Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending March 26. 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

Aerojet Rocketdyne (AJRD): now $5.00 per share special dividend.

AG Mortgage Investment Trust (MITT): now $0.06 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.03.

British American Tobacco (BTI): now GBP 0.539 per share quarterly dividend, was GBP 0.526.

BRP (DOOO): now $0.13 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.11.

Buckle (BKE): now $0.33 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.30.

Citizens Financial Services (CZFS): now $0.465 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.460.

CSB Bancorp (CSBB): now $0.30 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.29.

Darden Restaurants (DRI): now $0.88 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.37.

Ferguson PLC (FERG): now $2.529 per share dividend.

First Trust NIFTY (NFTY): now $0.1364 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.0132.

First United (FUNC): now $0.15 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.13.

Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (FCX): now $0.075 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.05.          

Invesco Mortgage Capital (IVR): now $0.09 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.08.

OFS Capital (OFS): now $0.20 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.18.

KBR (KBR): now $0.11 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.10.

Movado (MOV): now $0.20 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.10.

Novo Nordisk (NVO): now $0.683 per share interim dividend, was DKK 3.25.

Peoples Financial (PFBX): now $0.05 per share semi-annual dividend, was $0.02. Also $0.05 per share special dividend on the same date.

Prudential (PUK): now $0.215 per share dividend, was $0.0537.

Ready Capital (RC): now $0.10 per share prorated dividend, was $0.30.

Saratoga Investment (SAR): now $0.43 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.42.

Sempra Energy (SRE): now $1.10 per share quarterly dividend, was $1.045.

Southern Michigan (SOMC): now $0.24 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.23.

STINGRAY GROUP INC. (STGYF): now CAD 0.075 per share quarterly dividend.

Trinity Capital Partners (TCPP): now $0.28 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.27.

Wayne Savings (WAYN): now $0.21 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.20.

Worthington Industries, Inc. (WOR): now $0.28 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.25.

XOMA Preferred Shares Series A (XOMAP): now $0.7188 per share quarterly dividend.

Firms Lowering Their Dividends This Week                                        

Centamin (CELTF): now $0.03 per share final dividend, was $0.06.

NatWest Group Plc (NWG): now $0.082 per share annual dividend, was $0.08 per share semi-annual dividend.

>>Last week’s dividend increases.

Source: Seeking Alpha and Nasdaq.