2. Kimberly-Clark Corporation (KMB)
A director of the company, W Robert Dechert, recently purchased 1,000 shares of Kimberly-Clark at $64 per share. The stock currently distributes $0.66 per share each quarter. The dividend has been consistently increasing from $0.27 in 2000 to $0.66 in 2010. The stock currently trades around $66 with a dividend yield of 4%.
3. Lockheed Martin Corporation (LMT)
A director of Lockheed Martin, Thomas J Falk, recently purchased 5,000 shares at $73.02 per share. The stock currently trades even below this price ($70) and yields 4.29%. The board announced to increase quarterly dividend by 19% from $0.63 to $0.75. Even though Lockheed Martin’s dividend increased from $0.11 per share in 2000 to $0.75 in 2010, it declined before 2000.
4. Philip Morris International, Inc. (PM)
Sergio Marchionne, a director of Philip Morris International, recently purchased 1,500 shares of PM at $51.53 per share. The stock currently distributes $0.64 per share each quarter. The dividend has been consistently increasing since the stock’s debut in 2008. The stock currently trades at $57 and has a dividend yield of 4.5%.
5. SCANA Corp. (SCG)
The Chairman, President and CEO of Scana Corp, B. William Timmerman, purchased more than 29,000 shares at around $39 per share. The stock currently distributes $0.475 quarterly dividend, which has been increasing from $0.288 per share in 2000. Scana (SCG) currently trades at slightly above $40 and has a dividend yield of 4.68%
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