04-14-2014, 04:34 PM
(04-14-2014, 03:58 PM)earthtodan Wrote: The dividend growth rate has been very strong but earnings have not kept pace. With single digit EPS growth it's hard to see how this can continue.
If they can pull of the estimated $2.99 for 2014, and then build on that in subsequent years, then that would be great earnings movement that would set the stage for increased dividend jumps in the future. $2.99 for 2014 would be a single-year increase in EPS of about 24%, by my count.