15 Stocks Not Missing Their Opportunity To Increase Dividends

In everything we do, we always want to be the best or be associated with the best. You never hear sports fans yelling, "We're number two, we're number two" while holding two fingers in the air. The same is true when selecting dividend stocks. One attribute of the very best dividend stocks is a long history of consecutive dividend increases. Below are several dividend stocks that did not miss the opportunity to increase their cash dividends: Bemis Company, Inc. (BMS) manufactures and sells flexible packaging products and pressure sensitive materials in North America, Latin America, Europe, and the Asia Pacific. On Feb. 7, the company increased its quarterly dividend 4% to $0.26 per share. The dividend is payable March 1, 2013, to shareholders of record at the close of business on Feb. 19, 2013. The yield based on the new payout is 2.8%. NV Energy, Inc.... Read more