Top Dividend Stocks for the Week

In spite of the fact that it was a short trading week of approximately three and a half days, due to the Christmas holiday, there were still about a half a dozen stocks that declared dividend increases last week.

The dividend increasers included companies from various industries including healthcare, investment, power generation and real estate. Stockpickr has reviewed the recent dividend declarations and compiled a portfolio of the top dividend increasers for the week.

One of the top increasers is The Ensign Group (ENSG Quote), a player in the fast growing nursing care and rehabilitative care industry. The company increased their dividend by 12.5%.

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