5 Stocks Providing Positive Feedback With Higher Dividends

It seems that every investing article ends with the same conclusion - you should be buying dividend stocks. Beyond the simple concepts, some of the writers are making really bad recommendations and cross-breeding dividend investing with their preferred form of investing. Dividend growth investing is not about exit points, momentum swings, relative strength, sector rotation; instead it is about studying fundamentals, selecting superior stocks and building a portfolio with a long-term horizon. When we buy a dividend stock, we hope to hold it forever.

This week several companies provided their shareholders positive feedback with increased cash dividends:

Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY) recently increased its quarterly dividend 2.5% to $0.41 per share. The dividend is payable Feb. 1, 2019 to stockholders of record on Jan. 4, 2019, with an ex-dividend date of Jan. 3, 2019. The yield based on the new payout is 6.0%.

Bank OZK (OZK) recently increased its quarterly dividend 4.8% to $0.22 per share. The dividend is payable Jan. 22, 2019 to stockholders of record on Jan. 15, 2019, with an ex-dividend date of Jan. 141, 2019. The yield based on the new payout is 3.8%.

Owens Corning (OC) recently increased its quarterly dividend 4.8% to $0.22 per share. The dividend is payable Jan. 18, 2019 to stockholders of record on Jam. 3, 2019, with an ex-dividend date of Jam. 2, 2019. The yield based on the new payout is 2.1%.

Watsco (WSO) recently increased its quarterly dividend 10% to $1.60 per share. The dividend is payable Jan. 31, 2019 to stockholders of record on Jan. 31, 2019, with an ex-dividend date of Jan. 16, 2019. The yield based on the new payout is 4.6%.

Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN) recently increased its quarterly dividend 5.6% to $0.19 per share. The dividend is payable Jan. 22, 2019 to stockholders of record on Jan. 8, 2019, with an ex-dividend date of Jan. 7, 2019. The yield based on the new payout is 6.0%.

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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