Dividend Track Records

Apple (AAPL) will raise its quarterly dividend by 7.3 percent to 22 cents per share in 2021. This comes after a 6.5 percent dividend hike to $0.82 per share in announced in 2020. The technology company has now raised its dividend for 9 consecutive years.  The increased dividend will be paid on May 13, 2021 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on May 10, 2021. The next ex-dividend date for AAPL is May 7, 2021. Apple stock yields 0.7% based on the new annual dividend of $0.88 per share and a stock price of $133.48. Apple is one of the biggest dividend payers in the United States and wordwide with an annual payment of almost $15 billion to shareholders. Apple Inc. designs, manufactures and markets mobile communication and media devices and personal computers, and sells a variety of related software, services, accessories and third-party digital content and applications. The company’s products and services include iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, AirPods, Apple TV, Home...

American Water Works (AWK) will raise its quarterly dividend by 9.5 percent to $0.6025 per share in 2021. This follows a dividend hike of 10.0 percent to $0.55 per share in 2020 and marks the 13th consecutive year of dividend increases by the water utility company. The increased dividend will be payable on June 1, 2021 to all shareholders of record as of May 11, 2021. The new annual dividend amount of $2.41 per share yields 1.6% at a stock price of $154.44. The next ex-dividend date for AWK is May 10, 2021. American Water Works Company, Inc. is a water and wastewater utility company.  The company conducts the majority of its business through regulated utilities that provide water and wastewater service. American Water also operates market-based businesses that provide complementary services. The company’s utilities provide water and wastewater services to residential, commercial, industrial, public authority, fire service and sale for resale customers. American Water has increased ...

Sonic Automotive (SAH) will raise its quarterly dividend by 20 percent to 12 cents per share in 2021. This follows a 66.7 percent hike to $0.10 per share in the first quarter of 2019.  The increased dividend is payable on July 15, 2021 to all stockholders of record on June 15, 2021. The new annual rate of 48 cents per share yields 0.9% at a stock price of $50.88. Sonic Automotive, Inc. is an automotive retailer. The company represents approximately 25 different car brands with the majority of our dealerships being luxury and import brands. Sonic Automotive also operates collision repair centers and pre-owned vehicle stores. SAH, based in Charlotte, N.C., became a public company in 1997.

Principal Financial Group (PFG) will raise its quarterly dividend by 8.9 percent to 61 cents per share in 2021. This comes after a dividend hike of 1.8 percent to $0.56 per share announced in the first quarter of 2020 and also marks the 13th consecutive year of annual dividend increases by the investment management company. The next dividend will be payable on June 25, 2021, to shareholders of record as of June 3, 2021. A new annual dividend rate of  $2.44 per share yields 3.8% at a stock price of $64. The next ex-dividend date for PFG is June 2, 2021. Principal Financial Group, Inc. is a global investment management company offering businesses, individuals and institutional clients a wide range of financial products and services, including retirement, asset management and insurance through its financial services companies.  The company provides long-term investment strategies to institutional, retirement, high net worth and retail clients through equity, fixed income, real es...

PACCAR (PCAR) will hike its quarterly dividend by 6.3 percent to 34 cents per share. This is the first increase announced since 2019 by the truck maker. PACCAR did however pay a special cash dividend of $0.70 per share in 2020. This follows a special dividend of $2.30 per share in 2019.  The next dividend is payable on June 2, 2021, to stockholders of record at the close of business on May 12, 2021. The annual dividend of PACCAR now will be $1.36 per share and yields 1.5% at a stock price of $90. Mark Pigott, executive chairman, shared, “PACCAR has benefited from increased share in the North American and European truck markets, as well as steady growth in its aftermarket parts and finance segments. PACCAR has delivered annual dividends, including regular quarterly and extra cash dividends, totaling approximately 50% of net income for many years. Dividends are an important element of PACCAR’s shareholder returns, which have exceeded the S&P 500 index for the last 15 years.” Pre...

Newmont Corporation (NEM) will raise its quarterly dividend by 37.5 percent to 55 cents per share in 2021. This follows a double dividend hike for a total increase of 185.7 percent announced in 2020 by the mining company. The next dividend is payable on March 18, 2021 to holders of record at the close of business on March 4, 2021. A new annualized dividend rate of $2.20 per share yields 3.4% at a stock price of $64. Newmont Corporation, formerly Newmont Goldcorp Corporation and Newmont Mining Corporation, is primarily a gold producer with operations in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Dominion Republic, Peru, Suriname, Argentina, Chile, Australia and Ghana. Newmont is also engaged in the production of copper, silver, lead and zinc. The company's corporate headquarters are in Greenwood Village, Colorada, USA. On April 18, 2019 the company completed the acquisition of Goldcorp, Inc. Newmont's original predecessor corporation was incorporated in 1921 and has been publicly traded...

Evercore Inc., formerly Evercore Partners Inc., will raise its quarterly dividend by 11.5 percent to 68 cents per share in 2021. This follows a dividend hike of 5.2 percent to 61 cents per share in 2020 and marks the 13th year of consecutive dividend increases. The next dividend will be paid on June 11, 2021 to common stockholders of record on May 28, 2021.  A new annualized rate of $2.72 per share yields 1.9% at a stock price of $141. Evercore is a global investment banking advisory firm. The company advises a diverse set of investment banking clients on a wide range of transactions and issues and provides institutional investors with high quality equity research, sales and trading execution that is free of the conflicts created by proprietary activities. Evercore also offers investment management services to high net worth and institutional investors.

Marine Products Corp (MPX) will raise its dividend by another 20 percent to 12 cents per share in Q2 of 2021. This follows a dividend hike of 25 percent to 10 cents per share in Q1. However this comes after a cut of the quarterly dividend by a third to 8 cents per share in 2020 by the manufacturer of recreational fiberglass powerboats in the sportboat, sport fishing and jet boat markets. This cut last year ended 7 consecutive years of dividend hikes by MPX. The next dividend of 8 cents will be payable June 10, 2021 to common stockholders of record at the close of business on May 10, 2021. A new annual dividend rate of 48 cents yields 2.8% at a stock price of $17.42 for Marine Products Corp. Marine Products Corporation designs, manufactures and sells recreational fiberglass powerboats in the sportboat, sport fishing and jet boat markets. Its products include Chaparral sterndrive, outboard and jet pleasure boats and Robalo outboard sport fishing boats. The company sells its products to a...

