Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending October 6. 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                         

AGNC Investment Series C Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (AGNCN): now $0.6825 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.6676.

American Financial (AFG): now $0.71 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.63.

Bank OZK (OZK): now $0.37 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.36.

Bezeq The Israel Telecommunication Corp. Ltd (BZQIY): now $0.1226 per share semi-annual dividend, was $0.0802.

EVI (EVI): now $0.28 per share special dividend, was $0.13.

Global Net Lease (GNL): now $0.354 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.40.

Grupo Nutresa S.A. (GCHOY): now $0.0212 per share monthly dividend, was $0.0121.

Hays plc (HAYPY): now $0.492 per share semi-annual dividend, was $0.0998.

Hunting PLC (HNTIY): now $0.044 per share semi-annual dividend, was $0.04.

Localiza Rent a Car S.A. (LZRFY): now $0.069 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.058.

Magic Empire Global Limited (MEGL): now $0.01 per share special dividend.

McDonald’s (MCD): now $1.67 per share quarterly dividend, was $1.52.

MVO Oil Trust (MVO): now $0.38 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.33.

Spectris plc (SEPJY): now GPB 0.2526 per share interim dividend, was $0.1596.

PTT Public Company Limited (PUTRY): now $0.0877 per share semi-annual dividend, was $0.0799.

RPM (RPM): now $0.46 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.42.

Thule Group (THUPY): now SEK 4.60 per share final dividend.

Universal Music Group (UNVGY): now EUR 0.24 per share interim dividend.

The Weir Group (WEGRY): now GBP 0.1777 per share interim dividend, was $0.1135.

Firms Lowering Their Dividends This Week                                                            

Cadiz Inc. 8.875% DEP PFD A (CDZIP): now $0.55 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.55.

Centrica plc (CPYYY): now $0.0594 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.089

Guangdong Investment Limited (GGDVY): now $1.142 per share semi-annual dividend, was $2.665.

Orbia Advance Corporation, S.A.B. de C.V. (MXCHY): now $0.0551 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.0627.

Tele2 AB (publ) (TLTZY): now $0.153 per share semi-annual dividend, was $0.165.

TMBThanachart Bank Public Company Limited (TMBBY): now $0.269 per share semi-annual dividend, was $0.306.

Travis Perkins (TPRKY): now GPB 0.1248 per share interim dividend, was $0.1529.

>>Last week’s dividend increases.

Source: Seeking Alpha and Nasdaq.