Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending August 22. 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

Altria (MO): now $0.52 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.48.

American Financial Group (AFG): now $0.25 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.22.

Brinker (EAT): now $0.28 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.24.

Chemical Financial (CHFC): now $0.24 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.23.

Commercial Bancshares (CMOH): now $0.19 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.165.

Evans Bancorp (EVBN): now $0.34 per share semi-annual dividend, was $0.31.

G&K Services (GK): now $0.31 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.27.

HCC Insurance Holdings (HCC): now $0.295 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.225.

Liberator Medical Holdings (LBMH): now $0.0325 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.03.

RBC (RY): now C$0.75 per share quarterly dividend, was C$0.71.

Stage Stores (SSI): now $0.14 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.125.

Strattec Security Corporation (STRT): now $0.12 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.11.

Towers Watson (TW): now $0.15 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.14.

>>Last week’s dividend increases.