7 Stocks Sending More Cash To Shareholders With Higher Dividends

Any income investor will tell you that it is important for a company to sustain its dividend. However, as an investor in dividend growth stocks, it is not enough to simply sustain the dividend – we want to own companies that are capable of sustained dividend growth. Needless to say, this is a little more difficult to accomplish, but well-worth the time to find companies that can deliver on this expectation.

Below are several companies growing their dividend and sending more cash to their shareholders:



Yum China (NYSE:YUMC) recently increased its quarterly dividend 20% to $0.12 per share. The dividend is payable Dec. 18, 2018 to stockholders of record on Nov. 27, 2018, with an ex-dividend date of Nov. 26, 2018. The yield based on the new payout is 1.5%.

Manulife Financial (NYSE:MFC) recently increased its quarterly dividend 14% to $0.25 per share. The dividend is payable Dec. 19, 2018 to stockholders of record on Nov. 20, 2018, with an ex-dividend date of Nov. 19, 2018. The yield based on the new payout is 6.3%.

Apollo Global Management (NYSE:APO) recently increased its quarterly dividend 7% to $0.46 per share. The dividend is payable Nov. 30, 2018 to stockholders of record on Nov. 20, 2018, with an ex-dividend date of Nov. 19, 2018. The yield based on the new payout is 6.2%.

Estee Lauder (NYSE:EL) recently increased its quarterly dividend 13% to $0.43 per share. The dividend is payable Dec. 17, 2018 to stockholders of record on Nov. 30, 2018, with an ex-dividend date of Nov. 29, 2018. The yield based on the new payout is 1.3%.

Carlyle (NASDAQ:CG) recently increased its quarterly dividend 91% to $0.42 per share. The dividend is payable Nov. 20, 2018 to stockholders of record on Nov. 13, 2018, with an ex-dividend date of Nov. 9, 2018. The yield based on the new payout is 8.6%.

Cognex (NASDAQ:CGNX) recently increased its quarterly dividend 11% to $0.05 per share. The dividend is payable Nov. 30, 2018 to stockholders of record on Nov. 16, 2018, with an ex-dividend date of Nov. 15, 2018. The yield based on the new payout is 0.5%.

Ladder Capital (NYSE:LADR) recently increased its quarterly dividend 4.6% to $0.34 per share. The dividend is payable Jan. 24, 2019 to stockholders of record on Dec. 10, 2018, with an ex-dividend date of Dec. 7, 2018. The company declared additional year-end stock dividend of $0.23/share, payable along with the quarterly dividend. The yield based on the new payout is 8.1%.

Selecting stocks with increasing dividends is critical for an income growth strategy. The above list contains stocks that recently raised their dividends; it is not a list of recommend buys. As always, due diligence should be performed before buying or selling any stock.

Full Disclosure: No position in the aforementioned securities.

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