Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending January 20. 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               

Albertsons Companies (ACI): now $6.85 per share special dividend, was $0.12.

Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust (AP.UN:CA): now CAD 0.15 per share monthly dividend, was CAD 0.1458.

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

Birchcliff Energy (BIR:CA): now CAD 0.20 per share quarterly dividend, was CAD 0.02.

Chesswood Group Limited (CHW:CA): now CAD 0.05 per share monthly dividend, was CAD 0.04.

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

Consolidated Edison (ED): now $0.81 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.79.

Cross Timbers Royalty Trust (CRT): now $0.3127 per share monthly dividend, was $0.1503.

CVS Health (CVS): now $0.605 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.55.

Embotellaora Andina S.A. (AKO.A): now $0.2034 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.1866.

Embotellaora Andina S.A. (AKO.B): now $0.2238 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.2052.

EnLink Midstream (ENLC): now $0.125 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.113.

Enterprise Bancorp (EBTC): now $0.23 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.20.

Fastenal (FAST): now $0.35 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.31.

Fidelity D&D Bancorp (FDBC): now $0.36 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.33.

First Busey (BUSE): now $0.24 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.23.

First Community (FCCO): now $0.14 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.13.

Franco-Nevada (FNV): now $0.34 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.32.

Graham Holdings (GHC): now $1.65 per share quarterly dividend, was $1.58.

H&R Real Estate Investment Trust (HR.UN:CA): now CAD 0.05 per share monthly dividend, was CAD 0.0458.

Heartland Financial (HTLF): now $0.30 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.28.

iShares S&P/TSX Capped REIT Index ETF (XRE:CA): now CAD 0.057 per share monthly dividend.

J.B. Hunt Transport Services (JBHT): now $0.42 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.40.

JD Bancshares (JDVB): now $0.27 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.25.

Mercantile Bank (MBWM): now $0.33 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.32.

MetroCity Bankshares (MCBS): now $0.18 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.15.

MTY Food Group Inc. (MTY:CA): now CAD 0.25 per share quarterly dividend, was CAD 0.21.

National Bankshares (NKSH): now $1.00 per share special dividend, was $0.78.

NRG Energy (NRG): now $0.3775 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.3500.

Oak Valley Bancorp (OVLY): now $0.16 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.15.

ONEOK (OKE): now $0.955 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.935.

Plumas Bancorp (PLBC): now $0.25 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.16.

Prime Dividend (PDV:CA): now CAD 0.0547 per share monthly dividend, was CAD 0.0526.

RBB Bancorp (RBB): now $0.16 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.14.

San Juan Basin Royalty Trust (SJT): now $0.1122 per share monthly dividend, was $0.0963.

Schlumberger (SLB): now $0.25 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.17.

South Atlantic Bancshares (SABK): now $0.10 per share dividend.

South Plains Financial (SPFI): now $0.13 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.12.

Summit Bancshares (SMAL): now $0.41 per share special dividend, was $0.10.

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericcson (ERIC): now SEK 2.70 per share annual dividend, was SEK 2.50.

Union Bankshares (UNB): now $0.36 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.35.

United Bancshares (UBOH): now $0.22 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.21.

Vitreous Glass Inc. (VCI:CA): now $0.19 per share special dividend, was $0.06.

WEC Energy (WEC) now $0.78 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.73.

Whitecap Resources (SPGYF): now CAD 0.0483 per share monthly dividend, was CAD 0.0367. 

Firms Lowering Their Dividends This Week                                                            

Enel Chile S.A. (ENIC): now Ch$0.0183 per share semi-annual dividend, was Ch$0.105.

Hugoton Royalty Trust (HGTXU): now $0.0437 per share monthly dividend, was $0.0459.

Income Financial Trust (INC.UN:CA): now CAD 0.0946 per share monthly dividend, was CAD 0.0968.

Mesa Royalty Trust (MTR): now $0.1582 per share monthly dividend, was $0.1852.

Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina (PEBK): now $0.15 per share special dividend, was $0.18.

Permian Basin Royalty Trust (PBT): now $0.0368 per share monthly dividend, was $0.0376.

Permianville Royalty Trust (PVL): now $0.056 per share monthly dividend, was $0.058.

US Financial 15 Split Corp 2012 PFD SHS (FTU.PRB:CA): now CAD 0.0549 per share monthly dividend, was CAD 0.0592.

VOC Energy Trust (VOC): now $0.23 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.36.

Vornado Realty Trust (VNO): now $0.357 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.530.

>>Last week’s dividend increases.

Source: Seeking Alpha and Nasdaq.