Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending October 17. 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

A. Schulman (SHLM): now $0.205 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.20.

Barnes Group (B): now $0.12 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.11.

Compressco Partners (GSJK): now $0.46 per share quarterly distribution, was $0.4525.

Eagle Financial Services (EFSI): now $0.20 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.19.

Eaton Vance (EV): now $0.25 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.22.

Goldman Sachs (GS): now $0.60 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.55.

Healthcare Services Group (HCSG): now $0.175 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.173.

Kinder Morgan (KMI): now $0.44 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.43.

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners (KMP): now $1.40 per share quarterly distribution, was $1.39.

Marlin Midstream Partners (FISH): now $0.365 per share quarterly distribution, was $0.360

Mesa Laboratories (MLAB): now $0.16 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.15.

Mesabi Trust (MSB): now $0.88 per unit quarterly distribution, was $0.32.

Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI): now $0.52 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.51.

Penske Automotive (PAG): now $0.21 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.20.

United Community Banks (UCBI): now $0.05 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.03.

Texas Instruments (TXN): now $0.34 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.30.

V.F. Corporation (VFC): now $0.32 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.2625

Valero Energy (VLP): now $0.24 per unit quarterly distribution, was $0.2225.

Western Refining (WNR): now $0.30 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.26.

>>Last week’s dividend increases.