Dividend hikes aren't automatic, but they can sometimes be predictable. As long as a company is doing well and an increase to the dividend looks probable, the timing of the announcement often will come at around the same time as it did in the previous year.

Three stocks that I expect will announce increases to their dividend payments in January are Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ: GILD), Viatris (NASDAQ: VTRS), and Kimberly-Clark (NYSE: KMB).

Gilead Sciences is a healthcare company that makes a wide range of medicines focused on treating HIV, hepatitis, and cancer. The company's business has been growing steadily over the years, with Gilead reporting sales of $27.3 billion in 2021, which was an increase of 11% from the previous year.

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