First Financial Bankshares (FFIN) will raise its quarterly dividend by 15.4 percent to 15 cents per share in 2021. This follows a dividend hike of 8.3 percent to $0.13 per share in 2020. This will also mark 11 consecutive years of dividend increases by the financial holding company. The next dividend will be paid to shareholders of record on July 1, 2021, with payment set for June 16, 2021. A new annual dividend rate of 60 cents per share yields 1.1% at a stock price of $49.60. "Due to our strong capital position and historical increases in earnings, we are pleased to announce the increase in our quarterly cash dividend for our shareholders," said F. Scott Dueser, Chairman, President and CEO.  "We are also grateful to our shareholders for the re-election of our directors and the passage of the three proposals." First Financial Bankshares, Inc., a Texas corporation, is a financial holding company.  Through its subsidiaries, FFIN conducts a full-service commercial ban...

Altra Industrial Motion (AIMC) will hike its dividend by 33.3 percent to 8 cents per share quarterly. This follows a dividend hike of 50 percent to 6 cents quarterly last year. However this also comes after the company cut its quarterly dividend by 76.5 percent to 4 cents per share in June 2020.  The next dividend of 8 cents per share will be paid on July 2, 2021 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on June 18, 2021. A new annual dividend rate of 32 cents per share yields 0.5% at a stock price of $64.81. AIMC will trade ex-dividend on June 17. Altra Industrial Motion Corp. is an industrial, global manufacturer and supplier of electromechanical power transmission, motion control and automation products, including highly engineered power transmission, motion control and engine braking systems and components. Altra's brands include Bauer Gear Motor, Boston Gear, Jacobs Vehicle Systems, Kollmorgen, Portescap, Stromag, Svendborg Brakes, TB Wood's, Thomson and Warner...

W.W. Grainger (GWW) will raise its quarterly dividend by 5.9 percent to $1.62 per share in 2021. This comes after a dividend hike of 6.3 percent to $1.53 per share in 2020 and will mark the 50th consecutive year of dividend increases by Dividend Aristocrat GWW. The next dividend The dividend is payable on June 1, 2021, to shareholders of record on May 10, 2021. A new annualized dividend of $6.48 per share yields 1.4% at a stock price of $461. W.W. Grainger, Inc., incorporated in the State of Illinois in 1928, is a broad line, business-to-business distributor of maintenance, repair and operating (MRO) products and services. The company operates through two segments, which include the United States and Canada. W.W. Grainger, Inc.'s operations are primarily in North America, Europe and Japan. William W. Grainger founded the company in 1927 as a wholesale electric motor sales and distibution business in Chicago. The following year, the business was incorporated in Illinois as W.W. Grai...

Regal Beloit (RBC) will raise its quarterly dividend by 10 percent to 33 cents per share in 2021. This is the first increase since 2019, when the company announced a 7.1 percent hike to $0.30 per share in the second quarter of 2019. This marks the 17th consecutive year of dividend increases by RBC based on dividends paid in each calendar year. The next dividend is payable on July 16, 2021, to shareholders of record at the close of business on July 2, 2021.  A new annual rate of $1.32 per share yields 0.9% at a stock price of $149. Regal Beloit Corporation is a manufacturer of electric motors, electrical motion controls, power generation and power transmission products. The company's four operating segments are: Commercial Systems, Industrial Systems, Climate Solutions and Power Transmission Solutions. Regal is headquartered in Beloit, Wisconsin, and has manufacturing, sales and service facilities throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe and Asia. The company has paid a ...

SBA Communications Corporation (SBAC) will raise its quarterly dividend by 24.7 percent to 58 cents per share in 2021. This follows a 25.7 percent dividend hike announced last year by the communications REIT. The quarterly cash dividend of $0.58 per share of the Company’s Class A Common Stock is payable June 15, 2021 to the shareholders of record at the close of business on May 20, 2021. A new annual dividend rate of $2.32 per share will yield 0.8% at a stock price $295. SBA Communications Corporation is a provider and leading owner and operator of wireless communications infrastructure in North, Central, and South America and South Africa. The primary focus of the company is the leasing of antenna space on its multi-tenant communication sites to a variety of wireless service providers under long-term lease contracts. The company's other business line is its site development business, through which it assists wireless service providers in developing and maintaining their own wirele...

Linde PLC (LIN), formerly Praxair Inc. (PX), will raise its quarterly dividend by another 10.1 percent to $1.06 per share in 2021, matching last year's dividend hike of 10.1 percent to $0.963 per share in the first quarter of 2020. The Dividend Aristocrat has now boosted its dividend 28 straight years. The next dividend is payable on June 17, 2021 to shareholders of record on June 3, 2021. The new dividend yield for Linde is 1.5% at a stock price of $290 and today marks the 28th consecutive year of dividend increases if we continue the Praxair dividend history. Linde will now pay an estimated $2.22 billion annually in dividends to its shareholders. Linde plc, formerly Praxair, Inc., is an industrial gases and engineering company. The company serves a variety of end markets including aerospace, chemicals, food and beverage, electronics, energy, healthcare, manufacturing and primary metals. Linde's industrial gases are used in countless applications, from life-saving oxygen for h...

International Business Machines (IBM) will raise its quarterly dividend by another 0.6 percent to $1.64 per share in 2021. This comes after a similar small hike of 0.6 percent to $1.63 per share in 2020. This marks the 26th consecutive year of annual dividend increases by the technology company. The 0.6 percent hikes in both 2020 and 2021 are the smallest by the technology giant in the last 25 years. The next dividend is payable June 10, 2021 to stockholders of record as of May 10, 2021. A new annualized dividend rate of  $6.56 per share yields 4.6% at a stock price of $142. Dividend growth has been slowing in the last four years, with smaller increases every year. The last time IBM hiked its dividend by double digits was in 2015 with a 18.2 percent increase. This year's dividend hike, matching the 2020 hike, is the smallest since IBM started hiking its dividend annually back in 1996. International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) is a hardware, software and services company...

