Firms Raising Their Dividends in the Week Ending March 1

The flurry of dividend increases continues. Below we provide a list of firms that upped their dividends for 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, please click here.

Firms Raising Their Dividends This Week

Acadia Realty Trust (AKR): now $0.21 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.18.

American Realty Capital Properties (ARCP): now $0.075 per share monthly dividend, was $0.7458.

Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation (BGFV): now $0.10 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.075.

CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. (CBL): now $0.23 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.22.

Cedar Fair (FUN): now $0.625 per share quarterly distribution, was $0.40.

Chico's (CHS): now $0.055 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.525.

Cimarex Energy (XEC): now $0.14 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.12.

DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH): now $0.085 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.08.

Eaton Corporation (ETN): now $0.42 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.38.

Ensco PLC (ESV): now $0.50 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.375.

EPR Properties (EPR): now $0.79 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.75.

Excel Trust (EXL): now $0.17 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.1625.

Fortress Investment Group (FIG): now $0.06 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.05.

Fresenius Medical Care (FMS): now €0.75 per share annual dividend, was €0.69.

Gap (GPS): now $0.15 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.125.

Getty Realty Corp. (GTY): now $0.20 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.125.

Hercules Technology (HTGC): now $0.25 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.24.

Home Depot, Inc. (HD): now $0.39 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.29.

ITT Corporation (ITT): now $0.10 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.09.

Kohl's Corporation (KSS): now $0.35 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.32.

Mac-Gray Corporation (TUC): now $0.0875 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.0605.

Mead Johnson (MJN): now $0.34 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.30.

NewMarket Corp (NEU): now $0.90 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.75.

Nordstrom (JWN): now $0.30 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.27.

NRG Energy (NRG): now $0.12 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.09.

Rockwood Holdings (ROC): now $0.40 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.35.

Royal Bank of Canada (RY): now C$0.63 per share quarterly dividend, was C$0.60.

Southwest Gas Corp (SWX): now $0.33 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.295.

St. Jude Medical (STJ): now $0.25 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.23.

Telephone & Data Systems (TDS): now $0.1275 per hare quarterly dividend, was $0.1225.

TJX Companies, Inc. (TJX): now $0.145 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.115.

Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD): now $0.81 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.77.

Tredegar Corporation (TG): now $0.07 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.06.

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