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TTEC Holdings, Inc. (TTEC) will hike its semi-annual dividend by 6.4% to 50 cents per share. This next dividend will be paid on April 20, 2022. TTEC has now raised its dividend 7 consecutive years. 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 trust and safety services. The company was originally founded in 1982 and has paid a dividend to shareholders since 2015.

L3Harris Technologies (LHX) will raise its quarterly dividend by 20.0 percent to $1.02 per share in 2021. This follows a dividend hike of 13.3 percent to $0.85 per share announced in 2020 by the company. This marks 20 consecutive years of dividend increases. The next dividend is payable March 26, 2021, to shareholders of record on the close of business on March 12, 2021. A new annualized rate of $4.08 per share yields 1.9% at a stock price of $210.76. L3Harris Technologies is a global aerospace and defense technology company. L3Harris provides advanced defense and commercial technologies across air, land, sea, space and cyber domains. The company's four business segments are: Integrated Mission Systems, Space and Airborne Systems, Communication Systems and Aviation Systems. L3Harris Technologies was formed by the all-stock merger between Harris Corporation and L3 Technologies on June 29, 2019.

Sempra Energy (SRE) will raise its quarterly dividend by 4.1 percent to $1.145 per share in 2022. This follows a dividend hike of 5.3 percent to $1.10 per share by SRE in 2021 and marks the 12th consecutive year of annual dividend growth by the utility holding company. The next SRE dividend is payable April 15, 2022, to common stock shareholders of record as of March 25, 2022. A new annual amount of $4.58 per share yields 2.8% at a stock price of $162. The next ex-dividend date for Sempra Energy is July 6, 2022. 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).

L3Harris Technologies (LHX) has announced a dividend hike of 9.8 percent to $1.12 per share in 2022. This marks 21 consecutive years of dividend increases by the aerospace and defense tech company. Last year LHX announced a dividend hike of 20.0 percent to $1.02 per share. The next LHX dividend is payable March 25, 2022, to shareholders of record on the close of business on March 11, 2022. A new annualized rate of $4.48 per share yields 1.8% at a stock price of $239. The ex-dividend date for the new increased L3Harris dividend is June 2. L3Harris Technologies is a global aerospace and defense technology company. L3Harris provides advanced defense and commercial technologies across air, land, sea, space and cyber domains. The company's four business segments are: Integrated Mission Systems, Space and Airborne Systems, Communication Systems and Aviation Systems. L3Harris Technologies was formed by the all-stock merger between Harris Corporation and L3 Technologies on June 29, 2019.

Crown Holdings, Inc. (CCK) will raise its quarterly dividend by 10 percent to 22 cents per share in 2022. The packaging company initiated a 20 cents per share quarterly dividend last year. The next CCK dividend is payable March 24, 2022, to shareholders of record as of March 10, 2022. A new annual dividend rate of 88 cents per share yields 0.74% at a stock price of $118 for CCK. The ex-dividend date for the increased Crown Holdings dividend is March 9, 2022. Crown Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, is a leading global supplier of rigid packaging products to consumer marketing companies, as well as transit and protective packaging products, equipment and services to a broad range of end markets. World headquarters are located in Yardley, Pennsylvania . Crown Holdings initiated a quarterly dividend in 2021.

U.S. Physical Therapy (USPH) will raise its quarterly dividend by 7.9 percent to 41 cents per share in 2022. This follows a total dividend hike of 18.8 percent in 2021, when USPH announced to separate dividend increases. This marks the 11th consecutive year of dividend increases by the outpatient physical therapy clinics operator. The next USPH dividend will be paid on April 8, 2022 to shareholders of record on March 14, 2022. A new annual rate of $1.64 per share yields 2.0% at a stock price of $93.57 for U.S. Physical Therapy. The next ex-dividend date for USPH is March 11, 2022. USPH now pays an estimated $21 million in dividends to shareholders every year. U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc. operates outpatient physical therapy clinics in The United States. The company's clinics provide preventative and post-operative care for a variety of orthopedic-related disorders and sports-related injuries, treatment for neurologically-related injuries and rehabilitation of injured workers. The co...

Foot Locker (FL) announced today that the Company's Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.40 per common share for the first quarter of 2022 payable on April 29, 2022, to stockholders of record at the close of business on April 14, 2022. The new annual dividend rate of $1.60 per share yields 5.3% at a stock price of $32 for Foot Locker. Foot Locker, Inc. is a retailer of shoes and apparel. Foot Locker, Inc. is a specialty athletic retailer that, as of February 3, 2018, operated 3,310 stores in 24 countries in North America, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. Through its Foot Locker, Kids Foot Locker, Lady Foot Locker, Champs Sports, Footaction, Runners Point, Sidestep, and SIX:02 retail stores, as well as its direct-to-customer channels, including Eastbay.com, footlocker.com, and SIX02.com, the Company is a leading provider of athletic footwear and apparel. Foot Locker had paid a dividend every year (again) since 2003 before the suspension was announced in 2020, ending ...

