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Omega Healthcare, Clorox and Ashland increase dividends amid growth focus

The article highlights Omega Healthcare as the largest pure-play skilled-nursing landlord and cites OHI’s more than 1,200% total return over the past 20 years, attributing it largely to its dividend.

MarketBeat Ratings frames dividend increases as a signal of payout stability, noting that dividend analysis should look beyond yield because dividends are often paid out of earnings. The piece argues that companies raising dividends during earnings season can create a feedback loop, where earnings growth supports dividend growth, which in turn can support stock performance over time. It then spotlights three dividend raisers and their catalysts: Omega Healthcare, presented as the largest pure-play skilled-nursing landlord in the U.S., positioned for demand tied to an aging population. The article says OHI has delivered total return of more than 1,200% over the last 20 years, and links that performance partly to its dividend. The article also includes Clorox and Ashland among companies raising dividends, describing them as offering growth catalysts alongside income, though the provided text does not include additional specific dividend figures or further earnings details.

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