30 Dividend Champions of 2021 (Part II) Dividend Yield: 1.75% Ohio-based Lincoln Electric recently joined the list of dividend champions. The company makes welding equipment, arc welding equipment, welding consumables, plasma and oxy-fuel cutting equipment. Recently, investment firm Baird gave bullish comments for the stock amid rising demand and increasing momentum, especially in the first half of 2021. The firm raised LECO price target to $140. As of the end of the third quarter, 30 hedge funds tracked by Insider Monkey held stakes in LECO. sirtravelalot/Shutterstock.com Dividend Yield: 1.88% Switzerland-based insurance company Chubb Ltd (NYSE: CB) is one of the top 30 dividend champions of 2021. The company has increased its dividend consecutively over the last 27 years. Earlier in February, the company boosted its share repurchase program by $1 billion to a total authorization of $2.5 billion. The company also surpassed the Wall Street estimates for the fourth quarter of 2020.