Below we provide a list of firms that raised/lowered their dividends during the week ending December 15. 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 $0.28 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.265.

AES (AES): now $0.13 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.12.

Air Lease (AL): now $0.10 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.075.

Altius Minerals (ATUSF): now CAD 0.04 per share quarterly dividend, was CAD 0.03.

Amgen (AMGN): now $1.32 per share quarterly dividend, was $1.15.

AT&T (T): now $0.50 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.49.

Balchem (BCPC): now $0.42 per share annual dividend, was $0.38.

Boeing (BA): now $1.71 per share quarterly dividend, was $1.42.

Carolina Financial (CARO): now $0.05 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.04.

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (CNP): now $0.2775 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.2675.

City Holding (CHCO): now $0.46 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.44.

CubeSmart (CUBE): now $0.30 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.27.

Dominion Energy (D): now $0.835 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.77.

Eli Lilly and Company (LLY): now $0.5625 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.52.

First Farmers Financial (FFMR): now $0.36 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.33.

Fortune Brands Home & Security (FBHS): now $0.20 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.18.

Franklin Resources (BEN): now $0.23 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.20.

Guaranty Bancshares (GNTY): now $0.14 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.13.

HEICO (HEI): now $0.0875 per share semi-annual dividend, was $0.08 ($0.07 per share on a proforma 5-for-4 stock split basis.

Innovative Industrial Properties (IIPR): now $0.25 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.15.

Methode Electronics (MEI): now $0.11 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.09.

MGM Growth Properties (MGP): now $0.42 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.395.

Motorola Solutions (MSI): now $0.52 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.47.

MTGE Investment (MTGE): now $0.50 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.45.

North Dallas Bank & Trust (NODB): now $0.18 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.17.

Northland Power (NPIFF): now $0.10 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.09.

Park Hotels & Resorts (PK): now $0.55 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.43.

Prosperity Bancshares (PB): now $0.36 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.34.

Reality Income Corporation (O): now $0.2125 per share monthly dividend, was $0.212.

Restaurant Brands (QSR): now $0.21 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.20.

SEI Investments (SEIC): now $0.30 per share semi-annual dividend, was $0.28.

Sunstone Hotel (SHO): now $0.58 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.05.

Urstadt Biddle Properties (UBA): now $0.27 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.265.

Urstadt Biddle Properties (UBP): now $0.24 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.235.

Utah Medical Products (UTMD): now $0.27 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.265.

Ventas (VTR): now $0.79 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.775.

VSB Bancorp (VSBN): now $0.10 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.08.

Waste Management (WM): now $0.465 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.425.

WD-40 (WDFC): now $0.54 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.49.

Zoetis (ZTS): now $0.126 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.105.

Firms Lowering Their Dividends This Week                                  

Duff&Phelps Utility&Corporate Bond Trust (DUC): now $0.035 per share monthly dividend, was $0.05.

Ellington Residential Mortgage REIT (EARN): now $0.37 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.40.

Franklin Templeton Duration Income Trust (FTF): now $0.1042 per share monthly dividend, was $0.1052.

KCAP Financial (KCAP): now $0.10 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.12.

NFJ Dividend & Premium Strategy Fund (NFJ): now $0.225 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.30.

>>Last week’s dividend increases.

Source: Seeking Alpha and Nasdaq.