What’s better than receiving dividends every quarter?  Well receiving a larger dividend of course!

All 4 of my expected February dividend raisers have increased their dividends.

 

1.) The Coca-Cola Company (KO) has paid a quarterly dividend since 1920 and has increased dividends in each of the last 55 years! Just like clock-work, KO has increased their dividend on 02/15.  This is the third $.02 increase in a row.  I’d hope the raises would start being a little higher.

The new dividend is $0.39 from $0.37 (5.4% increase) payable 04/02/18 to shareholders of record as of 03/15/18.

I currently own 91 shares of KO (1.08% weight) and this will increase my yearly dividends by $7.28.

 

2.) Carters (CRI) reported fourth quarter results today, and have increased their dividend by a huge 21%!  I currently hold CRI in BabyAAI’s portfolio.

The new dividend is $0.45 from $0.37 (21% increase) payable 03/23/18 to shareholders of record as of 03/12/18.

I currently own 25.29 shares of CRI (0.78% weight) and this will increase my yearly dividends by $8.09.

 

3.) Gilead Sciences (GILD) announced on 02/06/18 a dividend increase of 10% to $0.57/share quarterly.

The new dividend is $0.57 from $0.52 (10% increase) payable 03/29/18 to shareholders of record as of 03/16/18.

I currently own 94.02 shares of GILD (2.06% weight) and this will increase my yearly dividends by $18.80.

 

4.) Owen’s & Minor (OMI) on 01/31/18 (yes I know it’s technically January but they usually raise in Feb.) increased their dividend 1% to $0.26 and this marks the 20th consecutive year of increases.  Owens & Minor has paid a dividend every years since they became a public company in 1971.  However, this was just a token raise to keep the streak alive.  The company has been under pressure losing a big customer to CAH and with talks of Amazon entering the market. I recently purchased a full position after the big drop off and shares are yielding well over 6%.

The new dividend is $0.26 from $0.257 (1.2% increase) payable 03/30/18 to shareholders of record as of 03/15/18.

I currently own 602.01 shares of OMI (2.74% weight) and this will increase my yearly dividends by $1.81.

 

That’s a total of $35.98 in annual increases for just being a loyal shareholder.