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Hess Midstream LP ($HESM) Raises Dividend by 5.1%

Hess Midstream LP operates natural gas and oil pipelines, storage terminals, and export facilities.

Like many companies in the pipeline sector, Hess has always paid a relatively high starting yield. And on Tuesday, the company announced that this yield would get even bigger thanks to a 5.1% dividend increase.

Hess Midstream LP will now pay a $0.737/share quarterly dividend.

• Ex-dividend date: 8/8/25

• Payout date: 8/14/25

• Forward starting dividend yield: 7.2%

Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. ($ARLP) Cuts Dividend By 14.3%

Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. mines coal and then sells the coal to power plants and steel mills.

Coal isn’t particularly liked on Wall Street, and Alliance Resource Partners has always traded at a cheap valuation while paying a high starting dividend yield. Coal prices saw a sharp decline this year, and Alliance Resource Partners has reduced their dividend.

On Monday, the firm announced a 14.3% dividend reduction.

Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. will now pay a $0.60/share quarterly dividend.

• Ex-dividend date: 8/7/25

• Payout date: 8/14/25

• Forward starting dividend yield: 8.58%

Energizer Holdings, Inc. ($ENR) Declares $0.30 Dividend

Energizer Holdings, Inc. makes and distributes batteries. The company makes and sells their batteries under the Energizer, Eveready, and Rayovac brands. And, Energizer Holdings develops specialty batteries for hearing aids as well as producing the Hard Case, Dolphin, and WeatherReady flashlight brands.

The company is one of the world’s largest manufacturer of batteries.

And early this week, Energizer Holdings, Inc. announced a $0.30/share quarterly dividend, in-line with previous distribution.

• Ex-dividend date: 8/21/25

• Payout date: 9/10/25

• Forward starting dividend yield: 5.07%