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Farrell: Companies Increasing Dividends
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Monday, 24 Aug 2009 | 11:40 AM ET
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By: Vince Farrell
What follows is an unofficial list of companies in the S&P100 that have increased their dividend in the last six months. It is not a recommended list by any means. I just think it's interesting to note those companies that have returned more cash to shareholders in the teeth of the ferocious financial storm we have witnessed recently. The earnings estimates used are consensus estimates, not Soleil estimates. Take the list for whatever it's worth to you.
Dividend Increases |
| NAME | SYMBOL | MARKET CAP (M) | PRICE 8/19/2009 | 52-WEEK HIGH | 52-WEEK LOW | 2009E EPS | P/E RATIO |
| Exxon Mobil Corp. | XOM | $326,794 | $68.00 | $83.64 | $56.51 | $3.91 | 17.4x |
| Wal-Mart Stores Inc. | WMT | $201,338 | $51.67 | $63.85 | $46.25 | $3.57 | 14.5x |
| Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | $166,369 | $60.37 | $72.76 | $46.25 | $4.52 | 13.4x |
| International Business Machines Corp. | IBM | $155,432 | $118.57 | $125.45 | $69.50 | $9.74 | 12.2x |
| Procter & Gamble Co. | PG | $154,117 | $52.80 | $73.57 | $43.93 | $3.75 | 14.1x |
| Chevron Corp. | CVX | $136,696 | $68.16 | $89.75 | $55.50 | $4.31 | 15.8x |
| QUALCOMM Inc. | PEP | $87,949 | $56.45 | $75.25 | $45.39 | $3.71 | 15.2x |
| bbott Laboratories | QCOM | $76,001 | $45.72 | $55.76 | $28.16 | $1.80 | 25.4x |
| bbott Laboratories | ABT | $69,829 | $45.17 | $60.78 | $41.27 | $3.69 | 12.2x |
| Occidental Petroleum Corp. | OXY | $57,995 | $71.53 | $85.44 | $39.93 | $3.21 | 22.3x |
| Medtronic, Inc. | MDT | $41,106 | $37.04 | $56.97 | $24.06 | $3.14 | 11.8x |
| Colgate-Palmolive Co. | CL | $35,872 | $71.97 | $80.49 | $54.36 | $4.28 | 16.8x |
| Target Corp. | TGT | $33,873 | $45.05 | $59.55 | $25.00 | $3.00 | 15.0x |
| Lowe's Companies Inc. | WAG | $30,714 | $30.95 | $37.24 | $21.28 | $1.99 | 15.6x |
| Southern Company | LOW | $29,865 | $20.22 | $28.49 | $13.00 | $1.21 | 16.8x |
| Southern Company | SO | $24,757 | $31.10 | $40.00 | $26.48 | $2.32 | 13.4x |
| Kimberly-Clark Corporation | KMB | $24,434 | $58.95 | $66.66 | $43.05 | $4.36 | 13.5x |
| General Dynamics Corp. | GD | $21,407 | $55.59 | $94.41 | $35.28 | $6.17 | 9.0x |
| Count | 18 | Median P/E | 14.7x |
Updated a/o August 20,2009 Source: Company Reports |
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Vincent Farrell, Jr. is chief investment officer at Soleil Securities Group and a regular contributor to CNBC. 
Data is a real-time snapshot *Data is delayed at least 15 minutes
