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Three Wall Street favorites are expected to raise their dividends this week, so we screened our 24/7 Wall St. research universe and found that all are rated Buy at some of the top firms on Wall Street. While it is always possible that not all of the companies raise their dividends, top analysts expect them to. Generally, the data is based on past increases in the firm’s dividend payouts. Also, Dividend investors will love this free report.
H&R Block
H&R Block operates approximately 12,000 retail tax offices staffed by tax professionals worldwide.
The tax preparation giant offers very solid value at current trading levels and looks ready to break out to a 52-week high. H&R Block Inc. (NYSE: HRB | HRB Price Prediction), through its subsidiaries, provides assisted income tax return preparation and do-it-yourself (DIY) tax return preparation services and products to the general public, primarily in the United States, Canada, and Australia.
It offers assisted income tax return preparation and related services through a system of retail offices operated directly by the company or its franchisees.
The company also provides:
- Refund Transfers and H&R Block Emerald Prepaid Mastercard, which enables clients to receive their tax refunds
- Peace of Mind extended service plans
- H&R Block Emerald Advance lines of credit
- Tax Identity Shield that provides clients assistance in helping protect their tax identity and access to services to help restore their tax identity
- Refund advance loans
- H&R Block Instant Refund
- H&R Block Pay With Refund services
In addition, it offers small business financial solutions through its company-owned or franchise offices and online.
Shareholders currently receive a 2.24% yield. The company is expected to raise the dividend to $0.34 per share from $0.32.
Tapestry
Tapestry is an American multinational fashion holding company based in New York City.
This retail idea offers some serious total return upside potential as a contrarian play. Tapestry Inc. (NYSE: TPR) provides luxury accessories and branded lifestyle products in the United States, Japan, Greater China, and internationally.
The company operates in three segments:
- Coach
- Kate Spade
- Stuart Weitzman
It offers women’s handbags and accessories, such as:
- Small leather goods, including mini and micro handbags
- Money pieces
- Wristlets
- Pouches
- Cosmetic cases
It also offers novelty accessories, including address books, time management and travel accessories, sketchbooks, portfolios, belts, key rings, and charms.
The company also provides men’s products, which include:
- Bag collections, such as business cases, computer bags, messenger-style bags, backpacks, and totes
- Small leather goods, including wallets, card cases, travel organizers, and belts
- Footwear
- Watches
- Fragrances
- Sunglasses
- Novelty accessories
- Ready-to-wear items
In addition, it offers other products, including women’s footwear and fragrances; eyewear and sunglasses; jewelry, such as bracelets, necklaces, rings, and earrings; watches; and other women’s seasonal lifestyle apparel collections, including outerwear, ready-to-wear, and cold-weather accessories, such as gloves, scarves, and hats.
Further, the company provides kids items, housewares, and home accessories, such as fashion bedding and tableware, stationery, and gifts. It offers its products through e-commerce sites, concession shop-in-shops, wholesale, and third-party distributors under the Coach, Kate Spade, and Stuart Weitzman brand names.
Investors are currently receiving a very solid 3.66% dividend. The company is expected to raise the dividend to $0.40 from $0.35.
Winnebago
Winnebago Industries is an American manufacturer of motorhomes, a type of recreational vehicle, in the United States.
The king of the recreational vehicle world is offering a very enticing entry point for investors now. Winnebago Industries Inc. (NYSE: WGO) manufactures and sells recreation vehicles and marine products primarily for use in leisure travel and outdoor recreation activities.
The company operates through three segments:
- Towable RV
- Motorhome RV
- Marine
It provides towable products that are non-motorized vehicles that can be towed by automobiles, pickup trucks, SUVs, or vans and are used as temporary living quarters for recreational travel, such as conventional travel trailers, fifth wheels, folding camper trailers, and truck campers under the Winnebago and Grand Design brand names.
The company also offers motorhome RVs, self-propelled mobile dwellings used primarily as temporary living quarters during vacation and camping trips or to support active and mobile lifestyles, under the Winnebago and Newmar brand names.
In addition, it offers other specialty commercial vehicles for:
- Law enforcement command centers
- Mobile medical clinics, and
- Mobile office spaces
- Commercial vehicles as bare shells to third-party upfitters
- Manufactures and sells recreational boats under the Chris-Craft and Barletta brand names.
Further, the company is involved in the original equipment manufacturing of parts for other manufacturers and commercial vehicles.
Shareholders are currently paid a 2.21% yield. The company is expected to raise the dividend to $0.32 per share from $0.31.
Three top companies, all rated Buy across Wall Street, are expected to raise their dividends to shareholders. Not only is increasing dividends and returning capital to investors necessary, but it also shows that the company is doing well and has the earnings and cash flow strength to increase the payouts.
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