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Medtronic Boosts Quarterly Dividend 8.7% (MDT)
Ned Piplovic | June 28, 2018
After four decades of consecutive annual dividend hikes, Medtronic PLC (NYSE:MDT) continued boosting its dividend income distributions with an 8.7% increase to its quarterly dividend payout. The company’s current 2.3% dividend yield might seem low or average at best compared to other market sectors. However, Medtronic’s current yield exceeds the average yield of the Health Care sector, as well as the Medical…

General Mills Offers Shareholders 4.3% Dividend Yield (GIS)
Ned Piplovic | June 28, 2018
With a history of dividend distributions spanning back almost 120 years, General Mills, Inc. (NYSE:GIS) currently offers its shareholders 14 years of consecutive dividend boosts and a 4.3% dividend yield. The current dividend yield is significantly higher than the company’s five-year average and also outperforms the average dividend yield of its industry peers by a wide margin. Unfortunately, while the steady…

Universal Corporation Boosts Quarterly Dividend 36.4% (UVV)
Ned Piplovic | June 28, 2018
After hiking its quarterly dividend 1.9% in the first quarter -- as the company has done for decades -- the Universal Corporation (NYSE:UVV) offered its shareholders a second hike this year by boosting its quarterly dividend another 36.4%. In addition to these recent dividend hikes, the company has been paying dividends for nine decades and has hiked its annual dividend…

Brixmor Property Group Offers Shareholders 6.1% Dividend Yield (BRX)
Ned Piplovic | June 28, 2018
In the five years since its inception, the Brixmor Property Group, Inc. (NYSE: BRX) has boosted its annual dividend payout over 100% and currently offers an above-average dividend yield of 6.1%. In terms of share price, there is almost a 50% difference between the stock’s high and low over the last year, reflecting the struggle by retail companies to stay in…
Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment 9.75% Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock
Tim McPartland | June 27, 2018
Date Issued 6/27/2018 Shares Issued 600,000 Overallotment Shares 90,000 S&P Rating NR Moodys Rating NR Security Ticker Symbol CSSEP OTC Temp Ticker None Market Traded ON NASDAQ Dividend Payment Paid on the 15th of the month beginning on 8/15/2018 Monthly Dividend .203 Annual Dividend 2.438 Securities may be redeemed, at the issuers option, as early as 06/27/2023 for a redemption price of $25/share plus accrued dividends Dividend…