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The Commercial Metals Company (NYSE:CMC) continues to distribute steady dividend payments to shareholders, and its current 2.2% dividend yield outperforms the average yield of the company’s peers in the industry segment. On June 22, 2018, CMC posted mixed results for the third quarter of its fiscal year. While revenues lagged projected estimates by 5.3%, earnings met estimates of $0.48 per share.…

After failing to raise its annual dividend and incurring four annual dividend cuts between 2005 and 2013, Cousins Properties (NYSE:CUZ) is offering its shareholders a third dividend boost within the past five years and a 2.7% current dividend yield. The company’s 2.7% dividend yield is trailing the company’s own five-year average yield of 3.4%. However, the dividend yield decline resulted from…

Featured Image Source: June 2018 Investor Overview Presentation -  http://www.nucor.com/media/Investor_Overview_Slide_Package.pdf Nucor Corporation (NYSE: NUE) started distributing dividends in 1973, and since then, the company has provided shareholders with 45 consecutive years of annual dividend boosts. In addition to the aforementioned track record of dividend increases, Nucor’s stock has recovered quite well from some traumatizing losses in the aftermath of the 2008 financial…

Featured Image Source: https://www.natfuel.com/gathering/midstream/default.aspx The National Fuel Gas Company (NYSE:NFG) has been paying dividends for more than a century and has rewarded shareholders with its 48th consecutive annual divdend hike. Additionally, the company’s current 3.2% dividend yield is a double-digit percentage above the simple average yield of the overall Utilities sector. In addition to the long record of rising dividend payouts,…

Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are gaining prominence as preferred investment vehicles for part-time investors seeking a simple way to diversify their portfolio while focusing on their other interests and activities. However, the rise in the number of available funds increases the dificulties of selecting top dividend ETFs in which to invest. The top dividend ETFs below offer high dividend yields, along…