National Storage Affiliates Trust (NSA) will raise its quarterly dividend by 10 percent to 55 cents per share. This is the second dividend announced in 2022 by NSA. The next regular cash dividends for the second quarter 2022 payable on June 30, 2022 to shareholders of record on June 15, 2022.  National Storage Affiliates Trust is a real estate investment trust focused on the ownership, operation and acquisition of self-storage properties located within metropolitan areas throughout the United States. The company owns and operates self storage properties located in the United States and Puerto Rico. The properties are managed with a local operational focus by NSA and its participating regional operators (PROs). National Storage went public in 2015 and has increased its dividend every year since. The company was co-founded by CEO Arlen D. Nordhagen in 1998 as SecurCare Self Storage.

Albemarle Corp (ALB) will raise its quarterly dividend by 1.3 percent to $0.395 per share in 2022. This will also mark the 28th consecutive year of annual dividend increases by the specialty chemicals company. The dividend yield for ALB is 0.7% at a stock price of $213. Albemarle Corporation, headquartered in Charlotte, NC, is a specialty chemicals company. Albemarle manages and reports its operations under three reportable segments: Lithium and Advanced Materials, Bromine Specialties and Refining Solutions. The end markets the company serves include energy storage, petroleum refining, consumer electronics, construction, automotive, lubricants, pharmaceuticals, crop protection and custom chemistry services. Albemarle Corporation was incorporated in Virginia in 1993 and has paid a dividend every year since 1994. In 2020 Albemarle was named to the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Index for having increased dividends every year for the last 25 consecutive years.

The Gap Inc. (GPS) will raise its quarterly dividend by 25% to 15 cents per share in 2022. Last year GPS had reinstated its quarterly dividend with a new payment of 12 cents per share. Previously, the clothing retailer last raised its quarterly dividend by 5.4 percent to $0.2425 per share in the first quarter of 2018. The next GPS dividend is payable on or after April 27, 2022 to shareholders of record at the close of business on April 6, 2022. A new annual dividend rate of 60 cents per share will yield 5% at a stock price of $11.94. The next ex-dividend date for GPS is April 5, 2022. Gap Inc. is a global retailer offering clothing, accessories, and personal care products for men, women, and children under the Old Navy, Gap, Banana Republic, Athleta, Intermix, Janie and Jack, and Hill City brands. Gap has company-operated stores, franchise stores, and e-commerce sites. The omni-channel services, including curbside pick-up, buy online pick-up in store, order-in-store, find-in-store,...

Essex Property Trust (ESS) will raise its quarterly dividend by 5.3 percent to $2.20 per share in 2022. This follows a dividend hike of 0.6 percent to $2.09 per share in 2021 and marks the 28th consecutive year of annual dividend increases by the residential REIT. Essex Property Trust, Inc. Is a real estate investment trust (REIT) engaged primarily in the ownership, operation, management, acquisition, development and redevelopment of predominantly apartment communities, located along the West Coast of the United States. The company's most important cities in terms of revenues and property income are Santa Clara, Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego, Ventura and East Bay. Essex Property Trust, Inc. became a public company in 1994.

On February 24, 2022, Prologis Inc. (PLD) announced a 25.4% dividend hike to $0.79 quarterly per share. The next dividend will be paid on March 31, 2022 to shareholders of record on March 18, 2022. This marks the 9th consecutive year of dividend increases by the logistics REIT. A new annual dividend rate of $3.16 per share yields 2.5% at a stock price of $124 for Prologis. Prologis, Inc. is a logistics real estate investment trust (REIT). The company is the owner, manager and developer of logistics and distribution facilities in markets across the Americas, Asia and Europe. Prologis leases modern logistics facilities to a diverse base of customers principally across two major categories: business-to-business and retail/online fulfillment. The company's biggest customers include Amazon, DHL, Geodis, XPOLogistics, Home Depot, FedEx, Kühne+Nagel, DSV, UPS and BMW. Prologis became a public company in 1997 and has paid a dividend to shareholders every year since.

Dell Technologies (ticker DELL) has announced today that a first dividend of $0.33 quarterly per share will be paid to shareholders on April 29, 2022. The ex-dividend date for the first DELL dividend is April 19, 2022. At a stock price of $50.35 the annual dividend rate of DELL yields 2.6%. Dell Technologies announced that its board of directors has approved a dividend policy under which the company intends to pay quarterly cash dividends on its common stock, with an initial dividend rate of $1.32 per share per year for fiscal 2023, or approximately $1 billion in aggregate. The board has declared the initial quarterly dividend of $0.33 per share, which will be payable on April 29 to stockholders of record as of April 20. Dell Technologies Inc. is a provider of information technology solutions. The two DELL segments are Infrastructure Solutions Group (ISG) and Client Solutions Group (CSG). Dell initiated a quarterly dividend in 2022.

