Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending December 4. 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

Absecon Bancorp (ASCN): now $2.00 per share annual dividend.

Agree Realty (ADC): now $0.62 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.60.

American Tower (AMT); now $1.21 per share quarterly dividend, was $1.14.

Angel Oak Financial Strategies Income Term (FINS): now $0.1085 per share monthly dividend, was $0.1010.

Axis Capital Holdings (AXS): now $0.42 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.41.

Bassett Furniture (BSET): now $0.25 per share special dividend, was $0.125.

Churchill Downs (CHDN): now $0.622 per share annual dividend, was $0.581.

Cognex (CGNX): now $2.00 per share special dividend, was $0.06.

Credit Suisse Group AG (CS): now $0.076 per share dividend, was $0.046.

Culp (CULP): now $0.11 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.105.

Eastman Chemical (EMN): now $0.69 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.66.

Ecolab (ECL): now $0.48 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.47.

Essential Properties (EPRT): now $0.24 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.23.

FMC (FMC): now $0.48 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.44.

Franchise Group (FRG): now $0.375 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.250.

Graco (GGG): now $0.1875 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.1750.

Hanover Insurance (THG): now $0.70 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.65.

Hillenbrand (HI): now $0.215 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.2125.

Hooker Furniture (HOFT): now $0.18 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.16.

John Hancock Income Securities Trust (JHS): now $0.264 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.186.

John Hancock Investors Trust (JHI): now $0.3547 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.3455.

La-Z-Boy (LZB): now $0.14 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.07.

Marketing Alliance (MAAL): now $0.07 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.06.

Morningstar (MORN): now $0.315 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.300.

National Beverage (FIZZ): now $6.00 per share special dividend, was $2.90.

Nucor (NUE): now $0.405 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.4025.            

Orange S.A. (ORAN): now $0.352 per share dividend, was EUR 0.20.

Owens Corning (OC): now $0.26 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.24.

PNM Resources (PNM): now $0.3275 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.3075.

PotlatchDeltic (PCH): now $0.41 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.40.

PulteGroup (PHM): now $0.14 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.12.

Rent-A-Center (RCII): now $0.31 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.29.

RGC Resources (RGCO): now $0.185 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.175.

Sabine Royalty Trust (SBR): now $0.12404 per share monthly dividend, was $0.1201.        

SL Green Realty (SLG): now $0.3033 per share monthly dividend, was $0.2950.

Sprott Focus Trust (FUND): now $0.215 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.107.

Stryker (SYK): now $0.63 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.57.

Toro (TTC): now $0.2625 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.2500.

Tredegar (TG): now $5.97 per share special dividend, was $0.12.

TTEC Holdings (TTEC): now $2.14 per share special dividend, was $0.40.

Universal Health REIT (UHT): now $0.695 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.690.

University Bancorp (UNIB): now $0.15 per share dividend.

Voya Prime Rate Trust (PPR): now $0.0144 per share monthly dividend, was $0.0135.

WEC Energy (WEC): now $0.6775 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.6325.

Weingarten Realty Investors (WRI): now $0.36 per share special dividend, was $0.18.

Firms Lowering Their Dividends This Week                                        

Crazy Woman Creek Bancorp (CRZY): now $0.30 per share annual dividend, was $0.33.

Navios Maritime Acquisition (NNA): now $0.05 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.30.

WESCO (WCC.PA): now $0.6641 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.7305.

>>Last week’s dividend increases.

Source: Seeking Alpha and Nasdaq.