Companies which not only pay dividends, but raise them year after year have been shown to perform better overall for investor returns. Following companies announced dividend increases this week.
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Company
|
Ticker
|
New Yield
|
New Dividend
|
Dividend Growth in %
|
West Bancorp
|
WTBA
|
3.65
|
0.17
|
6.25%
|
American Natl Insurance
|
ANAT
|
2.78
|
0.82
|
2.50%
|
Community West Bancshares
|
CWBC
|
1.94
|
0.035
|
16.67%
|
First South Bancorp
|
FSBK
|
1.44
|
0.03
|
20.00%
|
Legg Mason
|
LM
|
2.76
|
0.22
|
10.00%
|
Provident Finl Svcs
|
PFS
|
3.59
|
0.18
|
5.88%
|
Summit Hotel Properties
|
INN
|
4.58
|
0.1325
|
12.77%
|
Agree Realty
|
ADC
|
4.79
|
0.48
|
3.23%
|
Bank Mutual
|
BKMU
|
2.74
|
0.055
|
10.00%
|
Cognex
|
CGNX
|
0.73
|
0.075
|
7.14%
|
Columbia Pipeline Ptrs
|
CPPL
|
5.36
|
0.1875
|
4.17%
|
First Merchants
|
FRME
|
2.22
|
0.14
|
27.27%
|
Macquarie Infrastructure
|
MIC
|
7.02
|
1.2
|
4.35%
|
Manhattan Bridge
|
LOAN
|
8.55
|
0.09
|
5.88%
|
National Healthcare
|
NHC
|
2.8
|
0.45
|
12.50%
|
Sturm Ruger
|
RGR
|
2.8
|
0.48
|
37.14%
|
Tractor Supply
|
TSCO
|
1.01
|
0.24
|
20.00%
|
Baxter International
|
BAX
|
1.15
|
0.13
|
13.04%
|
Community Healthcare Tr
|
CHCT
|
8
|
0.38
|
0.66%
|
ManpowerGroup
|
MAN
|
2.23
|
0.86
|
7.50%
|
PepsiCo
|
PEP
|
2.89
|
0.7525
|
7.12%
|
Sabra Healthcare REIT
|
SBRA
|
7.4
|
0.42
|
2.44%
|
Weyco Group
|
WEYS
|
3.11
|
0.21
|
5.00%
|
Amer Campus Communities
|
ACC
|
3.61
|
0.42
|
5.00%
|
Artesian Resources Cl A
|
ARTNA
|
3.14
|
0.2249
|
1.49%
|
CA Inc
|
CA
|
3.47
|
0.255
|
2.00%
|
Cardinal Health
|
CAH
|
2.29
|
0.4489
|
15.99%
|
Chesapeake Utilities
|
CPK
|
1.97
|
0.305
|
6.09%
|
CNO Financial Group
|
CNO
|
1.74
|
0.08
|
14.29%
|
Enviva Partners
|
EVA
|
9.25
|
0.51
|
10.87%
|
Expeditors Intl of Wash
|
EXPD
|
1.69
|
0.4
|
11.11%
|
Great Ajax
|
AJX
|
7.18
|
0.25
|
4.17%
|
Heritage Insurance
|
HRTG
|
1.85
|
0.06
|
20.00%
|
Hyster-Yale Materials
|
HY
|
1.98
|
0.295
|
3.51%
|
Materion
|
MTRN
|
1.47
|
0.095
|
5.56%
|
Microchip Technology
|
MCHP
|
3.01
|
0.3595
|
0.14%
|
NRG Yield Cl A
|
NYLDA
|
6.31
|
0.23
|
2.22%
|
NRG Yield Cl C
|
NYLD
|
5.93
|
0.23
|
2.22%
|
Penske Automotive
|
PAG
|
2.92
|
0.27
|
3.85%
|
Phillips 66
|
PSX
|
3.19
|
0.63
|
12.50%
|
Quaker Chemical
|
KWR
|
1.62
|
0.345
|
7.81%
|
Sabine Royalty Tr UBI
|
SBR
|
6.01
|
0.16435
|
18.60%
|
Sinclair Broadcast Cl A
|
SBGI
|
2.24
|
0.18
|
9.09%
|
Skywest
|
SKYW
|
0.87
|
0.05
|
25.00%
|
VSE
|
VSEC
|
0.36
|
0.06
|
9.09%
|
CatchMark Timber Trust
|
CTT
|
4.93
|
0.135
|
8.00%
|
Cogent Communications
|
CCOI
|
3.77
|
0.37
|
2.78%
|
CrossAmerica Partners
|
CAPL
|
10.41
|
0.5975
|
0.84%
|
Easterly Govt Properties
|
DEA
|
4.89
|
0.23
|
4.55%
|
Fortress Invt
Group Cl A
|
FIG
|
7.07
|
0.09
|
12.50%
|
j2 Global
|
JCOM
|
2.07
|
0.335
|
3.08%
|
Metaldyne Performance
|
MPG
|
2.32
|
0.0925
|
2.78%
|
Mueller Industries
|
MLI
|
1.29
|
0.1
|
33.33%
|
Preferred Apt Cmnts
|
APTS
|
5.94
|
0.2025
|
5.19%
|
RLI Corp
|
RLI
|
1.24
|
0.2
|
5.26%
|
Southside Bancshares
|
SBSI
|
3.13
|
0.22857
|
4.35%
|
United Insurance Holdings
|
UIHC
|
1.39
|
0.06
|
20.00%
|