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Dividend Champions For April 2020

Published Fri, 03 Apr 2020 12:06:55 -0400 on Seeking Alpha

Monthly update of the Dividend Champions List.
53 companies declared higher dividends in the past month, with an average increase of 7.16% over their previous payouts.
One new Champion, 14 new Contenders, and 6 new Challengers.
About the Dividend Champions List
The Dividend Champions list is a monthly publication tracking companies with a history of consistently increasing their dividends. Wider in scope than the well-known S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats and Nasdaq Dividend Achievers, the Dividend Champions covers all companies listed on exchanges in the United States. In order to be included in the list, the annual split-adjusted dividend payout of a company (based on calendar year) must be consistently increasing. The Dividend Champions list is separated into three categories based on how long companies have maintained the streak of annually increasing dividends: Champions (25 or more years), Contenders (10 to 24 years), and Challengers (5 to 9 years). The Dividend Champions list was created by David Fish in 2007 and is currently maintained by Justin Law. The Dividend Champions list may be obtained for free for personal, non-commercial use from the DRIP Investing Resource Center. Data in the Dividend Champions list is provided "as is" with no guarantees of accuracy, completeness, or timeliness.
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53 companies declared higher dividends in the past month, with an average increase of 7.16% over their previous payouts. The latest version of the Dividends Champions List is available at the DRIP Investing website and is also attached below:
U.S.DividendChampions2020-03-31.xlsx
The Dividend Champions universe has decreased to 853 companies. The average dividend streak remains at 14.8 years. The average yield has jumped to 4.39% from 3.21% the previous month.
Additions to Challengers
MGM Growth Properties LLC (MGP), BWX Technologies, Inc. (BWXT), Cabot Microelectronics Corporation (CCMP), SkyWest, Inc. (SKYW), Employers... Read more