Projected dividend changes (quarterly)

The sharp drop in bond yields could increase the focus on stocks offering attractive dividend payouts. While the 2-year Treasury is yielding only 1.65%, a whopping 68 companies listed in the S&P 500 Index are posting a dividend yield of over 4%.
That list includes

• Carnival (NYSE:CCL), 
• Ford (NYSE:F), 
• AT&T (NYSE:T), 
• Philip Morris International (NYSE:PM), 
• Cardinal Health (NYSE:CAH), 
• Ventas (NYSE:VTR), 
• Comerica (NYSE:CMA), 
• Exxon Mobile (NYSE:XOM), 
• Vornado Realty Trust (NYSE:VNO), 
• Verizon (NYSE:VZ), 
• Molson Coors (NYSE:TAP), 
• Southern (NYSE:SO), Harley-Davidson (NYSE:HOG), IBM (NYSE:IBM) and Regions Financial (NYSE:RF). 

Projected dividend changes (quarterly): 

• SunTrust Banks (NYSE:STI) to $0.56 from $0.50, Tyson (NYSE:TSN) to $0.45 from $0.375, Brinker (NYSE:EAT) to $0.40 from $0.38, First American (NYSE:FAF) to $0.48 from $0.42, Virtus Investment (NASDAQ:VRTS) to $0.65 from $0.55.

Projected dividend changes (quarterly)

• FedEx (NYSE:FDX) to $0.80 from $0.65, 
• H&R Block (NYSE:HRB) to $0.26 from $0.25, 
• Realty Income (NYSE:O) to $0.2265 from $0.226, 
• Target (NYSE:TGT) to $0.66 from $0.64, Casey's General Stores (CASY) to $0.31 from $0.29, 
• National Fuel Gas (NYSE:NFG) to $0.435 from $0.425, 
• Universal Health Realty (NYSE:UHT) to $0.68 from $0.675.

Projected dividend changes (quarterly)

• DXC Technology (NYSE:DXC) to $0.20 from $0.19, 
• NetApp (NASDAQ:NTAP) to $0.44 from $0.40, 
• Tiffany (NYSE:TIF) to $0.60 from $0.55, 
• Unum (NYSE:UNM) to $0.29 from $0.26, 
• Donaldson (NYSE:DCI) to $0.20 from $0.19, 
• Ensco Rowan plc (NYSE:ESV) to $0.01 from $0.04, 
• Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO) to $0.19 from $0.18, 
• LCI Industries (NYSE:LCII) to $0.65 from $0.60, 
• Lennox (NYSE:LII) to $0.75 from $0.64, 
• Monro (MNRO) to $0.22 from $0.20, 
• National Storage (NYSE:NSA) to $0.31 from $0.30, 
• Universal Corp (NYSE:UVV) to $0.77 from $0.75.

Projected dividend changes (quarterly)

• Chubb (NYSE:CB) to $0.76 from $0.73, 
• Clorox (NYSE:CLX) to $0.99 from $0.96, 
• Southwest Airlines (NYSE:LUV) to $0.20 from $0.16, 
• Marsh & McLennan (NYSE:MMC) to $0.45 from $0.415, 
• Mosaic (NYSE:MOS) to $0.05 from $0.025, 
• Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC) to $1.30 from $1.20, 
• Ashland Global (NYSE:ASH) to $0.275 from $0.25, 
• CNO Financial (NYSE:CNO) to $0.11 from $0.10, 
• FactSet (NYSE:FDS) to $0.72 from $0.64, 
• Kilroy (NYSE:KRC) to $0.475 from $0.455, 
• Lennox (NYSE:LII) to $0.75 from $0.64, 
• Legg Mason (NYSE:LM) to $0.36 from $0.34, 
• Werner Enterprises (NASDAQ:WERN) to $0.11 from $0.09.

Projected dividend changes (quarterly)

