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Companies with a long history of paying dividends and consistently hiking them remain appealing to income-focused investors. Hormel Foods, Hershey, and Horace Mann Educators have rewarded shareholders for years and recently announced dividend increases. These companies currently offer dividend yields of over 3%.
Hormel Foods
Hormel Foods (NYSE:HRL) develops, processes, and distributes various meat, nuts, and other food products to foodservice, convenience store, and commercial customers in the U.S. and internationally.
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Hormel Foods has increased its dividends consecutively for the last 59 years. In its most recent dividend hike announcement on Nov. 25, its board raised the quarterly payout by 3% to $0.29 per share, which is equal to an annual figure of $1.16 per share. More recently, in its March 24 dividend announcement, the company kept the payout unchanged at that level. Currently, the dividend yield is 3.82%.
Hormel Foods' annual revenue as of Jan. 31 stood at $11.91 billion. In its latest earnings release on Feb. 27, the company posted Q1 2025 revenues of $2.99 billion, above the consensus estimate of $2.93 billion, while EPS of $0.35 missed the consensus of $0.38.
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Hershey
Hershey Company (NYSE:HSY) manufactures and sells confectionery products and pantry items in the U.S. and internationally.
Hershey has raised its dividends every year for the last 15 years. In its latest dividend hike announcement on Feb. 8, 2024, the company increased the quarterly payout from $1.19 to $1.37 per share, equal to an annual figure of $5.48 per share. More recently, in its dividend announcement on Feb. 6, it maintained the payout at the same level. The dividend yield on the stock currently stands at 3.29%.
Hershey's annual revenue as of Dec. 31 stood at $11.20 billion. In its Q4 2024 earnings release on Feb. 6, the company posted revenues of $2.89 billion and EPS of $2.69. Both figures beat the consensus estimates.
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Horace Mann Educators
Horace Mann Educators (NYSE:HMN) operates as an insurance holding company in the U.S.