MetLife (MET) will raise its quarterly dividend by 4.3 percent to 48 cents per share in 2021. This follows a dividend hike of 4.5 percent to $0.46 per share in 2020 and marks 9 consecutive years of dividend increases by the insurance company. The next dividend will be payable on June 14, 2021, to shareholders of record as of May 11, 2021. A new annual rate of $1.92 per share yields 3.0% at a stock price of $63.36. “We are pleased to increase our common stock quarterly dividend by 4.3%,” said MetLife President and CEO Michel Khalaf. “Thanks to our financial strength, we are a source of steady and growing income for millions of people. By executing on our Next Horizon strategy, we are generating strong free cash flow that enables us to return capital to our shareholders while also investing to drive profitable growth now and into the future.” MetLife, Inc. is a financial services company with operations worldwide, including the United States, Japan, Latin America, Asia, Europe and the Mi...

Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) will raise its quarterly distribution by another 0.8 percent to $0.66 per unit in the second quarter of 2021.  Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. (Cheniere Partners) is a Delaware limited partnership formed by Cheniere Energy, Inc. Through wholly owned subsidiaries, it owns and operates the Sabine Pass LNG receiving terminal and the Creole Trail Pipeline located in western Cameron Parish, Louisiana on the Sabine-Neches Waterway. Through Sabine Pass LNG, L.P., Cheniere Partners owns and operates regasification facilities at the Sabine Pass LNG terminal, which includes LNG storage tanks, marine berths and vaporizers with regasification capacity. Cheniere Partners also owns a  pipeline that interconnects the Sabine Pass LNG terminal with a number of large interstate pipelines through its wholly owned subsidiary, Cheniere Creole Trail Pipeline, L.P. Cheniere Partners has been paying quarterly distributions since 2007, when it became a publicly traded com...

Raytheon Technologies (RTX), formerly United Technologies, will hike its quarterly dividend by 7.4 percent to 51 cents per share in 2021. Last year the merged company started with a $0.475 quarterly dividend, down 35.4 percent from the last quarterly dividend paid by United Technologies prior to the merger with Raytheon. This will mark the first dividend increase ever by the merged company. The next dividend of 51 cents per share will be payable on June 17, 2021, to shareowners of record at the close of business on May 21, 2021. A new annual dividend rate of $2.04 per share will yield 2.5% at a stock price of $81. "The increase in our dividend reflects our long-standing commitment to deliver consistent and growing cash returns to shareowners," said Raytheon Technologies chief executive officer Greg Hayes. "The outlook for our company is positive and we remain on track to return $18 to $20 billion to shareowners in the four years following the merger." Raytheon Techn...

Ameriprise Financial (AMP) will raise its quarterly dividend by 8.7 percent to $1.13 per share in 2021. This follows a dividend hike of 7.2 percent to $1.04 per share in 2020 and also marks 14 consecutive years of dividend increases by the financial services company. The new dividend is payable on May 21, 2021 to shareholders of record at the close of business on May 10, 2021. A new annualized rate of $4.52 per share yields 1.8% at a stock price of $247. Ameriprise Financial now pays an estimated $533 million annually in dividends to shareholders. Ameriprise Financial, Inc. is a financial services company that offers financial solutions to individual and institutional clients. The company provides financial planning, products and services that are designed to be utilized as solutions for its clients' cash and liquidity, asset accumulation, income, protection, and estate and wealth transfer needs. Ameriprise utilizes two go-to-market approaches in carrying out this strategy: Wealth ...

Dividend Aristocrat People's United Financial (PBCT) will raise its quarterly dividend by another 1.4 percent to $0.1825 per share in 2021. This follows a similar 1.4 percent dividend hike last year and marks the 28th consecutive year of higher dividend payments by the bank holding company. The next dividend is payable May 15, 2021 to shareholders of record on May 3, 2021. The new annual rate of $0.73 per share yields 4.0% at a stock price of $17.90 for PBCT. People's United Financial, Inc. is a bank holding company and a financial holding company. People’s United is the holding company for People’s United Bank, National Association, a national banking association headquartered in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The principal business of People’s United is to provide, through the Bank and its subsidiaries, commercial banking, retail banking and wealth management services to individual, corporate and municipal customers. Traditional banking activities are conducted primarily within New...

Southern Copper Corporation (SCCO) will increase its quarterly dividend by another 16.7 percent to 70 cents per share in 2021. This comes after a 20 percent hike to 60 cents per share in the first quarter of 2021. In Q4 of 2020 the copper producer hiked its dividend by another 25.0 percent to 50 cents per share, after it had doubled its quarterly dividend to 40 cents per share earlier in 2020. However, this came after a cut of 50.0 percent in the quarterly dividend to $0.20 per share announced in April 2020. The copper producer also reduced its dividend in 2015, 2013 and 2012. The next dividend will be paid on May 25, 2021 to shareholders of record on May 11, 2021. A new annual dividend rate of $2.80 per share yields 3.9% based at a stock price of $71.64. Southern Copper Corporation will now pay an estimated $2.2 billion annually in dividends to its shareholders.  Southern Copper Corporation is an integrated copper producer. It produces copper and, in the production process, obtain...

AGCO Corp (AGCO) will raise its quarterly dividend by 25 percent to 20 cents per share in 2021. Also the tractor maker will pay a special dividend of $4.00 per share. This is the first dividend hike announced by the company since 2019, when the dividend was hiked by 6.7 percent to $0.16 per share. This new dividend hike will mark the 8th year of annual dividend increases. The next regular quarterly dividend of 20 cents will be paid on June 15, 2021 to all stockholders of record as of the close of business on May 14, 2021. A new annualized dividend rate of 80 cents per share yields 0.5% at a stock price of $153.  The special dividend of $4.00 per share will be paid by AGCO to shareholders of record on May 10, 2021 with a payment date of June 1, 2021. The ex-date for the special dividend is May 7, 2021. The special dividend yields 2.6% at the current stock price mentioned above. AGCO Corporation is a manufacturer and distributor of agricultural equipment and solutions. AGCO products ...

1st Source (SRCE) will hike its quarterly dividend by another 3.4 percent to 30 cents per share in 2021. This follows a dividend hike of 3.6 percent to 29 cents per share in Q1 of 2021. Last year the dividend was cut by 3.4 percent from 29 cents to 28 cents per share. The company previously raised its quarterly dividend by 7.4 percent to $0.29 per share in Q4 of 2019. The cash dividend is payable to shareholders of record on May 4, 2021 and will be paid on May 14, 2021. A new annual rate of $1.1620 per share yields 2.5% at a stock price of $47.29. 1st Source Corporation is a bank holding company. The company, through its subsidiaries, provides a range of financial products and services. 1st Source Bank also competes for business nationally by offering specialized financing services for new and used private and cargo aircraft, automobiles for leasing and rental agencies, medium and heavy duty trucks, and construction equipment.

