The author highlights Morgan Stanley as a dividend growth stock, with a recent yield of 2.5% and a total annual payout of $4.60 per share, up from $1.10 in 2018 and $2.95 in 2022. This year's quarterly dividend rose 15%, from $1 to $1.15, and share buybacks lift the total yield to about 4.8%. The firm has been expanding beyond investment banking into wealth and investment management; in the third quarter, revenue rose 11% to $20.3 billion, wealth management contributed $9 billion, and EPS grew 8%. The company repurchased $1.5 billion of stock in the quarter under a $20 billion authorization. The author suggests investors seeking growing dividend income take a closer look.
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