Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending March 1. 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

Albemarie (ALB): now $0.3675 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.335.

AMERISAFE (AMSF): now $0.25 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.22.

Assured Guaranty (AGO): now $0.18 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.16.

Atlantica Yield (AY): now $0.37 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.36.

AXA Equitable Holdings (EQH): now $0.15 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.13.

Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS): now CAD 0.87 per share quarterly dividend, was CAD 0.85.

Barings BDC (BBDC): now $0.12 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.10.

Barclays (BCS): now 16p/ADS semi-annual dividend, was 10p.

Best Buy (BBY): now $0.50 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.45.

Canadian Apartment Properties (CDPYF): now CAD 0.1150 per share monthly dividend, was CAD 0.11083.

Canadian Imperial Bank (CM): now CAD 1.40 per share quarterly dividend, was CAD 1.36.

Capital City Bank (CCBG): now $0.11 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.09.

Capital Southwest (CSWC): now $0.48 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.46.

Cargojet (CGJTF): now CAD 0.234 per share quarterly dividend, was CAD 0.212.

Carter’s (CRI): now $0.50 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.45.

Chartwell Retirement Residences (CWSRF): now $0.05 per share monthly dividend, was $0.049.

Chico’s FAS (CHS): now $0.0875 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.085.

Dick’s Sporting Goods (DKS): now $0.275 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.225.

Eaton (ETN): now $0.71 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.66.

Encana (ECA): now $0.01875 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.015.

Equitable Group (EQGPF): now $0.30 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.28.

Farmers National (FMNB): now $0.09 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.08.

FBL Financial (FFG): now $0.48 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.46.

Financial Institutions (FISI): now $0.25 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.24.

Flanigan’s (BDL): now $0.28 per share annual dividend, was $0.25.

Flushing Financial (FFIC): now $0.21 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.20.

Home Depot (HD): now $1.36 per share quarterly dividend, was $1.03.

Icahn Enterprises (IEP): now $2.00 per share quarterly dividend, was $1.75.

Insperity (NSP): now $0.30 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.20.

Katahdin Bankshares Corp. (KTHN): now $0.1125 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.1075.

Lamar Advertising (LAMR): now $0.96 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.92.

Linde (LIN): now $0.875 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.825.

Main Street Capital (MAIN): now $0.20 per share monthly dividend, was $0.195.

Maple Leaf Foods (MLFNF): now CAD 0.145 per share quarterly dividend, was CAD 0.13.

Marten Transport (MRTN): now $0.03 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.025.

McGrath RentCorp (MGRC): now $0.375 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.34.

MGP Ingredients (MGPI): now $0.10 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.08.

Northrim BanCorp (NRIM): now $0.30 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.27.

Novartis (NVS): now CHF 2.85 per share annual dividend, was CHF 2.80.

Ormat Technologies (ORA): now $0.11 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.10.

Pinnacle Bancshares (PCLB): now $0.19 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.11.

QNB (QNBC): now $0.33 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.32.

Quest Diagnostics (DGX): now $0.53 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.50.

Saratoga Investment (SAR): now $0.54 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.53.

Silgan Holdings (SLGN): now $0.11 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.10.

Southwest Gas (SWX): now $0.545 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.52.

SpartanNash (SPTN): now $0.19 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.18.

Stantec (STN): now CAD 0.145 per share quarterly dividend, was CAD 0.1375.

State Bank (SBAZ): now $0.075 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.06.

Systemax (SYX): now $0.12 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.11.

Templeton Global Income Fund (GIM): now $0.041 per share monthly dividend, was $0.0401.

Tetragon Financial Group (TGONF): now $0.1825 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.18.

Texas Pacific Land Trust (TPL): now $1.75 per share annual dividend, was $1.05.

Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO): now $0.19 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.17.

Thomson Reuters (TRI): now $0.36 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.35.

Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD): now CAD 0.74 per share quarterly dividend, was CAD 0.67.

United Bancshares (UBOH): now $0.13 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.12.

W.T.B. Financial Corp.A (WTBFA): now $1.75 per share quarterly dividend, was $1.15.

WesBanco (WSBC): now $0.31 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.29.

Willis Towers Watson (WLTW): now $0.65 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.60.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (WH): now $0.29 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.25.

Firms Lowering Their Dividends This Week

Century Link (CTL): now $0.25 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.54.

First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF (FTSM): now $0.126 per share monthly dividend, was $0.13.

Lexington Realty Trust (LXP): now $0.1025 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.1775.

Maxar Technologies (MAXR): now $0.01 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.2764.

Nabors (NBR): now $0.01 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.06.

Royce Micro-Cap Trust (RMT): now $0.18 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.21.

Royce Value Trust (RVT): now $0.29 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.37.

Templeton Emerging Markets Income Fund (TEI): now $0.0703 per share monthly dividend, was $0.0713.

Voya Prime Rate Trust (PPR): now $0.0255 per share monthly dividend, was $0.027.

 

>>Last week’s dividend increases.

Source: Seeking Alpha and Nasdaq.