Caterpillar (CAT) will raise its quarterly dividend by 16.7 percent to $0.42 per share in 2008. Last year the industrial company hiked its dividend by 6 cents to $0.36 per share.

Caterpillar has paid a cash dividend every year since the company was formed and has paid a quarterly dividend since 1933 ...

C.R. Bard (BCR) will raise its quarterly dividend to $0.16 per share.

C. R. Bard, Inc. is a developer, manufacturer and marketer of medical technologies in the fields of vascular, urology, oncology and surgical specialty products. The company sells a range of products to hospitals, individual healthcare professionals, extended care facilities and alternate ...

FedEx Corporation (FDX) will raise its quarterly dividend by 10 percent to $0.11 per share in 2008. Last year the company hiked its dividend by one cent to $0.10 per share quarterly.

FedEx Corporation (FedEx) provides a portfolio of transportation, e-commerce and business services through companies competing collectively, operating independently and managed collaboratively ...

Analog Devices (ADI) will raise its quarterly dividend to $0.20 per share.

Analog Devices designs and manufactures semiconductor products and solutions. The company's solutions leverage high-performance analog, mixed-signal and digital signal processing technology, including integrated circuits (ICs), algorithms, software and subsystems. Analog Devices operates worldwide.

Barnes Group (B) will raise its quarterly dividend to $0.16 per share.

Barnes Group Inc., founded in 1857, is an industrial and aerospace manufacturer and service provider. Its products, technologies and solutions are used in applications that provide transportation, manufacturing and healthcare products.

Barrick Gold (ABX) will raise its semi-annual dividend to $0.20 per share.

Barrick Gold Corporation is engaged in the production and sale of gold, as well as related activities, such as exploration and mine development.

Teleflex Inc. (TFX) will raise its quarterly dividend by 6.3 percent to $0.34 per share in 2008. This follows a 3.5 cent dividend hike to 32 cents quarterly last year.

The increased dividend will be paid on June 13, 2008 to shareholders of record on May 15, 2008.

Teleflex is a global ...

Oil major Chevron (CVX) will raise its quarterly dividend by 12.1 percent to $0.65 per share in 2008. The next dividend will be paid on June 10, 2008 to shareholders of record on May 19, 2008.

Chevron Corporation is global energy company. The company operates through two business segments, Upstream and Downstream, through ...

Camden National Corporation (CAC) will raise its quarterly dividend by 4.2 percent to $0.16666 per share (adjusted for the 3 for 2 stock split in October 2016).

Camden National Corporation is the holding company of Camden National Bank, a diversified financial services provider. The Company, through the Bank, offers commercial and consumer banking ...

Aircastle (AYR) will cut its quarterly dividend from $0.70 to $0.25 per share.

Aircastle Limited is a holding company. Through its subsidiaries the company is engaged in investing in aviation assets, including acquiring, leasing, managing and selling utility commercial jet aircraft.