New Stock Dividend Increasers for the Month of April

The following stocks have recently increased their dividends. This is the sign of a good company and could be the sign of an improving economy.

NRG Energy, Inc. (NRG) announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend on the Company's common stock of 12 cents per share, an increase of 33%

Procter & Gamble (PG), raised quarterly dividends by 7% to 60.15 cents per share

American Express (AXP) raised its dividend 15% to 23 cents per share

Kinder Morgan, Inc. (KMI) raised its quarterly dividend by an amazing 18.75% to 38 cents per share

A.O. Smith (AOS) raised its quarterly dividend 20% to 24 cents per share

Whirlpool (WHR) raised its quarterly dividend 25% to 62.5 cents per share

AON (AON) boosted its quarterly dividend 11% to 17.5 cents per share

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More Companies Raising their Dividends

A great New Year's start is news that your stock is raising its dividend. Here is a selection of stocks that recently bumped up dividend payouts.

Enterprise Bancorp (EBTC) declared a 4.5% dividend increase

Pizza Pizza Royalty Corp. (PZA.TO) announced a 4.2% increase in its monthly dividend

Black Rock (BLK) raised its quarterly dividend 12%

Core Laboratories (CLB) raised its quarterly dividend 14.2%

Family Dollar (FDO) boosted its quarterly dividend 24%

Finish Line (FINL) raised its quarterly dividend by 17%

Kinder Morgan (KMI) bumped up its quarterly dividend 19%

Oneok Partners (OKE) raised its quarterly dividend 9%

Packing Corporation of America (PKG) had a 25% in dividend payout

Wisconsin Energy (WEC) spiked its quarterly dividend by 13%

Corus Entertainment (CJR-B.TO) announced a 6.25% dividend increase

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Stocks Reporting Earnings Tomorrow

The Bank of New York (BK)

Comerica Inc. (CMA)

eBay Inc. (EBAY)

Goldman Sachs (GS)

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM)

Kinder Morgan (KMI)

U.S. Bancorp (USB)

What Companies Have Been Raising their Dividends?

One great indicator that can give a signal that a company is doing well is a dividend increase. When a business does this, it generally means that much better earnings are on the horizon.

One recent example is Kinder Morgan, Inc. (KMI), the energy transportation and storage company, boosted its quarterly dividend by 17%, from 30 cents per share to 35 cents per share year over year, and a 9% increase over the previous quarter dividend of 32 cents per share. The stock trades at 26 times forward earnings, and pays a dividend rate of 3.6%.

Penske Automotive Group, Inc. (PAG), the international automotive retailer, bumped up its quarterly dividend by 9%. The stock trades at 10 times forward earnings, plus it sports a yield of 1.8%.

A week ago, Cummins Inc. (CMI) raised the quarterly dividend on its common stock by an incredible 25 percent to 50 cents per share, up from 40 cents per share.The stock has a forward price to earnings ratio of 8.5. The dividend payout is 2.3%.

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Disclosure: Author did not own any of the above at the time the article was written.

By Stockerblog.com