Below we provide a list of firms that raised/lowered their dividends during the week ending December 9. 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

Abbot Laboratories (ABT): now $0.265 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.26.

Agree Realty Corporation (ADC): now $0.495 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.48.

Air Lease (AL): now $0.075 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.05.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE): now $0.83 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.80.

Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust (APYRE): now C$0.1275 per share monthly dividend, was C$0.125.

American Assets Trust (AAT): now $0.26 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.25.

Axis Capital Holdings (AXS): now $0.38 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.35.

Banc of California (BANC): now $0.13 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.12.

Bank of Montreal (BMO): now C$0.88 per share quarterly dividend, was C$0.86.

Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY): now $0.39 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.38.

C.H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW): now $0.45 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.43.

Capella Education (CPLA): now $0.41 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.39.

Coty (COTY): now $0.125 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.275 per share annual dividend.

Crazy Woman Creek Bancorp Inc. (CRZY): now $0.30 per share annual dividend, was $0.25.

Douglas Emmett (DEI): now $0.23 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.22.

Ecolab (ECL): now $0.37 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.35.

Edison (EIX): now $0.5425 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.48.

Erie Insurance (ERIE): now $0.7825 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.73.

GAIN Capital Holdings (GCAP): now $0.06 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.05.

General Electric (GE): now $0.24 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.23.

Graco (GGG): now $0.36 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.33.

Hanover Insurance (THG): now $0.50 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.46.

Hillenbrand (HI): now $0.2050 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.20.

J & J Snack Foods (JJSF): now $0.42 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.39.

Marriot Vacations (VAC): now $0.35 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.30.

MasterCard (MA): now $0.22 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.19.

Medifast (MED): now $0.32 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.25.

Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA): now $0.87 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.82.

Morningstar (MORN): now $0.23 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.22.

La-Z-Boy (LZB): now $0.11 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.10.

One Liberty Properties (OLP): now $0.43 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.41.

Restaurant Brands (QSR): now $0.17 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.16.

Sabine Royalty Trust (SBR): now $0.14474 per share monthly dividend, was $0.11702.

Saul Centers (BFS): now $0.51 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.47.

Spire (SR): now $0.525 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.49.

Sprott Focus Trust Inc (FUND): now $0.12 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.09.

TE Connectivity (TEL): now $0.40 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.37.

The Toro Company (TTC): now $0.175 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.15.

Tri-Continental (TY): now $0.24 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.2336.

UMB Financial (UMBF): now $0.255 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.245.

V.F. (VFC): now $0.42 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.37.

Ventas (VTR): now $0.775 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.73.

Westwood Holdings (WHG): now $0.62 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.57.

Firms Lowering Their Dividends This Week                                    

Comtech Telecommunications (CMTL): now $0.10 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.30.

Corrections Corporation of America (CXW): now $0.42 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.54.

Cushing Royalty & Income Fund (SRF): now $0.04 per share monthly dividend, was $0.057.

Cutwater Select Income Fund (CSI): now $0.20 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.225.

Federated Premier Intermediate Municipal Income Fund (FPT): now $0.045 per share monthly dividend, was $0.054.

Federated Premier Municipal Income Fund (FMN): now $0.061 per share monthly dividend, was $0.07.

Swiss Helvetia Fund (SWZ): now $0.12 per share semi-annual dividend, was $0.185.

>>Last week’s dividend increases.