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3 Dividend Stocks Just Hiked Payouts 10%+ and Beat the Market

Leo Miller
Written by Leo Miller | Reviewed by Shannon Tokheim
May 27, 2025

Key Points

  • Three stocks just increased dividends by 10% or more. Their yields are all above those of the S&P 500. 
  • One financial services company just hit $1 trillion in assets, announced an over 12% dividend increase, and is buying back stock in spades. 
  • Despite a huge U.S. government contractor taking an unfortunate loss on its next-generation aircraft, its dividend increase streak just hit 22 years. 
  • Interested in Northrop Grumman? Here are five stocks we like better.

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Companies Mentioned in This Article

CompanyMarketRank™Current PricePrice ChangeDividend YieldP/E RatioConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target
Northrop Grumman (NOC)
4.057 of 5 stars		$503.59+1.2%1.83%19.87Moderate Buy$545.31
Ralph Lauren (RL)
4.7447 of 5 stars		$265.39-1.8%1.24%22.86Moderate Buy$292.88
Equitable (EQH)
4.3216 of 5 stars		$51.83-2.2%2.08%14.08Moderate Buy$61.67
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