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• Target rallied 81% and Kimberly-Clark fell 19%, yet both raised dividends. KMB now yields 5.4% after 54 straight years of increases.

• Medtronic’s free cash flow surged 121% last quarter to $1.3 billion, comfortably covering dividends and extending its 49-year raise streak.

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Over the past year, Target (NYSE:TGT) shares rose 81.23% and Kimberly-Clark (NASDAQ:KMB) fell 19.16%. Consolidated Edison (NYSE:ED) and Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) finished somewhere…