Dividend Roundup: General Mills, Mastercard, JPMorgan, Verizon, and more

This week’s dividend activity included increased payouts from General Mills (NYSE:GIS), as well as declarations from companies like Eli Lilly (LLY) and Mastercard (NYSE:MA).

Meanwhile, looking ahead to next week, industry players like JPMorgan (NYSE:JPM) and Verizon (NYSE:VZ) 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:

Korn Ferry (KFY)

• Dividend declared: June 27
• New dividend amount: $0.18
• Previous amount: $0.15
• Increase: 20.00%

General Mills (GIS)

• Dividend declared: June 28
• New dividend amount: $0.59
• Previous amount: $0.54
• Increase: 9.26%

John Wiley & Sons (WLY)

• Dividend declared: June 28
• New dividend amount: $0.35
• Previous amount: $0.3475
• Increase: 0.72%

Worthington Industries (WOR)

• Dividend declared: June 29
• New dividend amount: $0.32
• Previous amount: $0.31
• Increase: 3.23%

Dividend Declarations

Here are some companies that have announced a dividend in the past week:

Eli Lilly (LLY)

• Dividend declared: June 26
• Dividend amount: $1.13

Mastercard (MA)

• Dividend declared: June 26
• Dividend amount: $0.57

McCormick (MKC)

• Dividend declared: June 27
• Dividend amount: $0.39

Southern Michigan (OTCPK:SOMC)

• Dividend declared: June 28
• Dividend amount: $0.14

Upcoming Dividend Calander

Here are some companies that have an ex-dividend date coming next week:

Gap (GPS)

• Ex-dividend date: July 3
• Payout date: July 26

JPMorgan (JPM)

• Ex-dividend date: July 5
• Payout date: July 31

Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY)

• Ex-dividend date: July 6
• Payout date: August 1

Micron (MU)

• Ex-dividend date: July 7
• Payout date: July 25

Verizon (VZ)

• Ex-dividend date: July 7
• Payout date: August 1

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