Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending September 23. 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               

Accenture (ACN): now $1.12 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.97.

American Tower (AMT): now $1.47 per share quarterly dividend, was $1.43.

Bank First (BFC): now $0.25 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.22.

Calvin B. Taylor Bankshares (TYCB): now $0.33 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.30.

Change Healthcare (CHNG): now $2.00 per share special dividend.

CVB Financial (CVBF): now $0.20 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.19.

Equity Bancshares (EQBK): now $0.10 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.08.

First Farmers Financial (FFMR): now $0.45 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.42.

First Farmers & Merchants (FFMH): now $0.23 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.21.

George Risk Industries (RSKIA): now $0.60 per share annual dividend, was $0.50.

Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK): now $0.10 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.075.

Investar (ISTR): now $0.095 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.090.

Microsoft Corporation (MSFT): now $0.68 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.62.

NexgenRX Inc. (NXG:CA): now $0.005 per share quarterly dividend.

Regency Affiliates (RAFI): now $0.0725 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.0700.            

Saga Communications (SGA): now $0.25 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.20.

Santa Cruz County Bank (SCZC): now $0.125 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.110.

STORE Capital (STOR): now $0.41 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.39.

Urbanfund Corp. (UFC:CA): now $0.0125 per share quarterly dividend.

Vox Royalty (VOXCF): now $0.01 per share quarterly dividend.

Firms Lowering Their Dividends This Week                                                            

Cadiz’s 8.875% Series A Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock (CDZIP): now $0.55 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.56.

Chimera Investment (CIM): now $0.23 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.33.

Hersha Hospitality (HT): now $0.05 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.28.

Glatfelter Corporation (GLT): now suspended its quarterly dividend, was $0.14.

San Juan Basin Royalty Trust (SJT): now $0.1243 per share monthly dividend, was $0.1834.

TIM S.A. (TIMB): now $0.075 per share dividend, was $0.082.

>>Last week’s dividend increases.

Source: Seeking Alpha and Nasdaq.