Dividend Growth Investment for Feburary 2026

Good Morning,

I wanted to let you know that I added to an existing position. It is a company that has increased dividends annually since initiating them in 2013.

Because it is traded over-the-counter, it is not on the regular dividend achiever lists. I do believe it is an interesting company, which has managed to deliver good results to shareholders. I noted it last year on my weekly dividend increase runs I monitor, and also when I started compiling a list of companies that post regular special dividends.

The company recently had a monster dividend increase, which prompted me to look again at the financials, and add to my existing position.

Since it is traded OTC, my broker charges a commission for it. As a result, I would have to invest roughly $1,000 to make it cost-beneficial. This means buying roughly 11 shares, which I did. Since it is OTC, I had to make sure I use a limit order, as opposed to market.

This is a thinly traded security, so one needs to be careful about not overpaying for it. Even a small order will likely move the price. If I didn’t have to pay a commission, or I was investing a larger amount, I would be spacing those accumulations over time. This is not PepsiCo, where a market order for 100 or 1000 shares will not move the price. Here, even 1 share could move the price. If too many people try to chase the stock at the same time, it would go up too much.

The stock price has run over for a while, so it is quite likely I am overpaying slightly. I do think this company has the potential to deliver over time however. It being an OTC company, the dividends cannot be reinvested automatically, and therefore taken in cash and allocated elsewhere.

Anywho, I entered a limit order for and it got filled in my retirement account.