28 Dividend Increases: April 24-28, 2017 (Part 2: Non-Financials)

Companies that regularly increase their dividend show confidence in their ability to grow earnings. I monitor dividend increases to identify candidates for further analysis.

In the last week, 28 companies on my watch list announced dividend increases, including three of the stocks I hold in my portfolio.

Part 1 of this article covered stocks in the Financials sector. This is Part 2, which covers the non-Financials.

Of the sixteen non-Financials in this week's list, only two companies announced double-digit increases.

The top increase is from Legg Mason Inc (LM), with an impressive 27% increase. The stock has a 3% yield and a stellar 5-year dividend growth rate of 23%!

To see this week's dividend increases, please read this article at Seeking Alpha.

Includes: AIMC, APU, AVY, DKL, EQM, GWW, HEP, IBM, JNJ, LM, MEOH, MPLX, POR, UGI, XLNX, XOM

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