Dividends of (UGI) (PH) (CFR) (JNJ) (COH) Boosted

Chevron Corporation (CVX), W.W. Grainger Inc. (GWW), Northrop Grumman Corporation (NOC), Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) and International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) all have boosted their dividends recently.

Chevron Corporation (CVX) raised its quarterly dividend on April 27th 8.3 percent or $0.78 a share. The dividend is payable June 10, 2011, to holders of common stock as shown on the transfer records of the corporation at the close of business on May 19, 2011. The new payout has a yield of 2.9 percent.

W.W. Grainger Inc. (GWW) raised its quarterly dividend on April 27th 22 percent to $0.66 a share. The dividend is payable on June 1, 2011, to shareholders of record on May 9, 2011. The new payout has a yield of 1.8 percent.

Northrop Grumman Corporation (NOC) raised its dividend on April 27 6.4 percent to $0.50 a share. The dividend is payable June 11, 2011, to shareholders of record as of the close of business May 31, 2011. The new payout has a yield of 3.2 percent.

Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) raised its dividend on April 26th 6.4 percent to $0.13 a share. The dividend is payable June 23, 2011, to shareholderss of record on June 10, 2011. The new payout has a yield of 1.8 percent.

International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) raised its dividend on April 26th 15 percent to $0.75 a share. The dividend is payable June 10, 2011 to stockholders of record May 10, 2011. The new payout has a yield of 1.8 percent.