10-Year Dividend Growers with dividend increase (Dec 11 - Dec 15)

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.

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Franklin Resources (NYSE:BEN), +15.0% dividend increase

Franklin Resources has declared quarterly dividend of $0.230 (+15.000% increase). It goes ex-dividend on Dec-22-2017 and is payable on Jan-10-2018. Annualized dividend is $0.92 at a yield of 2.084%.

Flawless balance sheet average dividend payer

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ABM Industries (NYSE:ABM), +2.941% dividend increase

ABM Industries has declared quarterly dividend of $0.175 (+2.941% increase). It goes ex-dividend on Jan-03-2018 and is payable on Feb-05-2018. Annualized dividend is $0.70 at a yield of 1.597%.

Excellent balance sheet with reasonable growth potential

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CenterPoint Energy (NYSE:CNP), +3.738% dividend increase

CenterPoint Energy has declared quarterly dividend of $0.278 (+3.738% increase). It goes ex-dividend on Feb-14-2018 and is payable on Mar-08-2018. Annualized dividend is $1.11 at a yield of 3.908%.

6 star dividend payer and overvalued

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Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT), +5.66% dividend increase

Abbott Laboratories has declared quarterly dividend of $0.280 (+5.660% increase). It goes ex-dividend on Jan-11-2018 and is payable on Feb-15-2018. Annualized dividend is $1.12 at a yield of 2.046%.

High growth potential with mediocre balance sheet

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AT&T (NYSE:T), +2.041% dividend increase

AT&T has declared quarterly dividend of $0.500 (+2.041% increase). It goes ex-dividend on Jan-09-2018 and is payable on Feb-01-2018. Annualized dividend is $2.00 at a yield of 5.299%.

Established dividend payer with mediocre balance sheet

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Urstadt Biddle Properties (NYSE:UBA), +1.887% dividend increase

Urstadt Biddle Properties has declared quarterly dividend of $0.270 (+1.887% increase). It goes ex-dividend on Jan-04-2018 and is payable on Jan-19-2018. Annualized dividend is $1.08 at a yield of 4.756%.

Established dividend payer with acceptable track record

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