Dividend Roundup: General Mills, Starbucks, JPMorgan, Oracle, and more

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This week's dividend activity included increased payouts from Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/SBUX]) and Bank OZK (OZK [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/OZK]) as well as declarations from companies such as General Mills (NYSE:GIS [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/GIS]) and PNC Financial (PNC [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/PNC]).

Additionally, looking towards next week, industry players such as JPMorgan (NYSE:JPM [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/JPM]) and Oracle (NYSE:ORCL [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/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 [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/OZK])

* Dividend declared: October 1
* New dividend amount: $0.45
* Previous amount: $0.44
* Increase: 2.3%

STARBUCKS (NASDAQ:SBUX [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/SBUX])

* Dividend declared: October 1
* New dividend amount: $0.62
* Previous amount: $0.61
* Increase: 1.6%

RPM (RPM [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/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 MILLS (NYSE:GIS [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/GIS])

* Dividend declared: September 29
* Dividend amount: $0.61

PNC FINANCIAL (PNC [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/PNC])

* Dividend declared: October 2
* Dividend amount: $1.70

H.B. FULLER (FUL [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/FUL])

* Dividend declared: October 2
* Dividend amount: $0.235

AZZ (AZZ [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/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 [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/JPM])

* Ex-dividend date: October 6
* Payout date: October 31

DOLLAR GENERAL (DG [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/DG])

* Ex-dividend date: October 7
* Payout date: October 21

ORACLE (NYSE:ORCL [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/ORCL])

* Ex-dividend date: October 9
* Payout date: October 23

AT&T (T [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/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 [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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