Kronos Worldwide (KRO) has announced that it will raise its quarterly dividend by 5.6 percent to 19 cents per share in 2022. This is the first dividend hike by the US producer of titanium dioxide products since 2019 when the dividend was hiked by 5.9 percent to $0.18 per share. The next KRO dividend is payable on March 17, 2022 to stockholders of record at the close of business on March 8, 2022. The next ex-dividend date for KRO is March 7, 2022. At a stock price of $19.61 the new annual dividend rate yields 3.9%. Kronos Worldwide, Inc. is a major international producer of titanium dioxide products.  It offers its customers a portfolio of products that include TiO2 pigment grades under the Kronos brand, which provides a range of performance properties. It offers its products to domestic and international paint, plastics, decorative laminate and paper manufacturers.

Molson Coors Beverage Company (TAP) will hike its dividend by 11.8 percent to 38 cents quarterly.  On February 22, 2022, our Board of Directors declared a dividend on its Class A and Class B common shares of $0.38 per share, payable March 18, 2022, to shareholders of record on March 7, 2022. Similarly, the Board of Directors of Molson Coors Canada Inc., an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the company, on February 22, 2022, declared the Canadian dollar equivalent of the dividend declared on Molson Coors stock payable on March 18, 2022, to its Class A and Class B exchangeable shareholders of record on March 7, 2022. Molson Coors Beverage Company , formerly Molson Coors Brewing Company, is a beer brewer. The company's brands include Coors Light, Coors Banquet, Miller Lite, Molson Canadian, Carling, Staropramen, Sharp’s Doom Bar, Leinenkugel’s Summer Shandy, Blue Moon Belgian White, Hop Valley, Creemore Springs, Crispin Cider. Molson Coors operates through Molson Coors Canada, Mille...

Tronox Holdings plc (TROX), the world's leading integrated manufacturer of titanium dioxide pigment, announced today that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.125 per share.  The dividend is payable on April 8, 2022 to shareholders of record at the close of business on March 7, 2022 . A new annual dividend rate of 50 cents per share for TROX yields 2.4% at a stock price of $20.67. Tronox Holdings plc  is one of the world's leading producers of high-quality titanium products, including titanium dioxide pigment, specialty-grade titanium dioxide products and high-purity titanium chemicals; and zircon. We mine titanium-bearing mineral sands and operate upgrading facilities that produce high-grade titanium feedstock materials, pig iron and other minerals. With approximately 6,500 employees across six continents, our rich diversity, unmatched vertical integration model, and unparalleled operational and technical expertise across the value chain, position Tron...

Sinclair Broadcast Group (SBGI) will raise its quarterly dividend to $0.25 per share in 2022. This is the first dividend hike announced by SBGI since 2018.  In February 2022, the Company’s board of directors approved increasing the quarterly cash dividend to its shareholders by 25% to $0.25 per share, beginning with the quarterly dividend payable to holders of record as of March 7, 2022. Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. (SBGI) is a diversified media company and a leading provider of local sports and news. The Company owns and/or operates 21 regional sports network brands; owns, operates and/or provides services to 185 television stations in 86 markets, owns multiple national networks including Tennis Channel and Stadium; and has TV stations affiliated with all the major broadcast networks. Sinclair’s content is delivered via multiple platforms, including over-the-air, multi-channel video program distributors, and digital and streaming platforms NewsOn and STIRR. 

Verisk Analytics Inc. (VRSK) will increase its quarterly dividend by 6.9 percent to 31 cents per share. This follows a dividend hike of 7.4 percent to 29 cents per share in 2021 by the data analytics provider serving customers in insurance, natural resources and financial services.  On February 16, 2022, the VRSK Board of Directors approved a new cash dividend of 31 cents per share of common stock issued and outstanding, payable on March 31, 2022, to holders of record as of March 15, 2022.  Verisk Analytics Inc. is a data analytics provider serving customers in insurance, energy and specialized markets, and financial services. The company collects and analyzes billions of records, drawing on data assets and deep domain expertise to provide first-to-market innovations that are integrated into customer workflows. Verisk offers predictive analytics and decision support solutions to customers in rating, underwriting, claims, catastrophe and weather risk, global risk analytics, na...

Eaton Corporation plc (ETN) will raise its quarterly dividend by 6.6 percent to 81 cents per share. This follows a dividend hike of 4.1 percent to 76 cents per share in 2021 and marks 13 consecutive years of dividend increases. The next ETN dividend is payable March 31, 2022, to shareholders of record at the close of business on March 11, 2022. Eaton has paid dividends on its shares every year since 1923. The dividend yield is 2.0%. Eaton Corporation plc is a power management company. The company provides energy-efficient solutions that help its customers effectively manage electrical, hydraulic and mechanical power more reliably, safely and sustainably. The company's business segments are: Electrical Products and Electrical Systems and Services, Hydraulics, Aerospace, Vehicle and eMobility. Eaton has paid dividends on its shares every year since 1923.

