Dividend Growth Forum

Since it wasnt captured here yesterday:

Kinder Morgan (KMI) cuts dividend 75%
Forward yield: 3.3%

Freeport McMoRan (FCX) says it is suspending its dividend of $0.20/share
http://seekingalpha.com/news/2973676-fre...ding-plans

Stryker Corp (SYK) raises dividend 10%
http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtm...ID=2121618

(12-09-2015, 11:12 AM)Roadmap2Retire Wrote: [ -> ]Freeport McMoRan (FCX) says it is suspending its dividend of $0.20/share
http://seekingalpha.com/news/2973676-fre...ding-plans

BHP can't be much behind on a cut or suspension.

From Yahoo (after hours announcement):

NEW YORK, Dec. 10, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- W. P. Carey Inc. (WPC) reported today that its Board of Directors increased its quarterly cash dividend to $0.9646 per share, equivalent to an annualized dividend rate of $3.86 per share. The dividend is payable on January 15, 2016, to stockholders of record as of December 31, 2015.

• Boeing (BA -1.1%) is up 0.9% after hours following a move to bump its dividend 20%, and an increase in its repurchase authorization to $14B total.
  
• Some $5.25B had remained on the company's prior buyback authorization, which was for $12B last December. This year's buybacks are complete after Boeing repurchased $6.75B.
  
• The new $14B authorization replaces the former one, and the company expects to resume buybacks in January.
  
• The dividend increase marks the fifth straight year with a raise.
  

Pfizer (NYSEFE) declares $0.30/share quarterly dividend, 7.1% increase from prior dividend of $0.28.
Forward yield 3.73%
Payable March 2; for shareholders of record Feb. 5; ex-div Feb. 3.

(12-14-2015, 04:43 PM)rapidacid Wrote: [ -> ]Pfizer (NYSEFE) declares $0.30/share quarterly dividend, 7.1% increase from prior dividend of $0.28.
Forward yield 3.73%
Payable March 2; for shareholders of record Feb. 5; ex-div Feb. 3.

That's an ok raise -- I'll take it.

Another steady year or two and the dividend will be back to the level it was back when I bought the shares in 2008!

I bought the shares for $16.22 each with a dividend of $1.28, for a starting yield of 7.89 percent. With this recent raise, my yield on cost is back up to 7.4 percent.

Franklin Resources (NYSE:BEN) declares $0.18/share quarterly dividend, 20% increase from prior dividend of $0.15.
Forward yield 2.02%
Payable Jan. 13; for shareholders of record Dec. 29; ex-div Dec. 24.

(12-15-2015, 08:24 PM)rapidacid Wrote: [ -> ]Franklin Resources (NYSE:BEN) declares $0.18/share quarterly dividend, 20% increase from prior dividend of $0.15.
Forward yield 2.02%
Payable Jan. 13; for shareholders of record Dec. 29; ex-div Dec. 24.

Nice!

Realty Income (NYSE:O) declares $0.191/share monthly dividend, 0.3% increase from prior dividend of $0.1905.
Forward yield 4.59%
Payable Jan. 15; for shareholders of record Jan. 4; ex-div Dec. 30.

CVS Health (NYSE:CVS) declares $0.425/share quarterly dividend, 21.4% increase from prior dividend of $0.35.
Forward yield 1.84%
Payable Feb. 2; for shareholders of record Jan. 22; ex-div Jan. 20.