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:
October 5, 2026
€12.66 –
Kimberly-Clark Corporation (KMB)€51.33 – The
Coca-Cola Company (KO)€34.82 – TELUS
Corporation (TSE:T)€101.45 –
Canadian Natural Resources Limited (TSE:CNQ)
October 7 2026
€43.81 – JPM
Global Equity Premium Income Active UCITS ETF (JGPI.DE)€15.44 – JPM
US Equity Premium Income Active UCITS ETF (JEIP.DE)€82.32 – JPM
Nasdaq Equity Premium Income Active UCITS ETF (JEQP.DE)
October 8, 2026
€25.49 – Best
Buy Co., Inc. (BBY)
October 9, 2026
€128.70 – Altria
Group, Inc. (MO)
Week 41 Total net
dividends €496.02
Dividend
income is reported after the deduction of taxes. Check more at my
Monthly
Dividend
sheet.
Portfolio Holdings
News:
October 5, 2026
NCC
AB (NCC) to convert factory building to rental units in Turku;
NCC and the Turku University Foundation have signed an agreement
covering the conversion of the culturally historic Sanitas factory in
Turku, into a modern rental housing complex. The conversion also
includes a new extension. The order value is approximately SEK 180
million.
AbbVie Inc. (ABBV)
said
its third-quarter financial results will likely include $216 million
in acquired in-process research and development (IPR&D) and
milestone expenses on a pre-tax basis. As a result, both GAAP and
non-GAAP diluted EPS are expected to be negatively impacted by $0.11
per share. Including the IPR&D and milestone expenses, AbbVie
projects third-quarter adjusted diluted EPS of $3.73–$3.77 and
full-year adjusted diluted EPS of $13.76–$13.96.
Lockheed Martin
Corporation (LMT) announced that it won
a $209M firm-fixed-price contract modification to produce
AN/SLQ-32(V)6 electronic warfare systems for the U.S. Navy. The
modification includes an option, which, if exercised, could lift the
cumulative contract value to $1.71B.
Omega
Healthcare Investors, Inc. (OHI) to Transition Operations of 32
Facilities in Florida to PACS Group; OHI announced that it
transitioned 32 skilled nursing facilities in Florida from an
operator managed by affiliates of Airamid Health Services, LLC
(“Airamid”) to subsidiaries of PACS Group, Inc. (NYSE: PACS)
(“PACS”). The effective date of the transition was October 1,
2026.
October 6, 2026
Orion
Corporation (ORION) announces agreement with Qilu Pharma Europe for
pembrolizumab biosimilar for European market; ORION and Qilu
Pharma Europe (“Qilu”) have entered into an agreement to
commercialise intravenous (IV) pembrolizumab biosimilar in Europe.
Pembrolizumab is an immune checkpoint inhibitor which is used to
treat various cancers. Qilu is currently developing IV pembrolizumab.
Under the terms of the agreement, ORION will gain exclusive right to
distribute, market and sell Qilu’s IV pembrolizumab biosimilar in
Europe. Qilu will supply the product to ORION, and is entitled to
receive a share of profits from ORION as well as certain development,
regulatory and sales milestone payments.
Chevron
Corporation (CVX) to divest its ownership interests in Hess Midstream
and DJ Basin crude midstream assets; CVX agreed to sell ownership
interests in Hess Midstream (HESM) and its DJ Basin crude oil
midstream assets as part of a broader restructuring of its Bakken
midstream agreements and establishing new DJ Basin midstream
contracts. CVX said the revised agreements extend the Bakken
contracts and are expected to reduce its Bakken unit midstream costs
by roughly half, enhancing future earnings and return on capital
employed.
Intact
Financial Corporation (TSE: IFC) announces third quarter catastrophe
loss estimate; IFC estimates that total catastrophe losses for
the third quarter were approximately $660 million on a pre-tax basis
and net of reinsurance ($2.76 per diluted share after-tax).
Emera
Incorporated (TSE:EMA) ATCO and Canadian Utilities Announce
Transformational Agreement to Create Canadian Utility and Energy
Infrastructure Powerhouse; EMA and Canadian Utilities announced
that they agreed to a merger in an all-stock transaction worth
C$14.3B (US$10B), creating a combined company with a C$72B enterprise
value and a regulated rate base of C$45B serving ~6M customers across
Canada, the U.S., and international markets. Under the deal terms,
EMA will acquire all the issued and outstanding shares of Canadian
Utilities and ATCO, and the transaction will be structured such that
ATCO’s industrial services business will be spun out as New ATCO.
