Dividend Aristocrats Index
S&P Dow Jones Indices had announced its annual changes for the High Yield Dividend Aristocrats Index. Eight new stocks will be added, including Realty Income, Mercury General and Ross Stores. Also three stocks are deleted.
Family Dollar Stores deleted from Dividend Aristocrats Index
Discount retailer Family Dollar Stores will be deleted from the Dividend Aristocrats Index after a takeover bid by Dollar Tree was approved on Thursday January 22nd.
Enterprise Bancorp increases dividend for 21st consecutive year
Enterprise Bancorp has announced a 4,2% dividend hike for the first quarter of 2015, marking the 21st year of dividend increases.
Consolidated Edison increases dividend for 41st consecutive year
Consolidated Edison, one of the nation's largest investor-owned energy companies, will raise its quarterly dividend by 3,2%.
Linear Technology increases dividend for 23rd consecutive year
Linear Technology will raise its quarterly dividend by 11%.
Dividend Aristocrats raised their dividend by average of 10% in 2014
The 54 Dividend Aristocrats representing S&P's well known Dividend Aristocrats Index raised their dividend by an average of 10.1% in 2014. The biggest dividend increase came from industrial Pentair.