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

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. 
  • Five stocks to consider instead of Northrop Grumman.

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Companies Mentioned in This Article

CompanyMarketRank™Current PricePrice ChangeDividend YieldP/E RatioConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target
Northrop Grumman (NOC)
4.526 of 5 stars
$475.88+0.1%1.94%16.79Moderate Buy$545.31
Ralph Lauren (RL)
3.8352 of 5 stars
$285.84-0.1%1.28%26.08Moderate Buy$292.88
Equitable (EQH)
4.4135 of 5 stars
$53.40-1.1%2.02%13.98Moderate Buy$61.67
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