Below we provide a list of firms that raised/lowered their dividends during the week ending April 29. 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

abaxis (ABAX): now $0.12 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.11.        

Allegiant Travel Company (ALGT): now $0.70 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.30.

American National Insurance (ANAT): now $0.82 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.80.

AmeriGas Partners (APU): now $0.94 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.92.

Ameriprise Financial (AMP): now $0.75 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.67.

Apple (AAPL): now $0.57 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.52.

Avery Dennison (AVY): now $0.41 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.37.

Bank of Hawaii (BOH): now $0.48 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.45.

BB&T (BBT): now $0.28 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.27.

Colombia Banking System (COLB): now $0.19 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.18.

Comerica (CMA): now $0.22 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.21.

Comfort Systems (FIX): now $0.07 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.065.

Community West Bancshares (CWBC): now $0.035 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.03.

Cullen/Frost Bankers (CFR): now $0.54 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.53.

EQT GP Holdings (EQGP): now $0.134 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.122.

EQT Midstream Partners (EQM): now $0.745 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.71.

Exelon (EXC): now $0.318 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.31.

Exxon Mobil (XOM): now $0.75 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.73.

First Financial Bankshares (FFIN): now $0.18 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.16.

First Industrial Realty Trust (FR): now $0.19 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.1275.

First South Bancorp (FSBK): now $0.03 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.025.

FS Bancorp (FSBW): now $0.10 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.07.

Georgetown Bancorp (GTWN): now $0.05 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.0475.

Gilead Sciences (GILD): now $0.47 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.43.

Home Bancorp (HBCP): now $0.10 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.09.

Imperial Oil Ltd. (IMO): now $0.15 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.10.

Inteliquent (IQNT): now $0.16 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.15.

International Business Machines Corporation (IBM): now $1.40 per share quarterly dividend, was $1.30.

Invesco (IVZ): now $0.28 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.27.

Janus Capital (JNS): now $0.11 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.09.

Jean Coutu Group (JCOUF): now C$0.12 per share quarterly dividend, was C$0.11.

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ): now $0.80 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.75.

Lakeland Bancorp (LBAI): now $0.095 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.085.

Legg Mason (LM): now $0.22 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.20.

Metlife (MET): now $0.40 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.375.

North European Oil Royalty Trust (NRT): now $0.24 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.16.

Northfield Bancorp (NFBK): now $0.08 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.07.

Opus (OPB): now $0.18 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.15.

Orrstown Financial (ORRF): now $0.09 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.08.

PBF Logistics (PBFX): now $0.42 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.41.

Peoples Bancorp (PEBO): now $0.16 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.15.

Portland General Electric (POR): now $0.32 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.30.

Principal Financial Group (PFG): now $0.39 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.38.

Provident Financial (PFS): now $0.18 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.17.

Public Storage (PSA): now $1.80 per share quarterly dividend, was $1.70.

Regal-Beloit (RBC): now $0.24 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.23.

Renasant (RNST): now $0.18 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.17.

SoTHERLY Hotels (SOHO): now $0.09 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.085.

Sprague Resources (SRLP): now $0.5325 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.5175.

Sturgis Bancorp (STBI): now $0.10 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.08.

Summit Hotel (INN): now $0.1325 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.1175.

Sunoco Logistics (SXL): now $0.489 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.479.

Sunoco LP (SUN): now $0.8173 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.8013.

Teck Resources (TCK): now $0.05 per share semi-annual dividend, was $0.0368.

Tetra Tech (TTEK): now $0.09 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.08.

UGI (UGI): now $0.2375 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.2275.

United Technologies (UTX): now $0.66 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.64.

USD Partners (USDP): now $0.3075 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.30.

VTTI Energy (VTTI): now $0.31085 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.3015.

W.W. Grainger (GWW): now $1.22 per share quarterly dividend, was $1.17.

Webster Financial (WBS): now $0.25 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.23.

Wells Fargo (WFC): now $0.38 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.375.

West Banc (WTBA): now $0.17 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.16.

Western Refining Logistics (WNRL): now $0.4025 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.3925.

Westlake Chemical (WLKP): now $0.3168 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.308.

Winmark (WINA): now $0.10 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.07.

Xilinx (XLNX): now $0.33 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.31.

Firms Lowering Their Dividends This Week

Alliance Holdings (AHGP): now $0.55 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.96.

Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP): now $0.4375 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.675.

American Midstream Partners (AMID): now $0.4125 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.4725.

Capital Product Partners (CPLP): now $0.075 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.2385.

First Potomac Realty Trust (FPO): now $0.10 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.15.

Memorial Production Partners (MEMP): now $0.03 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.10.   

Nordic American Offshore (NAO): now $0.08 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.12.

SandRidge Mississippian Trust I (SDT): now $0.1384 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.3110.

SandRidge Mississippian Trust II (SDR): now $0.101 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.183.

SandRidge Permian Trust (PER): now $0.09 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.192.

>>Last week’s dividend increases.