16 Dividend Increases: November 6-December 1, 2017

Monitoring dividend increases for stocks on my watch list helps me identify candidates for further analysis. Companies that regularly raise their dividend payments show confidence in future earnings growth potential. In the past week, 16 companies on my watch list announced dividend increases, including one of the stocks I own. The table below presents a summary of these increases.
The table is sorted by the percentage increase, %Incr. Dividends are annualized and in US$, unless otherwise indicated. Yield is the new dividend yield for the market close Price on the date listed. Yrs are years of consecutive dividend increases, while 5-yr DGR is the compound annual growth rate of the dividend over a 5-year period. 1-yr %Incr is the percentage increase from the year-ago dividend. (Some companies increase their dividends more than once a year, so this puts the most recent dividend increase in context).
Summary of Dividend Increases: November 6-December 1, 2017

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• Inter Parfums Inc (IPAR)
Formerly known as Jean Philippe Fragrances, Inc, IPAR manufactures, markets, and distributes an array of fragrance and fragrance-related products. The company sells its products to department stores, perfumeries, specialty retailers, wholesalers, and distributors. Brand names include Tapestry (NYSE: TPR) (formerly Coach), Montblanc, Rochas, Gap (NYSE: GPS), and more. IPAR was founded in 1985 and is... Read more