Dividend Challenger Highlights: Week Of June 7

A weekly summary of dividend activity for Dividend Challengers.
Companies which changed their dividends.
Companies with upcoming ex-dividend dates.
Companies with upcoming pay dates.
Introduction
The Dividend Champions list is a monthly compilation of companies which have consistently increased their annual dividend payouts, and the latest edition may be found here. However, since this list is only produced once per month, the data in it can quickly get out of date. Furthermore, with close to 800 companies on the list, the sheer amount of data can quickly become overwhelming. In this weekly series, I highlight recent and upcoming dividend related activity for companies holding Challenger (5-9 years) status.
In the data presented below, Yield is forward annualized and Years reflects the up-to-date streak, including dividends declared since the last edition of the Dividend Champions list.
Dividend Changes
In the past week, the following companies on the Challengers list declared dividends which changed from their previous payouts.
Increases:
None
Decreases:
None
Last Chance to Buy
These companies have ex-dividend dates approaching. The following tables indicate the last day you can buy these stocks in order to be eligible for the upcoming dividend. Tables are sorted alphabetically by symbol.
Monday, Jun. 8 (Ex-Div 6/9)
Company
Symbol
Pay Date
Payout
Price
Yield
Years
Ameren Corp.
(AEE)
6/30
0.495
75.58
2.62%
6
CNO Financial Group Inc.
(CNO)
6/24
0.12
16.54
2.90%
9
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company
(HPE)
7/1
0.12
11.11
4.32%
5
United Bancorp Inc.
(UBCP)
6/19
0.1425
11.99
4.75%
7

Tuesday, Jun. 9 (Ex-Div 6/10)
None
Wednesday, Jun. 10 (Ex-Div 6/11)
Company
Symbol
Pay Date
Payout
Price
Yield
Years
Amerisafe Inc.
(AMSF)
6/26
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