Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending December 14. 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

AES (AES): now $0.1365 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.13.

Albany (AIN): now $0.18 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.17.

AT&T (T): now $0.51 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.50.

Balchem (BCPC): now $0.47 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.42.

C.H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW): now $0.50 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.46.

CenterPoint (CNP): now $0.2875 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.2775.

CNB Community Bancorp (CNBB): now $0.25 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.22.

CubeSmart (CUBE): now $0.32 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.30.

Dominion Energy (D): now $0.9175 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.835.

Eastman Chemical (EMN): now $0.62 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.56.

Enbridge (ENB): now CAD 0.738 per share quarterly dividend, was CAD 0.671.

Ensign (ENSG): now $0.0475 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.045.

ESSA Bancorp (ESSA): now $0.10 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.09.

Exantas Capital (XAN): now $0.175 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.15.

First Farmers Financial (FFMR): now $0.28 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.27.

Fortune Brands Home & Security (FBHS): now $0.22 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.20.

Franklin Resources (BEN): now $0.26 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.23.

Guaranty Bancshares (GNTY): now $0.17 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.15.

Hillenbrand (HI): now $0.21 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.2075.

Hooker Furniture (HOFT): now $0.15 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.14.

J & J Snack Foods (JJSF): now $0.50 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.45.

Kirkland Lake Gold (KL): now CAD 0.04 per share quarterly dividend, was CAD 0.03.

MDU Resources (MDU): now $0.2025 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.1975.

Medifast (MED): now $0.75 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.48.

MGM Growth Properties (MGP): now $0.4475 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.4375.

Morningstar (MORN): now $0.28 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.25.

National Research (NRC): now $0.19 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.17.

North Dallas Bank & Trust (NODB): now $0.25 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.18.

Norwood Financial (NWFL): now $0.24 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.22.

Nuveen Build America Bond Fund (NBB): now $0.1030 per share monthly dividend, was $0.0708.

Park Hotels & Resorts (PK): now $0.70 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.43.

Pentair (PNR): now $0.18 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.175.

Pfizer (PFE): now $0.36 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.34.

Realty Income (O): now $0.221 per share monthly dividend, was $0.2205.

Royce Value Trust (RVT): now $0.37 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.30.

SEI Investments (SEIC): now $0.33 per share semi-annual dividend, was $0.30.

TE Connectivity (TEL): now $0.46 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.44.

Urstadt Biddle Properties (UBA): now $0.245 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.24.

Utah Medical Products (UTMD): now $0.275 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.27.

Ventas (VTR): now $0.7925 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.79.

VSB Bancorp (VSBN): now $0.12 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.10.

WD-40 (WDFC): now $0.61 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.54.

Winnebago (WGO): now $0.11 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.10.

Zoetis (ZTS): now $0.164 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.126.

Firms Lowering Their Dividends This Week

Aberdeen Australia Equity Fund (IAF): now $0.15 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.16.

Anworth Mortgage Asset (ANH): now $0.13 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.14.

Capstead Mortgage (CMO): now $0.08 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.11.

China Fund (CHN): now $0.5401 per share annual dividend, was $0.5493.

Clough Global Allocation Fund (GLV): now $0.1048 per share monthly dividend, was $0.1063.

Clough Global Equity Fund (GLQ): now $0.1115 per share monthly dividend, was $0.1165.

Clough Global Opportunities Fund (GLO): now $0.0878 per share monthly dividend, was $0.0913.

Communications Systems (JCS): now $0.02 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.04.

Ellington Residential Mortgage REIT (EARN): now $0.34 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.37.

India Fund (IFN): now $0.62 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.71.

New Ireland Fund (IRL): now $0.1107 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.289.

>>Last week’s dividend increases.

Source: Seeking Alpha and Nasdaq.