The following companies announced a change in their dividend payouts today.

Companies Increasing Dividend Payouts
American Tower Corp (AMT) has raised its annual dividend payout from $0.84 to $0.88. The new dividend yield, based on today’s closing stock price of $67.13, is 1.31%. AMT is not a “Recommended” stock at this time, holding a Dividend.com Rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars.

Best Buy (BBY) has raised its annual dividend payout from $.64 to $.68. The new dividend yield, based on last night’s closing stock price of $19.48, is 3.49%. BBY is not a “Recommended” stock at this time, holding a Dividend.com Rating of 2.9 out of 5 stars.

Dynex Capital (DX) has raised its annual dividend payout from $1.12 to $1.16. The new dividend yield, based on last night’s closing stock price of $9.92, is 11.69%. DX is not a “Recommended” stock at this time, holding a Dividend.com Rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars.

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