These 2 Companies Just Raised Their Dividends -- and You Can Still Buy Them

This part of the year, when kids escape school and people head to the beach, isn't usually heavy with dividend raises. Still, investors wanting to boost their overall yield can take advantage of a few recent hikes from notable companies.

Two dependable operators that have declared dividend raises in recent days, in fact, haven't yet hit their ex-dividend dates. Happily, this means that investors can still buy into those hikes. Read on for more about the latest lifts from Deere (NYSE: DE) and Realty Income (NYSE: O).

A habitual shareholder payer, Deere declared its latest in a history of dividend raises at the end of May. The farm equipment mainstay is cranking its quarterly payout 8% higher to $1.13 per share. 

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