Xcel Energy (XEL) will raise its quarterly dividend by 6.6 percent to 48.75 cents per share in 2022. This marks 19 straight years of dividend increases by the utility company. The next dividend is payable April 20, 2022, to shareholders of record on March 15, 2022. A new annualized dividend rate of $1.95 per share yields 2.6% at a stock price of $75. Xcel Energy Inc. is a U.S. electric and natural gas delivery company, with operations in Western and Midwestern states, including Colorado, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas and Wisconsin. The company provides energy-related products and services to electricity customers and gas customers through its regulated operating companies. The company's four operating companies are: NSP-Minnesota, NSP-Wisconsin, PSCo (Public Service Company of Colorado) and SPS (Southwestern Public Service Co).

Macy's, Inc. (M) will hike its quarterly dividend by 5% to $0.1575 per share in 2022. Last year the company reinstated a 15 cent per share quarterly dividend. The next dividend of 15.75 cents will be paid on April 1, 2022 to shareholders with an ex-dividend date of March 14, 2022. M currently yields 2.6% at a stock price of $24.42. Macy’s, Inc. operates stores in the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and Guam. The company's operations are conducted through Macy's, Bloomingdale's, Bloomingdale’s The Outlet, Macy’s Backstage, and bluemercury. In addition, Bloomingdale's in Dubai, United Arab Emirates and Al Zahra, Kuwait are operated under license agreements with Al Tayer Insignia, a company of Al Tayer Group, LLC. The company sells a wide range of merchandise, including apparel and accessories (men’s, women’s and kids'), cosmetics, home furnishings and other consumer goods. The specific assortments vary by size of store, merchandising assortmen...

Tempur Sealy International, Inc. (TPX) will hike its dividend by 11.1 percent to 10 cents per share quarterly in 2022. This follows a dividend hike of 28.6 percent to 9 cents quarterly last year. The bedding products maker started paying a quarterly dividend of 7 cents per share to shareholders in 2021. The next TPX dividend is payable on March 22 to shareholders of record as March 8, 2022. An annualized dividend rate of 40 cents per share will yield 1.3% at a stock price of $30.14. Tempur Sealy International, Inc. is a bedding and bedding products manufacturer. The company's two segments are North America and International. The North America segment consists of Tempur and Sealy manufacturing and distribution subsidiaries, joint ventures and licensees located in the United States and Canada. Its International segment consists of Tempur and Sealy manufacturing and distribution subsidiaries, joint ventures and licensees located in Europe, Asia-Pacific and Latin America. Brands includ...

The Wendy's Company (WEN) will raise its quarterly dividend by 4.2 percent to $0.125 per share in 2022. The next dividend of $0.125 per share is payable on March 15, 2022, to shareholders of record as of March 7, 2022. A new annual rate of 50 cents per share yields approximately 2.9% at a stock price of $17.39 for Wendy's. The ex-dividend date for the next WEN dividend is March 4, 2022. The Wendy's Company is quick-service hamburger company. Wendy's is best known for its made-to-order square hamburgers, using fresh, never frozen beef, freshly-prepared salads with hand-chopped lettuce, and other signature items like chili, baked potatoes and the Frosty dessert. The Wendy's system includes franchise and company-operated restaurants in the United States and worldwide. Wendy's is also a partner in a Canadian restaurant real estate joint venture with a subsidiary of Restaurant Brands International Inc. (Tim Hortons and Burger King). Wendy's was founded in 1969 by...

Danaher Corporation (DHR) will raise its quarterly dividend by 19% to 25 cents per share in 2022. This follows a dividend hike of 16.7 percent to 21 cents per share announced by DHR in 2021 and marks 5 years of dividend growth by the medical and industrial conglomerate. The increased DHR dividend is payable on April 29, 2022 to holders of record on March 25, 2022. A new annualized dividend rate of $1.00 per share yields 0.4% at a stock price of $240.45. Danaher Corporation designs, manufactures and markets professional, medical, industrial and commercial products and services. Danaher’s business consists of four segments: Life Sciences; Diagnostics; Dental; and Environmental & Applied Solutions. Danaher Corporation, originally DMG, Inc., was organized in 1969 as a Massachusetts real estate investment trust. In 1978 it was reorganized as a Florida corporation under the name Diversified Mortgage Investors, Inc. which in a second reorganization in 1980 became a subsidiary of a newly c...

Flushing Financial (FFIC) announced today that the Company's Board of Directors declared a $0.22 per share quarterly dividend to be paid on March 25, 2022 to shareholders of record on March 11, 2022. This is the first dividend hike announced by FFIC since 2019. The new dividend yield is 3.9% at a stock price of $22.33 for Flushing Financial. Flushing Financial Corporation is the holding company for Flushing Bank. The bank serves consumers, businesses, and public entities by offering deposit, loan, and cash management services through its banking offices located in Queens, Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Nassau County. FFIC also operates an online banking division, iGObanking.com, which offers competitively priced deposit products to consumers in the United States.

