Welcome and thanks for reading!
In this review, I
will make a summary of important and interesting news and events over
the last week related to my portfolio holdings. Also, I will put
together some interesting articles from other websites that caught my
attention during the past week.
Received
Dividends:
June 29, 2026
€27.45–
Unilever PLC (UL)€21.41– Gilead
Sciences, Inc. (GILD)€14.89 –
Flowers Foods, Inc. (FLO)€44.96–
Lockheed Martin Corporation (LMT)€58.41– T.
Rowe Price Group, Inc. (TROW)€30.24– Main
Street Capital Corporation (MAIN)
June 30, 2026
€40.98 –
Eversource Energy (ES)€80.26 –
Brookfield Renewable Corporation (BEPC)€122.27 –
Brookfield Infrastructure Corporation (BIPC)€26.92 – Union
Pacific Corporation (UNP)€95.22 –
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (DLR)€12.37 – LTC
Properties, Inc. (LTC)€30.33– Intact
Financial Corporation (TSE:IFC)€57.36–
Pembina Pipeline Corporation (TSE:PPL)€21.16 –
Canadian National Railway Company (TSE:CNR)
July 1, 2026
€38.78 –
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP)€29.27 – UGI
Corporation (UGI)€94.72 –
PepsiCo, Inc. (PEP)€51.02 – The
Coca-Cola Company (KO)
July 2, 2026
€12.51 –
Kimberly-Clark Corporation (KMB)€73.70 – TELUS
Corporation (TSE:T)
Week 27: Total net
dividends €984.24
Dividend
income is reported after the deduction of taxes. Check more at my
Monthly
Dividend
sheet.
Portfolio Holdings
News:
June 29, 2026
NCC
AB (NCC) to remodel water treatment plant in Falkenberg, Sweden;
NCC has been commissioned by Vivab to remodel the Kärreberg water
treatment plant together with appurtenant internal and external water
distribution networks. The project is being conducted to raise
capacity, improve operational reliability for the waterworks, and
meet Falkenberg’s growing water needs. The order value is
approximately SEK 220 million.
L3Harris
Technologies (LHX) announced that it won
a $614M indefinite-quantity contract to provide contractor logistics
support for the Suite of Integrated Radio Frequency Countermeasures
system for USSOCOM.
Bank
OZK (OZK) Announces Stock Repurchase Program; OZK announced that
its Board of Directors has approved a stock repurchase program
authorizing the purchase of up to $200 million of outstanding common
stock. The Stock Repurchase Program has received all necessary
regulatory approvals and will become effective July 1, 2026, upon the
expiration of the Bank’s current stock repurchase program, and will
remain in effect through July 1, 2027, unless extended or shortened
by the Board of Directors.
Digital
Realty Trust, Inc. (DLR) Announces Purchase of Blackstone Interest in
Three Northern Virginia Data Centers; DLR announced an agreement
to purchase from Blackstone-affiliated funds a 64% equity stake in
three fully leased data centers in Northern Virginia. The assets
comprise 288 megawatts of total IT capacity and have a gross asset
value of approximately $7.8 billion, implying an expected initial
stabilized capitalization rate of over 6.5%. The total purchase
consideration will be $3.5 billion, including $1.2 billion in cash
and $2.3 billion in Digital Realty shares issued to Blackstone.
June 30, 2026
NCC
AB (NCC) sells Bromma property; NCC has agreed the sale of the
first section of the Hangar 5 property project in Bromma for SEK 790
million. The property in question is let to ICA and is being acquired
by Delcore Fastigheter. While the sale will generate positive cash
flow, it will have no earnings impact.
Eversource
Energy (ES) Completes the Sale of Aquarion Water Company; ES
announced the successful completion of the sale of Aquarion Water
Company to Aquarion Water Authority, in accordance with all
regulatory terms and requirements. The transaction was completed for
a total cash purchase price of $2.4 billion. Adjusted net equity
proceeds of approximately $1.7 billion will be used to reduce
Eversource debt, supporting the company’s commitment to strengthen
its balance sheet.