Kinder Morgan, Inc. (KMI) will raise its quarterly dividend by 2.9 percent in 2021. This follows a dividend hike of 5.0 percent to $0.2625 per share announced in 2020 by the energy infrastructure company. This marks the 4th consecutive year of higher payments. The next dividend is payable on May 17, 2021, to stockholders of record as of the close of business on April 30, 2021. A new annual rate of $1.08 per share yields 6.4% at a stock price of $16.78. “Apart from the storm and throughout the quarter, our assets continued to provide strong cash flow as we remain guided by a sound corporate philosophy: fund our capital needs internally, maintain a healthy balance sheet, and return excess cash to our shareholders through dividend increases and/or share repurchases,” said KMI Executive Chairman Richard D. Kinder. Kinder Morgan, Inc. is one of the largest energy infrastructure companies in North America. It owns an interest in or operates approximately 85,000 miles of pipelines and 152 ter...

Prologis Inc. (PLD) will raise its quarterly dividend by 8.6 percent to $0.63 per share in 2021. This follows a dividend hike of 9.4 percent to $0.58 per share in 2020. This marks the 8th consecutive year of dividend increases by the logistics REIT and follows a 10.4 percent dividend hike announced in 2019. The next dividend will be payable on March 31, 2021, to common stockholders of record at the close of business on March 19, 2021. A new annual rate of $2.52 per share yields 2.2% at a stock price of $114.87. "Since the AMB/ProLogis merger in 2011, our exceptional 10-year dividend CAGR of 8.4 percent has grown commensurate with our core earnings," said Thomas S. Olinger, chief financial officer, Prologis. "In 2021, we expect to generate $1.1 billion in cash flow after dividends, maintaining a payout ratio in the low-60 percent range while building upon our significant liquidity and leverage capacity to further grow our business." Prologis, Inc. is a logistics real...

 Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) announced today that its Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of 20 cents per share payable March 25, 2021 to shareholders of record as of March 11, 2021.

Sempra Energy (SRE) will raise its quarterly dividend by 5.3 percent to $1.10 per share in 2021. This follows a dividend hike of 8.0 percent to $1.045 per share in 2020. This will also mark the 11th consecutive year of annual dividend growth by the utility holding company. The next dividend is payable April 15, 2021, to common stock shareholders of record as of March 25, 2021. A new annual amount of $4.40 per share yields 3.2% at a stock price of $137. San Diego-based Sempra Energy is a holding company whose operating units are San Diego Gas & Electric Company and Southern California Gas Company, Sempra International (which includes Sempra South American Utilities and Sempra Mexico segments), and Sempra U.S. Gas & Power (which includes Sempra Renewables and Sempra Natural Gas segments).

Werner Enterprises, Inc. (WERN) will raise its quarterly dividend by 11.1 percent to $0.10 per share in 2021. This is the first dividend increase announced by WERN since 2018. The logistics company did however pay a $3.75 per share special dividend in 2019.  The next cash dividend of $0.10 per common share is payable to shareholders of record at the close of business on May 4, 2021.  The ex-dividend date is April 16, 2021. A 40 cent per share regular annual dividend yields 0.9% at a stock price of $45.41 to Werner Enterprises stockholders. Werner Enterprises, Inc. was founded in 1956 and is a premier transportation and logistics company, with coverage throughout North America, Asia, Europe, South America, Africa and Australia. The Werner Logistics portfolio includes freight management, truck brokerage, intermodal, and international services. Werner Enterprises has paid a quarterly cash dividend to its stockholders every quarter since July 1987.

Bar Harbor Bankshares (BHB) will raise its quarterly dividend by 9.1 percent to 24 cents per share in 2021. This follows a dividend hike of 10.0 percent to $0.22 per share in the second quarter of 2019. This marks the 18th year of higher dividend payments by the bank holding company. The quarterly cash dividend is payable to all shareholders of record as of the close of business May 18, 2021 and will be paid on June 18, 2021. The new dividend yield for BHB is 3.3%. Bar Harbor Bankshares is a bank holding company. The Company's operating subsidiary is a community bank, which offers a range of deposit, loan and related banking products, as well as brokerage services provided through a third-party brokerage arrangement. In addition, the Company offers trust and investment management services.

Avery Dennison (AVY) will raise its quarterly dividend by 9.7 percent to 68 cents per share in 2021. This follows a dividend hike of 6.9 percent to 62 cents per share announced in 2020 and will mark the 11th consecutive year of dividend increases by the materials company. The next dividend is payable on June 16, 2021 to shareholders of record as of June 2, 2021. The new dividend yield for AVY is 1.4% based on the annual dividend amount of $2.72 per share and a stock price of $200. Avery Dennison is a global materials science and manufacturing company specializing in the design and manufacture of labeling and functional materials. The company’s products include pressure-sensitive materials for labels and graphic applications; tapes and other bonding solutions for industrial, medical and retail applications; tags, labels and embellishments for apparel; and radio frequency identification (RFID) solutions serving retail apparel and other markets. Avery Dennison stock was first offered to t...

Lithia Motors (LAD) will raise its quarterly dividend 12.9 percent to 35 cents per share in 2021. This follows a dividend hike of 3.3 percent to 31 cents per share in 2020 and marks the 11th consecutive year of dividend increases by the company. The next dividend will be paid on May 21, 2021 to shareholders of record on May 7, 2021. A new annual rate of $1.40 per share yields 0.4% at a stock price of $379. Lithia Motors, Inc. is an operator of automotive franchises and a retailer of new and used vehicles and related services. The company also arranges finance, warranty, and credit insurance contracts. In addition, Lithia provides vehicle parts, maintenance and repair services at all of its locations.

Simpson Manufacturing (SSD) will raise its quarterly dividend by 8.7 percent to 25 cents per share in 2021. This follows a dividend hike of 4.5 percent to $0.23 per share in 2019. This will also mark the 8th consecutive year of annual dividend increases by the construction products manufacturer. The next dividend will be payable on July 22, 2021 to stockholders of record as of July 1, 2021. A new annualized dividend rate of $1.00 per share yields 0.9% at a stock price of $111.50. Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc., headquartered in Pleasanton, California, through its subsidiary, Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc., designs, engineers and is a leading manufacturer of wood construction products, including connectors, truss plates, fastening systems, fasteners and shearwalls, and concrete construction products, including adhesives, specialty chemicals, mechanical anchors, powder actuated tools and reinforcing fiber materials.

