Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending October 21. 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               

1^st Source (SRCE): now $0.32 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.31.

Adecoagro (AGRO): now $0.1602 per share semi-annual dividend, was $0.1571.

Apple Hospitality (APLE): now $0.08 per share monthly dividend, was $0.07.

Armstrong World (AWI): now $0.254 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.231.

Bank of the James Financial Group (BOTJ): now $0.08 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.07.

Black Stone Minerals (BSM): now $0.45 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.42.

Brown & Brown (BRO): now $0.115 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.1025.

Celanese (CE): now $0.70 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.68.

Crown Castle (CCI): now $1.565 per share quarterly dividend, was $1.470.

Dorchester Minerals (DMLP): now $1.135 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.969.

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

First Capital Real Estate Investment Trust (FCXXF): now CAD 0.072 per share quarterly dividend, was CAD 0.036.

Gladstone Land (LAND): now $0.0458 per share monthly dividend, was $0.0456.

The Gold Sachs Group, Inc. DEP 1/1000 SER K (GS.PK): now $0.3984 per share quarterly dividend.

The Gold Sachs Group, Inc. PFD 1/1000 C (GS.PC): now $0.2555 per share quarterly dividend.

The Gold Sachs Group, Inc. PFD A 1/1000 (GS.PA): now $0.2395 per share quarterly dividend.

The Gold Sachs Group, Inc. SHS D 1/1000 (GS.PD): now $0.2555 per share quarterly dividend.

Green Plains Partners (GPP): now $0.455 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.450.

Healthcare Services (HCSG): now $0.215 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.214.

Heartland Financial (HTLF): now $0.28 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.27.

Home Bancorp (HBCP): now $0.24 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.23.

Hubbell (HUBB): now $1.12 per share quarterly dividend, was $1.05.

IDACORP (IDA): now $0.79 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.75.

Lincoln Electric (LECO): now $0.64 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.56.

Magellan Midstream Partners (MMP): now $1.0475 per share quarterly dividend, was $1.0375.

MGE Energy (MGEE): now $0.4075 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.3875.

Middlesex Water (MSEX): now $0.3125 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.2900.

Muellar Water Products (MWA): now $0.061 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.058.

Murphy USA (MUSA): now $0.35 per share quarterly dividend was $0.32.

Northern Trust Corporation 4.7% DP SH PF E (NTRSO): now $0.2937 per share quarterly dividend.

PB Financial (PBNC): now $0.35 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.31.

Penske Automotive (PAG): now $0.57 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.53.

Permianville Royalty Trust (PVL): now $0.051 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.0505.

Pinnacle West Capital (PNW): now $0.865 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.850.

Prosperity Bancshares (PB): now $0.55 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.52.

Queen’s Road Capital Investment Ltd. (QRC:CA): now CAD 0.017 per share annual dividend, was CAD 0.015.

Regions Financial Corporation DEPOSITARY SHS REP 1/40^TH PERP PFD SER E (RF.PE): now $0.2781 per share quarterly dividend.

SM Energy (SM): now $0.15 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.01.

Watsco (WSO): now $2.45 per share quarterly dividend, was $2.20.

Firms Lowering Their Dividends This Week                                                            

Banco BBVA Argentina (BBAR): now $0.017 per share dividend, was $0.265.

Blackstone (BX): now $0.90 per share quarterly dividend, was $1.27.

Helmerich & Payne (HP): now $0.235 per share supplemental dividend, was $0.25.

Income Financial Trust (INC.UN:CA): now CAD 0.093 per share monthly dividend, was CAD 0.1001.

VOC Energy Trust (VOC): now $0.365 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.380.

Vitreous Glass (VCI:CA): now $0.06 per share special dividend, was $0.08.

>>Last week’s dividend increases.

Source: Seeking Alpha and Nasdaq.