2012 Dividend Achievers

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The Dividend Achievers list is produced by Mergent, a finance services data company, and is similar to the Dividend Aristocrats, produced by S&P, in that the list seeks to highlight companies with a consistent history of dividends. To make it on the Dividend Achievers list you need to be traded on the New York Stock Exchange, Nasdaq, or American Exchange, be a US company with at least ten years consecutive years of increasing regular dividends, and have a minimum average daily volume of $500,000 per day. The list is effective as of the close of the last trading day in January.

The major difference between the Achievers and Aristocrats is the length of dividend increases. Achievers need only ten, Aristocrats need at least twenty five. So the Achievers list is a subset of the Aristocrats list.

2012 Changes to the List

There were twenty two additions and ten deletions from the list. The new faces are Southern Company, Monstanto, NIKE, Norfolk Southern, Magellan Midstream Partners, WR Berkley, Harris Corp, NuStar Energy, Royal Gold, Senior Housing Properties Trust, Nu Skin Enterprises, Inergy, Delphi Financial Group, Valmont Industries, Watsco Inc., Sanderson Farms, 1st Source Corp., Tompkins Financial Corp, Republic Bancorp, Cass Information Systems, Arrow Financial Corp and Connecticut Water Service.

The ten companies dropped were CenturyLink (also dropped from Dividend Aristocrats list this year), Getty Realty Corp, Hudson City Bancorp, Harleysville Group, Harsco Corp, Investors Real Estate Trust, NStar, Shenandoah Telecommunications, Universal Forest Products, and Meridian Bioscience Inc.

2012 Dividend Achievers

This year’s list tops out at 211 companies, of which 53 are Aristocrats (indicated by an asterisk below).

