Dividend Roundup: Micron Technology, GE Aerospace, Cisco Systems, Nucor, and more

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This week's dividend activity included increased payouts from Milrose Properties (MRP [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/MRP]) and Canadian Banc (BK:CA [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/BK:CA]) as well as declarations from companies such as Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/MU]) and Hormel Foods (HRL [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/HRL]).

Additionally, looking towards next week, industry players such as GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/GE]) and Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/CSCO]) 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:

MILROSE PROPERTIES (MRP [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/MRP])

* Dividend declared: September 22
* New dividend amount: $0.73
* Previous amount: $0.69
* Increase: 5.8%

DIVIDENDELECT 15 (DS:CA [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/DS:CA])

* Dividend declared: September 23
* New dividend amount: $0.0568
* Previous amount: $0.0555
* Increase: 2.3%

CANADIAN BANC (BK:CA [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/BK:CA])

* Dividend declared: September 23
* New dividend amount: $0.164
* Previous amount: $0.1591
* Increase: 3.1%

DIVIDEND DECLARATIONS

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

HORMEL FOODS (HRL [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/HRL])

* Dividend declared: September 22
* Dividend amount: $0.29

EDISON (EIX [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/EIX])

* Dividend declared: September 22
* Dividend amount: $0.8275

FIRSTENERGY (FE [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/FE])

* Dividend declared: September 23
* Dividend amount: $0.445

MICRON TECHNOLOGY (NASDAQ:MU [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/MU])

* Dividend declared: September 24
* Dividend amount: $0.115

UPCOMING DIVIDEND CALENDAR

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

GE AEROSPACE (NYSE:GE [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/GE])

* Ex-dividend date: September 29
* Payout date: October 27

AMERICAN TOWER (AMT [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/AMT])

* Ex-dividend date: September 30
* Payout date: October 20

NUCOR (NUE [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/NUE])

* Ex-dividend date: September 30
* Payout date: November 10

CISCO (NASDAQ:CSCO [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/CSCO])

* Ex-dividend date: October 3
* Payout date: October 22

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 [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/VIG]), (NYSEARCA:SCHD [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/SCHD]), (NYSEARCA:VYM [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/VYM]), (NYSEARCA:DGRO [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/DGRO]), (NYSEARCA:SDY [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/SDY]), (NASDAQ:DVY [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/DVY]), (NASDAQ:DGRW [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/DGRW]), (BATS:NOBL [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/NOBL]), (NYSEARCA:HDV [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/HDV]), (NASDAQ:RDVY [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/RDVY]), (NASDAQ:VIGI [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/VIGI]), and (NASDAQ:SDVY [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/SDVY]).

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