Procter & Gamble, Johnson & Johnson Among 9 Companies To Announce Dividend Increases In The First Half Of April
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Harvesting Dividends3.6K FollowersFollow5ShareSavePlay(11min)CommentsSummaryProcter & Gamble is set to announce its 70th consecutive year of dividend growth in April, joining an elite group of long-term dividend growers.I anticipate PG’s dividend increase will be 3–5%, slightly below last year’s 5% boost, yielding a forward yield of 3.05–3.11%.Investors were rewarded with 10%+ increases from 4 companies in March, including a 22% increase from insurance company Globe Life.In addition to PG, April will also see significant dividend increases from AON and Costco, while other Dividend Aristocrats and Kings maintain or modestly grow payouts. Procter & Gamble, owner of the Crest toothpaste brand, will announce its 70th year of dividend growth in the first half of April. NoDerog/iStock Unreleased via Getty Images This is the latest in my series of articles where IThis article was written byHarvesting Dividends3.6K FollowersFollowI'm an individual investor looking to grow my wealth over the long term. I've tried many different styles of investing over the last 25 years and have found that buying dividend growth stocks and reinvesting the dividends is one of the easiest ways to grow wealth over the long term. Over the years, I've owned stocks, options, ETFs, treasury notes, and mutual funds. I operate a blog, HarvestingDividends.com, that provides information on the S&P Dividend Aristocrats and other dividend growth stocks.Analyst’s Disclosure: I/we have a beneficial long position in the shares of CL either through stock ownership, options, or other derivatives. I wrote this article myself, and it expresses my own opinions. I am not receiving compensation for it (other than from Seeking Alpha). I have no business relationship with any company whose stock is mentioned in this article. I may take or change my position(s) in any of the stocks mentioned in this article in the near future.Seeking Alpha's Disclosure: Past performance is no guarantee of future results. No recommendation or advice is being given as to whether any investment is suitable for a particular investor. Any views or opinions expressed above may not reflect those of Seeking Alpha as a whole. Seeking Alpha is not a licensed securities dealer, broker or US investment adviser or investment bank. Our analysts are third party authors that include both professional investors and individual investors who may not be licensed or certified by any institute or regulatory body.