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 Motley Fool 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.
Let's start with PPG Industries
VF Corp.
Like PPG, the increase is all of a copper penny. However, VF's move also keeps its own notable streak alive. The Income Investor recommendation has now propped up its disbursements in each of the past 36 years.
Matthews International
Finally, we have Chase Corp.
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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