Below we provide a list of firms that raised/lowered their dividends during the week ending November 4. 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

Aaron’s (AAN): now $0.0275 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.025.

Alliance Bernstein (AB): now $0.45 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.40.

American States Water (AWR): now $0.242 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.224.

Archrock (AROC): now $0.12 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.095.

B&G Foods (BGS): now $0.465 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.42.

Big 5 Sporting Goods (BGFV): now $0.15 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.125.

Bank of Marin Bancorp (BMRC): now $0.27 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.25.

Blackstone (BX): now $0.41 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.36.

Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ): now C$0.25 per share quarterly dividend, was C$0.23.

Cedar Fair (FUN): now $0.855 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.825.

CDW (CDW): now $0.16 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.1075.

Chimera Investment (CIM): now $0.50 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.48.

Community Healthcare (CHCT): now $0.385 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.3825.

Dine Equity (DIN): now $0.97 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.92.

Dolby Laboratories (DLB): now $0.14 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.12.

DTE Energy (DTE): now $0.82 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.77.

Easterly Government (DEA): now $0.24 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.23.

ECA Marcellus Trust (ECT): now $0.071 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.028.

EMC Insurance (EMCI): now $0.21 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.19.

Emerson Electric (EMR): now $0.48 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.475.

Estée Lauder (EL): now $0.34 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.30.

Enviva Partners (EVA): now $0.53 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.5295.

Fidelity National Financial (FNF): now $0.25 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.21.

Financial Institutions (FISI): now $0.21 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.20.

First National Community Bancorp (FNCB): now $0.03 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.02.

General Growth Properties (GGP): now $0.22 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.20.

Gramercy Property Trust (GPT): now $0.125 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.11.

Great Plains Energy (GXP): now $0.275 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.2625.

Hennessy Advisors (HNNA): now $0.10 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.08.

Huntington Ingalls (HII): now $0.60 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.50.

Innospec (IOSP): now $0.34 per share semi-annual dividend, was $0.33.

Inter Pipeline (IPL): now C$0.135 per share monthly dividend, was C$0.13.

Iron Mountain (IRM): now $0.55 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.485.

J2 Global (JCOM): now $0.355 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.345.

KLA-Tencor (KLAC): now $0.54 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.52.

Lincoln National (LNC): now $0.29 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.25.

Macquarie Infrastructure Company LLC (MIC): now $1.29 per share quarterly dividend, was $1.25.

Maiden Hldgs (MHLD): now $0.15 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.14.

Mercury General (MCY): now $0.6225 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.62.

Motorola Solutions Inc (MSI): now $0.47 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.41.

MPLX (MPLX): now $0.515 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.51.

NextEra Energy Partners (NEP): now $0.34125 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.33.

NRG Yield (NYLD): now $0.25 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.24.

Oaktree Capital Group (OAK): now $0.65 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.58.

Oshkosh Corporation (OSK): now $0.21 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.19.

Preferred Apartment Communities (APTS): now $0.22 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.2025.

Rockwell Automation (ROK): now $0.76 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.725.

Sanchez Production Partners (SPP): now $0.4246 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.4183.

Shore Bancshares (SHBI): now $0.05 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.03.

Snap On (SNA): now $0.71 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.61.

Spectra Energy Partners (SEP): now $0.67625 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.66375.

Southside Bancshares (SBSI): now $0.25 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.24.

Starbucks (SBUX): now $0.25 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.20.

Summit Hotel (INN): now $0.1625 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.1325.

TD Ameritrade (AMTD): now $0.18 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.17.

Telus (TU): now C$0.48 per share quarter dividend, was C$0.46.

Tennant (TNC): now $0.21 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.20.

TMX Group (TMXXF): now C$0.45 per share quarterly dividend, was C$0.40.

Utah Medical Products (UTMD): now $0.265 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.26.

Vectren (VVC): now $0.42 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.40.

Voya Prime Rate Trust (PPR): now $0.027 per share monthly dividend, was $0.0265.

Westlake Chemical (WLKP): now $0.3353 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.3259.

WestRock (WRK): now $0.40 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.375.

Firms Lowering Their Dividends This Week                                    

Carlyle (CG): now $0.50 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.63.

Ellington Financial (EFC): now $0.45 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.50.

HCP (HCP): now $0.37 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.575.

Mandalay Resources (MNDJF): now $0.0065 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.0072.

Melco Crown Entertainment (MPEL): now $0.0126 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.0189.

NextPoint Credit Strategies Fund (NHF): now $0.20 per share monthly dividend, was $0.24.

Sabine Royalty Trust (SBR): now $0.11702 per share monthly dividend, was $0.23324.

Teekay Tankers (TNK): now $0.03 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.06.

>>Last week’s dividend increases.