Stocks Providing Raises For Their Shareholders

Typically I've been posting (bragging) when a stock I own increases its dividend, but this doesn't give you an idea of how many companies out there that are also increasing their dividends.  So I'm going to attempt to do something about that.  I intend to make regular posts with a list of companies that recently increased their dividend. This list won't be a recommendation to buy, but based on information you see on a stock it may entice you to look deeper into a company.  I know looking at lists like these before has led me to buy stock in a particular company.

So hopefully here is the first of many posts like this.  I may tweak how or what data is displayed, but I will always list how much a company increased their dividend and what their current yield is.  And, as always, I will disclose at the bottom of these posts if I have a position in any of the stocks I list.

Company	Industry	Dividend Increase	Dividend Yield
American States Water Company (AWR)	Water Utilities	27.0%	3.5%
Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. (SBGI)	Broadcasting - TV	25.0%	5.2%
West Bancorporation, Inc. (WTBA)	Regional - Southwest Banks	25.0%	4.0%
Safety Insurance Group, Inc. (SAFT)	Property & Casualty Insurance	20.0%	5.4%
Medley Capital (MCC)	Insurance Brokers	16.0%	11.8%
Murphy Oil Corporation (MUR)	Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing	13.6%	2.3%
Apartment Investment and Management Company (AIV)	REIT - Residential	11.0%	3.0%
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Incorporated (RBA)	Business Services	9.0%	2.6%
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. (MXIM)	Semiconductor	9.0%	3.5%
MKS Instruments, Inc. (MKSI)	Diversified Machinery	7.0%	2.4%
Republic Services, Inc. (RSG)	Waste Management	6.8%	3.3%
Norfolk Southern Corporation (NSC)	Railroads	6.4%	2.7%
1st Source Corporation (SRCE)	Regional - Midwest Banks	6.3%	3.1%
Aqua America, Inc. (WTR)	Water Utilities	6.1%	2.7%
Main Street Capital Corporation (MAIN)	Diversified Investments	3.4%	7.2%
Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P. (EEP)	MLP - Oil & Gas Pipelines	2.0%	7.3%
Community Trust Bancorp, Inc. (CTBI)	Regional - Southeast Banks	1.6%	3.7%

Disclosure: I have no positions in the above companies.

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