Markets Are Down – But Dividends Keep On Increasing
Even with the much anticipated Facebook IPO today, the US stock markets all logged another day of declines with the Dow down 73 points, the Nasdaq down 34 points and the S&P down 9 points, closing another loosing week for US stocks.
But all is not lost – 11 companies announced dividend increases today including a 50% plus dividend increase from DDI portfolio holding Southwest Airlines (ticker: LUV). Other notable names include Northrop Grumman (ticker: NOC), Primerica (ticker: PRI) and Xcel Energy (ticker: XEL).
Today’s Dividend Increases
Here’s a quick list of today’s winners with dividend increases:
| Company | Ticker | Yield | New | Old | Frequency |
| Holly Frasier | HFC | 2.1% | .15 | .10 | Quarterly |
| Insperity | NSP | 2.7% | .17 | .15 | Quarterly |
| Northrup Grumman | NOC | 3.8% | .55 | .50 | Quarterly |
| Pacific Continental | PCBK | 2.6% | .06 | .05 | Quarterly |
| Pennsylvania REIT | PEI | 5.0% | .16 | .15 | Quarterly |
| Primerica | PRI | 0.8% | .05 | .03 | Quarterly |
| Republic Bancorp Cl A | RBCAA | 3.1% | .165 | .154 | Quarterly |
| Southwest Airlines | LUV | 0.5% | .01 | .0045 | Quarterly |
| Spartan Stores | SPTN | 1.8% | .08 | .065 | Quarterly |
| Wabtec | WAB | 0.3% | .05 | .03 | Quarterly |
| Xcel Energy | XEL | 4.0% | .27 | .26 | Quarterly |
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