FLIR Systems (FLIR) will raise its quarterly dividend by 6.3 percent to $0.17 per share in the first quarter of 2019. This marks the 7th consecutive year of annual dividend increases by FLIR.

The next dividend is payable on March 8, 2019, to shareholders of record as of close of business on February 22, 2019. A new annualized rate of 68 cents yields 1.3% at a stock price of $52.41.

FLIR Systems, Inc. is a manufacturer of sensor systems and components that are used for a wide variety of thermal imaging, situational awareness, and security applications, including airborne and ground-based surveillance, condition monitoring, navigation, recreation, research and development, manufacturing process control, search and rescue, drug interdiction, transportation safety, border and maritime patrol, environmental monitoring, and chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosives threat detection.