These 2 Top Industry-Leading Stocks Just Declared Dividend Raises

We're currently in a fallow time for dividend raises, since they tend to happen during any given year's four earnings seasons. There are a great many stocks on U.S. exchanges, though, so inevitably there's a trickle of payout hikes. In fact, very recently two pillars of their respective industries declared fresh and compelling lifts to their payouts.Luckily for income investors wanting to take advantage of such hikes, the new ones from logistics incumbent FedEx (NYSE: FDX) and veteran real estate investment trust (REIT) Realty Income (NYSE: O) have yet to kick in. Let's take a look at both.Image source: Getty Images.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool