3 Dividend Stocks That Recently Hiked Their Payouts

Dividend stocks that provide investors with regular, recurring payouts are incredibly valuable investments to hang on to for the long haul. Stocks that also increase their payouts are even better. That's because you could be collecting more dividend income just by simply holding on to the stock for the long term.

Three stocks that recently hiked their dividend payments include CareTrust REIT (NASDAQ: CTRE), Cenovus Energy (NYSE: CVE), and Southern Company (NYSE: SO). Let's take a closer look at their dividend payments today, and whether investors should expect more rate increases from these stocks in the future.

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