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Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending March 2. The dividend reports of covered firms on this list will be updated shortly with the new information. To access our dividend reports, please use the ‘Symbol’ search box in our website header.

Firms Raising Their Dividends This Week

Altria (MO): now $0.70 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.66.

Analog Devices (ADI): now $0.48 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.45.

Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS): now CAD 0.82 per share quarterly dividend, was CAD 0.79.

Beasley Broadcast Group (BBGI): now $0.05 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.045.

Best Buy (BBY): now $0.45 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.34.

Bloomin’ Brands (BLMN): now $0.09 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.08.

Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ): now CAD 0.335 per share quarterly dividend, was CAD 0.275.

Capital Southwest (CSWC): now $0.28 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.26.

Carter’s (CRI): now $0.45 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.37.

Central Pacific Financial (CPF): now $0.19 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.18.

Copa Holdings (CPA): now $0.87 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.75.

Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend & Income Fund (DEX): now $0.1098 per share monthly dividend, was $0.0525.

Delaware Investments Dividend & Income Fund (DDF): now $0.0995 per share monthly dividend, was $0.04.

Delek US (DK): now $0.20 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.15.

Digital Realty Trust (DLR): now $1.01 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.93.

Douglas Dynamics (PLOW): now $0.265 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.24.

Eaton (ETN): now $0.66 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.60.

EOG Resources (EOG): now $0.185 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.1675.

Equity lifestyle Properties (ELS): now $0.55 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.4875.

Farmers National (FMNB): now $0.07 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.06.

FBL Financial (FFG): now $0.46 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.44.

Financial Institutions (FISI): now $0.24 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.22.

First Connecticut (FBNK): now $0.16 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.15.

First Midwest (FMBI): now $0.11 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.10.

Flanigan’s (BDL): now $0.25 per share annual dividend, was $0.20.

Gap (GPS): now $0.2425 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.23.

Haverty Furniture (HVT): now $0.18 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.15.

Johnson Outdoors (JOUT): now $0.12 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.10.

Katahdin Bankshares (KTHN): now $0.1075 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.10.

Kohl’s (KSS): now $0.61 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.55.

Interpublic Group of Companies (IPG): now $0.21 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.18.

Israel Chemicals (ICL): now $0.054 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.044.

KRONOS Worldwide (KRO): now $0.17 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.15.

Ladder Capital (LADR): now $0.315 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.275.

Middle Banc (MBCN): now $0.28 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.27.

MidWestOne Financial (MOFG): now $0.195 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.17.

The Navigators (NAVG): now $0.07 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.06.

Pacific Coast Oil Trust (ROYT): now $0.03987 per share monthly dividend, was $0.01635.

Pan American Silver (PAAS): now $0.035 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.025.

Principal Financial Group (PFG): now $0.51 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.49.

Rio Tinto plc (RIO): now $1.7955 per share semi-annual dividend, was $1.1099.

Saratoga Investment (SAR): now $0.50 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.49.

Silgan Holdings (SLGN): now $0.10 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.09.

Sonic Automotive (SAH): now $0.06 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.05.

SpartanNash (SPTN): now $0.18 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.165.

State Bank (SBAZ): now $0.06 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.04.

Taubman Centers (TCO): now $0.665 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.625.

TeleTech Holdings (TTEC): now $0.27 per share semi-annual dividend, was $0.25.

Tetragon Financial Group (TGONF): now $0.1775 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.175.

Torchmark (TMK): now $0.16 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.15.

Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD): now CAD 0.67 per share quarterly dividend, was CAD 0.60.

Wells Fargo Advantage Global Dividend Opportunity Fund (EOD): now $0.16504 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.16337.

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

Willis Towers Watson (WLTW): now $0.60 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.53.

Wyndham Worldwide (WYN): now $0.66 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.58.

Firms Lowering Their Dividends This Week

Nuveen Real Estate Income Fund (JRS): now $0.23 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.25.

Royce Micro-Cap (RMT): now $0.18 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.20.

Royce Value Trust (RVT): now $0.29 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.35.

Templeton Global Income Fund (GIM): now $0.0174 per share monthly dividend, was $0.018.

Voya Prime Rate Trust (PPR): now $0.0208 per share monthly dividend, was $0.023.

>>Last week’s dividend increases.

Source: Seeking Alpha and Nasdaq.