5 Companies Increasing Dividends Last Week

Stock dividend information shows the fast-and-furious pace of the recent increases slowed down a bit last week, as earnings season winds down. However, there was still a parade of payout performers upping the quarterly dividend paid to shareholders. Stock dividend research from last week once again shows a diverse group of investments, with big tech, high security and office supplies highlighting the roster. Here are five companies increasing dividends last week. Applied Materials (NASDAQ: AMAT ). The semiconductor giant and dividend stock has its silicon in all sorts of operations, from semiconductor chips to flat panel displays to solar panels. Business is good for AMAT, so the company decided to give out more dividends to shareholders. How much more? Well, the company upped its quarterly payout by 14% to 8 cents per share. The new dividend is payable on Jun. 22 to shareholders of record as of Jun. 1. Bank of Nova Scotia (NYSE: BNS ). Canada's biggest bank posted a record first-quarter profit last week on improvements in credit-loss provisions. The company, also known as Scotiabank, spread the wealth to shareholders after the record earnings, upping its quarterly dividend by 6%. Scotiabank is the second of the five big Canadian banks to increase its payout since the Great Recession of 2008. The new quarterly dividend of 52 cents per share is payable on Apr. 27 to shareholders of record on Apr. 5. Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM ). The wireless technology giant dialed-up a quarterly dividend boost to shareholders of 13%. The new payout of 21.5 cents per share replaces the current payout of just 19 cents per share. The company said the rise in its dividend was driven by significant surge in demand for the high-end 3G smartphones and tablets, and that resulted in solid revenue and earnings growth. The new payout will be made after March 25. Staples (NASDAQ: SPLS ). The world's largest office supply company upped its dividend ante by a penny to 10 cents per share. The move comes just about a week after Staples reported a 19% jump in annual earnings. Staples will supply its 11% dividend increase on Apr. 14 to shareholders of record on March 25. Tyco International (NYSE: TYC ). The security and fire alarm company, which also makes industrial instruments, sounded the dividend alarm to shareholders last week—but in a good way. Tyco announced that its board has approved an approximate 20% increase in its annual dividend. The new dividend, paid quarterly, of 25 cents per share will begin on May 25 to shareholders of record on Apr. 29. At the time of publication, Jim Woods held no positions in any of the stocks mentioned in this article.
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