This week’s dividend activity included increased payouts from Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) and Bank OZK (OZK) as well as declarations from companies such General Mils (NYSE:GIS) and PNC Financial (PNC).
Additionally, looking towards next week, industry players such as JPMorgan (NYSE:JPM) and Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) will see the ex-dividend dates for their upcoming dividend payments.
See a breakdown below of some of the highlights of this week, along with some upcoming activity on the dividend front.
Dividend Increases
Here are some companies that have announced a dividend increase in the past week:
Bank OZK (OZK)
- Dividend declared: October 1
- New dividend amount: $0.45
- Previous amount: $0.44
- Increase: 2.3%
Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX)
- Dividend declared: October 1
- New dividend amount: $0.62
- Previous amount: $0.61
- Increase: 1.6%
RPM (RPM)
- Dividend declared: October 2
- New dividend amount: $0.54
- Previous amount: $0.51
- Increase: 5.9%
Dividend Declarations
Here are some companies that have announced a dividend in the past week:
General Mils (NYSE:GIS)
- Dividend declared: September 29
- Dividend amount: $0.61
PNC Financial (PNC)
- Dividend declared: October 2
- Dividend amount: $1.70
H.B. Fuller (FUL)
- Dividend declared: October 2
- Dividend amount: $0.235
AZZ (AZZ)
- Dividend declared: October 2
- Dividend amount: $0.20
Upcoming Dividend Calendar
Here are some companies that have an ex-dividend date coming next week:
JPMorgan (NYSE:JPM)
- Ex-dividend date: October 6
- Payout date: October 31
Dollar General (DG)
- Ex-dividend date: October 7
- Payout date: October 21
Oracle (NYSE:ORCL)
- Ex-dividend date: October 9
- Payout date: October 23
AT&T (T)
- Ex-dividend date: October 10
- Payout date: November 3
Additional Dividend Information
For investors looking to gain further access to the dividend space, listed below are some popular dividend-focused ETFs that can be further analyzed:
Dividend ETFs: (NYSEARCA:VIG), (NYSEARCA:SCHD), (NYSEARCA:VYM), (NYSEARCA:DGRO), (NYSEARCA:SDY), (NASDAQ:DVY), (NASDAQ:DGRW), (BATS:NOBL), (NYSEARCA:HDV), (NASDAQ:RDVY), (NASDAQ:VIGI), and (NASDAQ:SDVY).