EPR Properties (EPR) will hike its monthly dividend by 10 percent to $0.275 per share in 2022. Last year EPR reinstated its monthly dividend at a 25 cent per share monthly rate versus 38.25 cents earlier. The REIT suspended its monthly dividend in 2020 because of COVID-19, ending 10 consecutive years of increases.  The next EPR dividend is payable on April 18, 2022 to shareholders of record on March 31, 2022. The next ex-dividend date will be March 30, 2022 and EPR yields 6.6% at a stock price of $51.32. EPR Properties is a specialty real estate investment trust (REIT) that invests in entertainment, education and recreation properties. EPR has investments in megaplex theatres, entertainment retail centers, family entertainment centers, public charter schools, early education centers, K-12 private schools, ski areas, waterparks, golf entertainment complexes and other recreational real estate. EPR Properties had paid a dividend every year since 1997 before the 2020 dividend suspensio...

Texas Roadhouse (TXRH) will hike its dividend by 15% in 2022. Last year TXRH reinstated its quarterly dividend in 2021 with a first payment of 40 cents per share. In May 2020 the restaurant company suspended its quarterly dividend because of COVID-19, just after the company raised its quarterly dividend by 20.0 percent to $0.36 per share, marking 9 consecutive years of dividend increases.  The new expected annual dividend rate of $1.84 per share will yield 2.3% at a stock price of $75. The next TXRH dividend will be paid on March 25, 2022 with an ex-dividend date of March 8, 2022. Texas Roadhouse, Inc. is a restaurant company, which operates in the casual dining segment. The company offers an assortment of seasoned and aged steaks hand-cut daily on the premises and cooked to order over open grills. The company owns company restaurants and franchise restaurants primarily in the United States. The company's founder, chairman and chief executive officer, W. Kent Taylor, started the bu...

Home Depot (HD) will raise its quarterly dividend by 15.2 percent to $1.90 per share in 2022. This comes after a dividend hike 10 percent to $1.65 per share in 2021 and marks the 13th consecutive year of annual dividend increases by the world's largest home improvement retailer. The next HD dividend is payable on March 24, 2022. The next ex-dividend date for Home Depot stock is March 9, 2022. The new annual dividend rate of $7.60 per share yields 2.4% at a stock price of $316. The Home Depot, Inc. is a home improvement retailer.  The company sells building materials, home improvement products, lawn and garden products, décor products and provides home improvement installation services and tool and equipment rental. The Home Depot stores are located throughout the U.S., including the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the territories of the U.S. Virgin Islands and Guam, Canada, and Mexico.

The Hackett Group (HCKT) will hike its quarterly dividend by 10 percent to 11 cents per share in the second quarter of 2022.   This post will be updated later.

Douglas Dynamics Inc. (PLOW) will increase its quarterly dividend by another 1.8 percent to 29 cents per share in 2022, matching last year's hike by the manufacturer of vehicle attachments and equipment. PLOW has now raised its dividend for 12 consecutive years. A new annual rate of $1.16 per share yields 3.7% at a stock price of $31.50. Douglas Dynamics, Inc. is a manufacturer of vehicle attachments and equipment. The company’s portfolio of products and services includes manufactured snow and ice attachments sold under the FISHER, HENDERSON, SNOWEX and WESTERN brands, and the up-fit of market leading attachments for commercial work vehicles under the DEJANA brand. Douglas Dynamics has paid a dividend every year since its initial public offering in 2010.

PPL Corporation (PPL) will cut its quarterly dividend by 51.8 percent to 20 cents per share. The utility holding company last raised its quarterly dividend by 0.6 percent to $0.415 per share in 2020, at the time marking 19 consecutive years of increases. From the company's press release: In addition, PPL announced a quarterly common stock dividend of $0.20 per share, payable April 1, 2022, to shareowners of record as of March 10, 2022. This will mark the company's 305th consecutive quarterly dividend paid since 1946. The dividend payment is based on projected earnings per share from PPL's existing business operations in Pennsylvania and Kentucky and the company's targeted payout ratio of 60%-65%. During its investor day, PPL plans to provide updated annualized dividend expectations and future dividend growth projections that are in line with earnings per share growth. The new annual dividend rate of $0.80 for PPL per share yields 3.1% at a stock price of $26.10. PPL Cor...

NextEra Energy Inc. (NEE) will raise its quarterly dividend by 10.4 percent to 42.5 cents per share in 2022. This follows a dividend hike of 10 percent to $0.385 per share in 2021, adjusted for the 1:4 stock split in October 2020. Dividend Aristocrat NextEra has now raised the dividend 28 consecutive years. The next dividend is payable on March 15, 2022 and the next ex-dividend date for NEE is February 28, 2022. The new annualized rate of $1.70 per share yields 2.3% at a stock price of $74.15. NextEra will now pay an estimated $3.3 billion in dividends to shareholders annually. The average dividend growth rate for NEE is 11.6 percent annually based on the last five years. NextEra Energy, Inc. is a clean energy company headquartered in Juno Beach, Florida. NextEra Energy owns two electric companies in Florida: Florida Power & Light Company, which serves customer accounts in Florida and is one of the largest rate-regulated electric utilities in the United States; and Gulf Power Comp...