FirstCash (FCFS) will raise its quarterly dividend by 11.1 percent to 30 cents per share in 2021. This follows a dividend hike of 8.0 percent to $0.27 per share announced in 2019. The pawn stores operator has now raised the annual dividend 5 straight years. The next dividend will be paid on May 28, 2021 to stockholders of record as of May 14, 2021. The new annualized dividend rate of $1.20 per share yields 1.6% at a stock price of $79. FirstCash, Inc. is an international operator of retail-based pawn stores in the United States, the District of Columbia and in Latin America. FirstCash focuses on serving cash and credit constrained consumers through its retail pawn locations, which buy and sell a wide variety of jewelry, consumer electronics, tools, household appliances, sporting goods, musical instruments and other merchandise, and make small consumer pawn loans secured by pledged personal property. The company operates in Mexico and the countries of Guatemala, El Salvador and Colombia...

Nasdaq Inc. (NDAQ) will raise its quarterly dividend by 10.2 percent to 54 cents per share in 2021. This follows a dividend hike of  4.3 percent to $0.49 per share announced in 2020 and at the same time marks the 8th consecutive year of dividend increases. The next dividend is payable on June 25, 2021 to shareowners of record at the close of business on June 11, 2021. The new annual dividend of $2.16 per share yields 1.2% at a stock price of $186. Nasdaq, Inc. (Nasdaq) is a holding company. The company serves the capital markets and other industries with offerings including data, analytics, software and services. Its business segments are: Market Services, Corporate Services, Information Services and Market Technology. Nasdaq was founded in 1971 as a wholly-owned subsidiary of FINRA. In February 2008, Nasdaq and OMX AB combined their businesses and the company changed its corporate name to The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. In 2015 the business was rebranded as Nasdaq, Inc. The company has...

Advance Auto Parts (AAP) will raise its quarterly dividend by 300 percent to $1.00 per share in 2021. This follows a dividend hike of no less than 316.7 percent to $0.25 per share in 2020. This is the second dividend increase by the automotive aftermarket parts provider since a quarterly dividend was initiated in 2006. The next dividend is payable July 2, 2021 to shareholders of record at the close of business on June 18, 2021. A new annual dividend rate of $4.00 per share yields 2.0% at a stock price of $200. “In recognition of our 2020 results, strong financial position and confidence in our ability to deliver additional top- and bottom-line growth this year, the Board has voted to significantly increase the quarterly dividend," said Tom Greco, president and chief executive officer. “Across Advance, we remain focused on our financial priorities of maintaining an investment grade rating, investing in the business and returning cash to shareholders. This increase in the quarterly ...

Ennis (EBF) will raise its quarterly dividend by 11.1 percent to 25 cents per share in 2021. This is the first dividend hike since 2018, when the dividend was hiked by 12.5 percent to $0.225 per share. The business forms company has a long history of steady or higher dividend payments to shareholders. The next dividend is payable August 9, 2021 to shareholders of record on July 9, 2021. Based on the current stock price of $20.42 the new dividend yield for EBF is 4.9%. Keith Walters, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President commented, noting “This is not a special dividend, but should be reflective of future quarterly dividend amounts subject, as always, to the Board’s normal review process. The Board took this action after taking into account the Company’s strong financial position and confidence in our future and anticipated cash flows and hopes that this dividend increase, along with our continuing focus on accretive acquisitions, will reward our shareholders with greater retu...

Western Midstream Partners LP (WES) will raise its distribution by 1.3 percent to 31.5 cents quarterly in 2021. The MLP last lowered its quarterly distribution by 50.0 percent to 31.1 cents per unit in 2020.  The next distribution is payable on May 14, 2021, to unitholders of record at the close of business on April 30, 2021. The new annual distribution of $1.26 per unit yields 6.6% at a stock price of $19.42. Western Midstream Partners, LP, formerly Western Gas Equity Partners, LP (WGP), is a growth-oriented Delaware master limited partnership formed by Anadarko Petroleum Corporation to acquire, own, develop and operate midstream assets. With midstream assets located in the Rocky Mountains, North-central Pennsylvania, Texas and New Mexico, WES is engaged in the business of gathering, compressing, treating, processing and transporting natural gas; gathering, stabilizing and transporting condensate, natural gas liquids ("NGLs") and crude oil; and gathering and disposing of pro...

Otis Worldwide Corporation (OTIS) will raise its quarterly dividend by 20 percent to 24 cents per share in 2021. Last year the elevator and escalator manufacturer started paying a quarterly dividend of $0.20 per share. Otis was separated from United Technologies (UTX) earlier in 2020 following the acquistion of Raytheon by the former UTX now known as Raytheon Technologies (RTX). The next dividend will be payable on June 10, 2021, to shareholders of record at the close of business on May 21, 2021. A new annualized dividend rate of 96 cents per share yields 1.4% at a stock price of $70.47. Otis will now pay an estimated $416 million in dividends to shareholders annually. Otis Worldwide Corp (ISIN US68902V1070) is an elevator and escalator manufacturing, installation and service company. Otis operates through two segments: New Equipment and Service. Through its New Equipment segment, it designs, manufactures, sells and installs a range of passenger and freight elevators, as well as escala...

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) will increase its quarterly dividend by 5.0 percent to $1.06 per share in 2021. This follows a dividend hike of 6.3 percent to $1.01 per share in 2020. This also marks the 59th consecutive year of annual dividend increases by the Dividend Aristocrat. The increased dividend is payable on June 8, 2021 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on May 25, 2021. The ex-dividend date is May 24, 2021. A new annualized dividend rate of $4.24 per share yields 2.5% at a stock price of $166.48. With a new estimated annual dividend payment to shareholders of $11.2 billion, JNJ is one of the biggest dividend payers in the United States and worldwide. "Despite a year of unprecedented disruption, Johnson & Johnson remained committed to its established financial principles that strengthen our ability to drive long-term value for stakeholders. In recognition of our notable 2020 results, strong financial position and confidence in the future of Johnson ...

