slow
This week's dividend activity included higher payouts from Kimberly-Clark (KMB) and Yum! Brands (YUM), as well as statements from companies such as Merck (New York Stock Exchange: MRK) and Lockheed Martin (New York Stock Exchange:LMT).
Additionally, heading into next week, industry players such as Morgan Stanley (MS) and Costco (NASDAQ:COST) will see the ex-dividend dates for their next dividend payments.
See a breakdown below of some of this week's highlights, along with some upcoming activity on the dividend front.
Dividend increases
Below are some companies that announced a dividend increase last week:
Kimberly-Clark (KMB)
- Dividend declared: January 24
- New dividend amount: $1.22
- Previous amount: $1.88
- Increase: 3.4%
Hmm! Brands (YUM)
- Dividend declared: January 25
- New dividend amount: $0.67
- Previous amount: $0.605
- Increase: 10.7%
Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA)
- Dividend declared: January 25
- New dividend amount: $0.31
- Previous amount: $0.29
- Increase: 6.9%
Dividend declarations
Below are some companies that announced dividends last week:
Haliburton (HAL)
- Dividend declared: January 23
- Dividend amount: $0.17
Merck (MRK)
- Dividend declared: January 23
- Dividend amount: $0.77
Lockheed Martin (LMT)
- Dividend declared: January 23
- Dividend amount: $3.15
T-Mobile US (TMUS)
- Dividend declared: January 24
- Dividend amount: $0.65
Next dividend schedule
Here are some companies that have an ex-dividend date next week:
Morgan Stanley (M.S.)
- Ex-dividend date: January 30
- Payment date: February 15
Texas Instruments (TXN)
- Ex-dividend date: January 30
- Payment date: February 13
Valero Energy (VLO)
- Ex-dividend date: January 31
- Payment date: March 4
Costco (COST)
- Ex-dividend date: February 1
- Payment date: February 16
