Some of the notable companies expected to boost their dividend payouts next week include
Old Dominion (ODFL) to $0.40 from $0.30, Bath & Body Works (NYSE:BBWI) to $0.25 from $0.20, Invitation Homes (NYSE:INVH) to $0.27 to $0.22, and Exponent (EXPO) to $0.27 from $0.24. Also in the dividend world, there could be some attention on Nordson (NASDAQ:NDSN), C.H. Robinson Worldwide (NASDAQ:CHRW), and J.M. Smucker (SJM) with the three stocks being added to S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Index on February 1 The index is made up of stocks in the broader S&P 500 index that have increased their dividends in each of the past 25 years at least.
Nordson, which joined the S&P 500 last year, has actually had 42 straight years of dividend raises.
The highest yielding stocks on the S&P 500 Index are V.F. Corporation (VFC) 6.8%, International Paper (NYSE:IP) 5.1% and Ford Motor (F) 4.7%. The highest yielding stocks on the Dow Jones Industrial Average are Verizon (VZ) 6.48%, Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) 5.26%, and 3M (MMM) 5.25%.