35 Dividend Stocks Increasing Payouts
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Reynolds American (RAI), CSX (CSX), and Accenture (ACN) joined a roster of companies raising their shareholder payouts in recent weeks.
On Friday, cigarette maker Reynolds American announced an increase of its quarterly dividend, as well as a two-for-one stock split. The stock split will be in the form a special 100% stock dividend, the company said, whereby shareholders of record on Nov. 1 will receive one additional share of RAI common stock for each share they own, to be issued on Nov. 15.
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Reynolds' quarterly dividend will increase to 49 cents per share, from 45 cents per share, on a split-adjusted basis. On a presplit basis, the increase amounts to an 8.9% higher payout, payable Jan. 3, 2011 to shareholders of record on Dec. 10. That brings Reynolds' dividend yield to 3.3% as of the close of trading Thursday
On Thursday, Healthcare Services Group (HCSG), a provider of housekeeping and maintenance services to the healthcare industry, announced it raised its quarterly dividend by 1.1% to 23.25 cents per share. The new dividend will be paid Nov. 5 to shareholders of record on Oct. 22.
The increase came in conjunction with the release of Healthcare Services' third-quarter financial report, which included a 9% increase in revenue and 12% jump in year-over-year earnings. The increased dividend brings the company's current yield to 3.8%. Matthews International (MATW), a casket and cremation equipment maker, increased its shareholder payout by 14.3% to 8 cents per share. The higher dividend will be paid Nov. 8 to shareholders of record on Oct. 25. Matthews' current dividend yield is 0.9%.Select the service that is right for you!
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