The Estée Lauder Companies (EL) announced an increase in the quarterly dividend on the Company's Class A and Class B Common Stock to $.34 per share. The dividend amount represents a 13% increase over the previous quarterly rate of $.30 per share. The $.34 per share quarterly dividend will be payable on December 15, 2016 to stockholders of record at the close of business on November 30, 2016.
Rockwell Automation (ROK) declared a quarterly dividend of 76 cents per share on its common stock, payable on Dec. 12, 2016, to shareowners of record at the close of business on Nov. 14, 2016.
Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.60 per share, a 20 percent increase over the $0.50 per share dividend paid in each of the prior four quarters. The $0.60 per share dividend is payable on Dec. 9, 2016, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on Nov. 25, 2016.
CDW Corporation (CDW) has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.16 per common share to be paid on December 12, 2016 to all stockholders of record as of the close of business on November 25, 2016. This represents a 49 percent increase over last year's dividend.
Gilead Sciences (GILD) has declared a cash dividend of $0.47 per share of common stock for the fourth quarter of 2016. The dividend is payable on December 29, 2016, to stockholders of record at the close of business on December 15, 2016.
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