Lockheed Martin
Corporation (LMT) announced that it was awarded
a $3.0 billion contract combining fixed-price-incentive,
cost-plus-fixed-fee, and cost-no-fee components for Sentinel A4 radar
production and engineering services. Separately, the company also
secured a $103.9 million contract action to fund long-lead material
procurement, early engineering support, and test site establishment
for the F-100 mid-life upgrade program.
Air
Products and Chemicals, Inc. (APD) Will Not Proceed with Louisiana
Clean Energy (LCEC) Project; ADP will exit the Louisiana Clean
Energy Complex (LCEC) project, a move expected to result in up to
$2.9 billion in pre-tax charges in fiscal Q3 2026. The charges mainly
reflect asset impairments and contract termination costs. Separately,
the company is finalizing an agreement with Yara International to
market and distribute renewable ammonia from the NEOM Green Hydrogen
Project in Saudi Arabia.
July 1, 2026
General
Mills, Inc. (GIS) Reports Fiscal 2026 Fourth-Quarter Results; GIS
reported fourth-quarter non-GAAP EPS of $0.95, representing a 27%
increase from the prior-year period and exceeding analyst
expectations by $0.15. Revenue grew 1.1% year over year to $4.61
billion, surpassing consensus estimates by $10 million. For fiscal
2027, management expects organic net sales to range from a decline of
1.5% to growth of 0.5%. Adjusted operating profit is projected to
decrease by 13% to 8% in constant currency from the fiscal 2026 base
of $2.8 billion, while adjusted diluted EPS is expected to be in the
range of $3.00 to $3.20 per share, with only an immaterial impact
from foreign exchange.
Lockheed Martin
Corporation (LMT) announced that its Missile and Fire Control segment
won
a $347.5M cost-plus-incentive-fee contract from the U.S. Army. The
contract covers the development, fabrication, and testing of
improvements to prototype air and missile defense systems.
Bank
OZK (OZK) Increased Quarterly Dividend; OZK announced its Board
of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend on the Bank’s
common stock of $0.48 per share, up $0.01, or 2.13% from the prior
quarter. The common stock dividend is payable on July 20, 2026 to
shareholders of record as of July 13, 2026. Bank OZK has increased
its quarterly cash dividend on its common stock in each of the last
sixty-four quarters.
July 2, 2026
NCC
AB (NCC) refurbishes and remodels 164 apartments in Upplands-Bro;
NCC has been commissioned by Upplands-Brohus to renovate and
modernize 119 apartments in Upplands-Bro. In addition to the
extensive refurbishment, a further 45 loft apartments will be
constructed in the existing attic space. The project is a turnkey
contract in partnering form with an order value of approximately SEK
300 million.
NCC
AB (NCC) to construct school and sports hall in Lilla Edet
Municipality; NCC is partnering with EdetHus and Lilla Edet
Municipality in the construction of Ekebergs School (Sw.
Ekebergsskolan) for 500 students as well as a full-scale sports hall
in Lödöse. The project is a turnkey contract in partnering form
with an order value of approximately SEK 340 million.
Articles that
caught my attention:
Undervalued
Dividend Growth Stock of the Week: Hormel Foods (HRL) by Jason
Fieber at Daily Trade AlertContributing
to your working spouse’s RRSP while you’re already retired?
by Dale Roberts at Cut the Crap InvestingThe
Most Out-Of-Favor REIT Sectors Right Now, And Why I Am Buying by
Jussi Askola, CFA at Seeking Alpha10
High Dividend Stocks With Safe Payouts by Bob Ciura at Sure
DividendMain
Street Capital: This Is Starting To Make Me Very Nervous… by
Dividendology at Seeking AlphaFinancial
regrets of retirees (and how to avoid them) by Mark at My Own
AdvisorNvidia:
The Drawdown Is An Opportunity To Pounce Louis Gerard at Seeking
AlphaHormel
Foods Corp. (HRL) Dividend Stock Analysis by D4L at Dividend
Growth StocksEconomic
Moats: How Brands, Low Costs, and Scale Protect Your Dividend by
Mike at The Dividend Guy BlogThe
Best Retirement Ever? Here’s How I’m Preparing For It by Leo
Nelissen at Seeking Alpha
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