1. ABM – ABM INDUSTRIES INC
2. *ABT – ABBOTT LABORATORIES
3. ADM – ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND CO
4. *ADP – AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INC
5. *AFL – AFLAC INC
6. ALB – ALBEMARLE CORP
7. AOS – SMITH (AO) CORP
8. *APD – AIR PRODUCTS & CHEMICALS INC
9. AROW – ARROW FINANCIAL CORP
10. ATNI – ATLANTIC TELE NETWORK ORD
11. ATO – ATMOS ENERGY CORP
12. ATR – APTARGROUP INC
13. AVP – AVON PRODUCTS INC
14. AWR – AMERICAN STATES WATER CO
15. BANF – BANCFIRST CORP (OKLAHOMA CITY OKLA)
16. *BCR – BARD (CR) INC
17. *BDX – BECTON DICKINSON AND CO
18. *BEN – FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC
19. *BF/B – BROWN-FORMAN CORP CLB
20. BKH – BLACK HILLS CORPORATION
21. BMI – BADGER METER INC
22. *BMS – BEMIS CO INC
23. BPL – BUCKEYE PARTNERS LP
24. BRC – BRADY CORP
25. BRO – BROWN & BROWN INC
26. CAH – CARDINAL HEALTH INC
27. CASS – CASS INFORMATION SYSTEMS ORD
28. CASY – CASEYS GENERAL
29. CAT – CATERPILLAR INC
30. *CB – CHUBB CORP
31. CBSH – COMMERCE BANCSHARES INC
32. CBU – COMMUNITY BANK SYSTEM INC
33. CFR – CULLEN/FROST BANKERS INC
34. CHD – CHURCH & DWIGHT CO INC
35. CHRW – C H ROBINSON WORLDWIDE INC
36. *CINF – CINCINNATI FINANCIAL CORP
37. *CL – COLGATE-PALMOLIVE CO
38. CLC – CLARCOR INC
39. *CLX – CLOROX CO
40. COP – CONOCOPHILLIPS
41. CRR – CARBO CERAMIC ORD
42. CSL – CARLISLE COMPANIES INC
43. *CTAS – CINTAS CORPORATION
44. CTBI – COMMUNITY TRUST BANCORP INC
45. CTL – CENTURYLINK INC
46. CTWS – CONNECTICUT WATER SERVICE ORD
47. CVX – CHEVRON CORPORATION
48. CWT – CALIFORNIA WATER SERVICE GROUP (DE)
49. DBD – DIEBOLD INC
50. DCI – DONALDSON CO INC
51. DFG – DELPHI FINANCIAL GROUP CL A ORD
52. *DOV – DOVER CORP
53. *ECL – ECOLAB INC
54. ED – CONSOLIDATED EDISON INC
55. EGN – ENERGEN CORP
56. *EMR – EMERSON ELECTRIC
57. EOG – EOG RESOURCES ORD
58. EPD – ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERS LP
59. ERIE – ERIE INDEMNITY CO
60. ESS – ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST INC
61. EV – EATON VANCE CORP
62. EXPD – EXPEDITORS INTERNATIONAL OF WASHINGTON INC
63. FAST – FASTENAL CO
64. *FDO – FAMILY DOLLAR STORES INC
65. FDS – FACTSET RESRCH ORD
66. FELE – FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INC
67. FRT – FEDERAL REALTY INVESTMENT TRUST (MD)
68. FUL – FULLER (HB) COMPANY
69. GD – GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP
70. GGG – GRACO INC
71. *GPC – GENUINE PARTS CO
72. GRC – GORMAN-RUPP CO
73. GTY – GETTY REALTY CORP (NEW)
74. *GWW – GRAINGER (WW) INC
75. HCBK – HUDSON CITY BANCORP ORD
76. HCC – HCC INSURANCE HOLDINGS INC
77. *HCP – HCP INC
78. HGIC – HARLEYSVILLE GROUP INC (PA)
79. HP – HELMERICH & PAYNE INC
80. *HRL – HORMEL FOODS CORP
81. HRS – HARRIS ORD
82. HSC – HARSCO CORP
83. IBM – INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP
84. IRET – INVESTORS REAL ESTATE TRUST
85. *ITW – ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC
86. JKHY – JACK HENRY & ASSOCIATES INC
87. *JNJ – JOHNSON & JOHNSON
88. JW/A – WILEY (JOHN) & SONS INC CL A
89. *KMB – KIMBERLY-CLARK CORP
90. KMP – KINDER MORGAN ENERGY PARTNERS LP
91. *KO – COCA-COLA CO
92. LANC – LANCASTER COLONY CORP
93. *LEG – LEGGETT & PLATT INC
94. LLTC – LINEAR TECHNOLOGY CORP (UNITED STATES)
95. *LOW – LOWE’S COMPANIES INC
96. MATW – MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL CORP
97. *MCD – MCDONALD’S CORP
98. MCY – MERCURY GENERAL CORP
99. MDP – MEREDITH CORP (UNITED STATES)
100. *MDT – MEDTRONIC INC
101. MDU – MDU RESOURCES GROUP INC
102. MGEE – MGE ENERGY INC
103. MGRC – MCGRATH RENTCORP
104. *MHP – MCGRAW-HILL COS INC
105. *MKC – MCCORMICK & CO INC
106. *MMM – 3M CO
