Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending December 18. 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

ABM Industries (ABM): now $0.19 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.185.

Acme United (ACU): now $0.13 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.12.

Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS): now $0.10 per share quarterly dividend.

Algoma Central Corporation (AGMJF): now CAD 2.65 per share special dividend, was CAD 0.12.

Amgen (AMGN): now $1.76 per share quarterly dividend, was $1.60.

Artis Real Estate Investment Trust (ARESF): now $0.04635 per share monthly dividend, was $0.045.

Balchem (BCPC): now $0.58 per share annual dividend, was $0.52.

Bank of Commerce (BOCH): now $0.06 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.05.

BNCCORP (BNCC): now $8.00 per share special dividend.

Boyd Group Services (BYDGF): now CAD 0.141 per share quarterly dividend, was CAD 0.138.

Canadian Banc Corp (CNDCF): now CAD 0.0733 per share monthly dividend, was CAD 0.0563.

City Holding (CHCO): now $0.58 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.57.

Cross Timbers Royalty Trust (CRT): now $0.062137 per share monthly dividend, was $0.0518.

Darden Restaurants (DRI): now $0.37 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.30.

Dividend Select 15 (DVVDF): now CAD 0.0543 per share monthly dividend, was CAD 0.505.

Eli Lily (LLY): now $0.85 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.74.

Ensign (ENSG): now $0.0525 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.0500.

ESI Energy Services (OPIEF): now $0.11 per share special dividend.

EMCOR Group, Inc. (EME): now $0.13 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.08.

First Farmers Financial (FFMR): now $0.33 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.32.

Franklin Resources (BEN): now $0.28 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.27.

Freehold Royalties (FRHLF): now CAD 0.02 per share monthly dividend, was CAD 0.01.

Global Water Resources (GWRS): now $0.0243 per share monthly dividend, was $0.0241.

Granite Real Estate Investment (GRP.U): now CAD 0.25 per share monthly dividend, was CAD 0.24.

Hunt Companies (HCFT): now $0.09 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.085.

Innovative Industrial Properties (IIPR): now $1.24 per share quarterly dividend, was $1.17.

Kirkland Lake Gold (KL): now $0.1875 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.1250.

Kite Realty (KRG): now $0.15 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.08.

Labrador Iron Ore Royalty (LIFZF): now CAD 1.80 per share quarterly dividend, was CAD 0.25.

Lamb Weston (LW): now $0.235 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.230.

MFA Financial (MFA): now $0.075 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.050.

New Residential Investment (NRZ): now $0.20 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.15.

Old Republic (ORI): now $1.00 per share special dividend, was $0.21.

Pardee Resources Company (PDER): now $4.00 per share special dividend, was $3.00.

PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (PMT): now $0.47 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.40.

Permian Basin Royalty Trust (PBT): now $0.0621 per share monthly dividend, was $0.0136.

PQ Holdings (PQG): now $1.80 per share special dividend.

Ready Capital (RC): now $0.35 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.30.

Spirit of Texas Bancshares (STXB): now $0.09 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.07.

Storagevault Canada (SVAUF): now $0.33 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.32.

TFI International (TFII): now CAD 0.29 per share quarterly dividend, was CAD 0.26.

Two Harbors Investment (TWO): now $0.17 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.14.

Urban Edge (UE): now $0.46 per share special dividend, was $0.22.

Washington Trust Bancorp (WASH): now $0.52 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.51.

Waste Management (WM): now $0.575 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.545.

Waterstone Financial (WSBF): now $0.20 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.12.

Western Asset Mortgage Capital (WMC): now $0.06 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.05.

Firms Lowering Their Dividends This Week                                        

Alexander & Baldwin (ALEX): now $0.15 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.19.

Ambev (ABEV): now $0.069 per share dividend, was $0.099.

Enghouse Systems (EGHSF): now CAD 0.135 per share quarterly dividend, was CAD 0.180.

Fifth Street Asset Management (FSAM): now $0.145 per share dividend, was $1.18.

Paramount (PGRE): now $0.07 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.10.

PermRock Royalty Trust (PRT): now $0.0149 per share monthly dividend, was $0.0204.

San Juan Basin Royalty Trust (SJT): now $0.0061 per share monthly dividend, was $0.0274.

Surrey Bancorp (SRYB): now $0.10 per share special dividend, was $0.105.

SuRo Capital (SSSS): now $0.22 per share dividend, was $0.25.

Trinseo (TSE): now $0.08 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.40.

>>Last week’s dividend increases.

Source: Seeking Alpha and Nasdaq.