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June 25, 2010

Companies That Raised Dividends This Week

    BBY, Best Buy, from $0.14 to $0.15, quarterly; yield = 1.7%; +7%

    DRI, Darden Restaurants, from $0.25 to $0.32, quarterly; yield = 3.2%; +28%

    DUK, Duke Energy, from $0.24 to $0.245, quarterly; yield = 6.1%; +2%

    MDT, Medtronic, from $0.21 to $0.225, quarterly; yield = 2.4%: +7%

    PETM, Petsmart, from $0.10 to $0.125, quarterly: yield = 3.8%; +25%

    PFBX, People's Financial, from $0.10 to $0.11, semi-annual; yield = 1.6%; +10%

The top dividend growers of this group?  Over the last seven years, since it started paying a dividend, Petsmart (PETM) has increased its payout at an average annual rate of 30%.   Over the last 10 years, Darden restaurants (DRI) has increased its dividend at an annualized rate of 26.7%.  Note: PFBX had previously cut its quarterly dividend from $0.30 to $0.20 then $0.10 between 2009 and early 2010.

Posted at 10:32 AM in DIVIDEND GROWERS |

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