Below we provide a list of firms that raised/lowered their dividends during the week ending March 14.

Firms Raising Their Dividends This Week

Capstead (CMO): now $0.34 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.31.

Colgate-Palmolive (CL): now $0.36 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.34.

Douglas Dynamics (PLOW): now $0.2175 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.2125.

Ellington Residential Mortgage REIT (EARN): now $0.55 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.50.

Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS): now $0.325 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.25.

General Mills (GIS): now $0.41 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.38.

Gramercy (GPT): reinstates common stock dividend of $0.035 per share quarterly dividend.

Hurco Companies (HURC): now $0.07 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.05.

JMP Group (JMP): now $0.045 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.04.

Kayne Anderson MLP Investment (KYN): now $0.625 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.61.

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (PEB): now $0.23 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.16.

Realty Income (O): now $0.18248 per share monthly dividend, was $0.18217.

RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ): now $0.22 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.21.

Silver Bay Realty Trust (SBY): now $0.03 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.01.

Williams-Sonoma (WSM): now $0.33 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.31.

Wilshire Bancorp (WIBC): now $0.05 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.03.

Firms Lowering Their Dividends This Week

Equity Residential (EQR): now $0.50 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.65.