Dividend Track Records

On March 6, 2023, Dentsply Sirona (XRAY) announced that it will raise its quarterly dividend by 12 percent to $0.14 per share. This marks 5 straight years of increased dividends by the dental products maker. XRAY also announced a $150 million accelerated share buyback program. The next XRAY dividend is payable on April 14, 2023, to holders of record at the close of business on March 31, 2023. The ex-date for the next Dentsply Sirona dividend is March 30, 2023. A new annual rate of 56 cents per share yields 1.4% at a stock price of $39.27. XRAY now pays an estimated $120 million annual dividend to shareholders. Dentsply Sirona Inc., formerly Dentsply International Inc., is a manufacturer of professional dental products and technologies. The Company also manufactures and markets consumable medical device products consisting mainly of urological catheters and certain surgical products.

On March 6, 2023, Horace Mann Educators (HMN) announced that it will raise its quarterly dividend by 3.1 percent to $0.33 per share. This marks the 15th consecutive year of dividend increases by the company. This represents an indicated annual dividend of $1.32 per share. The quarterly dividend is payable on March 31, 2023, to shareholders of record as of March 16, 2023. The new dividend yield for HMN is 3.5% at a stock price of $36.47. “This is the 15th consecutive year the Board has increased the annual shareholder cash dividend, reflecting Horace Mann’s commitment to long-term shareholder value creation,” said Marita Zuraitis, Horace Mann President and CEO. “The steadily increasing cash dividend and opportunistic share repurchases are important aspects of that commitment. However, increasing our share of the education market — through both our school district employer and individual educator channels — remains our strategic priority. Horace Mann Educators Corporation is an insurance...

On February 22, 2023, Deere & Company (DE) announced a 4.2% dividend hike to $1.25 quarterly per share. This dividend will be paid on May 8, 2023 to shareholders of record on March 31, 2023. In 2022 the tractor maker announced a dividend hike of 14.3%. Deere & Company is a manufacturer of agricultural, construction and forestry equipment. Deere operates three business segments: agriculture and turf, construction and forestry, and financial services. The agriculture and turf segment manufactures and distributes a line of agriculture and turf equipment and related service parts. The construction and forestry segment manufactures and distributes a range of machines and service parts. The company's financial services segment primarily finances sales and leases by the company dealers of new and used agriculture and turf equipment and construction and forestry equipment. Deere has been paying a dividend to shareholders every year since at least 1971.

On February 20, 2023, Bluegreen Vacations Corporation (BVH) has declared a new quarterly dividend of $0.20 per share, up a third from the previous quarterly dividend. Bluegreen reinstated its dividend in 2022. The next BVH dividend will be payable on March 20, 2023 to all shareholders of record at the close of trading on March 06, 2023. The ex-dividend date for the next BVH dividend of 20 cents will be March 3, 2023. The dividend yields 2.5% to shareholders at a stock price of $32.37. The new annual dividend payment for BVH is an estimated $19 million. Bluegreen Vacations Corporation is a vacation ownership company that markets and sells vacation ownership interests (VOIs) and manages resorts in leisure and urban destinations. The Bluegreen Vacation Club is a flexible, points-based, deeded vacation ownership plan. Bluegreen Vacations also offers a portfolio of comprehensive, fee-based resort management, financial, and sales and marketing services, to or on behalf of third parties. Blue...

On February 17, 2023, The Allstate Corporation (ALL) announced that it will hike its quarterly dividend by 4.7% to $0.89 per share. This marks 13 consecutive years of dividend growth for the insurer and comes after a 4.9% hike in 2022. Allstate declared a quarterly dividend of $0.89 cents on each outstanding share of the corporation's common stock, payable in cash on April 3, 2023, to stockholders of record at the close of business on Feb. 28, 2023. A new annualized dividend rate of $3.56 per share yields 2.6% at a stock price of $135. The next ex-dividend date is February 27, 2023. “Allstate continues to provide excellent cash returns for our shareholders. The increase in our dividend this quarter demonstrates our commitment to returning capital to our shareholders, and is a sign of Allstate’s continued financial strength,” said Jess Merten, Allstate’s Chief Financial Officer. “Over the past five years, Allstate has returned more than $15.5 billion to shareholders while continuing...

On February 17, 2023, motorcycle maker Harley-Davidson, Inc. (HOG) announced a 4.8% dividend hike to $0.165 quarterly per share. This follows a 5% dividend hike in 2022 and marks the 3rd straight year of dividend growth. HOG however did cut The dividend is payable March 20, 2023 to the shareholders of record of the Company's common stock as of March 3, 2023. HOG's new annual dividend of 66 cents currently yields 1.4% at a stock price of $48.47. The next ex-dividend date is March 2, 2023. Harley-Davidson, Inc. is the parent company of Harley-Davidson Motor Company and Harley-Davidson Financial Services. The company manufactures and sells at wholesale cruiser and touring motorcycles. The Financial Services segment consists of HDFS, which provides wholesale and retail financing and insurance-related programs to the Harley-Davidson dealers and their retail customers. Harley-Davidson has been paying a dividend every year since 1993.

On February 15, 2023, Equinix (EQIX) announced a 10% dividend hike to $3.41 quarterly per share. The next quarterly common stock dividend will be paid on March 22, 2023, to shareholders of record on March 7, 2023. This marks the 8th consecutive year of dividend growth for Equinix. Equinix, Inc. is a data center REIT, connecting companies directly to their customers and partners across its interconnected data center and interconnection platform. The company's customers include enterprises, cloud and IT services providers, media and content companies, financial services firms, IoT and big data providers, and network and mobile services providers. The company has operations in the Americas, Asia-Pacific, and Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Equinix became a public company in 2000 and elected to be taxed as a REIT for federal income tax purposes effective January 1, 2015.