8 Value Stocks With Increasing Dividends

There has been a plethora of posts about dividend stocks lately. Quite a few have pointed out that many stocks that offer dividends now yield more than Treasuries or corporate bonds. Others tout the advantage of dividends being able to add to total return in a choppy, range-bound market. For a good round up of the latest articles on this topic, you can visit the Investing Ideas page at Seeking Alpha and check out the section on dividends.

The following list is from this weekend's screen of those stocks that just raised their dividend last week and yet are still more or less in the value stock category. (more)

Symbol	Name	New Dividend Yield	New Annual Dividend	Old Annual Dividend
ACGY	Acergy S.A.	1.24%	0.21	N/A
BOBE	Bob Evans Farms, Inc.	2.91%	0.80	0.72
ESLT	Elbit Systems Ltd.	2.30%	1.18	N/A
SSI	Stage Stores, Inc.	2.49%	0.30	0.20
MGPI	MGP Ingredients, Inc.	1.36%	0.10	0
HRS	Harris Corporation	2.28%	1.00	0.88
PZE	Petrobras Energia Participaciones SA	3.70%	0.57	0.35
SPIL	Siliconware Precision Industries Company, Ltd.	6.21%	0.30	N/A