The Latest Dividend Boosters
Posted on January 26, 2013 at 19:11 PM EST
The stock market is rising and more and more companies are raising their dividends. Unemployment is down, and it appears that the economy is improving. When a stock raises its dividend, it is always a good sign. Here are some that have boosted their dividends recently. CMS Energy increased the quarterly dividend on the company's common stock by 6 percent Parker Hannifin Corporation (PH) increased its quarterly dividend by 5% GATX Corporation (GMT) increased its dividend by 3.3% NGL Energy Partners (NGL) has bumped up its dividend by about 2% Old National Bancorp (ONB) declared an increase in its quarterly common stock dividend of 11.1% First Horizon National Corp. (FHN) announced Wednesday a quarterly dividend increase to 5 cents from 1 cent per share Harleysville Savings Financial Corp. raised its dividend by more than 10% Realty Income Corporation (O) declared a 19.2% increase in the company’s common stock monthly cash dividend Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) raised up its quarterly common stock dividend by 14% If you like stock lists like this, such as a list of stocks going ex-dividend , beer stocks, candy stocks, or coffee stocks, go to WallStreetNewsNetwork.com.