In the months April and May many companies report their first-quarter earnings results. Allowing companies to adjust guidance for the calendar year and investor to analyze the first impact of the corona-virus. It will reveal how the early weeks of the coronavirus shutdowns impacted their revenues, earnings, and staff. Dividend Aristocrats earnings announcements Here is…
US healthcare company and dividend aristocrat Abbott Laboratories (ABT) announced its quarterly earnings of $0.65 per share, beating the estimated $0.58 per share. Net sales rose 2.5% to $7.73 billion, above the average estimate of $7.34 billion. Abbott Laboratories has suspended its 2020 guidance but maintained its quarterly dividend as the corona pandemic has an…
Dividend Aristocrat and US healthcare giant Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) today announced results for the first-quarter 2020 with 9.5% adjusted EPS growth and a 6.1% dividend increase. Dividend Increase For the dividend aristocrats followers and dividend growth investors some good news in the current days with a lot of dividend cuts due to the coronavirus.…
Dividend aristocrat McDonald’s (MCD) has posted a sharp fall in worldwide sales at its fast-food restaurants in March, due to the coronavirus outbreak. Same-store sales at McDonald’s restaurants globally fell 22.2% in March. U.S. comparable sales for March were down 13.4%, down 34.7% in International Operating Markets, down 19.4% in International Developmental Licensed Markets &…
Next to dividend cuts, dividend increases are an important factor for dividend growth and expressing the company’s confidence in the future growth of its business. Dividend growth stocks have been among the best long-term performers in the market, when payout ratio and high yield are monitored. The table below lists the most important dividend increases…
The Dividend Aristocrats are companies of the S&P 500 that have paid steadily increasing dividends for at least 25 years have outperformed the broader market over time, like in 2018. This article lists the current Dividend Aristocrat constituents and their recent returns By showing the recent performance of the Dividend Aristocrats, some active dividend growth…
On March 31st, 2020, S&P Dow Jones indices announced changes to the Dividend Aristocrats Index. United Technologies (UTX) merged with Raytheon to form Raytheon Technologies, changed its ticker to RTX, and spun off Carrier Global (CARR) and Otis Worldwide (OTIS). As a result, Otis Worldwide Corp. and Carrier Global Corp. (NYSE:CARR) will be added to…
The Dividend Aristocrats are companies of the S&P 500 that have paid steadily increasing dividends for at least 25 years have outperformed the broader market over time. On Tuesday, The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, soared 2,113 points (11.36%) to close at 20,704.91, for its best one-day percentage performance since 1933. The S&P 500 Index…
Dividend Aristocrat Nucor Corp. (NUE) expects Q1-2020 earnings to be in the range of $0.95 to $1.00 per share. This is a decrease from the first quarter of 2019 earnings of $1.63 per share, which included a benefit of $0.08 per share. Order rates, backlogs and utilization rates at the company’s steel mills have remained…
Dividend Aristocrat Realty Income Corporation (O) recently announced its 106th common stock monthly dividend increase, since 1994. The company will now pay $0.2330 per share compared with the previous monthly dividend of $0.2325. The increased dividend will be paid on April 15, to shareholders on record as of April 1, 2020. The new annual dividend…