Travelers Companies (TRV) will raise its quarterly dividend by 3.5 percent to 88 cents per share in 2021. This comes after a dividend hike of 3.7 percent to $0.85 per share in 2020. Last year the insurance company hiked its dividend for the 16th consecutive year. The next dividend is payable on June 30, 2021, to shareholders of record at the close of business on June 10, 2021. A new annual rate of $3.52 per share yields 2.3% at a stock price of $155.73. The ex-dividend date for the next Travelers dividend is June 9, 2021. “These results, along with our strong balance sheet, enabled us to return $613 million of excess capital to our shareholders this quarter, including $397 million of share repurchases. In recognition of our strong financial position and confidence in our business, I am pleased to share that our Board of Directors declared a 4% increase in our quarterly cash dividend to $0.88 per share, marking 17 consecutive years of dividend increases with a compound annual growth rat...

First Republic Bank (FRC) will raise its quarterly dividend by 10 percent to 22 cents per share in 2021. This comes after a dividend hike of 5.3 percent to $0.20 per share in 2020. This marks the 9th consecutive year of annual dividend increases by the commercial bank and trust company. The next dividend is payable on May 13, 2021 to shareholders of record as of April 29, 2021. A new annual dividend of 88 cents per share yields 0.5% at a stock price of $175.64. The ex-dividend date for the next dividend of 22 cents is April 28, 2021. First Republic and its subsidiaries offer private banking, private business banking and private wealth management, including investment, trust and brokerage services. First Republic specializes in delivering exceptional, relationship-based service and offers a complete line of products, including residential, commercial and personal loans, deposit services, and wealth management. Services are offered through preferred banking or wealth management offices p...

Gladstone Land Corporation (LAND) will raise its monthly dividend by another 0.1 percent to $0.045 per share in Q2 of 2021. This follows a similar 0.1 percent hike in Q1. Last year LAND announced a 0.2 percent hike to $0.0449 per share in Q4 of 2020. The farmland REIT announced four dividend hikes in 2020 for a total increase of 0.7 percent. The new annual dividend of approximately 54 cents yields 2.6% at a stock price of $21.03 for LAND. The company initiated a monthly dividend in 2013. Last year the monthly dividend was increased for the 6th consecutive year. The company now pays an estimated $13 million in dividends to its shareholders annually. Gladstone Land Corporation is a real estate investment trust that specializes in purchasing farms and farm-related properties and leasing them to farmers. Gladstone Land owns farmland in Arizona,  California, Colorado, Florida, Michigan, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oregon and Washington. The company acquires farmland that it rents to corpo...

CSW Industrials, Inc. (CSWI) will increase its quarterly dividend by 11.1 percent to 15 cents per share in 2021. This is the first dividend hike by the diversified industrial growth company since a dividend was initiated back in 2019. The dividend is payable on May 14, 2021, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on April 30, 2021. A new annual dividend rate of 60 cents per share yields 0.4% at a stock price of $138.80. The ex-dividend date for CSWI is April 29, 2021. CSW Industrials, Inc. is a diversified industrial growth company. The company’s portfolio of products provides performance optimizing solutions to its customers. CSWI's products include mechanical products for heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration ("HVAC/R") applications, sealants, and high-performance specialty lubricants. Markets that CSWI serves include: HVAC/R, architecturally-specified building products, general industrial, plumbing, rail, energy, and mining. CSW Indust...

Professional services firm Aon plc (AON) will raise its quartery dividend by 10.9 percent to 51 cents per share in 2021. This follows a dividend hike of 4.5 percent to 46 cents per share in 2020 and marks the 10th of consecutive annual dividend increases by the company. The next dividend is payable May 14, 2021 to shareholders of record on May 3, 2021. The ex-date for the next Aon dividend is April 30, 2021. A new annualized rate of $2.04 per share yields 0.9% at a stock price of $236. Dividendhike.com research shows that Aon has been paying a dividend for many decades with no full dividend history available on the company's website or mentions in press release regarding the dividend history. Aon started hiking the dividend in 2012 with double digit dividend growth announced in 7 of the last 10 years if we include this new dividend hike just announced. Aon plc is a provider of risk management services, insurance and reinsurance brokerage, and human resource consulting and outsourci...

Donegal Group (DGICA) will raise its quarterly dividend by 6.7 percent to 16 cents per share in 2021. This comes after a dividend hike of 3.4 percent to $0.15 per share of the company's Class A common stock announced last year. The insurance company has now raised the dividend 19 consecutive years of this new hike just announced is included. The next dividend is payable on May 17, 2021 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on May 3, 2021. A new annual dividend amount of 64 cents per share yields 3.9% at a stock price of $16.40.  Donegal Group Inc. is an insurance holding company whose insurance subsidiaries offer personal and commercial property and casualty lines of insurance in 21 Mid-Atlantic, Midwestern, New England and Southern states. The company has paid a dividend every year since 2001. Donegal has three segments: investment function, personal lines of insurance and commercial lines of insurance. Its insurance operations include two segments: personal l...

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. (KNX) will hike its quarterly dividend by 25 percent to 10 cents per share in 2021. This follows a dividend hike of  33.3 percent to 8 cents per share in 2020. This is the second dividend hike by the company since 2010. The next dividend is payable to stockholders of record on June 28, 2021. The record date is June 4, 2021 and the ex-date for this dividend by Knight-Swift is June 3, 2021. The new annual dividend of 40 cents yields 0.8% at a stock price of $50. Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. is a provider of multiple truckload transportation and logistics services using a nationwide network of business units and terminals in the United States and Mexico to serve customers throughout North America. In addition to operating North America's largest tractor fleet, Knight-Swift also contracts with third-party equipment providers to provide a broad range of truckload services to its customers.

Southern Company (SO) will raise its quarterly dividend by 3.1 percent to 66 cents per share quarterly in 2021. This comes after a dividend hike of 3.2 percent to $0.64 per share in 2020 and marks 20 consecutive years of dividend increases by the energy holding company. The next dividend is payable June 7, 2021, to shareholders of record as of May 17, 2021. Today's action by the board ensures Southern Company will have paid a dividend to its shareholders that is equal to or greater than the previous quarter every quarter dating back to 1948. A new annualized rate of $2.64 per share yields 4.1% at a stock price of $65. "Twenty consecutive years of dividend increases is an accomplishment everyone at Southern Company can be proud of," said Southern Company Chairman, President and CEO Thomas A. Fanning. "Today's action by the board reinforces our more than 70 year history of overall shareholder value proposition that has included dividends and dividend growth and onc...