Bruker Corporation (BRKR) will raise its quarterly dividend by 25 percent to 5 cents per share in 2022. This is the first ever dividend hike announced by the medical devices maker since the company started paying a quarterly dividend of $0.04 per share in 2016. Bruker Corporation designs and manufactures scientific instruments, and analytical and diagnostic solutions. Bruker's high-performance scientific instruments and high-value analytical solutions enable scientists to explore life and materials at molecular, cellular and microscopic levels.

Humana (HUM) will raise its quarterly dividend by 12.5 percent to 78.75 cents per share in 2022. This follows a dividend hike of 12.0 percent to 70 cents per share in 2021 and marks 11 consecutive years of dividend growth for HUM. The next HUM dividend will be paid on April 29, 2022 to shareholders of record on March 31, 2022. A new annualized dividend rate of $3.15 per share yields 0.7% at a stock price of $443. Humana Inc. is a health and well-being company. Humana offers coordinated health care to employer groups, government-sponsored plans, and individuals through its clinical capabilities, resources and tools, such as in home care, behavioral health, pharmacy services, data analytics and wellness solutions. Humana Inc. was organized as a Delaware corporation in 1964 and became a public company in 1971. The company has paid a dividend every since 2011.

Brunswick Corporation (BC) will raise its quarterly dividend by 9 percent to 36.5 cents quarterly per share in 2022. This marks 10 straight years of dividend increases for BC. Brunswick Corporation is a manufacturer of recreational marine products, including marine propulsion products, parts and accessories, and boat brands, and operate service and shared access businesses, including the boat club. The company's brands include Mercury, Mariner, MotorGuide, Ancor, Attwood, BEP, Blue Sea Systems, Czone, Del City, Garelick, Lenco Marine, Marinco, Mastervolt, Mercury, NAUTIC-ON, Park Power, Progressive Industries, ProMariner, Quicksilver, Whale, Land 'N' Sea, Kellogg Marine, Lankhorst Taselaar, Payne's Marine, BLA, Bayliner, Boston Whaler, Brunswick, Crestliner, Cypress Cay, Harris, Lowe, Lund, Princecraft, Quicksilver, Rayglass, Sea Ray, Thunder Jet, Uttern boats, Life Fitness, Hammer Strength, Cybex, Indoor Cycling Group, SCIFIT and Brunswick billiards tables, accessories...

On February 17, 2022, Coca-Cola (KO) announced a 4.8% dividend increase to $0.44 quarterly per share. Coca-Cola has now raised its dividend 60 consecutive years. The next dividend is payable April 1, 2022, to shareowners of record as of March 15, 2022. A new annualized dividend rate of $1.76 per share yields 2.8% at a stock price of $62.91. According to calculations by dividendhike.com Coca-Cola will now pay $7.6 billion in dividends to shareholders annually if this new dividend hike is included. The Coca-Cola Company is the world's largest nonalcoholic beverage company. The company owns or licenses and markets more than 500 beverage brands, which are grouped into category clusters: sparkling soft drinks; water, enhanced water and sports drinks; juice, dairy and plant-based beverages; tea and coffee; and energy drinks. In addition to Coca-Cola, the company's brand portfolio also includes AdeS soy-based beverages, Ayataka green tea, Costa coffee, Dasani waters, Del Valle juices ...

Extra Space Storage Inc. (EXR) will raise its quarterly dividend 20 percent to $1.50 per share in 2022. This follows 2 dividend hikes by the self-storage REIT last year and marks 12 consecutive years of dividend increases. The increased EXR dividend is payable on March 31, 2022 to stockholders of record at the close of business on March 15, 2022. A new annualized dividend rate of $6.00 per share yields 2.6% at a stock price of $190. Extra Space Storage Inc. is a self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT). The Company owns, operates, manages, acquires, develops and redevelops self-storage properties located throughout the United States. EXR is the second largest owner and/or operator of self-storage properties in the United States and is the largest self-storage management company in the United States. Extra Space Storage has paid a dividend to shareholders every year since 2004.

First Financial Northwest (FFNW) increases dividend by 9.1 percent to 12 cents quarterly. The next dividend will be paid on March 25, 2022. A new 48 cent per share annual dividend yields 2.9% at a stock price of $16.46 for FFNW. This post will be updated later. First Financial Northwest, Inc. is the parent company of First Financial Northwest Bank, a Washington State chartered commercial bank headquartered in Renton, Washington, serving the Puget Sound Region through its four full-service banking offices.

