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Equitable Holdings, Inc. ($EQH) Raises Dividend By 12.5%

Here’s a stock with a low price to earnings ratio and inflation-beating dividend growth.

Equitable Holdings, Inc. operates in the wealth management and retirement services sectors. And company dates all the way back to 1859.

Equitable Holdings currently trades at a price to earnings ratio of 7.89 while also achieving a 5-year compound annual dividend growth rate of 9.86%. And yesterday, Equitable Holdings announced a 12.5% hike to their quarterly dividend.

This gives Equitable Holdings a new quarterly dividend of $0.27/share.

• Ex-dividend date: 6/2/2025

• Payout date: 6/9/2025

• Forward starting dividend yield: 2.08%

Raymond James Financial, Inc. ($RJF) Declares $0.50 Dividend

Raymond James Financial, Inc. is a financial services provider that’s delivered a market-beating 10-year average annual total return of 16.09%. Additionally, the company has achieved an inflation-beating 5-year compound annual dividend growth rate of 14.95%.

Pre-market today, the firm announced its latest quarterly dividend of $0.50/share, in-line with the previous distribution.

• Ex-dividend date: 7/1/2025

• Payout date: 7/15/2025

• Forward starting dividend yield: 1.35%

Zoetis Inc. ($ZTS) Declares $0.50 Dividend

Zoetis Inc. is an animal healthcare company that Wall Street used to love. However, this sentiment seems to be dwindling, which is interesting because Zoetis consistently grows its dividend at a rate that outpaces inflation.

The company has a 5-year compound annual dividend growth rate of 20.69% and a safe payout ratio of just 29.83%.

And while Zoetis typically raises its dividend in December, the company has announced its next payout. Yesterday, Zoetis declared a $0.50/share quarterly dividend, in-line with the previous distribution.

• Ex-dividend date: 7/18/2025

• Payout date: 9/3/2025

• Forward starting dividend yield: 1.24%