10 big dividend hikes last week: Nike, Pepsico

Here are last week's biggest dividend hikes, initiations, or special dividends, all first covered on InvestingPro+ - including several hikes predicted by data from StreetInsider last weekend. Get a jump on this week's likely dividend hikes.

1. Nike (NYSE:NKE) hiked its quarterly dividend by 11.5% to $0.340 per share, or $1.36 annualized, with an annual yield of 1.3%. The dividend will be payable on December 28, 2022, to stockholders of record on December 5, 2022, with an ex-dividend date of December 2, 2022. (Predicted last week)

2. Dillard's (NYSE:DDS) declared a special dividend of $15 per share, with an annual yield of 4.1%. The dividend will be payable on January 9, 2023, to stockholders of record on December 15, 2022, with an ex-dividend date of December 14, 2022.

3. Amkor (NASDAQ:AMKR) Technology (NASDAQ: AMKR) hiked its quarterly dividend by 50% to $0.075 per share, or $0.3 annualized, with an annual yield of 1.1%. The dividend will be payable on December 27, 2022, to stockholders of record on December 6, 2022, with an ex-dividend date of December 5, 2022. (Predicted last week)

4. Saratoga Investment (NYSE:SAR) hiked its quarterly dividend by 25.9% to $0.68 per share, or $2.72 annualized, with an annual yield of 12%. The dividend will be payable on January 4, 2023, to stockholders of record on December 15, 2022, with an ex-dividend date of December 14, 2022.

5. Clear Secure Inc (NYSE:YOU) declared a special dividend of $0.25 per share, with an annual yield of 1%. The dividend will be payable on December 7, 2022, to stockholders of record on November 28, 2022, with an ex-dividend date of November 25, 2022.

6. First US Bancshares Inc (NASDAQ:FUSB) hiked its dividend by 66.7% to $0.05 per share, or $0.2 annualized, with an annual yield of 2.3%. The dividend will be payable on January 3, 2023, to stockholders of record on December 9, 2022, with an ex-dividend date of December 8, 2022.

7. Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) hiked its quarterly dividend by 11.4% to $0.88 per share, or $3.52 annualized, for an annual yield of 1.4%. The dividend will be payable on January 13, 2023, to stockholders of record on December 15, 2022, with an ex-dividend date of December 14, 2022. (Predicted last week)

8. PepsiCo (NASDAQ:PEP) hiked its quarterly dividend by 7% to $1.15 per share, or $4.6 annualized, with an annual yield of 2.6%. The dividend will be payable on January 6, 2023, to stockholders of record on December 2, 2022, with an ex-dividend date of December 1, 2022.

9. CH Robinson Worldwide Inc (NASDAQ:CHRW) hiked its quarterly dividend by 10.9% to $0.61 per share, or $2.44 annualized, with an annual yield of 2.6%. The dividend will be payable on January 3, 2023, to stockholders of record on December 2, 2022, with an ex-dividend date of December 1, 2022.

10. Pennant Investment (NYSE:PNNT) hiked its quarterly dividend by 10% to $0.165 per share, or $0.66 annualized, with an annual yield of 8.4%. The dividend will be payable on January 3, 2023, to stockholders of record on December 19, 2022, with an ex-dividend date of December 16, 2022.

Plus, another five dividend hikes predicted by StreetInsider data last week:

• Brown Forman (NYSE:BFb) Corp A (NYSE:BFa) with a 9% hike to $0.2055 per share
• Agilent Technologies (NYSE:A) with a 7.1% hike to $0.225 per share
• Spire (NYSE:SR) with a 5.4% hike to $0.685 per share
• Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO) with a 4.8% hike to $0.22 per share
• TrustCo Bank (NASDAQ:TRST) with a 2.95 hike to $0.36 per share