107. MMP – MAGELLAN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS UNT
108. MO – ALTRIA GROUP ORD
109. MON – MONSANTO ORD
110. MSA – MINE SAFETY APPLIANCES CO
111. MSEX – MIDDLESEX WATER CO
112. MUR – MURPHY OIL CORP
113. NC – NACCO INDUSTRIES INC
114. NDSN – NORDSON CORP
115. NEE – NEXTERA ENERGY INC
116. NFG – NATIONAL FUEL GAS CO (NJ)
117. NJR – NEW JERSEY RESOURCES CORP
118. NKE – NIKE CL B ORD
119. NNN – NATIONAL RETAIL PROPERTIES INC
120. NRGY – INERGY UNT
121. NS – NUSTAR ENERGY UNT
122. NSC – NORFOLK SOUTHERN ORD
123. NST – NSTAR ORD
124. NU – NORTHEAST UTILS ORD
125. *NUE – NUCOR CORP
126. NUS – NU SKIN ENTERPRISES CL A ORD
127. NWN – NORTHWEST NATURAL GAS CO
128. O – REALTY INCOME CORP
129. OFC – CORPORATE OFFICE PPTYS TR
130. OMI – OWENS & MINOR INC NEW
131. ORI – OLD REPUBLIC INTERNATIONAL CORP
132. OZRK – BANK OF THE OZARKS INC
133. PAA – PLAINS ALL AMERICAN PIPELINE UNT
134. PB – PRSPRTY BNCSHRS
135. PBCT – PEOPLES UNITED FINANCIAL ORD
136. *PBI – PITNEY BOWES INC
137. *PEP – PEPSICO INC
138. *PG – PROCTER & GAMBLE CO
139. PH – PARKER HANNIFIN CORP
140. PII – POLARIS INDUSTRIES INC
141. PNR – PENTAIR INC
142. PNY – PIEDMONT NATURAL GAS CO INC
143. *PPG – PPG INDUSTRIES INC
144. PPL – PPL ORD
145. PX – PRAXAIR INC
146. RAVN – RAVEN INDUSTRIES INC
147. RBCAA – REPUBLIC BANCORP INC (KY)
148. RGLD – ROYAL GOLD ORD
149. RLI – RLI CORP
150. ROP – ROPER INDUSTRIES INC
151. ROST – ROSS STORES INC
152. RPM – RPM INTERNATIONAL INC (DE)
153. SAFM – SANDERSON FARMS ORD
154. SBSI – SOUTHSIDE BANCSHARES INC
155. SCG – SCANA ORD
156. SCL – STEPAN CO
157. SEIC – SEI INVESTMENTS CO
158. SFG – STANCORP FINCL ORD
159. SHEN – SHENANDOAH TELECOMMUNICATIONS
160. *SHW – SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO
161. *SIAL – SIGMA-ALDRICH CORP (UNITED STATES)
162. SJI – S JERSEY INDS ORD
163. SJM – JM SMUCKER CO
164. SJW – SJW CORP
165. SKT – TANGER FACTORY OUTLET CENTERS INC
166. SNH – SENIOR HOUSING REIT
167. SO – SOUTHERN ORD
168. SON – SONOCO PRODUCTS CO
169. SPH – SUBURBAN PROPANE PARTNERS LP
170. SRCE – 1ST SOURCE ORD
171. *STR – QUESTAR CORP
172. *SWK – STANLEY BLACK & DECKER ORD
173. SYK – STRYKER CORP
174. *SYY – SYSCO CORP
175. *T – AT&T INC
176. TCP – TC PIPELINES UNT
177. TDS – TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS ORD
178. *TGT – TARGET CORP
179. THFF – FIRST FINANCIAL CORP (IN)
180. TJX – TJX COMPANIES INC
181. TMP – TOMPKINS FINANCIAL CORPORATION
182. TNC – TENNANT CO
183. TR – TOOTSIE ROLL INDUSTRIES INC
184. TRH – TRANSATLANTIC HOLDINGS INC
185. *TROW – T ROWE PRICE GROUP INC
186. UBA – URSTADT BIDDLE PROPERTIES INC
187. UBSI – UNITED BANKSHARES INC
188. UFPI – UNIVERSAL FOREST PRODUCTS INC
189. UGI – UGI CORP
190. UHT – UNIVERSAL HEALTH REALTY INCOME TRUST
191. UMBF – UMB FINANCIAL CORP
192. UNS – UNISOURCE ENERGY ORD
193. UTX – UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP
194. UVV – UNIVERSAL CORP
195. VAL – VALSPAR CORP
196. *VFC – VF CORP
197. VGR – VECTOR GROUP LTD
198. VIVO – MERIDIAN BIOSCIENCE
199. VMI – VALMONT INDS ORD
200. VVC – VECTREN CORP
201. WABC – WESTAMERICA BANCORPORATION
202. *WAG – WALGREEN CO
203. WGL – WGL HOLDINGS INC
204. *WMT – WAL-MART STORES INC
205. WPC – WP CAREY & CO LLC
206. WRB – WR BERKLEY ORD
207. WRE – WASHINGTON REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST
208. WSO – WATSCO ORD
209. WST – WEST PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES INC
210. WTR – AQUA AMERICA INC
211. *XOM – EXXON MOBIL CORP

As always, these types of lists are a good start to your research but they are certainly not the end… as they always say, past performance is not an indication of future performance.

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