Ames National Corp (ATLO) will raise its quarterly dividend by 4 percent to 26 cents per share in 2021. This comes after a dividend hike of 4.2 percent to $0.25 per share announced in the first quarter of 2020.  With this announcement Ames National has increased its annual dividend for 12 consecutive years. Ames National Corporation is a bank holding company for five community banks with operations in the State of Iowa. The Company’s affiliate banks include: First National Bank, Ames, Iowa; Boone Bank & Trust Co., Boone, Iowa; State Bank & Trust Co., Nevada, Iowa; Reliance State Bank, Story City, Iowa; and United Bank & Trust NA, Marshalltown, Iowa.

Value Line (VALU) will raise its quarterly dividend by 4.8 percent to 22 cents per share in 2021. This comes after a dividend hike of 5.0 percent to $0.21 per share announced in 2020. This marks 7 consecutive years of dividend increases. Value Line, Inc. is a New York based provider of investment research. Value Line, Inc. The company publishes investment periodicals based on underlying research and making available copyright data, including ranking system and other information, to third parties for use in third-party managed and marketed investment products and for other purposes. Value Line, Inc., a New York Corporation, was organized in 1982 and is the successor to substantially all of the operations of Arnold Bernhard & Company, Inc.

Artesian Resources Corporation (ARTNA) will raise its quarterly dividend by 1.5 percent to 26.10 cents per share in 2021. This comes after a dividend hike of 3.0 percent to $0.2571 per share in 2020. Water company Artesian Resources has now raised its dividend 25 consecutive years, reaching Dividend Aristocrat status. The next dividend is payable May 21, 2021 to shareholders of record at the close of business on May 7, 2021. A new annual rate of $1.04 cents per share yields 2.5% at a stock price of $41.44. Artesian Resources Corporation operates as the holding company for wholly-owned subsidiaries offering water, wastewater services and related services on the Delmarva Peninsula. Artesian Water Company, the principal subsidiary, is the oldest and largest regulated water utility on the Delmarva Peninsula and has been providing water service since 1905.  Artesian supplies 7.9 billion gallons of water per year through 1,311 miles of water main to nearly a third of Delaware residents. ...

Winmark Corporation (WINA) will raise the quarterly dividend by 80 percent to 45 cents per share in 2021. Last year the company paid a special dividend of $3.00 per share in December 2020. Earlier in 2020 Winmark raised its quarterly dividend by 400.0 percent to 25 cents per share, following a cut of 80 percent earlier this year because of COVID-19 by the retail store franchisor. Last year the company announced the 9th consecutive year of dividend increases, prior to the cut related to the corona virus. The special dividend will be paid June 1, 2021 to shareholders of record on the close of business on May 12, 2021. A regular annual rate of $1.80 per share yields 0.9% at a stock price of $196.  Winmark Corporation is a franchisor of five retail store concepts that buy, sell and trade gently used merchandise and a limited amount of new merchandise to customers. The company's franchised retail brands are Plato's Closet, Once Upon A Child, Play It Again Sports, Style Encore and Mu...

Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) will increase its quarterly dividend by 7 percent to 46 cents per share in 2021. This follows a dividend hike of 7.5 percent to $0.43 per share announced in the first quarter of 2020. The payment processing and technology solutions company now has 30 consecutive years of annual dividend increases. The next dividend is payable on March 25, 2021, to stockholders of record as of March 8, 2021. A new annualized dividend rate of $1.84 per share yields 1.2% at a stock price of $158.80. Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. is a provider of technology solutions and payment processing services primarily for the financial services industry. The company's three primary brands are Jack Henry Banking (information processing solutions for banks), Symitar (solutions for credit unions) and ProfitStars (risk and cost control products and services for financial institutions and corporate entities). Jack Henry & Associates has been a publicly traded company since 1...

Public Service Enterprise Group (PEG) will raise its quarterly dividend by 4.1 percent to 51 cents per share in 2021. This comes after a dividend hike of 4.3 percent to $0.49 per share in the first quarter of 2020 and marks 10 consecutive years of dividend increases by the utility company. The next dividend is payable on March 31, 2021 to shareholders of record on March 9, 2021. A new indicative annual dividend rate to $2.04 per share yields 3.2% at a stock price of $63. Ralph Izzo, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, said, "We are pleased to be able to increase the cash return to our shareholders.  This latest increase represents the 17th increase in the common dividend in the past 18 years and marks our 114th consecutive year of paying a common dividend to shareholders.  PSEG's long history of paying a common dividend is aided by our strong balance sheet and business mix, which are expected to support consistent and sustainable growth in the common dividend....

Devon Energy (DVN) will pay a special dividend of 19 cents per share in 2021. Last year the oil company raised its quarterly dividend by 22.5 percent to $0.11 per share and also  26 cent special dividend was paid to shareholders. The special dividend is payable on March 31, 2021, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on March 15, 2021. A regular annual dividend rate of 44 cents yields 2% at a stock price of $21.88. The special dividend is in addition to the regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.11 per share. Devon Energy is an energy company engaged primarily in the exploration, development and production of oil, natural gas and NGLs. The company's operations are concentrated in various North American onshore areas in the U.S. and Canada. In July 2018, Devon exited the midstream business by divesting its aggregate ownership interests in EnLink and the General Partner.  Devon Energy was formed in 1971 and has been publicly held since 1988.

Comfort Systems USA (FIX) will raise its quarterly dividend by 9.5 percent to 11.5 cents per share in 2021. This follows a dividend hike of 5.0 percent to $0.105 per share in 2020. The provider of commercial, industrial and institutional heating, ventilation, air conditioning and electrical contracting services has now raised its dividend 9 consecutive years. The next dividend is payable on March 23, 2021 to stockholders of record at the close of business on March 12, 2021. A new annual dividend rate of 46 cents per share yields 0.6% at a stock price of $80.93. Comfort Systems USA, Inc. provides mechanical contracting services, which principally includes heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC), plumbing, piping and controls, as well as off-site construction, electrical, monitoring and fire protection. The company's services include installing, maintaining, repairing and replacing products and systems throughout its operating units with locations in cities throughout the Un...

Vulcan Materials Company (VMC) will raise its quarterly dividend by 8.8 percent to 37 cents per share in 2021. This comes after a dividend hike of  9.7 percent to $0.34 per share in 2020. 2021 will mark the 8th year of increased dividends by VMC. The next dividend will be payable on March 15, 2021, to shareholders of record at the close of business on March 1, 2021. A new annual dividend rate of $1.48 per share yields 0.8% at a stock price of $175. Vulcan Materials Company is a supplier of construction aggregates (primarily crushed stone, sand and gravel) and a producer of asphalt mix and ready-mixed concrete. The company's aggregates are used in most types of construction with materials used to build roads, tunnels, bridges, railroads and airports. The company produces and sells asphalt mix in Arizona, California, New Mexico and Texas. Vulcan produces and sells ready-mixed concrete in Georgia, Maryland, New Mexico, Texas, Virginia, Washington District of Columbia and the Baha...

