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Apple hikes dividend by 4%

Apple (AAPL) will raise its quarterly dividend by 4 percent to 26 cents quarterly per share in 2025. Apple Inc. designs, manufactures and markets mobile communication and media devices and personal computers, and sells a variety of related software, services, accessories and third-party digital content and applications. The company’s products and services include iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, AirPods, Apple TV, HomePod, iCloud and Apple Pay. Apple is a California corporation established in 1977 as Apple Computer, Inc.  The company's segments include the Americas, Europe, Greater China, Japan and Rest of Asia Pacific. Apple, formerly Apple Computer, suspended its dividend in 1996 and reinstated a quarterly payment in 2012.

Verisign initiates dividend

Verisign (VRSN) will start paying a quarterly dividend of 77 cents per share in 2025. The dividend yield is 1.1% at a stock price of $272.79.

Equifax hikes dividend by 28.2%

Equifax (EFX) will hike its quarterly dividend by 28.2% to 50 cents per share in 2025. This is the first dividend increase by EFX since 2017. The next dividend will be paid on June 13, 2025. The dividend yield for EFX is 0.8% at a stock price of $245.

SB Financial Group hikes dividend by 3.4%

SB Financial Group (SBFG) will hike its quarterly dividend by 3.4% to 15 cents per share in 2025. This marks the 12th consecutive year of increases by SBFG. The dividend yield is 3.1%.

Muncy Columbia Financial pays $0.50 special dividend

Muncy Columbia Financial Corp (CCFN) will pay a special dividend of 50 cents per share in 2025. Earlier this year CCFN already hiked its dividend by 2.3%, marking the 28th consecutive year of increases. The dividend yield is 4.4% at a stock price of $41.

Phillips 66 hikes dividend by 4.3%

Phillips 66 (PSX) will hike the quarterly dividend by 4.3% to $1.20 per share in 2025. This marks 13 consecutive years of increased dividends. The yield for PSX is 4.8%.

Western Midstream Partners LP hikes distribution by 4%

Western Midstream Partners LP (WES) will hike its quarterly distribution by 4% to 91 cents per share. The dividend yield for WES is 9.6% at a stock price of $38.12.

Southern Company hikes dividend by 2.8%

Southern Co (SO) will hike its quarterly dividend by 2.8% to 74 cents per share in 2025. This marks the 25th consecutive year of increases by SO. The dividend yield is 3.2% at a stock price of $92.

Otis hikes dividend by 7.7%

Otis Worldwide (OTIS) will hike its quarterly dividend by 7.7% to 42 cents per share in 2025. This marks the 5th consecutive year of increases by OTIS. The dividend yield is 1.7% at a stock price of $93.62.

Veritex Holdings hikes dividend by 10%

Veritex Holdings (VBTX) will raise the quarterly dividend by 10% to 22 cents per share in 2025. This is the first increase since 2021 by the bank. The next dividend will be paid on May 22, 2025. The dividend yield for VBTX is 4% at a stock price of $23.35.