One way to identify dividend growth stocks is to look for dividend increases. Companies that pay rising dividends are likely to be financially healthy and generate consistent cash flow. I am interested in stocks with at least ten consecutive years of increasing annual regular dividend payments. Here is a list of such companies that increased their dividends last week.



Hormel Foods Corporation (HRL), +11.76% dividend increase

Hormel Foods Corporation has declared quarterly dividend of $0.1875(+11.76% increase). It goes ex-dividend on 1/12/2018 and is payable on 2/15/2018. Annualized dividend is $0.68 at a yield of 1.98%.



Becton, Dickinson and Company (BDX), +2.74% dividend increase

Becton, Dickinson and Company has declared quarterly dividend of $0.75(+2.74% increase). It goes ex-dividend on 12/7/2017 and is payable on 12/29/2017. Annualized dividend is $2.92 at a yield of 1.30%.

