Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending September 18. 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

Alaris Royalty (ALARF): now CAD 0.31 per share quarterly dividend, was CAD 0.29.

Ardagh Group (ARD): now $0.15 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.14.

BIOQUAL (BIOQ): now $1.10 per share annual dividend, was $0.70.

Brady (BRC): now $0.22 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.2175.

Canadian Banc Corp (CNDCF): now CAD 0.0619 per share monthly dividend, was CAD 0.0534.

Citizens Financial Services (CZFS): now $0.46 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.455.

DiamondRock Hospitality Series A Preferred (DRH.PA): now $0.1776 per share quarterly dividend.

Dividend Select 15 (DVVDF): now CAD 0.0561 per share monthly dividend, was CAD 0.0522.

Farmers & Merchants Bancorp (FMAO): now $0.17 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.16.

Franklin Limited Duration Income Trust (FTF): now $0.0776 per share monthly dividend, was $0.0765.

George Risk Industries (RSKIA): now $0.42 per share annual dividend, was $0.40.

Guaranty Bancshares (GNTY): now $0.20 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.19.

Hunt Companies (HCFT): now $0.085 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.075.

IDACORP (IDA): now $0.71 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.67.

Ingredion (INGR): now $0.64 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.63.

Innovative Industrial Properties (IIPR): now $1.17 per share quarterly dividend, was $1.06.

Kinross Gold (KGC): now $0.03 per share quarterly dividend.

Kite Realty (KRG): now $0.08 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.052.

Masco (MAS): now $0.14 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.135.

Microsoft (MSFT): now $0.56 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.51.

Morgan Stanley Dep Shs Non-Cum Pfd Registered Shs Series A (MS.PA): now $0.2556 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.2528.

New York Mortgage Trust (NYMT): now $0.075 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.050.

Orca Energy Group (ORXGF): now CAD 0.08 per share quarterly dividend, was CAD 0.06.

Permian Basin Royalty Trust (PBT): now $0.0124 per share monthly dividend, was $0.0089.

Quaker Chemical (KWR): now $0.395 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.385.

Ready Capital (RC): now $0.30 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.25.

Realty Income (O): now $0.234 per share monthly dividend, was $0.2335.

Secure Energy Services (SECYF): now CAD 0.0075 per share quarterly dividend, was CAD 0.0025.

Sibanye-Stillwater (SBSW): now $0.096 per share dividend.

STORE Capital (STOR): now $0.36 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.35.

Texas Instruments (TXN): now $1.02 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.90.

US Bancorp Deposit Shs Repr Non-Cum Perpetual Pfd Shs Series B (USB.PH): now $0.22361 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.22118.

US Bancorp Deposit Shs Repr Non-Cum Perp Pfd Sh Series A (USB.PA): now $8.9444/ADS quarterly dividend, was $8.8472.

W.P. Carey (WPC): now $1.044 per share quarterly dividend, was $1.042.

Firms Lowering Their Dividends This Week                                  

CanWel Building Materials (CWXZF): now CAD 0.12 per share quarterly dividend, was CAD 0.14.

Cross Timbers Royalty Trust (CRT): now $0.032047 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.037954.

ENI (E): now $0.18 per share dividend, was EUR 0.43.

Entergy Texas 5.375% Prfd (ETI.P): now $0.336 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.340.

Herman Miller (MLHR): now $0.1875 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.21.

Permianville Royalty (PVL): suspends its monthly dividend, was $0.0038.

PermRock Royalty Trust (PRT): now $0.01 per share monthly dividend, was $0.014951.

>>Last week’s dividend increases.

Source: Seeking Alpha and Nasdaq.