Goldman Sachs Opens the Vault: 18 Companies Increasing Dividends

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Companies Increasing DividendsThe government might have been in shutdown mode during the week of Oct. 14, but for much of Wall Street, it was still business as usual, and we saw a brisk week of dividend increases.

Helping to lead the way were a healthcare giant, one of America’s largest investment banks and a diversified energy blue chip. In all, 18 companies made it onto our Companies Increasing Dividends list for the week. (Note: All yields are as of Oct. 18):

Healthcare products and pharmaceuticals manufacturer Abbott Laboratories (ABT) raised its quarterly dividend 57% to 22 cents per share, payable Feb. 15, 2014, to shareholders of record as of Jan. 15. This is the 42nd consecutive annual increase in ABT’s dividend.
ABT Dividend Yield: 2.37%

Plastic compounds and resins manufacturer A. Schulman (SHLM) raised its quarterly dividend 3% to 20 cents per share, payable Nov. 4 to shareholders of record as of Oct. 28.
SHLM Dividend Yield: 2.51%

Sturgeon Bay, Wis.-based bank Baylake (BYLK) raised its quarterly dividend 14.2% to 7 cents per share, payable Dec. 2 to shareholders of record as of Nov. 11.
BYLK Dividend Yield: 2.60%

Diversified insurance company Brown & Brown (BRO) raised its quarterly dividend 11.1% to 10 cents per share, payable Nov. 13 to shareholders of record as of Oct. 30. This is the 20th consecutive annual increase in BRO’s dividend.
BRO Dividend Yield: 1.21%

Food and household products distributor B&G Foods (BGS) raised its quarterly dividend 3.1% t0 33 cents per share, payable Jan. 30, 2014, to shareholders of record as of Dec. 31, 2013.
BGS Dividend Yield: 3.77%

Infection protection and control company Cantel Medical (CMN) raised its semiannual dividend 21.6% to 4.5 cents per share, payable Jan. 31, 2014, to shareholders of record as of Jan. 17.
CMN Dividend Yield: 0.26%

Nitrogen and phosphate fertilizer manufacturer CF Industries (CF) raised its quarterly dividend 150% to $1 per share, payable Nov. 29 to shareholders of record as of Nov. 15.
CF Dividend Yield: 1.85%

Investment management company Eaton Vance (EV) raised its quarterly dividend 10% to 22 cents per share, payable Nov. 13 to shareholders of record as of Oct. 31.
EV Dividend Yield: 2.2%

Midstream energy services MLP Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) raised its quarterly distribution 6.2% to 69 cents per share, payable Nov. 7 to unitholders of record as of Oct. 31. The increase is the 37th consecutive quarterly rise in the distribution.
EPD Distribution Yield: 4.41%

Investment bank Goldman Sachs (GS) raised its quarterly dividend 10% to 55 cents per share, payable Dec. 30 to shareholders of record as of Dec. 2.
GS Dividend Yield: 1.39%

Electronics manufacturer and distributor Hubbell (HUB.A, HUB.B) raised its quarterly dividend 11% to 50 cents per share, payable Dec. 13 to shareholders of rec0rd as of Nov. 29.
HUB.A Dividend Yield: 2.09%
HUB.B Dividend Yield: 1.88%

Boise, Idaho-based energy company IdaCorp (IDA) raised its quarterly dividend 13.2% to 43 cents per share, payable Dec. 2 to shareholders of record as of Nov. 6.
IDA Dividend Yield: 3.37%

Kinder Morgan Inc. (KMI), North America’s third-largest energy company, raised its quarterly dividend 14% to 41 cents per share, payable Nov. 15 to shareholders of record as of Oct. 31.
KMI Dividend Yield: 4.63%

Healthcare facilities REIT Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) raised its quarterly dividend 2% to 48 cents per share, payable Nov. 15 to shareholders of record as of Oct. 31.
OHI Dividend Yield: 5.81%

Eugene, Ore.-based bank Pacific Continental (PCBK) raised its quarterly dividend 11% to 10 cents per share and declared a special dividend of 12 cents per share, both payable Nov. 12 to shareholders of record as of Oct. 28.
PCBK Dividend Yield: 2.92%

Ithaca, N.Y.-based financial services company Tompkins Financial (TMP) raised its quarterly dividend 5.3% to 40 cents per share, payable Nov. 15 to shareholders of record as of Nov. 4.
TMP Dividend Yield: 3.25%

Universal Forest Products (UFPI), which provides capital and resources to the wood product industry, raised its semiannual dividend 5% to 21 cents per share, payable Dec. 15 to shareholders of record as of Dec. 1.
UFPI Dividend Yield: 0.89%

Independent crude oil refiner Western Refining (WNR) raised its quarterly dividend 22.2% to 22 cents per share, payable Nov. 14 to shareholders of record as of Oct. 30.
WNR Dividend Yield: 2.63%

Marc Bastow is an Assistant Editor at InvestorPlace.com. As of this writing, he did not hold a position in any of the aforementioned securities. For more payout winners, see previous weeks’ lists of Companies Increasing Dividends.


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