Top Dividend Stocks for the Week
Last week, stocks that increased their dividends included AT&T and DPL.
Updated from 7:59 a.m. EST
It was a great week for utilities last week, especially during a down market week for the
Dow Jones Industrial Average
. With this in mind, it's interesting to note that a third of the stocks that increased their dividends last week were utility stocks.
As Jim Cramer said, dividends "
hold the key to the deceleration of the bear
."
Stockpickr has reviewed the companies that had dividend declarations last week and put together a list of the
top dividend-increasers for the week
, including such stocks as
AT&T
(T) - Get Report
and
DPL
(DPL)
.
To read more,
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Tuesday, shares of AT&T closed up at $27.13 (up 4%), as did shares of DPL: $21.49/share, up 3%.
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