Williams Partners (WPZ) Hiked Dividends By 1.77% And 7 Others Followed

Yesterday was a good day in terms of dividend growth. Eight companies raised their dividend payments. The biggest stock was the specialty chemical company Williams Partners. WPZ announced a 1.76 percent dividend hike and yields at 6.67 percent. The company has a rosy future. Analysts are expecting earnings per share to grow by at least 12 percent over the next five years. Only the high debt to equity ratio of 4.20 gives investors a bad taste.

Seven of eight companies with dividend growth on the last trading day have a market capitalization of more than USD 1 billion. Oil and gas companies are the most represented stocks.

The highest yielding stock is the drilling and explorations company Legacy Reserves with a 8.22 percent dividend yield. LGCY raised its quarterly dividends by 0.87 percent, yesterday.

The latest Dividend Growth Stock List

Company	Dividend Yield in %	Dividend Growth	Payment Period	Ex-Dividend Date	Dividend Payment Date
Blueknight Engy Ptrs GP	5.50	2.13%	Quarterly	7/31/2013	8/14/2013
Calumet Specialty Prdts	8.25	0.74%	Quarterly	7/31/2013	8/14/2013
Crane Co	1.90	7.14%	Quarterly	8/28/2013	9/10/2013
Legacy Reserves LP	8.29	0.87%	Quarterly	7/30/2013	8/14/2013
Northwest Bancorp	3.66	8.33%	Quarterly	7/30/2013	8/15/2013
Oiltanking Partners LP	3.55	4.94%	Quarterly	7/31/2013	8/14/2013
Rayonier Inc.	3.34	11.36%	Quarterly	9/12/2013	9/30/2013
Williams Partners	6.67	1.77%	Quarterly	7/31/2013	8/9/2013

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The Biggest Ex-Dividend Stocks On October 31, 2012

The Best And Biggest Ex-Dividend Stocks Researched By Dividend Yield - Stock, Capital, Investment. Dividend Investors should have a quiet overview of stocks with upcoming ex-dividend dates. The ex-dividend date is the final date on which the new stock buyer couldn’t receive the next dividend. If you like to receive the dividend, you need to buy the stock before the ex-dividend date. I made a little screen of the best yielding stocks with a higher capitalization that have their ex-dividend date on the next trading day.

A full list of all stocks with ex-dividend date can be found here: Ex-Dividend Stocks on October 31, 2012. In total, 25 stocks and preferred shares go ex-dividend - of which 17 yield more than 3 percent. The average yield amounts to 4.63%.