In my view, a dividend raise is a signal that management is confident in their business prospects - a larger dividend raise, even more so. The following is a list of large cap companies that raised their dividends in December:
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CompanyAnnouncement DateAmountPrevious AmountIncrease AmountYieldEx-DatePayable DateDRI Darden Restaurants12/18/2020$0.37$0.3023.33%1.25%2/1/2021LW Lamb Weston12/17/2020$0.24$0.232.17%1.20%2/4/20213/5/2021AMGN Amgen12/16/2020$1.76$1.6010.00%3.08%2/11/20213/8/2021BEN Franklin Resources12/15/2020$0.28$0.273.70%4.55%12/30/20201/15/2021LLY Eli Lilly and12/14/2020$0.85$0.7414.86%2.15%2/11/20213/10/2021WLTW Willis Towers Watson Public12/14/2020$0.71$0.684.41%1.40%12/30/20201/15/2021PFE Pfizer12/11/2020$0.39$0.382.63%3.74%1/28/20213/5/2021CERN Cerner12/11/2020$0.22$0.1822.22%1.19%12/24/20201/12/2021ABT Abbott Laboratories12/11/2020$0.45$0.3625.00%1.71%1/14/20212/16/2021BMY Bristol-Myers Squibb12/10/2020$0.49$0.458.89%3.26%12/31/20202/1/2021EIX Edison International12/10/2020$0.66$0.643.92%4.21%12/30/20201/31/2021CNP CenterPoint Energy12/10/2020$0.16$0.156.67%2.94%2/17/20213/11/2021CARR Carrier Global12/9/2020$0.12$0.0850.00%1.28%12/22/20202/10/2021WPC W. P. Carey12/9/2020$1.05$1.040.19%6.03%12/30/20201/15/2021CPB Campbell Soup12/9/2020$0.37$0.355.71%3.07%1/7/20212/1/2021ZTS Zoetis12/9/2020$0.25$0.2025.00%0.63%1/19/20213/1/2021FBHS Fortune Brands Home & Security12/8/2020$0.26$0.248.33%1.25%2/25/20213/17/2021MA Mastercard12/8/2020$0.44$0.4010.00%0.52%1/7/20212/9/2021ERIE Erie Indemnity12/8/2020$1.04$0.977.25%1.86%1/4/20211/20/2021O Realty Income12/8/2020$0.23$0.230.21%4.70%12/31/20201/15/2021TJX The TJX Companies12/8/2020$0.26$0.2313.04%1.59%2/10/20213/4/2021MAA Mid-America Apartment Communities12/8/2020$1.03$1.002.50%3.31%1/14/20211/29/2021ARE Alexandria Real Estate Equities12/8/2020$1.09$1.062.83%2.60%12/30/20201/15/2021GGG Graco12/7/2020$0.19$0.187.14%1.10%1/15/20212/3/2021RJF Raymond James12/7/2020$0.39$0.375.41%1.70%1/4/20211/19/2021AES The AES12/7/2020$0.15$0.145.02%2.88%1/28/20212/12/2021AMT American Tower12/3/2020$1.21$1.146.14%2.14%12/24/20202/2/2021WEC WEC Energy Group12/3/2020$0.68$0.637.11%2.87%2/11/20213/1/2021NUE Nucor12/3/2020$0.41$0.400.62%2.96%12/30/20202/11/2021FMC FMC12/2/2020$0.48$0.449.09%1.62%12/30/20201/21/2021SYK Stryker12/2/2020$0.63$0.589.57%1.08%12/30/20201/29/2021
Source: Market Beat. While efforts were made to ensure accuracy, we cannot guarantee data is correct.