Dividend Hikes Forecast for Target, Applied Materials and Caterpillar

Next Tuesday and Wednesday could bring dividend hikes from three large and very different companies, forecasts financial information research firm Markit. Here are the three: Applied Materials (AMAT) is forecast to announce a 10% dividend increase on June 9 that would bring its yield to 11 cents per quarter or a 2.1% yeild. The company has [...]