15 Dividend Stocks Sending More Cash to Shareholders

Any income investor will tell you that it is important for a company to sustain its dividend. However, as an investor in dividend growth stocks, it is not enough to simply sustain the dividend – I want to own companies that are capable of sustained dividend growth. Needless to say, this is a little more difficult to accomplish, but well-worth the time to find companies that can deliver on this expectation. Below are several companies growing their dividend and sending more cash to their shareholders: UGI Corporation (UGI) is a distributor and marketer of energy products and services. April 28th the company increased its quarterly dividend 4% to $0.26/share. The dividend is payable July 1, 2011, to shareholders of record as of June 15, 2011. The yield based on the new payout is 3.1%. Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. (CFR) is a financial holding company, headquartered in San Antonio, with $17.9 billion... Read more