Companies with a long history of paying dividends and consistent walking remain attractive for income -oriented investors. Merck, Black Hills and Virtus Investment Partners have rewarded shareholders for years and have recently announced dividend increases. These companies currently offer dividend yields of approximately 4-6%.
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Merck (NYSE: MRK) is a healthcare company that produces pharmaceutical products to treat various disorders in many therapeutic areas, including cardiometabolic diseases, cancer and infections.
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Merck has raised its dividends every year over the past 14 years. According to the most recent announcement increase on 19 November, the company increased the quarterly benefit from $ 0.77 to $ 0.81 per share, equal to an annual figure of $ 3.24 per share. The current dividend yield on the shares is 4.09%.
Merck’s annual turnover from December 31 was $ 64.17 billion. In the first winning report of 2024 on 4 February it achieved a turnover of $ 15.62 billion and a profit per share of $ 1.72. Both figures beat the street estimates.
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Black hills
Black Hills Corp. (NYSE: BKH) works as a company for electric and natural gas in the US
Black Hills has increased its dividends every year over the past 55 years. In his most recent announcement rise on 24 January, it increased the quarterly payment from $ 0.65 to $ 0.676 per share, which is equal to an annual figure of $ 2.70 per share. The dividend yield on the shares is currently 4.63%.
The annual turnover of Black Hills from December 31 was $ 2.13 billion. According to the profit of the company Q4 2024 on 5 February, it achieved a turnover of $ 597.10 million, which missed the $ 944 million consensus, while EPS of $ 1.37 rose above the $ 1.34 consensus estimate.
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Virtus Investment Partners
Virtus Investment Partners (NYSE: VRTS) is an investment manager of the government. The company mainly provides its services to individual and institutional customers.
