Crystal ball dividend hikes: these companies look poised to raise this week

By Sarina Isaacs

Investing.com - Companies often establish a pattern of hiking dividends at the same time each year, giving investors a reliable cash influx and enticing them to stay in for the long term. With help from StreetInsider data, here is your weekly list of companies that look set to raise their payouts in the next week, based on what they did this time last year. For up-to-the-minute dividend news, check out InvestingPro+.

Lear (NYSE:LEA): Raised by 54% last year and currently has an annualized payout of $3.08, a yield of 2.1%, and an 80% payout ratio.

Carter's (NYSE:CRI): Raised by 50% last year and currently has an annualized payout of $3, a yield of 4.1%, and a 42.9% payout ratio.

Natural Grocers (NYSE:NGVC): Raised by 42.9% last year and currently has an annualized payout of $0.40, a yield of 3.5%, and a 43.3% payout ratio.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Inc (NYSE:WH): Raised by 33.3% last year and currently has an annualized payout of $1.28, a yield of 1.7%, and a 33.6% payout ratio.

HP Inc (NYSE:HPQ): Raised by 28.2% last year and currently has an annualized payout of $1, a yield of 3.3%, and a 16% payout ratio.

SS&C Technologies Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:SSNC): Raised by 25% last year and currently has an annualized payout of $0.80, a yield of 1.5%, and a 29.5% payout ratio.

Amkor (NASDAQ:AMKR) Technology: Raised by 25% last year and currently has an annualized payout of $0.20, a yield of 0.8%, and a 6% payout ratio.

Brown Forman (NYSE:BFb) (NYSE:BFa): Raised by 17.9% last year and currently has an annualized payout of $1.32, a yield of 2.9%, and a 6% payout ratio.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI): Raised by 11.3% last year and currently has an annualized payout of $3.15, a yield of 1.3%, and a 44.1% payout ratio.

Nike (NYSE:NKE): Raised by 10.9% last year and currently has an annualized payout of $1.22, a yield of 1.1%, and a 33.4% payout ratio.

M&T Bank Corp (NYSE:MTB): Raised by 9.1% last year and currently has an annualized payout of $4.80, a yield of 2.9%, and a 49.1% payout ratio.

Agilent Technologies (NYSE:A): Raised by 8.2% last year and currently has an annualized payout of $0.84, a yield of 0.6%, and a 18.6% payout ratio.

Spire (NYSE:SR): Raised by 5.4% last year and currently has an annualized payout of $2.74, a yield of 3.9%, and a 70.8% payout ratio.

LCNB (NASDAQ:LCNB): Raised by 5.3% last year and currently has an annualized payout of $0.80, a yield of 4.6%, and a 44% payout ratio.

Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO): Raised by 5% last year and currently has an annualized payout of $0.88, a yield of 3.3%, and a 84.2% payout ratio.

Realty Income (NYSE:O): Raised by 4.2% last year and currently has an annualized payout of $2.98, a yield of 4.6%, and a 265.2% payout ratio.

City Holding Company (NASDAQ:CHCO): Raised by 3.4% last year and currently has an annualized payout of $2.60, a yield of 2.7%, and a 37.8% payout ratio.

United Bankshares (NASDAQ:UBSI): Raised by 2.9% last year and currently has an annualized payout of $1.44, a yield of 3.4%, and a 53.7% payout ratio.

TrustCo Bank (NASDAQ:TRST): Raised by 2.9% last year and currently has an annualized payout of $1.40, a yield of 3.8%, and a 37.9% payout ratio.