Below we provide a list of firms that raised/lowered their dividends during the week ending April 28. 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

AmeriGas Partners (APU): now $0.95 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.94.

Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. (AMP): now $0.83 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.75.

Ames National Corporation (ATLO): now $0.22 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.21.

Apollo Global Management (APO): now $0.49 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.45.

Aspen Insurance Holdings (AHL): now $0.24 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.22.

Altra Holdings (AIMC): now $0.17 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.15.

Avery Dennison (AVY): now $0.45 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.41.

Ball (BLL): now $0.10 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.065 (post-split basis).

Banco Santander (SAN): now $0.046 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.042.

BankFinancial (BFIN): now $0.07 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.06.

Central Pacific Financial (CPF): now $0.18 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.16.

Charter Financial Corp. (CHFN): now $0.065 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.06.

Comerica (CMA): now $0.26 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.23.

Comfort Systems USA, Inc. (FIX): now $0.075 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.07.

Community West Bancshares (CWBC): now $0.04 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.035.

Costco Wholesale (COST): now $0.50 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.45.

Cullen/Frost Bankers (CFR): now $0.57 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.54.

Delek Logistics Partners (DKL): now $0.69 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.68.

EQT GP Holdings (EQGP): now $0.191 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.177.

EQT Midstream Partners (EQM): now $0.89 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.85.

Extended Stay America (STAY): now $0.21 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.19.

Exxon Mobil (XOM): now $0.77 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.75.

First Financial Bankshares (FFIN): now $0.19 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.18.

First Financial Northwest (FFNW): now $0.07 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.06.

First Republic Bank (FRC): now $0.17 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.16.

Franklin Electric (FELE): now $0.1075 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.10.

Franklin Financial Services (FRAF): now $0.24 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.21.

FS Bancorp (FSBW): now $0.11 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.10.

GasLog (GLOP): now $0.50 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.49.

Great Western Bancorp (GWB): now $0.20 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.17.

Heritage Financial (HFWA): now $0.13 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.12.

Holly Energy (HEP): now $0.62 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.6075.

Home Bancorp (HBCP): now $0.14 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.13.

IDEX (IEX): now $0.37 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.34.

International Business Machines (IBM): now $1.50 per share quarterly dividend, was $1.40.

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ): now $0.84 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.80.

Lazard (LAZ): now $0.41 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.38.

Mesabi Trust (MSB): now $0.55 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.14.

Methanex (MEOH): now $0.30 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.275.

NASDAQ (NDAQ): now $0.38 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.32.

Nielsen (NLSN): now $0.34 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.31.

Noble Midstream Partners LP (NBLX): now $0.4108 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.3925.

North European Oil Royalty Trust (NRT): now $0.19 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.15.

Portland General Electric (POR): now $0.34 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.32.

Publicis Groupe S.A. (PGPEF): now EUR 1.85 per share annual dividend, was EUR 1.60.

RELX (RELX): now GBP 0.3595 per share annual dividend, was GBP 0.297.

RELX (RENX): now $0.271 per share semi-annual dividend, was $0.116.

SandRidge Mississippian Trust I (SDT): now $0.0697 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.0544.

SandRidge Mississippian Trust II (SDR): now $0.069 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.062.

SandRidge Permian Trust (PER): now $0.13 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.12.

Signet (SIG): now $0.31 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.26.

Simpson Manufacturing (SSD): now $0.21 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.18.

SoTHERLY Hotels (SOHO): now $0.105 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.10.

Summit Hotel (INN): now $0.17 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.1625.

Sussex Bancorp (SBBX): now $0.06 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.04.

Total S.A. (TOT): now EUR 0.62 per share quarterly dividend, was EUR 0.61.

UGI (UGI): now $0.25 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.2375.

Unity Bancorp (UNTY): now $0.06 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.05.

W.W. Grainger (GWW): now $1.28 per share quarterly dividend, was $1.22.

Watsco (WSO): now $1.25 per share quarterly dividend, was $1.05.

Webster Financial (WBS): now $0.26 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.25.

West Banc (WTBA): now $0.18 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.17.

Western Refining Logistics (WNRL): now $0.4525 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.4375.

Winmark (WINA): now $0.11 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.10.

Xilinx (XLNX): now $0.35 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.33.

Firms Lowering Their Dividends This Week                                  

CSI Compressco (CCLP): now $0.1875 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.3775.

Cypress Energy (CELP): now $0.21 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.4064.

Enbridge Energy Management L.L.C. (EEQ): now $0.35 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.583.

Pacific Coast Oil Trust (ROYT): now $0.0054 per share monthly dividend, was $0.0261.

Voya Prime Rate Trust (PPR): now $0.026 per share monthly dividend, was $0.027.

Williams Partners (WPZ): now $0.60 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.85.

>>Last week’s dividend increases.