October 7, 2026
NCC
AB (NCC) divests business area Industry for SEK 8.2 billion and
strengthens focus on contracting; NCC has agreed to divest its
Industry business area at an enterprise value of SEK 8.2 billion. The
divestment will create a more focused NCC, specializing in
contracting, while improving opportunities for long-term value
creation. From NCC’s perspective, it is a single transaction with two
buyers: Heidelberg Materials and CRH. Heidelberg Materials is
acquiring the operations in Sweden and Norway, while CRH is acquiring
the operations in Denmark and Finland. The transaction is subject to
approval by relevant authorities.
Starbucks
Corporation (SBUX) Announces Increase in Quarterly Cash Dividend;
SBUX announced that its Board of Directors approved a 1.6% increase
in the company’s quarterly cash dividend, from $0.62 to $0.63 per
share. The increased dividend will be paid on November 27, 2026, to
shareholders of record as of November 13, 2026.
October 8, 2026
Viatris
Inc. (VTRS) Agrees to Acquire Pacira BioSciences; VTRS and Pacira
BioSciences (PCRX) said they entered into a definitive agreement
under which VTRS will acquire all outstanding shares of Pacira for
$36.50 per share in cash, representing an aggregate equity value of
$1.65B. The transaction is expected to close by the end of 2026.
PepsiCo,
Inc. (PEP) Reports Third-Quarter 2026 Results; PEP reported
third-quarter non-GAAP EPS of $2.34, up 2% from the prior-year period
and $0.04 above analyst expectations. Revenue increased 5.6% year
over year to $25.27 billion, exceeding consensus estimates by $310
million. Looking ahead, management updated its fiscal 2026 guidance,
now expecting core constant-currency EPS to grow approximately 5.04%
year over year and net revenue to increase approximately 5.27% year
over year.
RTX Corporation
(RTX) announced that it won
a new $4.43B noncompetitive, multi-year contract to manufacture and
assemble Standard Missile-3 Block IB all-up rounds. The contract has
a total potential value of $6.34B, including options.
The
Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD) Receives Regulatory Approval for New Share
Buyback Program; TD announced that the Office of the
Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada has approved TD’s
previously announced new share buyback program to repurchase for
cancellation up to C$10 billion of its common shares, not to exceed
61 million common shares (New Buyback). The New Buyback will commence
on October 9, 2026.
October 9, 2026
Prudential
Financial, Inc. (PRU) Provides Update on FSA Orders and Path Forward
for its Japan Businesses; PRU still expects its pretax adjusted
operating income across 2026 and 2027 to be reduced by ~$1.0B due to
the suspension of new sales activity at two of its Japanese
businesses. In April 2026, PRU had estimated that the suspension
would hurt its pretax adjusted operating income across 2026 and 2027
by ~$925M-$1.03B — with $525M-$575M of that hit coming in 2026 and
$400M-$450M in 2027.
Articles that
caught my attention:
Undervalued
Dividend Growth Stock of the Week: DTE Energy (DTE) by Jason
Fieber at Dividends and IncomeStocks
hit the pause button as rates rise. A look at the third quarter of
2026. by Dale Roberts at Cut the Crap InvestingNike:
The Falling Knife Masterclass by Robert & Sam Kovacs at
Seeking AlphaI
Ranked Canada’s 6 Highest-Yielding Stocks by Dan Kent at Youtube5
Dividend Kings With 3%+ Dividend Yields | Stocks to Buy by
Dividend Diplomats at Youtube2026
High Dividend Stocks List | Highest Yields Up To 33.1% by Nick
Sismanis at Sure DividendW.P.
Carey: The Market Is Overreacting, And I Am Buying The Dip by
Jussi Askola, CFA at Seeking AlphaAn
Undervalued Stock That Just Raised Its Dividend by Bella Albrecht
at Morningstar3
Stocks to Get the Best Out of the Trade War by Mike at The
Dividend Guy BlogBecton,
Dickinson and Co. (BDX) Dividend Stock Analysis by D4L at
Dividend Growth StocksThe
Only Dividend Stocks I Would Bet My Retirement On by Samuel Smith
at Seeking Alpha
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