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Text size Chernetskaya/Dreamstime.com McDonald’s and A.O. Smith declared dividend increases this week in an otherwise quiet stretch on that front for large U.S. companies.McDonald’s (ticker: MCD) plans to raise its quarterly dividend to $1.52 a share, up 10% from $1.38. The annualized dividend will be $6.08 a share.The fast-food giant’s stock was down about 6% this year through the close on Oct. 13, dividends included, compared with minus 22% for the S&P 500 . The stock yields 2.2%.A.O. Smith (AOS) declared a quarterly dividend of 30 cents a share, up from 28 cents. That’s an increase of 7%. That annualized dividend will rise to $1.20 a share.The company’s products include building products such as boilers and water-heating systems.Newsletter Sign-up The Barron’s Daily A morning briefing on what you need to know in the day ahead, including exclusive commentary from Barron’s and MarketWatch writers.A.O. Smith stock is down about 42% this year, dividends included. It yields 2.5%.Elsewhere, companies that said this week that they will maintain dividends at current levels include retailer Costco Wholesale (COST) at 90 cents a share, animal-health company Zoetis (ZTS) at 32.5 cents a share, insurance company MetLife (MET) at 50 cents a share, and Domino’s Pizza ( DPZ ) at $1.10 a share. Those are all on a quarterly basis.Write to Lawrence C. Strauss at lawrence.strauss@barrons.com
McDonald’s and
A.O. Smith declared dividend increases this week in an otherwise quiet stretch on that front for large U.S. companies.
McDonald’s (ticker: MCD) plans to raise its quarterly dividend to $1.52 a share, up 10% from $1.38. The annualized dividend will be $6.08 a share.
The fast-food giant’s stock was down about 6% this year through the close on Oct. 13, dividends included, compared with minus 22% for the
S&P 500 . The stock yields 2.2%.
A.O. Smith (AOS) declared a quarterly dividend of 30 cents a share, up from 28 cents. That’s an increase of 7%. That annualized dividend will rise to $1.20 a share.
The company’s products include building products such as boilers and water-heating systems.
A morning briefing on what you need to know in the day ahead, including exclusive commentary from Barron’s and MarketWatch writers.
A.O. Smith stock is down about 42% this year, dividends included. It yields 2.5%.
Elsewhere, companies that said this week that they will maintain dividends at current levels include retailer
Costco Wholesale (COST) at 90 cents a share, animal-health company
Zoetis (ZTS) at 32.5 cents a share, insurance company
MetLife (MET) at 50 cents a share, and
Domino’s Pizza (
DPZ ) at $1.10 a share. Those are all on a quarterly basis.
Write to Lawrence C. Strauss at lawrence.strauss@barrons.com
Source: https://www.barrons.com/articles/mcdonalds-stock-dividend-boost-a-o-smith-51665759448?siteid=yhoof2&yptr=yahoo