Ottawa Savings Bancorp (OTTW) has announced today that it will increase its quarterly dividend by 10 percent to $0.11 per share. The new dividend yield for OTTW is 3.0% at a stock price of $14.55. The next OTTW dividend will be paid on March 16, 2022  to shareholders of record on March 2, 2022. Ottawa Bancorp, Inc. is the holding company for Ottawa Savings Bank, FSB which provides various financial services to individual and corporate customers in the United States. OTTW's business is to attract deposits from the general public and use those funds to originate and purchase one- to four-family, multi-family and non-residential real estate, construction, commercial and consumer loans, which the Bank primarily holds for investment. The company has been paying a dividend since 2017.

Emclaire Financial (EMCF) will raise its quarterly dividend by 3.3 percent to $0.31 per share in 2022. The new dividend yield for EMCF is 3.4% based on a stock price of $36.05. Emclaire Financial Corp is the parent company of the Farmers National Bank of Emlenton, a community commercial bank headquartered in Emlenton, Pennsylvania.  EMCF provides a range of retail and commercial financial products and services to customers in western Pennsylvania, through its wholly owned subsidiary bank, The Farmers National Bank of Emlenton (the Bank). Emclaire has been paying a dividend to shareholders every year since 2013.

Cisco Systems Inc. (CSCO) will raise its quarterly dividend by 2.7 percent to 38 cents per share. This comes after a dividend hike of 2.8 percent to 37 cents per share in 2021 and marks the 11th consecutive year of dividend increases by the technology company. The next CSCO dividend will be paid on April 27, 2022 to all shareholders of record as of the close of business on April 6, 2022. A new annual dividend rate of $1.52 per share yields 3.4% at a stock price of $45. Cisco Systems, Inc. designs and sells a range of products, provides services and delivers integrated solutions to develop and connect networks around the world. The company's business is organized into three geographic segments: Americas; Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA); and Asia Pacific, Japan, and China (APJC). Cisco's products and technologies are grouped into the following categories Infrastructure Platforms, Applications, Security and Other Products.  In addition to its product offerings, Cisco provid...

Wabtec (WAB) will raise its quarterly dividend by 25 percent to $0.15 per share. Its the first dividend hike since 2017 by the company known in full as Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation. The next WAB dividend will be paid on May 27, 2022 with an ex-dividend date of May 19, 2022. Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation (Wabtec), doing business as Wabtec Corporation, is a provider of technology-based equipment and services for the global freight and transit rail industries. Through its subsidiaries, the company manufactures a range of products for locomotives, freight cars and passenger transit vehicles.

CSX Corporation (CSX) will raise its quarterly dividend by 7.1 percent to 10 cents per share. The railroad company announced a dividend hike of 7.7 percent to 28 cents per share in 2021 and has now increased its dividend 18 straight years. The new $0.10 quarterly dividend is payable on March 15, 2022, to CSX shareholders of record at the close of business on February 28, 2022. The new annual CSX dividend rate of $0.40 per share yields 1.2% at a stock price of $32.78. The average dividend growth rate in the last five years for CSX Corporation now drops to 8.4 percent annually if we include this new hike just announced for 2022. The company pays shareholders a total dividend of $887 million annually based on calculations by dividendhike.com. CSX Corporation is a transportation company. It provides rail, intermodal and rail-to-truck transload services and solutions to customers across markets, including energy, industrial, construction, agricultural, and consumer products. CSX’s principal...

Analog Devices (ADI) announced on February 15, 2022 that it will raise its quarterly dividend by 10.1 percent to $0.76 per share in the first quarter. This comes after a dividend hike of 11.3 percent to 69 cents per share in 2021 and at the same time marks ADI's 19th consecutive year of dividend increases by the semiconductor company. The next ADI dividend is payable on March 8, 2022 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on February 25, 2022. A new annual rate of $3.04 per share yields 1.9% at a stock price of $159. ADI will now pay shareholders a total estimated dividend of $1.63 billion. The next ex-dividend date for ADI shares is February 24, 2022. Analog Devices, Inc. is a global high-performance analog technology company. Analog Devices designs, manufactures, and markets a broad portfolio of solutions, including integrated circuits (ICs), algorithms, software, and subsystems that leverage high-performance analog, mixed-signal, and digital signal processing tech...

Huntsman Corporation (HUN) will hike its quarterly dividend by 13.3 percent to 21.25 cents per share in 2022. The dividend is payable on March 31, 2022, to stockholders of record as of March 15, 2022. Commenting on the Board's action, Peter Huntsman , Chairman of the Board, President and CEO, said: "Given our business results and outlook, the Board of Directors will continue to ensure that we remain competitive in how we return value to our shareholders." Huntsman Corporation is a publicly traded global manufacturer and marketer of differentiated and specialty chemicals. HUN chemical products number in the thousands and are sold worldwide to manufacturers serving a broad and diverse range of consumer and industrial end markets. Huntsman operates through four segments: Polyurethanes, Performance Products, Advanced Materials and Textile Effects. 

