10 Companies Expected to Increase Dividends in April
Published Mar 17, 2011 on 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. 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): No. 2/28 Qtrly % LY Company Symbol Yrs Price Yield Rate Inc. Ex-Div H.B. Fuller Company FUL 41 21.55 1.30 0.0700 2.94 4/27/10 Procter & Gamble Co. PG 54 63.05 3.06 0.4818 9.50 4/28/10 Dividend Contenders (10-24 years): No. 2/28 Qtrly % LY Company Symbol Yrs Price Yield Rate Inc. Ex-Div Tanger Factory Outlet SKT 17 26.65 2.91 0.1938 1.31 4/28/10 People's United Financial PBCT 17 13.18 4.70 0.1550... Read more