These 32 Stocks That Pay Dividends Just Sweetened the Deal for Investors By Diane Alter

With few alternatives for yield-seeking investors, the appeal of stocks that pay dividends continues to grow. In addition to yield, top dividend payers also offer benefits like the potential for rising distributions, capital appreciation prospects, and portfolio diversification. The post These 32 Stocks That Pay Dividends Just Sweetened the Deal for Investors appeared first on Money Morning - Only the News You Can Profit From .

With few alternatives for yield-seeking investors, the appeal of stocks that pay dividends continues to grow.

Indeed, the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury note (a popular investment vehicle for income investors) slipped to 2.34% on Friday, its lowest close in 14 months. The bond's yield has fallen five out of the last six weeks.

Moreover, the 10-year note's current yield is a mere 0.3% higher than inflation's 12-month rate of about 2%.

That's prompted even risk-adverse investors to pile into dividend stocks. Dividend payers also offer additional benefits like the potential for rising distributions, capital appreciation prospects, and portfolio diversification.

Further, owning stocks that regularly boost dividends has historically been a good hedge against inflation, especially compared to bonds offering a fixed-income stream over the life of the bond, according to S&P Dow Jones Indices.

The good news for investors is that dividend hikes continue to be plentiful. Following are the 32 dividend enrichments announced during the week ending Aug. 15, 2014.

Dividend Stocks That Just Hiked Payouts

Stocks That Pay Dividends: Briggs & StrattonBadger Meter Inc. (NYSE: BMI) boosted its quarterly dividend a penny to $0.19 a share for a 1.48% yield.

Briggs & Stratton Corp. (NYSE: BGG) upped its quarterly payout 2.2% to $0.125 a share for a 2.44% yield.

Buckeye Partners LP (NYSE: BPL) beefed up its quarterly distribution 1.1% to $1.11 a share for a 5.87% yield.

CABCO Goldman Sachs Capital I, Floating Rate Callable Certificates (NYSE: GYB) raised its quarterly payout 7% to $0.20 a share for a 4% yield.

CBS Corp. (NYSE: CBS) increased its dividend $0.03 to $0.15 a share for a 1% yield.

CBS Corp. (Class A Shares; NYSE: CBS.A) raised its quarterly dividend $0.03 to $0.15 a share for a 1% yield.

Chemed Corp. (NYSE: CHE) boosted its quarterly dividend $0.02 to $0.22 a share for a yield approaching 1%. The Sept. 3 payout marks the 173rd consecutive quarterly dividend paid by the hospice and palliative care provider in its 43 years as a public company.

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Federal Realty Investment Trust (NYSE: FRT) hiked its quarterly payout $0.09 to $0.87 a share for a 2.81% yield.

First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund (NYSE: FGB) increased its quarterly dividend 1.5% to $0.175 a share for a 7.88% yield.

General Growth Properties Inc. (NYSE: GGP) goosed its quarterly payout a penny to $0.16 a share for a 2.65% yield.

Green Plains Inc. (Nasdaq: GPRE) grew its quarterly dividend $0.04 to $0.08 a share for a 0.76% yield.

Healthcare Trust of America Inc. (NYSE: HTA) boosted its quarterly payout 0.9% to $0.145 a share for a 4.72% yield.

Illinois Tool Works Inc. (NYSE: ITW) increased its quarterly dividend 15.5% to $0.485 a share for a 2.33% yield. The component manufacturer has paid uninterrupted dividends for more than 50 years.

Inteliquent Inc. (Nasdaq: IQNT) doubled its quarterly dividend to $0.15 a share for a 5.62% yield. "We are committed to regularly examining our balance sheet and returning cash to shareholders when appropriate," the company said.

ITC Holdings Corp. (NYSE: ITC) upped its quarterly dividend 14% to $0.16 a share for a 1.77% yield.

Kingstone Companies Inc. (Nasdaq: KINS) hiked its quarterly payout by a penny to $0.05 a share for a 2.82% yield.

Lehigh Gas Partners (NYSE: LGP) boosted its quarterly dividend 2% to $0.52 a share for a 5.65% yield.

OCI Partners LP (NYSE: OCIP) upped its quarterly dividend $0.07 to $0.48 a share for a 10% yield.

Old Point Financial Corp. (Nasdaq: OPOF) raised its quarterly payout a penny to $0.07 a share for a 1.87% yield.

Primoris Services Corp. (Nasdaq: PRIM) increased its quarterly payout 14.3% to $0.04 a share for a 0.56% yield.

Rentech Nitrogen Partners LP (NYSE: RNF) raised its quarterly distribution a nickel, or 62.5%, to $0.13 a share for a 3.53% yield.

Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (NYSE: SMG) hiked its quarterly payout 2.9% to $0.45 a share for a 3.15% yield. The world's leading marketer of branded consumer lawn and garden products also announced a special one-time dividend of $2 per share payable on Sept. 17 to shareholders of record on Sept. 3. Furthermore, SMG authorized a new common share repurchase program of $500 million.

SemGroup Corp. (NYSE: SEMG) sweetened its quarterly dividend $0.03 to $0.27 a share for a 1.31% yield.

Service Corp. International (NYSE: SCI) increased its quarterly payout a penny to $0.09 a share for a 1.65% yield.

Sonic Corp. (Nasdaq: SONC) declared its first common stock cash dividend. The nation's largest chain of drive-in restaurants will begin paying a quarterly dividend of $0.09 per share on Nov. 21. Shares yield 1.67%.

Susser Petroleum Partners LP (NYSE: SUSP) upped its quarterly payout 3.5% to $0.51 a share for a 3.71% yield.

Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corp. (NYSE: TYG) hiked its quarterly dividend $0.03 to $0.61 a share for a 5.03% yield.

TriplePoint Venture Growth BCD Corp. (NYSE: TPVG) raised its quarterly distribution $0.02 to $0.32 a share for an 8.26% yield.

Weyerhaeuser Co. (NYSE: WY) boosted its quarterly dividend $0.07 to $0.29 a share for a 3.52% yield. With this increase, the timberland company has grown its dividend by 93% since 2011.

Whiting USA Trust (NYSE: WHX) raised its quarterly dividend 19.7% to $0.56 a share for an eye-popping 97.68% yield.

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