34 Companies Expected to Raise Dividends in the Next 8 Weeks

In compiling the Dividend Champions list 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. New Format My previous articles in this series were generally published just after mid-month and included companies with Ex-Dividend Dates in the following month. However, as some commenters noted, this led to a few companies “falling through the cracks” because they had Ex-Dividend Dates in the month after that, but announced increases several weeks in advance. So, beginning with this article, I am going to switch from a monthly format to a twice-monthly one and extend the forward look to a period of about eight weeks. I expect to submit these articles on about the 7th through 10th of... Read more