Does Costco's Huge Dividend Raise Make It a Screaming Buy? [Yahoo! Finance]
Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST)
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By contrast Costco (NASDAQ: COST) has enjoyed blasting its payout well higher, as its recent annual raises have tended to hover around the mid-teen percentages. Sure enough, in mid-April, the big retailer declared that its upcoming quarterly dividend would be nearly 14% higher than its prior rate. Dividend raises are an easy way to earn investor notice and, all things being equal, increase the stock's attractiveness. Let's take a look at this one to see if it helps make Costco stock an irresistible buy. The big raises can't keep pace with the price Costco's 2024 edition of its annual dividend raise lifts the payout to a quarterly rate of $1.16 per share. The first distribution at the new level will occur on May 10; shareholders of record as of April 25 will be paid on May 10. Given those constant and substantial increases of late, you might think Costco pays a high-yield dividend... but you'd be wrong. The hikes haven't really kept pace with the generally steady, upward trajec
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