• Baxter (NYSE:BAX) to $0.22 from $0.19, 
• Cardinal Health (NYSE:CAH) to $0.4906 from $0.4763, 
• Expeditors (NASDAQ:EXPD) to $0.48 from $0.45, 
• Diamondback (NASDAQ:FANG) to $0.1875 from $0.125, 
• HollyFrontier (NYSE:HFC) to $0.34 from $0.33, 
• KLA-Tencor (NASDAQ:KLAC) to $0.81 from $0.75, 
• Microchip (NASDAQ:MCHP) to $0.366 from $0.365, 
• Mosaic (NYSE:MOS) to $0.05c from $0.025, 
• Phillips 66 (NYSE:PSX) to $0.90 from $0.80, 
• TE Connectivity (NYSE:TEL) to $0.48 from $0.44, 
• Tractor Supply (NASDAQ:TSCO) to $0.35 from $0.31, 
• Cabot Corp (NYSE:CBT) to $0.345 from $0.33, 
• CNO Financial (NYSE:CNO) to $0.11 from $0.10, 
• FactSet (NYSE:FDS) to $0.68 from $0.64, 
• HNI (NYSE:HNI) to $0.305 from $0.295, 
• Idex (NYSE:IEX) to $0.48 from $0.43, 
• Innospec (NASDAQ:IOSP) to $0.50 from $0.45, 
• J2 Global (NASDAQ:JCOM) to $0.455 from $0.445, 
• Quaker Chemical (NYSE:KWR) to $0.385 from $0.37, 
• Legg Mason (NYSE:LM) to $0.36 from $0.34, MSA Safety (NYSE:MSA) to $0.41 from $0.38, Materion (NYSE:MTRN) to $0.11 from $0.105, National Bank Holdings (NYSE:NBHC) to $0.19 from $0.17, nVent Elec (NYSE:NVT) to $0.185 from $0.175, Sturm Ruger (NYSE:RGR) to $0.30 from $0.28, Timken (NYSE:TKR) to $0.29 from $0.28, United Community Banks (NASDAQ:UCBI) to $0.17 from $0.16, Vishay Intertech (NYSE:VSH) to $0.10 from $0.085, Werner Enterprises (NASDAQ:WERN) to $0.11 from $0.09, Watts Water (NYSE:WTS) to $0.23 from $0.21.

Projected dividend changes (quarterly)

• Ameriprise (NYSE:AMP) to $0.98 from $0.90, 
• Amphenol (NYSE:APH) to $0.26 from $0.23, 
• Avery Dennison (NYSE:AVY) to $0.57 from $0.52, 
• Grainger (NYSE:GWW) to $1.44 from $1.36, 
• Invesco (NYSE:IVZ) to $0.31 from $0.30, 
• J&J (NYSE:JNJ) to $0.96 from $0.90 ,
• MetLife (NYSE:MET) to $0.44 from $0.42, 
• Nasdaq (NASDAQ:NDAQ) to $0.50 from $0.44, 
• Paychex (NASDAQ:PAYX) to $0.62 from $0.56, 
• Principal Financial (NASDAQ:PFG) to $0.55 from $0.54, 
• Xilinx (NASDAQ:XLNX) to $0.37 from $0.36, 
• Exxon (XOM) to $0.86 from $0.82, 
• Bank of Hawaii (NYSE:BOH) to $0.64 from $0.62, 
• Brookline Bancorp (NASDAQ:BRKL) to $0.11 from $0.105, 
• Cullen/Frost (NYSE:CFR) to $0.70 from $0.67, 
• Central Pacific (NYSE:CPF) to $0.24 from $0.21, 
• Evercore (NYSE:EVR) to $0.60 from $0.50, 
• First Financial Bankshares (NASDAQ:FFIN) to $0.22 from $0.21, 
• Comfort Systems USA (NYSE:FIX) to $0.10 from $0.95, Great Western Banc (NYSE:GWB) to $0.29 from $0.25, Lithia Motors (NYSE:LAD) to $0.31 from $0.29, 
• Legg Mason (NYSE:LM) to $0.36 from $0.34, 
• Moog (NYSE:MOG.A) to $0.27 from $0.25, Northfield Bancorp (NASDAQ:NFBK) to $0.12 from $0.10, Webster Financial (NYSE:WBS) to $0.35 from $0.33.

Projected dividend changes (quarterly)

• Pernod Ricard to €1.08 from €1.01, 
• Unilever (NYSE:UL) €0.40 from €0.387, 
• Carnival (NYSE:CCL) to $0.55 from $0.50, 
• Celanese (NYSE:CE) to $0.59 from $0.54, 
• Goldman Sachs (GS) to $0.85 from $0.80, 
• Kinder Morgan (KMI) to $0.25 from $0.20, 
• Oneok Inc (NYSE:OKE) to $0.88 from $0.86, 
• People's United (NASDAQ:PBCT) to $0.1775 from $0.175, 
• Parker-Hannifin (NYSE:PH) to $0.84 from $0.76, 
• Southern (NYSE:SO) to $0.62 from $0.60, 
• Whirlpool (NYSE:WHR) to $1.20 from $1.10, 
• Healthcare Services (NASDAQ:HCSG) to $0.1975 from $0.1963, 
• Sonoco (NYSE:SON) to $0.43 from $0.41, 
• Universal Forest (NASDAQ:UFPI) to $0.19 from $0.18.