Dividend Aristocrat Genuine Parts Company (GPC) will raise its quarterly dividend by 9.8 percent to 89.5 cents per share in 2022. This comes after a dividend hike of 3.2 percent to 81.5 cents per share by GPC in 2021 and marks the 66th consecutive year of dividend increases by the automotive replacement parts distributor. This also is the biggest dividend hike announced by GPC since 2012, when the company hiked by exactly 10 percent. The next dividend is payable April 1, 2022 to shareholders of record March 4, 2022. A new annualized dividend rate of $3.58 per share yields 2.8% at a stock price of $127. Genuine Parts Co will now pay shareholders an estimated $510 million in dividends every year. Genuine Parts Company is a distributor of automotive replacement parts in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Australasia, France, the U.K., Germany and Poland. The Company also distributes industrial replacement parts and electrical specialty materials in the U.S., Canada and Mexico through its Industri...

Moody's Corporation (MCO) will raise its quarterly dividend by 12.9 percent to 70 cents per share. This comes after a 10.7 percent hike to 62 cents per share in 2021 and will mark 12 consecutive years of increased dividends. The next MCO dividend will be payable on March 18, 2022 to stockholders of record at the close of business on February 25, 2022. The new annualized dividend rate of $2.80 per share yields 0.8% at a stock price of $323. Moody's will pay shareholders an estimated total dividend of $521 million annually based on calculations by dividendhike . Moody’s returned $463 million to its stockholders via dividend payments during 2021. On February 7, 2022, the Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.70 per share of MCO Common Stock. 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...

Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc. (HE) will raise its quarterly dividend by 2.9 percent to 35 cents per share in 2022. This follows a dividend hike of 3.0 percent to 34 cents per share in 202 and marks the 4th consecutive year of dividend increases. The next dividend is payable March 10, 2022, to shareholders of record at the close of business on February 24, 2022 (ex-dividend date of February 23, 2022). The dividend is equivalent to an annual rate of $1.40 per share. Dividends have been paid on an uninterrupted basis since 1901. At the indicated annual dividend rate and based on the closing share price on February 11, 2022 of $41.29, HEI's dividend yield is 3.4%. Hawaiian Electric Industries will now pay shareholders an estimated $153 million in dividend annually. The company kept its dividend steady for more than a decade before the first hike was announced in 2019. Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc. supplies power to approximately 95% of Hawaii's population through its elect...

Whirlpool Corporation (WHR) will raise its quarterly dividend by 25 percent to $1.75 per share in 2022. This follows a dividend hike of 12 percent in Q2 of 2021 and will mark the 12th consecutive calendar year of dividend increases by the appliances maker. The next dividend is payable June 15, 2022, to stockholders of record at the close of business on May 20, 2022. The next ex-dividend date for Whirlpool stock is May 19, 2022. A new annual dividend rate of $7.00 per share yields 4.1% at a stock price of $175. Whirlpool Corporation is a manufacturer and marketer of home appliances. The company markets its Whirlpool, KitchenAid, Maytag, Consul, Brastemp, Amana, Bauknecht, Jenn-Air, Indesit and other brand names worldwide. Whirlpool markets and distributes its products in Asia primarily under the Whirlpool, Maytag, KitchenAid, Amana, Bauknecht, Jenn-Air, Diqua and Royalstar brand names. It manufactures and markets a line of home appliances and related products. The company has been payin...

Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) will increase its quarterly dividend by 6.5 percent to 49 cents per share in 2022. This comes after a dividend hike of 7 percent to 46 cents per share in 2021. The payment processing and technology solutions company now has 31 consecutive years of annual dividend increases. The next JKHY dividend is payable on March 25, 2022 , to stockholders of record as of March 8, 2022 . Kevin D. Williams , CFO and Treasurer of Jack Henry & Associates, stated, "Our company continues to have strong organic growth and cash flows, even with our continued investments in our company through capital expenditures and research & development initiatives.  This increase in our dividend authorization evidences our continued confidence that these trends will continue and our commitment to deploy our cash to the benefit of our shareholders." Jack Henry has paid consecutive quarterly dividends since 1991, and 2022 marks the company's 33rd increase in divid...

AMETEK, Inc. (AME) will raise its quarterly dividend by 10 percent to 22 cents per share in 2022. This follows a dividend hike of 11.1 percent to 20 cents per share in 2021 and marks 3 years in a row in increased dividends for AME. The next AME dividend is payable on June 30, 2022 to shareholders of record as of June 10, 2022. The new annual dividend rate of $0.88 per share yields 0.7% at a stock price of $122.55. The next ex-dividend date for AMETEK is June 9, 2022. AME pays an estimated total of $204 million in dividends to all shareholders together. AMETEK, Inc. is a manufacturer of electronic instruments and electromechanical devices. The company has operations in North America, Europe, Asia and South America. Its end markets include medical, automation, petrochemical and other industrial markets. AME operates a network of aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facilities. The company has paid a dividend every year to shareholders since 1997.