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.



1st Source (NYSE:SRCE), +10.0% dividend increase

1st Source has declared quarterly dividend of $0.220 (+10.000% increase). It goes ex-dividend on Feb-02-2018 and is payable on Feb-15-2018. Annualized dividend is $0.88 at a yield of 1.692%.







A. O. Smith (NYSE:AOS), +28.571% dividend increase

A. O. Smith has declared quarterly dividend of $0.180 (+28.571% increase). It goes ex-dividend on Jan-30-2018 and is payable on Feb-15-2018. Annualized dividend is $0.72 at a yield of 1.092%.







Consolidated Edison (NYSE:ED), +3.623% dividend increase

Consolidated Edison has declared quarterly dividend of $0.715 (+3.623% increase). It goes ex-dividend on Feb-13-2018 and is payable on Mar-15-2018. Annualized dividend is $2.86 at a yield of 3.654%.







ONEOK (NYSE:OKE), +3.356% dividend increase

ONEOK has declared quarterly dividend of $0.770 (+3.356% increase). It goes ex-dividend on Jan-26-2018 and is payable on Feb-14-2018. Annualized dividend is $3.08 at a yield of 5.298%.







Realty Income (NYSE:O), +3.059% dividend increase

Realty Income has declared quarterly dividend of $0.219 (+3.059% increase). It goes ex-dividend on Jan-31-2018 and is payable on Feb-15-2018. Annualized dividend is $2.63 at a yield of 4.986%.







Alliant Energy (NYSE:LNT), +6.349% dividend increase

Alliant Energy has declared quarterly dividend of $0.335 (+6.349% increase). It goes ex-dividend on Jan-30-2018 and is payable on Feb-15-2018. Annualized dividend is $1.34 at a yield of 3.377%.





