Supervalu: Dividend Stock Analysis

SUPERVALU INC. (SVU) operates as a grocery retailer in the United States. The company is member of the S&P 500 and the S&P Dividend Aristocrats indexes.

SUPERVALU INC. has paid dividends for more than 70 years and consistently increased payments to common shareholders every year for 35 years. The company announced a 1.5% dividend raise in May 2009, plus a $70 million stock buyback initiative.