Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending February 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               

AFLAC (AFL): now $0.42 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.40.

ALLETE (ALE): now $0.6775 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.6500.

American Financial (AFG): now $4.00 per share special dividend, was $0.63.

Avista (AVA): now $0.46 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.44.

Bank of Botetourt (BORT): now $0.1925 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.1850.

BCE (BCE): now CAD 0.9675 per share quarterly dividend, was CAD 0.9200.

Black Stone Minerals (BSM): now $0.475 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.450.

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIP): now $0.3825 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.36.

Brookfield Renewable Partners (BEP): now $0.3375 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.3200.

Camden Property Trust (CPT): now $1.00 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.94.

Church & Dwight (CHD): now $0.2725 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.2625.

Cigna (CI): now $1.23 per share quarterly dividend, was $1.12.

CME (CME): now $1.10 per share quarterly dividend, was $1.00.

CMS Energy (CMS): now $0.4875 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.4600.

Commerce Bancshares (CBSH): now $0.27 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.252.

CSB Bancorp (CSBB): now $0.36 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.35.

CSG Systems International (CSGS): now $0.28 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.27.

Entravision (EVC): now $0.05 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.025.

Eversource Energy (ES): now $0.675 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.637.

Exponent (EXPO): now $0.26 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.24.

First Financial Northwest (FFNW): now $0.13 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.12.

German American Bancorp (GABC): now $0.25 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.23.

Gilead Sciences (GILD): now $0.75 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.73.

iRadimed (IRMD): now 1.05 per share special dividend.

IntercontinentalExchange (ICE): now $0.42 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.38.

Invitation Homes (INVH): now $0.26 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.22.

Knight-Swift Transportation (KNX): now $0.14 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.12.

Lakeland (LAKE): now $0.03 per share quarterly dividend.

LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA): now $0.30 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.25.

Magnolia Oil & Gas (MGY): now $0.115 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.100.              

Meridian Bank (MRBK): now $0.25 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.20.

Microchip Technology (MCHP): now $0.358 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.328.

Moog (MOG.A): now $0.27 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.26.

MSCI (MSCI): now $1.38 per share quarterly dividend, was $1.25.

Nathan’s Famous (NATH): now $0.50 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.45.

NextEra Energy Partners (NEP): now $0.8125 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.7875.

North European Oil Royalty Trust (NRT): now $1.00 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.74.

Novartis (NVS): now CHF 3.20 per share annual dividend, was CHF 3.10.

Novo Nordisk (NVO): now DKK 8.15 final dividend for 2022, was $0.411.

NXP Semiconductors (NXPI): now $1.014 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.845.

Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL): now $0.40 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.30.

Otter Tail (OTTR): now $0.4375 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.4125.

Parex Resources Inc. (PXT:CA): now CAD 0.375 per share quarterly dividend, was CAD 0.250.

PB Financial (PBNC): now $0.40 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.35.

Polaris (PII): now $0.65 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.64.

Postal Realty Trust (PSTL): now $0.2375 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.2350.

Powell Industries (POWL): now $0.2625 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.2599.

Quest Diagnostics (DGX): now $0.71 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.66.

Roche Holding AG (RHHBY): now CHF 9.50 per share annual dividend.

Sabine Royalty Trust (SBR): now $0.6373 per share monthly dividend, was $0.6315.

Sanofi (SNY): now EUR 3.56 per share annual dividend, was EUR 3.33.

Schneider National (SNDR): now $0.09 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.08.

Shell (SHEL): now $0.575/ADS quarterly dividend, was $0.500.

Southside Bancshares (SBSI): now $0.35 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.34.

Shutterstock (SSTK): now $0.27 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.24.

Standard Motor Products (SMP): now $0.29 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.27.

Tradeweb Markets (TW): now $0.09 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.08.

UPS (UPS): now $1.62 per share quarterly dividend, was $1.52.

Valero Energy (VLO): now $1.02 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.98.

Wall Financial Corporation (WFC:CA): now CAD 3.00 per share interim dividend, was CAD 2.00.

Woodward (WWD): now $0.22 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.19.

Firms Lowering Their Dividends This Week                                                            

Artisan Partners Asset Management (APAM): now $0.55 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.60.

Banco Bradesco S.A. (BBDO): now $0.003 per share monthly dividend, was $0.0032.

Itau Unibanco (ITUB): now $0.002 per share monthly dividend, was $0.003.

South Jersey (SJI): now $0.1499 per share dividend, was $0.31.

>>Last week’s dividend increases.

Source: Seeking Alpha and Nasdaq.