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Matson, Inc. Hikes Quarterly Dividend Payout 5% (MATX)
Ned Piplovic | July 13, 2018
Featured Image Source: Company Website Matson, Inc. (NYSE:MATX) rewarded its shareholders with a 5% quarterly dividend boost and currently offers a 2.2% dividend yield. This quarterly dividend hike is company’s sixth consecutive boost since 2012. The company’s share price experienced a little volatility but increased by a double-digit percentage to combine with the dividend distributions for total return of more than…
Energy Transfer Partners 7.625% Series D Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Units
Tim McPartland | July 12, 2018
Date Issued 7/16/2018 Shares Issued 16,000,000 Overallotment 2,400,000 S&P Rating BB Moodys Rating BA2 Security Ticker Symbol ETP-D OTC Grey Market ETPZF Market Traded ON NYSE Dividend Payment Paid on the 15th of February, May, August and November beginning on 11/15/2018 Quarterly Dividend .477 Annual Dividend 1.906 Securities may be redeemed, at the issuers option, as early as 08/15/2023 for a redemption…

Caterpillar Reaches Dividend Aristocrats Requirement Threshold (CAT)
Ned Piplovic | July 12, 2018
After paying uninterrupted rising annual dividends for more than two decades, Caterpillar, Inc. (NYSE: CAT) finally reached the 25 consecutive years mark for inclusion in the elite group of companies designated as Dividend Aristocrats. The company started paying quarterly dividends in 1933 and – adjusted for two stock splits – the upcoming quarterly 10.3% dividend hike will make it the…

Eli Lilly Resumes Annual Dividend Boosts, Raises Payout Four Consecutive Years (LLY)
Ned Piplovic | July 12, 2018
After suspending its dividend boosts in 2010 and paying the same $1.96 annual dividend for six consecutive years, Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE:LLY) resumed its annual dividend hikes in 2015 and advanced its payout each of the past four consecutive years. Prior to suspending its dividend boosts, the company has rewarded its shareholders with more than two decades of consecutive annual…

Compass Diversified Holdings Rewards Shareholders with 8% Dividend Yield (CODI)
Ned Piplovic | July 11, 2018
Featured Image Source: June 2018 Investor Presentation Compass Diversified Holdings LLC (NYSE:CODI) offers investors a steady dividend income stream and a current dividend yield of 8%. The share price experienced a drop of more than 17% between its peak in October 2017 and its 52-week low in April 2018. However, the share price recovered nearly all those losses and is currently trading just 2%…