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Realty Income | Monthly dividend up 5.1% in 2021

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Dividend Aristocrat Realty Income has raised its dividend by 5.1% in 2021 Monthly dividend paying real estate company Realty Income has just announced the 5th increase in 2021. Shareholders will receive a new monthly payment of $0.2465. This year the dividend has been raised by a total of 5.1 percent, based on five smaller dividend hikes.

Franklin Resources dividend raised by 3.6% in 2021

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Dividend Aristocrat  Franklin Resources (ticker symbol BEN) has just announced a dividend hike of 3.6 percent to 29 cents per share. The investment management company has now increased its dividend 41 years in a row.

American Financial Group pays special dividend

American Financial Group, Inc. (AFG) will pay yet another special dividend of $2.00 per share. This comes after a special dividend of $4.00 per share announced one month ago. The insurance holding company last raised its quarterly dividend by 12 percent to 56 cents per share in August and has now declared $26.00 per share in special dividends in 2021. The regular annual dividend rate of $2.24 per AFG share yields 1.6% at a stock price of $139. The $2.00 special AFG dividend is payable on December 30, 2021 to shareholders of record on December 24, 2021. With this special dividend, the American Financial has declared $26.00 per share in special dividends in 2021. AFG Co-CEOs Carl H. Lindner III and S. Craig Lindner stated: “Returning excess capital to shareholders in the form of this $2.00 special dividend is an important and effective component of our capital management strategy; it reflects AFG’s strong financial position and our confidence in the Company’s financial future. Our excess

Lamar Advertising pays special dividend

Abbott Laboratories dividend history | 50 years increased in 2021

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Dividend Aristocrat Abbott Laboratories (ticker symbol ABT) will raise its quarterly dividend by 4.4 percent to $0.47 per share in 2021. This marks the 50th consecutive year of dividend increases by the healthcare company.

Pentair dividend history | 46 consecutive years of increases

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The average dividend growth rate for Pentair is 4.0% based on the last five years In a very busy week for Dividend Aristocrats Pentair has just announced its annual dividend hike with a five percent increase to its quarterly cash dividend. The industrial company has now raised its dividend 46 consecutive years.

Ecolab triples dividend growth in 2021

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Ecolab hiked its dividend by only 2 percent in both 2020 and 2019 Dividend Aristocrat Ecolab will raise its dividend by 6.3 percent to $0.51 per share in 2021. This follows a dividend hike of just 2.1 percent last year. Ecolab has now boosted its dividend 30 consecutive years.

Nucor announces biggest dividend hike since 2007

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Nucor has raised its dividend 49 years in a row © dividendtrackrecords.com Dividend Aristocrat and steel company Nucor (symbol: NUE) has just announced a massive dividend increase in 2021. The best performing Aristocrat YTD will pay shareholders 23.5 percent more dividend with a new quarterly rate of 50 cents per share.

McCormick keeps rewarding shareholders with higher dividends

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Dividend Aristocrat McCormick has now raised its dividend 36 consecutive years Dividend Aristocrat McCormick & Company (symbol: MKC) has rewarded investors with yet another nice dividend increase in 2021. Shareholders will receive a 8.8 percent dividend increase to $0.37 quarterly per share.  McCormick, a US manufacturer of spices, seasoning mixes, condiments and other flavorful products, has paid dividends each year since 1925.

EastGroup Properties hikes dividend by 22.2%