Dividend Overview: Walmart, Home Depot, Chevron, Hasbro and more

Dividend activity this week included increased payouts from Warner Music (WMG) and Winnebago (WGO), as well as statements from companies such as Walmart (NYSE: WMT) and Home Depot (NYSE:HD).

In addition, industry players such as Chevron (NYSE: CVX) And Hasbro (NASDAQ:HAS) see the ex-dividend dates for their next dividend payments.

Below is a breakdown of some of this week’s highlights as well as some upcoming activity in the dividend space.

Dividend increases

Here are some companies that announced a dividend increase last week:

Warner Music (WMG)

• Dividend declaration: August 15
• New dividend amount: $0.18
• Previous amount: $0.17
• Increase: 5.9%

Winnebago (WGO)

• Dividend declaration: August 15
• New dividend amount: $0.34
• Previous amount: $0.31
• Increase: 9.7%

Virtus Investments (VRTS)

• Dividend declaration: August 15
• New dividend amount: $2.25
• Previous amount: $1.90
• Increase: 18.4%

Dividend declarations

Here are some companies that announced a dividend last week:

Kohl’s (KSS)

• Dividend declaration: August 13
• Dividend amount: USD 0.50

Gap (GPS)

• Dividend declaration: August 13
• Dividend amount: 0.15 USD

Home Depot (HD)

• Dividend declaration: August 15
• Dividend amount: $2.25

Walmart (WMT)

• Dividend declaration: August 16
• Dividend amount: 0.2075 USD

Upcoming dividend calendar

Here are some companies whose ex-dividend date is next week:

Chevron (CVX)

• Ex-dividend date: August 19
• Payment date: September 10

Hasbro (HAS)

• Ex-dividend date: August 21
• Payment date: September 4

Target (TGT)

• Ex-dividend date: August 21
• Payment date: September 10

Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA)

• Ex-dividend date: August 21
• Payment date: September 12