5 'Good' Stocks Raising Their Dividends

Virtually everything in this world can be placed into a few basic categories. This is especially true for Dividend Stocks when looking at their historic performance and expectations for the future. Consider these three broad categories: The Good: As you might guess, these are the dividend stocks that are doing exactly what they should do – consistently raising their dividends each year. The Bad: Companies that held their dividends flat. The Ugly: Companies that cut their dividends. Here are several companies in the 'Good' category that recently rewarded their shareholders with increased cash distributions:Worthington Industries, Inc. (WOR) operates as a diversified metal processing company focusing on steel processing and manufactured metal products. On June 29th the company increased its quarterly dividend 20% to $0.12 per share. The dividend is payable on September 29, 2011, to shareholders of record September 15, 2011. his marks the 175th consecutive quarter that Worthington... Read more