UPS Gives Its Biggest Dividend Hike in 5 Years

February 3, 2011 Declared

UPS Gives Its Biggest Dividend Hike in 5 Years

United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.52 per share today, a 10.6% improvement over the $0.47 paid each of the last four quarters by the logistics giant.

Shares of UPS closed at $74.29 (+0.34%) today, where they now carry a 2.80% dividend yield.

Today’s increase is the biggest since the beginning of 2006 from UPS, which has now more than tripled its payout since 2000.

READ MORE ABOUT: UPS
STAY UPDATED VIA: Twitter, StockTwits, RSS, E-Mail

Latest Items

The Dynamic Dividend.

Helping income investors identify quality opportunities through dividend stock news, tools, tips, statistics, and ideas.

Dividend Resources.

Free tools and features maintained to help dividend investors identify quality opportunities.

Dividend Dynamos

A collection of more than 200 stocks that have increased their dividends for at least ten consecutive years.

Dow Jones Snapshot

A real-time look at the important dividend-related characteristics of the 30 Dow Jones components.

Dividend Hike Forecasts

Each month I compile a list of the companies most likely to give their shareholders a raise.

Ex-Dividend Dates

See which stocks are trading ex-dividend up to one week in advance.

Yield Alerts

Dividend stocks that have recently seen their yields rise above notable thresholds.

The Dynamic Dividend