Dividend Increases: April 22-26, 2019 (Part 1: Industrials And Financials)

I monitor dividend increases for stocks on my watch list of dividend growth stocks to identify candidates for further analysis. Companies that regularly increase their dividends show confidence in future earnings growth potential.

In this two-part article, I provide a summary of recent dividend increases. Part 1 covers dividend increases announced for stocks in the Industrials and Financials sectors. Part 2 will cover dividend increases from stocks in the remaining sectors.

The top increase in the Industrials and Financials sectors comes from Webster Financial (WBS), a bank holding company for Webster Bank, National Association, which provides financial services to individuals, families, and businesses in the United States. WBA announced a solid increase of 18% and now yields 3.03% at $52.85 per share.

To see details of these increases, please read this article at Seeking Alpha.

As a bonus, I'm including a summary of ex-dividend dates for the next two weeks. Scan the list of stocks to see if there's a stock you want to pick up before the ex-dividend date so you can grab the next dividend.

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