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:
July 13, 2026
€21.06 –
Illinois Tool Works Inc. (ITW)€22.02 –
Global X SuperDividend ETF (SDIV)
July 15, 2026
€23.45 –
Cardinal Health, Inc. (CAH)€26.69 – Main
Street Capital Corporation (MAIN)€42.75 – W. P.
Carey Inc. (WPC)€33.45 –
Realty Income Corporation (O)
July 16, 2026
€11.05 – South
Bow Corporation (TSE:SOBO)€29.56 –
Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. (TSE:AQN)
Week 29: Total net
dividends €210.02
Dividend
income is reported after the deduction of taxes. Check more at my
Monthly
Dividend
sheet.
My Portfolio’s
Transactions:
July 14, 2026
I purchased 20
shares of PepsiCo, Inc. (PEP) at $136.80 per share plus
commission.
At today’s
exchange rate, this purchase is expected to increase my annual net
dividend income by approximately €77.20. Following this
acquisition, my portfolio now holds a total of 120 shares of PepsiCo, with an average purchase price of $87.70 per share and a
yield on cost of 6.75%.
After the
transaction, PEP represents approximately 1.56% of my portfolio by
weight and contributes about 1.85% to my projected annual dividend
income.
Portfolio Holdings
News:
July 13, 2026
US
Space Force Selects L3Harris Technologies, Inc. (LHX) to Provide
Advanced Tracking Satellites for America’s Missile Defense; LHX
announced that it has received a contract from the U.S. Space Force’s
Space Development Agency (SDA) to manufacture 18 AMDT3
missile-tracking satellites for the Golden Dome for America
space-based defense system. The award increases the company’s
backlog to more than 70 missile-tracking and missile-defense
satellites across multiple U.S. defense programs, while five of its
satellites are already operational in orbit.
T.
Rowe Price Group, Inc. (TROW) Reports Month-End Assets Under
Management For June 2026; TROW announced June month-end assets
under management of $1.89 trillion. Net inflows for June 2026 were
$0.8 billion, including a large subadvised equity inflow. Net
outflows for the quarter-ended June 2026 were $6.5 billion. Quarterly
net flows include $0.5 billion of manager-driven distributions.
July 14, 2026
Kesko
Corporation’s (KESKO) sales in June; KESKO’s sales continued to
grow in June, in total by 7.9%. Sales grew in all three divisions.
Sales for the grocery trade division increased by 4.3%, sales for
the building and technical trade division increased by 12.7% in
comparable terms, and growth was particularly strong in technical
trade, where it totalled 16.2% and In the car trade division, sales
increased by 3.1%: sales grew in used cars and services, and
decreased in new cars.
NCC
AB (NCC) Interim Report for the second quarter 2026; NCC reported
second-quarter net sales of SEK 14.22 billion, down 2.2% year over
year from SEK 14.54 billion and broadly in line with the analyst
consensus of SEK 14.29 billion. Operating profit declined to SEK 635
million from SEK 649 million a year earlier but came in slightly
above expectations of SEK 630 million. Order intake increased to SEK
14.13 billion from SEK 13.39 billion in the prior-year quarter,
exceeding analyst consensus by 3.6%. The order backlog stood at SEK
51.30 billion as of June 30, compared with SEK 51.48 billion a year
earlier.
Duke
Energy Corporation (DUK) Increases Quarterly Dividend; DUK
announced a quarterly cash dividend of $1.085 per common share,
representing an increase of $0.02, or 1.9%, from the previous
dividend. The dividend will be paid on September 16, 2026, to
shareholders of record as of the close of business on August 14,
2026.
July 15, 2026
Johnson
& Johnson (JNJ) Reports Q2 2026 Results, Raises 2026 Outlook;
JNJ reported second-quarter non-GAAP EPS of $2.90, representing a
4.7% increase from the prior-year period and exceeding analyst
expectations by $0.05. Revenue rose 6.8% year over year to $25.31
billion, surpassing consensus estimates by $250 million. Looking
ahead, the company increased its fiscal 2026 guidance, now expecting
reported sales of approximately $101.1 billion, representing 7.3%
growth at the midpoint, and raised its adjusted diluted EPS outlook
by $0.13 to a midpoint of $11.68, implying 8.2% year-over-year
growth.
NNN
REIT, Inc. (NNN) Raises Quarterly Dividend; The Board of
Directors of NNN announced a quarterly dividend of 62 cents per share
payable August 14, 2026 to shareholders of record as of July 31,
2026. The 3.3 percent increase in the quarterly dividend marks the
37th consecutive annual dividend increase.
