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MetLife Rewards Shareholders with Six Years of Dividend Hikes (MET)
Ned Piplovic | July 26, 2018
Insurance corporation MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET) has managed to avoid any dividend cuts since initiating dividend distributions in 2000 and has offered dividend hikes for the past six consecutive years In addition to these annual dividend hikes, MetLife offers a 3.7% dividend yield, which currently outperforms the sector and industry segment averages by more than 20%. Conversely, the rising dividend income…

Unilever Offers Shareholders 3%-Plus Dividend Yield (UL, UN)
Ned Piplovic | July 26, 2018
Unilever, a transnational consumer goods company, currently has two publicly traded legal entities - Unilever N.V. (NYSE: UN) and Unilever PLC (NYSE: UL) - each currently offering a dividend yield in excess of 3%. Over the last 20 years, Unilever N.V. has hiked its annual dividend 16 times. Unilever PLC’s record is more impressive, as it boasts 18 annual dividend boosts in…

Kinder Morgan Pays 4.5% Dividend Yield (KMI)
Ned Piplovic | July 24, 2018
After starting 2016 with a 75% quarterly dividend cut and its share price 67% lower than the 2015 high, Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE:KMI) resumed raising its dividend and appreciating its share price in 2018 and currently offers its shareholders a 4.5% dividend yield. The company paid a flat $0.50 annual dividend for two years but started 2018 with a significant dividend…

Morgan Stanley Boosts Quarterly Dividend 20% (MS)
Ned Piplovic | July 24, 2018
After cutting its quarterly dividend more than 80% in 2009 and paying the same low $0.05 amount for 20 consecutive quarters, Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) has hiked its annual distribution for the past five consecutive years. The upcoming quarterly dividend payout will represent a 20% increase over prior levels and a six-fold increase from the $0.20 annual dividend paid out in 2013.…
KeyCorp 5.65% Fixed Rate Perpetual Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock
Tim McPartland | July 23, 2018
Date Issued 7/23/2018 Shares Issued 17,000,000 Overallotment Shares None S&P Rating BB+ Moodys Rating Baa3 Security Ticker Symbol KEY-J OTC Grey Market Ticker KYYCP Market Traded ON NYSE Dividend Payment Paid on the 15th of March, June, September and December beginning on 12/15/2018 Quarterly Dividend .353 Annual Dividend 1.4125 Securities may be redeemed, at the…