Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending December 7. 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

Agree Realty (ADC): now $0.555 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.54.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE): now $0.97 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.93.

AllianzGI Convertible & Income Fund 5.5% Cum Pfd Registered Shs Series A (NCZ.PA): now $0.34375 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.076389.

AllianzGI Convertible & Income Fund 5.625% Cum Red Perp Pfd Registered Shs Series A (NCV.PA): now $0.3515625 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.0429688.

American Tower (AMT): now $0.84 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.79.

Amgen (AMGN): now $1.45 per share quarterly dividend, was $1.32.

Bank of Montreal (BMO): now CAD 1.00 per share quarterly dividend, was CAD 0.96.

Broadcom (AVGO): now $2.65 per share quarterly dividend, was $1.75.

Deere (DE): now $0.76 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.69.

Douglas Emmett (DEI): now $0.26 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.25.

Ecolab (ECL): now $0.46 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.41.

Erie Indemnity (ERIE): now $0.90 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.84.

Golden Ocean (GOGL): now $0.15 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.10.

Graco (GGG): now $0.16 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.1325.

Hanover Insurance (THG): now $0.60 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.54.

Hunt Companies Finance Trust Pfs Shares Series A (HCFT.PA): now $0.2066 per share monthly dividend, was $0.1823.

La-Z-Boy (LZB): now $0.13 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.12.

Marriot Vacations (VAC): now $0.45 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.40.

Mastercard (MA): now $0.33 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.25.

Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA): now $0.96 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.9225.

PACCAR (PCAR): now $0.32 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.28.

PNM Resources (PNM): now $0.29 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.265.

PulteGroup (PHM): now $0.11 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.09.

Royce Micro-Cap Trust (RMT): now $0.21 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.18.

Spirit MTA REIT (SMTA): now $0.33 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.25.

Stryker (SYK): now $0.52 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.47.

TELUS (TU): now CAD 0.545 per share quarterly dividend, was CAD 0.525.

Templeton Global Income Fund (GIM): now $0.0378 per share monthly dividend, was $0.031.

THL Credit Senior Loan Fund (TSLF): now $0.101 per share monthly dividend, was $0.096.

Toro (TTC): now $0.225 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.20.

Universal Health REIT (UHT): now $0.675 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.67.

Vivaldi Opp Shs Opportunities Fund (VAM): now $0.1198 per share monthly dividend, was $0.1189.

W.P. Carey (WPC): now $1.03 per share quarterly dividend, was $1.025.

Firms Lowering Their Dividends This Week

Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ): now $0.252 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.257.

Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend & Income Fund (DEX): now $0.0945 per share monthly dividend, was $0.0973.

Delaware Investments Dividend & Income Fund (DDF): now $0.0951 per share monthly dividend, was $0.0970.

Doubleline Opportunistic Credit Fund (DBL): now $0.110 per share monthly dividend, was $0.167.

General Electric (GE): now $0.01 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.12.

Sabine Royalty Trust (SBR): now $0.399950 per share monthly dividend, was $0.403920.

Templeton Emerging Markets Income Fund (TEI): now $0.0651 per share monthly dividend, was $0.0663.

>>Last week’s dividend increases.

Source: Seeking Alpha and Nasdaq.