Moody's Corporation (MCO) will raise its quarterly dividend by 10.7 percent to 62 cents per share in 2021. This follows a 12.0 percent hike to $0.56 per share in the first quarter of 2020. Moody's has now hiked its dividend for 11 consecutive years. The next dividend will be payable on March 18, 2021 to stockholders of record at the close of business on February 25, 2021. The new annualized dividend rate of $2.48 per share yields 0.8% at a stock price of $322. Moody's Corp provides credit ratings, research, tools and analysis that contribute to transparent and integrated financial markets. Moody’s Corporation is the parent company of Moody's Investors Service, which provides credit ratings and research covering debt instruments and securities, and Moody's Analytics, which offers leading-edge software, advisory services and research for credit and economic analysis and financial risk management. The company went public in 1998 and has paid a dividend every year since...

EOG Resources Inc. (EOG) will increase its quarterly dividend by 10 percent 41.25 cents per share in 2021. This follows a dividend hike of 30.4 percent to $0.375 per share in 2020. The oil company has now hiked its dividend 4 consecutive years. The next dividend will be payable April 30, 2021, to stockholders of record as of April 16, 2021. The indicated annual rate is $1.65 per share yields 2.3% at a stock price of $70.51. "The increase in the regular dividend reflects the significant progress EOG has made in the past 12 months. We have lowered operating costs and well costs, in turn reducing the breakeven oil price needed to maintain our production. It also demonstrates the confidence we have in the resiliency of our business. We will evaluate all options to maximize total shareholder return as cash becomes available." (CEO Bill Thomas commenting on the dividend hike). EOG Resources, Inc., organized in 1985, together with its subsidiaries explores for, develops, produces an...

Texas Pacific Land Corporation (TPL) will raise its dividend by 10 percent in 2021. The company also announced a name change from Trust to Corporation and will start paying quarterly instead of annual dividends. The first quarterly dividend is $2.75 per share, up from an adjusted $2.50 per share last year. In 2020 the company announced an increase in the annual dividend by 471.4 percent to $10.0 per share. Also a $6.00 per share special dividend was paid. 2021 will mark the 18th consecutive year of dividend increases. NAME CHANGE AND QUARTERLY DIVIDENDS As previously announced, on January 11, 2021, TPL completed its reorganization from a business trust, Texas Pacific Land Trust, into Texas Pacific Land Corporation. The board of directors has determined to pay dividends quarterly going forward in March, June, September and December of each year, subject to the discretion of the Board. On February 17, 2021, the Board declared a quarterly cash dividend of $2.75 per share payable on Ma...

Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (DLR) will raise its quarterly dividend by 3.6 percent to $1.16 per share in 2021. This comes after a dividend increase of 3.7 percent to $1.12 per share in 2020. This year will mark the 17th consecutive year of increased dividends paid by the data center REIT. The next dividend will be paid on March 31, 2021 to shareholders of record on March 15, 2021. A new annualized rate of $4.64 per share yields 3.2% at a stock price of $146. "Our board of directors has approved a 4% increase in our quarterly common stock cash dividend to $1.16 per share, reflecting confidence in the underlying strength of our business as well as the strength of the recurring cash flows that support a steadily growing and well covered dividend, while retaining capital to fund future growth opportunities," commented Andrew P. Power, Chief Financial Officer.  "This marks the 16th consecutive year we have grown our dividend, and we are pleased to be among a select group of RE...

Old Republic International Corporation (ORI) will hike its dividend by 4.8 percent to 22 cents per share in 2021. Last year the company paid a special cash dividend of $1.00 per share and raised its quarterly dividend by 5.0 percent to $0.21 per share. The insurance holding company has now raised its dividend 40 consecutive years. The next dividend will be paid on March 15, 2021 to shareholders of record on March 9, 2021. A regular annual dividend rate of 88 cents per share yields 3.7% at a stock price of $23.52. Chicago-based Old Republic International Corporation is an insurance holding company. Old Republic is primarily a commercial lines underwriter serving the insurance needs of a large number of organizations, including many of America’s leading industrial and financial services institutions. Its subsidiaries actively market, underwrite, and provide risk management services for a wide variety of coverages, mostly in the general and title insurance fields. Old Republic has paid a ...

TTEC Holdings, Inc. (TTEC) will hike its semi-annual dividend by 7.5 percent to 43 cents per share. Last december TTEC also announced a special cash dividend of $2.14 per share and in increase in its semi-annual dividend another 17.6 percent to 40 cents per share. This came after a 2 cent dividend hike earlier in 2020. The next dividend is payable on April 21, 2021 to shareholders of record as of April 5, 2021. A new annual dividned rate of 86 cents per share yields 0.8% at a stock price of $108.69. TTEC Holdings, Inc., formerly TeleTech Holdings, Inc., is a customer engagement management service provider that delivers integrated consulting, technology, growth and customer care solutions. The company delivers outcome-based customer engagement solutions through TTEC Digital, its digital consultancy that designs and builds human centric, tech-enabled, insight-driven customer experience solutions for clients and TTEC Engage, that operates customer acquisition, care, growth and digital tru...

Former Dividend Aristocrat Ross Stores (ROST) will reinstate its quarterly dividend with a payment of $0.285 per share in Q1 of 2021. Last year the retailer suspended its dividend because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Dividend Aristocrat had raised its quarterly dividend by 11.8 percent to $0.285 per share  earlier in 2020 before the suspension, marking the 26th consecutive year of dividend increases by the off-price retailer. This record came to an end with Ross suspending the dividend. Shareholders will receive the next quarterly payment of $0.285 per share on March 31, 2021 with a record date of March 16, 2021. At a stock price of $129 the estimated dividend yield for Ross Stores is 0.9%. Ross Stores, Inc. is an off-price apparel and home fashion chain. The company operates two brands of off-price retail apparel and home fashion stores: Ross Dress for Less and dd’s DISCOUNTS. Ross offers name brand and designer apparel, accessories, footwear, and home fashions for the entire fam...