Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending May 3. 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

Alexander & Baldwin (ALEX): now $0.165 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.145.

American Campus Communities (ACC): now $0.47 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.46.

Ames National Corporation (ATLO): now $0.24 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.23.

Apple (AAPL): now $0.77 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.73.

BP Midstream Partners (BPMP): now $0.3126 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.3015.

Cal-Maine Foods (CALM): now $0.272 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.149.

Capital Products Partners (CPLP): now $0.315 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.045.

Central Valley Community Bancorp (CVCY): now $0.11 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.10.

Cogent Communications (CCOI): now $0.60 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.58.

Community Healthcare (CHCT): now $0.41 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.4075.

Emerald Expositions (EEX): now $0.075 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.0725.

EOG Resources (EOG): now $0.2875 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.22.

Franklin Financial Services (FRAF): now $0.30 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.27.

Global Partners (GLP): now $0.51 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.50.

Healthcare Services (HCSG): now $0.1975 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.19625.

Hercules Capital (HTGC): now $0.32 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.31.

IBM (IBM): now $1.62 per share quarterly dividend, was $1.57.

JMP (JMP): now $0.04 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.03.

Lakeland Bancorp (LBAI): now $0.125 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.115.

Loblaw Companies (LBLCF): now CAD 0.315 per share quarterly dividend, was CAD 0.295.

Mercer (MERC): now $0.1375 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.125.

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

MPLX (MPLX): now $0.6575 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.6475.

Newtek Business (NEWT): now $0.46 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.40.

Open Text (OTEX): now $0.1746 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.1518.

Paychex (PAYX): now $0.62 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.56.

PBF Logistics (PBFX): now $0.51 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.50.

Pembina Pipeline (PBA): now CAD 0.20 per share monthly dividend, was CAD 0.19.

People’s United Financial (PBCT): now $0.1750 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.17.

PepsiCo (PEP): now $0.955 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.9275.

Pool (POOL): now $0.55 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.45.

Preferred Apartment Communities (APTS): now $0.2625 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.26.

Regal-Beloit (RBC): now $0.30 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.28.

RLI (RLI): now $0.23 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.22.

Sanofi (SNY): now EUR 3.07 per share annual dividend, was EUR 3.03.

Simpson Manufacturing (SSD): now $0.23 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.22.

South State (SSB): now $0.40 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.38.

Templeton Global Income Fund (GIM): now $0.0354 per share monthly dividend, was $0.0336.

Tetra Tech (TTEK): now $0.15 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.12.

UGI (UGI): now $0.30 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.26.

Westlake Chemical (WLKP): now $0.4452 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.4328.

Whitecap Resources (SPGYF): now CAD 0.0285 per share monthly dividend, was CAD 0.027.

XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Term Trust (XFLT): now $0.073 per share monthly dividend, was $0.069.

Firms Lowering Their Dividends This Week

AllianceBernstein (AB): now $0.49 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.64.

Apollo Tactical Income Fund (AIF): now $0.102 per share monthly dividend, was $0.104.

Artisan Partners Asset Management (APAM): now $0.55 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.56.

Carlyle (CG): now $0.19 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.43.

Chesapeake Granite Wash Trust (CHKR): now $0.0303 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.0631.

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK): now GBP 0.19 per share quarterly dividend, was GBP 0.23.

Sabine Royalty Trust (SBR): now $0.1465 per share monthly dividend, was $0.3517.

Templeton Emerging Markets Income Fund (TEI): now $0.0669 per share monthly dividend, was $0.0701.

Viper Energy (VNOM): now $0.38 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.51.

Voya Prime Rate Trust (PPR): now $0.027 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.0275.

>>Last week’s dividend increases.

Source: Seeking Alpha and Nasdaq.