By Colin Kellaher

 

Lowe's Cos. (LOW) on Friday said its board raised the quarterly dividend by 14.6% to 55 cents from 48 cents.

The new payout, equal to $2.20 a year, represents an annual yield of about 2.34% based on Thursday's closing price of $93.88, up from about 2.05%.

The Mooresville, N.C., home-improvement retailer said the increased dividend is payable Aug. 7 to shareholders of record July 24.

 

Write to Colin Kellaher at colin.kellaher@wsj.com

 

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

May 31, 2019 10:46 ET (14:46 GMT)

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