5 Dividend Stocks That Drenched Investors in Cash This Year

Posted by Contrarian Outlook | Dec 14, 2019 | Investing

Dividend growth is the secret to a comfortable retirement. Today, we’re going to discuss five stocks with big “payout momentum” heading into 2020. As dividends grow, stock prices, are likely to follow, so pay attention.

For whatever reason, massive dividend increases throughout the year go virtually uncovered. The company puts out a press release, typically alongside earnings. Even the biggest payout hikes of the year get just one or two sentences in a write-up before reporters move on to sexier topics.

Investors who pay close attention, however, are rewarded in the months and years ahead — not just in bigger dividend checks, but growth as investors get wise to the story that’s fueling these hikes. That’s why today, I’m going to put the spotlight on five jumbo-sized dividend raises from the past year — gaudy 41%, 50%, even 56% ramps that could signal big returns in the year to come.

Consider the performance of a couple of blue chips that have turned up the heat on their dividends.

Or consider UnitedHealth Group (UNH), which has pumped up its payouts by 20% annually for the past three years. Despite being in a maddening health insurance industry that’s plagued by regulatory uncertainty, UNH’s robust dividend increases have telegraphed to investors that things are running smoothly at the nation’s largest health insurer.

Investors Keep Dividend-Growing UnitedHealth (UNH) Aloft

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