7 Dividend Stocks Building Shareholder Returns With Higher Dividends

It's human nature for new income investors to focus on yield. Many eventually learn that above average yields often carry an above average risk of a dividend cut, loss of invested capital or both. People involved in extreme sports/hobbies, such as base jumping, hang gliding and shark diving, do things to minimize risk and protect themselves. In much the same way those investing in dividend stocks, can do certain things to increase their chance of success. One method is to focus on stocks the consistently increase their dividends.

Below are several stocks building shareholder returns with higher dividends:

Microsoft (MSFT) recently increased its quarterly dividend 11% to $0.51 per share. The dividend is payable Dec. 12, 2019 to stockholders of record on Nov. 21, 2019, with an ex-dividend date of Nov. 20, 2019. The yield based on the new payout is 1.5%. In addition, the board approved a new share repurchase program authorizing up to $40B in share repurchases.

JPMorgan Chase (JPM) recently increased its quarterly dividend 12% to $0.90 per share. The dividend is payable Oct. 31, 2019 to stockholders of record on Oct. 4, 2019, with an ex-dividend date of Oct. 3, 2019. The yield based on the new payout is 3.0%.

McDonald's (MCD) recently increased its quarterly dividend 7.8% to $1.25 per share. The dividend is payable Dec. 16, 2019 to stockholders of record on Dec. 2, 2019, with an ex-dividend date of Nov. 29, 2019. The yield based on the new payout is 2.4%.

Realty Income (O) recently increased its quarterly dividend 0.2% to $0.227 per share. The dividend is payable Oct. 15, 2019 to stockholders of record on Oct. 1, 2019, with an ex-dividend date of Sep. 30, 2019. The yield based on the new payout is 3.6%.

Texas Instruments (TXN) recently increased its quarterly dividend 17% to $0.90 per share. The dividend is payable Nov. 18, 2019 to stockholders of record on Oct. 31, 2019, with an ex-dividend date of Oct. 30, 2019. The yield based on the new payout is 2.8%.

U.S. Bancorp (USB) recently increased its quarterly dividend 13% to $0.42 per share. The dividend is payable Oct. 15, 2019 to stockholders of record on Sep. 30, 2019, with an ex-dividend date of Sep. 27, 2019. The yield based on the new payout is 3.1%.

W. P. Carey (WPC) recently increased its quarterly dividend 0.2% to $1.36 per share. The dividend is payable Oct. 15, 2019 to stockholders of record on Sep. 30, 2019, with an ex-dividend date of Sep. 27, 2019. The yield based on the new payout is 4.7%.

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: Long MSFT, MCD, O, TXN,

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