Medtronic PLC (NYSE:MDT) manufactures and sells device-based
medical therapies worldwide. This dividend champion has paid dividends since
1977 and increased them for 39 years in a row.
The company’s last dividend increase was in June 2016 when
the Board of Directors approved a 13.10% increase (1) to 43 cents/share. The
company’s largest competitors include Baxter International Inc (NYSE:BAX),
Becton Dickinson and Co (NYSE:BDX) and St Jude Medical Inc (NYSE:STJ).
Over the past decade this dividend growth stock (2) has
delivered an annualized total return of 5% to its shareholders.
Source: Insider Monkey
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