Saturday, May 28, 2011

20 Companies Expected to Hike Dividends in the Next 2 Months - Seeking Alpha


In compiling the Dividend Champions list (found here), I get to see which companies are nearing the anniversaries of their previous dividend increases. Since most of these firms raise their payout about the same time every year, I can say with some confidence that they are likely to do so again.
Format Modified
With this article in the new twice-monthly format, I'm extending the forward look to a period of more than nine weeks. The previous article, which appeared on May 11th (it can be found here), extended the forward look from eight weeks to 60 days. But there were still some companies – such as Clorox (CLX) - that announced increases more than two months before the next Ex-Dividend Date, so I'm extending the “forward look” again and, if necessary, could aim for ten weeks.
Of the 31 companies listed in the previous article, 16 announced increases, including two – W.R. Berkley (WRB) and Flowers Foods (FLO) – that graduated to Contender status with their 10th straight year of higher dividends. Based on last year's announcements, I'm expecting the following companies to announce dividend increases between now and the anniversary of their previous increase:
Dividend Champions (25 or more years):

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