July 16, 2026
Nordea
Bank Abp (NDA) Reports Second-Quarter Results; NDA reported
second-quarter EPS of €0.36, representing a 3% increase from the
prior-year period and matching analyst expectations. Revenue rose 4%
year over year to €3.03 billion, surpassing consensus estimates by
€52 million. Net interest income declined 1% to €1.78 billion,
falling €6 million short of expectations. The bank’s Common Equity
Tier 1 (CET1) ratio remained stable at 15.7% at the end of the
quarter. Looking ahead, management reiterated its 2026 guidance for a
return on equity above 15% and a cost-to-income ratio of around 45%.
In addition, the Board of Directors approved a mid-year dividend of
€0.34 per share under the authorization granted by the Annual
General Meeting on March 24, 2026.
Tele2
AB (TEL2) Reports Second Quarter 2026 Results; TEL2 reported
second-quarter 2026 EPS of SEK 1.75, up from SEK 1.72 in the same
period last year. Revenue increased 1.9% year over year to SEK 7.39
billion, in line with the analyst consensus of SEK 7.39 billion.
Organic revenue growth was 2.0%. Operating profit rose to SEK 1.72
billion from SEK 1.71 billion a year earlier, while the operating
margin edged down to 23.3% from 23.5%. Management reaffirmed its 2026
guidance, which calls for low single-digit organic growth in
end-customer service revenue and low- to mid-single-digit organic
growth in underlying EBITDA.
Lockheed
Martin Corporation (LMT) to Provide Next-Generation Logistics and
Sustainment Support for U.S. Special Operations Command Under New
Contract; LMT said it was awarded a $10.5B, 12-year contract to
provide logistics and sustainment support for the U.S. Special
Operations Command. The Special Operations Forces Global Logistics
Support Services II contract covers global supply chain management,
aircraft, vehicle, and equipment maintenance and repair, and
infrastructure support.
Main
Street Capital Corporation (MAIN) Announces Preliminary Estimate of
Second Quarter 2026 Operating Results; MAIN announced preliminary
second-quarter 2026 financial results, estimating distributable net
investment income (DNII) in the range of $1.02 to $1.06 per share and
net investment income (NII) of $0.95 to $0.99 per share. The company
also expects net asset value (NAV) per share to be between $33.88 and
$33.96 as of June 30, 2026.
July 17, 2026
Orion
Corporation (ORION) Interim Report April–June 2026; ORION
reported second-quarter EPS of €1.00, representing a 69.7%
year-over-year increase and beating by €0.09 analyst expectations.
Net sales for April–June were €521.6 million, compared to €416.5
million in the prior-year period and above the €505 million
consensus estimate. The company upgraded its 2026 outlook, increasing
the revenue guidance range to €2,000–€2,100 million (previously
€1,950–€2,100 million) and the operating profit range to
€650–€750 million (previously €600–€750 million).
ConocoPhillips
(COP) reaches agreement supporting redevelopment of producing oil
fields in Iraq; COP said it agreed to acquire a 42% interest in
BP’s (BP) venture in northern Iraq supporting the ongoing
redevelopment of four large-scale, currently producing oil fields in
the Kirkuk area; financial details were not provided.
RTX Corporation
(RTX) was awarded
a $309.5M firm-fixed-price other transaction agreement for
ground-based radar digitization and modernization efforts. The
contract supports the creation of a common architecture and design
for upgrading ground-based radars.
Articles that
caught my attention:
Undervalued
Dividend Growth Stock of the Week: Oracle (ORCL) by Jason Fieber
at Daily Trade AlertIs
This Canadian Dividend Aristocrat Getting Bought Out? by Dan Kent
at Stocktrades CanadaWeekend
Reading – Is Dividend Investing Dead? by Mark at My Own AdvisorHow
To Build A $50,000 Dividend Portfolio In Today’s Market by
Frederik Mueller at Seeking AlphaStep-By-Step
Guide on How to Make a Dividend Portfolio Spreadsheet (Dividend
Tracker) by Bob at TawcanAugust
2026 Stock Watch List by Kody’s DividendsMain
Street Capital Vs. Capital Southwest: The Tables Have Turned In Favor
Of MAIN by Samuel Smith at Seeking Alpha2
Stocks on My Buy List: Northrop Grumman and CCL Industries by
Mike at The Dividend Guy BlogConsolidated
Edison, Inc. (ED) Dividend Stock Analysis by D4L at Dividend
Growth StocksPepsiCo:
Dividend King With Double-Digit Total Return Potential by Mark
Bern, CFA at Seeking Alpha
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