Dividend Aristocrat Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) will raise its quarterly dividend by 7 percent to $0.61 per share in 2012.
The next quarterly dividend is payable on June 12, 2012 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on May 29, 2012.
Johnson & Johnson is engaged in the research and development, manufacture and sale of a broad range of products in the health care field. The company's three business segments are: Consumer, Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices. Johnson & Johnson is a holding company with operating companies conducting business worldwide. The company was incorporated in the State of New Jersey in 1887.