14 Dividend Increases, February 15-February 19, 2016

I monitor dividend increases for stocks in my watch list of dividend growth stocks to identify candidates for further analysis. Companies that regularly increase dividends show confidence in future earnings growth potential.
I also monitor dividend increases so I can make yield on cost (YoC) adjustments for stocks in own. Furthermore, I like to track the projected annual dividend income of my DivGro portfolio, a measure of the dividend income potential over the next 12 months.
In the past week, 14 of the companies on my watch list announced dividend increases.
The table is sorted by last column, %Incr. Dividends are annualized and in US$, unless otherwise indicated. Yield indicates the new dividend yield for the market close Price in US$ on the date listed. Yrs are years of consecutive dividend increases, while 5-year DGR is the compound annual growth rate of the dividend over a five-year period.
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In the table, 4 DivGro holdings that announced dividend increases in this period are highlighted:
• Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) KO is the world's largest beverage company and the leading producer and marketer of soft drinks. Along with Coca-Cola, recognized as the world's best-known brand, The Coca-Cola Company markets four of the world's top five soft drink brands, including diet Coke, Fanta and Sprite. KO was founded in 1886 and is... Read more