Picks Offer Centuries of Dividends
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#10 – Bemis
| Bemis Co Inc. (NYSE: BMS) – Bemis Co Inc. manufactures flexible packaging products and pressure sensitive materials to customer worldwide. Focusing primarily on the food industry, Bemis has offered a dividend for 88 years. The current annual dividend for the company’s shareholders is $0.92 or 2.9%. What’s more, Bemis previously hiked its dividend in the fourth quarter of 2009 so there’s a chance of a dividend boost the next time BMS reports earnings on Oct. 25. | GameChanger Stocks to Build Your Wealth |
#9 – 3M
| 3M Co. (NYSE: MMM) – 3M and its subsidiaries operate as diversified global technology companies, making everything from touch screens to Post-It notes. 3M currently boasts a $2.10 yearly dividend or 2.5% yield. This technology company has been offering its shareholders a dividend for 94 straight years. Like Bemis, it’s last dividend increase was in the fourth quarter of 2009 so there could be a boost in store on Oct. 28 when MMM reports. | GameChanger Stocks to Build Your Wealth |
#8 – Chubb
| Chubb Corp. (NYSE: CB) – Chubb Corp. is a holding company for several casualty insurance companies, including commercial insurance, personal insurance and specialty insurance. Founded in 1882, Chubb has been paying a dividend for 108 years. It currently pays a dividend of $1.48 annually or 2.6%. Chubb reports earnings October 18 and also could boost its payout as in Q4 of 2009. | GameChanger Stocks to Build Your Wealth |
#7 – PPG
| PPG Industries Inc (NYSE: PPG) – PPG Industries is a diversified producer of coatings, chemicals and glass products. Having paid a dividend for 111 consecutive years, the company’s shareholders currently enjoy a 3.1% yield on a $2.20 dividend. It’s last dividend increase was just this past August. | GameChanger Stocks to Build Your Wealth |
#6 – Coca-Cola
| Coca-Cola Co. (NYSE: KO) – This nonalcoholic beverage manufacturer and distributer has been paying a dividend for the past 117 years. Coca-Cola currently boasts a $1.76 dividend, good for a 3.0% yield. KO last raised its dividend in Q4 of 2009, and could again in its Oct. 19 report. | GameChanger Stocks to Build Your Wealth |
#5 – Proctor & Gamble
| Proctor & Gamble (NYSE: PG) – Proctor & Gamble sells consumer packaged goods in the following industries: beauty; health and well being, and household care. PG currently offers shareholders a $1.93 dividend for a 3.1% yield, and has been paying a dividend for 119 years. PG last boosted its dividend in April. It reports earnings Oct. 25. | GameChanger Stocks to Build Your Wealth |
#4 – ConEdison
| Consolidated Edison Inc (NYSE: ED) – Consolidated Edison has been in the business of delivering regulated electric, gas and steam since 1823. ED has paid a dividend on its shares for 125 consecutive years, and has a current dividend of $2.38 or 4.9%. ED reports earnings Nov. 1. It last boosted its payout by half a cent in Q4 of 2009. | GameChanger Stocks to Build Your Wealth |
#3 – Lilly
| Eli Lilly & Co. (NYSE: LLY) – Lilly, Eli & Co is a leading producer of prescription drugs for diabetes, cancer and neurological disorders, among others. Having paid shareholders a dividend for 125 years, LLY’s current dividend is $1.96 or 5.5%. However, it’s worth noting that Lilly hasn’t raised its dividend in over a year. The drug stock reports earnings on Oct. 21. | GameChanger Stocks to Build Your Wealth |
#2 – Exxon
| Exxon Mobil Corp (NYSE: XOM) – This oil company is a product of the 1999 merger between Exxon and Mobil and is currently worth nearly $279 billion. XOM has paid a dividend for 128 years. ExxonMobil’s current dividend yield is 2.8% or $1.76 annually. The company’s last dividend increase was in Q1 of 2010. Exxon reports earnings Oct. 25. | GameChanger Stocks to Build Your Wealth |
#1 – Stanley Black & Decker
| Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) – Stanley Black & Decker primarily manufactures hand and power tools and owns the following companies: Stanley, Black & Decker, Bostitch, DeWalt and Mac Tools. SWK has paid a dividend for 133 consecutive years and is currently paying a yearly dividend of $1.36. That is good for a 2.2% dividend yield. Black and Decker just boosted its dividend after its last quarterly report. SWK reports earnings around October 18. | GameChanger Stocks to Build Your Wealth |
