Learn how to identify dividend growth stocks before the crowd using AI tools like LevelFields. See how companies like Dick’s Sporting Goods signal opportunity with repeated dividend increases.
Dividends
August 8, 2025
Table of Contents
Most investors pay attention to dividends when they land in their accounts. But for income-focused traders, the real opportunity starts at the announcement—especially when that dividend is increasing.
A dividend hike is more than a bonus check. It’s a public signal that management believes in the company’s financial health and future profitability. In many cases, dividend increases reflect strong cash flow, improving earnings, and confidence in long-term growth.
And here's the kicker:
Stocks that announce dividend increases especially large or unexpected ones often outperform the market in the weeks that follow.
Manually monitoring news wires, SEC filings, and press releases can be overwhelming. That’s where AI-powered platforms like LevelFields come in.
LevelFields scans thousands of companies in real-time, detecting dividend increase announcements the moment they go public. Then, it goes a step further—organizing each announcement into a “Dividend Increase Scenario” that shows you:
One of the most powerful features of LevelFields is how fast it lets you check whether a company has a history of dividend growth.
Take Dick’s Sporting Goods (NYSE: DKS) as an example.
In just seconds, you can see a clear pattern:
This isn’t random. It’s consistent shareholder return behavior from a confident management team.
With this kind of visibility, traders and long-term investors alike can spot patterns that often signal stock price momentum.
Let’s say LevelFields sends you an alert:
A mid-cap industrial company just raised its dividend for the first time in three years. The platform shows you that 85% of similar companies saw their stock rise within 5 days, with an average gain of 4%.
You now have historical data to support your trade—not just a headline.
Depending on your strategy, you can:
And since LevelFields allows you to filter by sector, market cap, dividend size, and historical success rates, you’re never guessing.
While high-yield dividend stocks get a lot of attention, smart traders know that rising dividends, backed by fundamentals, are where the momentum starts.
LevelFields makes it easy to spot these events early before they make headlines.
With tools to track dividend hikes, visualize past performance patterns, and filter for the most profitable setups, it's not just about collecting income it's about trading smarter.
Dividend hikes are one of the clearest signals of financial strength—and the data shows they often lead to price gains.
If you're ready to stop reacting and start planning trades around real fundamentals, LevelFields makes it effortless.
Start your free trial today and see what stocks like Dick’s Sporting Goods have been signaling all along.
Watch the full video here:
Join LevelFields now to be the first to know about events that affect stock prices and uncover unique investment opportunities. Choose from events, view price reactions, and set event alerts with our AI-powered platform. Don't miss out on daily opportunities from 6,300 companies monitored 24/7. Act on facts, not opinions, and let LevelFields help you become a better trader.
AI scans for events proven to impact stock prices, so you don't have to.
LEARN MORE