Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending March 10. 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                         

American Assets Trust (AAT): now $0.33 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.32.

American Express (AXP): now $0.60 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.52.

Colgate-Palmolive (CL): now $0.48 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.47.

Dick’s Sporting Goods (DKS): now $1.00 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.49.

Dime Community Bancshares (DCOM): now $0.25 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.24.

Hammond Power Solutions (HMDPF): now CAD 0.125 per share quarterly dividend, was CAD 0.100.

eBay (EBAY): now $0.25 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.22.

First United (FUNC): now $0.20 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.18.

General Dynamics (GD): now $1.32 per share quarterly dividend, was $1.26.

Guaranty Bancshares (GNTY): now $0.23 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.22.

Hammond Manufacturing Company (HMM.A:CA): now CAD 0.03 per share dividend.

Hecla Mining (HL): now $0.0063 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.00375.

Horace Mann Educators (HMN): now $0.33 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.32.

Hurco (HURC): now $0.16 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.15.

Johnson Controls International (JCI): now $0.36 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.35.

Kadant (KAI): now $0.29 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.26.

LeMaitre Vascular (LMAT): now $0.14 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.13.

MetLife Fltg Rate Non Cum Preferred Stock Series A (MET.PA): now $0.3606 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.2713.

Nordic American Tankers (NAT): now $0.15 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.05.

Pizza Pizza Royalty Corp. (PZA:CA): now CAD 0.0725 per share monthly dividend, was CAD 0.0700.

Oracle (ORCL): now $0.40 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.32.

Qualcomm (QCOM): now $0.80 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.75.

Richards Packaging Income Fund (RPI.UN:CA): now CAD 0.38 per share special dividend, was CAD 0.11.

Ritchie Bros Auctioneers (RBA): now $1.08 per share special dividend, was $0.27.

Ross Stores (ROST): now $0.335 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.310.

Sculptor Capital Management (SCU): now $0.20 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.01.

Stella Jones (STLJF): now CAD 0.23 per share quarterly dividend, was CAD 0.20.

Sun Communities (SUI): now $0.93 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.88.

Toll Brothers (TOL): now $0.21 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.20.

Townsquare Media (TSQ): now $0.1875 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.075.

U.S. Physical Therapy (USPH): now $0.43 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.41.

Vermillion Energy (VET): now CAD 0.10 per share quarterly dividend, was CAD 0.08.

W.P. Carey (WPC): now $1.067 per share quarterly dividend, was $1.065.

Wajax (WJX:CA): CAD 0.33 per share quarterly dividend, was CAD 0.25.

Williams (WMB): now $0.4475 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.4250.

Firms Lowering Their Dividends This Week                                                            

AMEN Properties (AMEN): now $10.00 per share quarterly dividend, was $12.50.

Corus Entertainment Inc. (B:CA): now CAD 0.03 per share quarterly dividend, was CAD 0.06.

Bridge Investment Group (BRDG): now $0.17 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.27.

Grindrod Shipping (GRIN): now $0.03 per share interim quarterly dividend, was $0.84.

JD.com (JD): now $0.62/ADS cash dividend, was $1.26.

Labrador Iron Ore Royalty Corporation (LIF:CA): now CAD 0.50 per share quarterly dividend, was CAD 0.70.

Retail Value (RVIC): now $0.17 per share liquidating dividend, was $0.31.

>>Last week’s dividend increases.

Source: Seeking Alpha and Nasdaq.