Top 5 Dividend Champions of 2021 (Part III)

In this article we discuss top 5 dividend champions of 2021. To see a comprehensive list of dividend champions, go to 30 Dividend Champions of 2021 (Part III).

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5. First of Long Island Corp (NASDAQ: FLIC)

Dividend Yield: 4.19%

First of Long Island is one of the 30 dividend champions of 2021. The company operates The First National Bank of Long Island and provides financial, personal money orders, bill payment, remote deposit and cash management services. The bank has about 51 branches. In the fourth quarter of 2020, FLIC posted GAAP EPS of $0.44, beating the Street’s estimates by $0.02. Revenue in the quarter jumped 3.1% to $28.16 million.

At the end of the third quarter, Jim Simons’ Renaissance Technologies reported owning 753,850 shares of the company, worth $11.17 million.