This week’s dividend activity included increased payouts from Sunoco (SUN) and Huntington Ingalls (HII) as well as declarations from companies such as General Motors (NYSE:GM) and Nasdaq (NASDAQ:NDAQ).
Additionally, looking towards next week, industry players such as Morgan Stanley (MS) and Realty Income (NYSE:O) 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 Increase
Here are some companies that have announced a dividend increase in the past week:
Getty Realty (GTY)
Dividend declared: October 21New dividend amount: $0.485Previous amount: $0.469Increase: 3.2%
Sunoco (SUN)
Dividend declared: October 21New dividend amount: $0.9202Previous amount: $0.9088Increase: 1.3%
Huntington Ingalls (HII)
Dividend declared: October 21New dividend amount: $1.38Previous amount: $1.35Increase: 2.2%
Dividend Declarations
Here are some companies that have announced a dividend in the past week:
General Motors (NYSE:GM)
Dividend declared: October 20Dividend amount: $0.15
Whirlpool (WHR)
Dividend declared: October 20Dividend amount: $0.9
Nasdaq (NASDAQ:NDAQ)
Dividend declared: October 21Dividend amount: $0.27
Sherwin Williams (SHW)
Dividend declared: October 21Dividend amount: $0.79
Upcoming Dividend Calendar
Here are some companies that have an ex-dividend date coming next week:
Citizens Financial (CFG)
Ex-dividend date: October 29Payout date: November 12
Cal-Maine (CALM)
Ex-dividend date: October 29Payout date: November 13
Morgan Stanley (MS)
Ex-dividend date: October 31Payout date: November 14
Realty Income (NYSE:O)
Ex-dividend date: October 31Payout date: November 14
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), (BATS:IDV), (NASDAQ:DGRW), (BATS:NOBL), (NYSEARCA:HDV), (NASDAQ:RDVY), (NASDAQ:VIGI), and (NASDAQ:SDVY).