Stocks to Keep Your Eyes on -ARCELORMITTAL SA (NYSE:MT), TECHNIPFMC PLC (NYSE:FTI), IHS MARKIT LTD (NASDAQ:INFO), OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP (NYSE:OXY), NORDIC AMERICAN TANKERS LTD (NYSE:NAT)
Dividend strategies are growing in popularity because of many factors in the macro environment: sluggish economic growth, increased volatility, heightened risk aversion and extremely low interest rates on fixed income securities. Many dividend oriented stocks may offer a higher current yield than many fixed income securities.
The strategy not only focuses on companies with higher dividend yields, but companies with potential to grow these dividends over time. Dividend strategies may prove to be less volatile during bear markets yet still may provide attractive inflation protection and real total returns in bull markets. The dividend strategy can play a key role in fulfilling your growth or income needs, depending on the allocation of assets.
Here are companies that have increased their dividend payouts for several consecutive years.
ARCELORMITTAL has been paying dividends since 2004 and has raised their dividend for N/A consecutive years. It has a dividend yield of N/A% and a 5 year dividend growth rate of 3.30%. Their payout ratio is 455.00%.
TECHNIPFMC first paid dividend in N/A and has increased their dividend for N/A straight years. They have a dividend yield of N/A% and a 5 year dividend growth rate of N/A%.
IHS MARKIT has been paying dividends since N/A and has increased their dividend for N/A years in a row. Their dividend yield is N/A% and their 5 year dividend growth rate is N/A%.
OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM started paying dividend in 1975 and has lifted their dividend for 3 years. Their dividend yield is 5.00% and their 5 year dividend growth rate is 3.60%.
NORDIC AMERICAN TANKERS announced dividend for the first time in 2001 and has increased their dividend every year for the last N/A years. Their dividend yield is 15.20% and their 5 year dividend growth rate is 10.50%.