Despite their tremendous cash flow, the world’s largest retailer remains one of the lower yielding dividend stocks in the Dow Jones index.
Here are three Dow stocks that dividend investors should consider ahead of Verizon and AT&T.
AT&T announced that its Board of Directors has approved a 2.4% increase in their quarterly dividend to $.42 per share.
Merck’s current dividend yield now stands at 5.1% making it the fourth highest yielding Dow stock.
DuPont announced today that its Board of Directors has approved a quarterly dividend of $.41 per share.
Chevron announced today that its Board of Directors has agreed to increase their quarterly dividend by 5% to $.68 per share.
Alcoa announced Friday that the company’s Board of Directors has approved a quarterly dividend of $.03 per share.
Dow component United Technologies announced late yesterday that its Board of Directors has approved a quarterly cash dividend of $.385 per share.
High yielding Dow component Verizon Communiciations announced yesterday that they are maintaining their quarterly dividend of $.46 per share.
Pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co. announced today that they are maintaining their quarterly dividend payment of $.38 per share.