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Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending December 15. The dividend reports of covered firms on this list will be updated shortly with the new information. To access our dividend reports use the ‘Symbol’ search box in our website header.

Firms Raising Their Dividends This Week                         

Abbott Laboratories (ABT): now $0.55 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.51.

Aecon Group Inc. (ARE:CA): now CAD 0.185 per share quarterly dividend, was CAD 0.175.

Acme United (ACU): now $0.15 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.14.

AES (AES): now $0.1725 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.1659.

Alexander & Baldwin (ALEX): now $0.2225 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.2200.

American Eagle Outfitters (AEO): now $0.125 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.100.

American Tower (AMT): now $1.70 per share quarterly dividend, was $1.62.

Amgen Inc. (AMGN): now $2.25 per share quarterly dividend, was $2.13.

Andersons (ANDE): now $0.19 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.18.

Autohome (ATHM): now $0.2875 per share annual dividend, was $0.1325.

Bird Construction Inc. (BDT:CA): now CAD 0.0467 per share monthly dividend, was CAD 0.0358.

Boyd Group Services Inc. (BYD:CA): now CAD 0.150 per share quarterly dividend, was CAD 0.147.

Cion Investment (CION): now $0.15 per share special dividend, was $0.05.

CNB Bank Shares (CNBN): now $0.14 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.13.

Costco (COST): now $15.00 per share special dividend, was $1.02.

CRH (CRH): now $1.08 per share interim dividend, was $0.25.

DS Smith Plc (DSSMY): now $0.2655 per share semi-annual dividend, was $0.5732.

Edison (EIX): now $0.78 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.74.

Ensign (ENSG): now $0.0600 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.0575.

Farmland Partners (FPI): now $0.21 per share special dividend, was $0.06.

Flagship Communities Real Estate Investment Trust (MHC.U:CA): now $0.0492 per share monthly dividend, was $0.0490.

Fortune Brands Innovations (FBIN): now $0.24 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.23.

Franklin Resources (BEN): now $0.31 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.30.

Host Hotels & Resorts (HST): now $0.20 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.18.

Innovative Industrial Properties (IIPR): now $1.82 per share quarterly dividend, was $1.80.

Interconexion Electrica S.A. E.S.P. (IESFY): now $5.489 per share semi-annual dividend, was $4.877.

Lamb Weston (LW): now $0.36 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.28.

Merchants’ National Properties, Inc. (MNPP): now $55.00 per share semi-annual dividend, was $25.00.

Mid-America Apartment Communities (MAA): now $1.47 per share quarterly dividend, was $1.40.

Mifflinburg Bancorp, Inc. (MIFF): now $0.71 per share semi-annual dividend, was $0.70.

Mosaic (MOS): now $0.21 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.20.

NewLake Capital Partners (NLCP): now $0.40 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.39.

Norwood Financial (NWFL): now $0.30 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.29.

Nucor (NUE): now $0.54 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.51.

nVent Electric (NVT): now $0.19 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.175.

Occidental Petroleum (OXY): now $0.22 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.18.

Pardee Resources Company (PDER): now $15.00 per share special dividend, was $1.80.

Park City Group (TRAK): now $0.0165 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.0150.

Pennsylvania Warehousing Safe Deposit (PAWH): now $265.00 per share quarterly dividend, was $25.00.

Pentair (PNR): now $0.23 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.22.

Pfizer (PFE): now $0.42 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.41.

Realty Income (O): now $0.2565 per share monthly dividend, was $0.2560.

SEI Investments (SEIC): now $0.46 per share semi-annual dividend, was $0.43.

SFL (SFL): now $0.25 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.24.

SITE Centers (SITC): now $0.16 per share special dividend, was $0.13.

Toro (TTC): now $0.36 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.34.

Tsakos Energy Navigation (TNP): now $0.30 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.30 per share semi-annual dividend.

U.S. Bancorp (USB): now $0.49 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.48.

Vermilion Energy (VET): now CAD 0.12 per share quarterly dividend, was CAD 0.10.

WD-40 (WDFC): now $0.88 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.83.

Firms Lowering Their Dividends This Week                                                            

ARMOUR Residential REIT (ARR): now $0.24 per share monthly dividend, was $0.40.

Banco do Brasil S.A. (BDORY): now $0.0524 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.0514.

Bosideng International Holdings Limited (BSDGY): now $0.2727 per share semi-annual dividend, was $0.8135.

Cyrela Brazil Realty S.A. Empreendimentos e Participacoes (CYRBY): now $0.0539 per share dividend, was $0.0827.

Ellington Financial (EFC): now $0.09 per share monthly dividend, was $0.15.

Euronav (EURN): now $0.57 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.80.

Frontline (FRO): now $0.30 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.80.

Halfords Group plc (HLFDY): now $0.067 per share dividend, was $0.1566.

iRadimed (IRMD): now $0.15 per share quarterly dividend, was $1.05.

Kingboard Holdings Limited (KBDCY): now $0.3201 per share semi-annual dividend, was $0.4288.

Kingboard Laminates Holdings Limited (KGBLY): now $0.1635 per share semi-annual dividend, was $0.5892.

Labrador Iron Ore Royalty Corporation (LIF:CA): now CAD 0.45 per share quarterly dividend, was CAD 0.95.

Mackenzie Master Limited Partnership (MKZ.UN:CA): now CAD 0.081 per share dividend, was $0.0851.

Mitie Group plc (MITFY): now $0.0444 per share semi-annual dividend, was $0.0943.

Motor Oil (Hellas) Corinth Refineries S.A. (MOHCY): now $0.1767 per share semi-annual dividend, was $0.5675.

New York Mortgage Trust (NYMT): now $0.20 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.30.

Ready Capital (RC): now $0.30 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.36.

Safeguard Scientifics (SFE): now $0.35 per share special dividend, was $1.00.

Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM): now $0.472 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.489.

Trinity Petroleum Trust (TTYP): now $6.03 per share semi-annual dividend, was $7.09.

Zijin Mining Group Company Limited (ZIJMY): now $0.0979 per share semi-annual dividend, was $0.4707.

>>Last week’s dividend increases.

Source: Seeking Alpha and Nasdaq.