I love to kick off the new trading week by taking a quick peek at companies that have just hiked their dividends. It's not just about the money; a company that is easing up on its pocketbook probably has improving fundamentals to back up that generosity.
Readers of the Income Investor newsletter can certainly appreciate that kind of thinking. Let's take a closer look at four of the companies that inched their payouts higher over the past week.
We'll start with Campbell Soup
Also sweetening the pot for investors is Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory
And it's likely to get even better for Rocky. The company has actually propped up its quarterly distributions 10 times over the past four years.
ConAgra
Finally, we have International Game Technology
Subscribers to the Income Investor newsletter can appreciate the companies sending more and more money to their investors. The newsletter singles out companies that are committed to growing their distributions with market-thumping results.
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