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Sysco Corporation Boosts Annual Dividend Payout for Nearly Five Decades (SYY)
Ned Piplovic | December 28, 2017
The Sysco Corporation (NYSE:SYY) raised its dividend again this year to extend its record of annual dividend hikes to 47 consecutive years. As a component of the S&P 500 Index, with market capitalization exceeding $3 billion and at least 25 consecutive years of rising dividends, the Sysco Corporation earned the Dividend Aristocrat label, which is a designation that the food…

Consolidated Water Boosts Quarterly Dividend 13%, Pays 2.7% Yield (CWCO)
Ned Piplovic | December 28, 2017
The Consolidated Water Company Ltd. currently pays a 2.7% yield and it has boosted its quarterly dividend 13% for the first time after eight years of paying a flat annual dividend distribution. The company’s current 2.7% yield, combined with a double-digit-percentage share price growth, rewarded the company’s investors with a total return on investment of more than 20% over the…

P. H. Glatfelter Company Offers Rising Dividend, Pays 2.5% Yield (GLT)
Ned Piplovic | December 28, 2017
The P.H. Glatfelter Company (NYSE: GLT) is currently paying a 2.5% dividend yield and has hiked its annual dividend payout for the past six consecutive years. While the share price is down double-digit percentage over the past 12 months, it has reversed course and has been trending up over the past three months. Technical indicators are pointing towards a potentially…

Cisco Systems Pays Seven Years of Rising Dividends (CSCO)
Ned Piplovic | December 28, 2017
Cisco Systems, Inc. has rewarded its shareholders with seven years of rising dividends at double-digit percentages and currently offers a 3% yield, which is significantly above the industry’s average yields. In addition to years of rising dividends, Cisco Systems offered its investors asset appreciation in excess of 25% over the last year. The combination of the rapidly rising dividends and…

Bristol-Myers Squibb Hikes Dividend 2.6%, Pays 2.6% Dividend Yield (BMY)
Ned Piplovic | December 27, 2017
The Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE:BMY) hiked its quarterly dividend 2.6%, which is the eighth consecutive dividend boost to the company’s annual dividend payout. In addition to the 2.6% quarterly dividend boost, the company currently pays a 2.6% dividend yield. When combined with the 5.5% share price growth, the company rewarded its investors with a total return of nearly 10% over…