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Brinker International, Inc. (NYSE: EAT) currently offers its investors a 4.3% forward dividend yield and a track record of hiking its annual dividend for the past nine consecutive years. Back in 2017, EAT’s share price fell more than 35% between April and early September, with the stock hitting a low of $29. However, EAT has staged a significant comeback over…

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. (NYSE:PEG) boosted its quarterly dividend distribution 4.7% versus the previous period and provides its shareholders with a 3.6% dividend yield. The company’s share price dropped considerably during December 2017 and suffered additional losses with the rest of the market at the end of January 2018. However, over the past 12 months, the share price still…

State Bank Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:STBZ) rewarded its shareholders with a 43% dividend hike in the first quarter of 2018 after failing to boost its annual dividend last year for the first time since it started making the payments in 2012. The current payout hike makes up partially for the missed dividend boost last year by enhancing the distribution at a…

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (NYSE: AJG) hiked its annual dividend 5.1% in the first quarter of 2018, extending the company’s record of annual dividend boosts to eight consecutive years. AJG’s current yield is 2.4%. In addition to eight consecutive years of dividend hikes, the company has not cut its dividend and has only failed to raise its annual dividend…

The Navient Corporation (NASDAQ:NAVI) has been rewarding its shareholders with steady annual dividend payouts over the past several years and currently offers a 4.7% yield that is significantly above the simple average yield of all the companies in its market segment. The current share price is slightly lower than it was 12 months ago. However, after reaching its bottom in…