Firms Raising Their Dividends In The Week Ending March 15

We saw a number of firms raise their dividends during the week ending March 15. To access our dividend reports, please click here.

Firms Raising Their Dividends This Week:

Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE): now $0.60 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.56.

Avago Technologies (AVGO): now $0.19 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.17.

Capital One Financial (COF): now $0.30 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.05.

CapLease (LSE): now $0.0775 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.075.

Capstead Mortgage Corporation (CMO): now $0.31 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.30.

Cohen & Steers (CNS): now $0.20 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.18.

Discover Financial Services (DFS): now $0.20 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.14.

Equity LifeStyle (ELS): now $0.50 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.4375.

Federated National Holding Company (FNHC): now $0.03 per share, was $0.02.

First Business Financial Services (FBIZ): now $0.14 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.07.

General Mills (GIS): now $1.52 per share annual dividend payments, was $1.32 (paid quarterly).

Kennedy Wilson (KW): now $0.07 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.05.

Northern Trust Corporation (NTRS): now $0.31 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.30.

Orchid Island Capital (ORC): now $0.135 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.00.

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (PEB): now $0.16 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.12.

Taubman Centers (TCO): now $0.50 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.4625.

Umpqua Holdings (UMPQ): now $0.10 per share quarterly dividend, as $0.09.

W.P. Carey (WPC): now $0.82 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.66.