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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:
May 15, 2023
€47.80 – Kinder Morgan, Inc. (KMI)€45.28 – ONEOK, Inc. (OKE)€15.92 – The Procter & Gamble
Company (PG)€81.21 – AbbVie Inc. (ABBV)€20.30 – Ally Financial Inc. (ALLY)€83.89 – Omega Healthcare
Investors, Inc. (OHI)€24.49 – Realty Income Corporation
(O)
May 16, 2023
€16.86 – Texas Instruments
Incorporated (TXN)€49.37 – Emera Incorporated
(TSE:EMA)
May 17, 2023
€24.11 – Main Street Capital (MAIN)
May 18, 2023
€45.12 – Unum Group (UNM)
Week 20: Total net dividends €454.35
Dividend income is reported after the
deduction of taxes. Check more at my Monthly
Dividend sheet.
Portfolio Holdings News:
May 14, 2023
ONEOK,
Inc. (OKE) to Acquire Magellan Midstream Partners; OKE and
Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. (NYSE: MMP) (“Magellan”)
today announced that they have executed a definitive merger agreement
under which ONEOK will acquire all outstanding units of Magellan in a
cash-and-stock transaction valued at approximately $18.8 billion
including assumed debt, resulting in a combined company with a total
enterprise value of $60.0 billion.
May 15, 2023
Kesko
Corporation’s sales in April; KESKO’s sales in April 2023
totalled €964.4 million, representing a decrease of 3.8% in
comparable terms.
Power
Corporation of Canada (TSE:POW) Reports First Quarter 2023 Financial
Results; POW reports Non-GAAP EPS of C$0.77, missing analyst
estimates by C$0.13 but increasing 18.5% year-over-year. Adjusted net
asset value per share was C$46.89 at March 31, 2023, compared with
C$41.91 at December 31, 2022, an increase of 11.9%.
May 16, 2023
The
Home Depot, Inc. (HD) Announces First Quarter Fiscal 2023 Results;
HD reports GAAP EPS of $3.82, beating analyst estimates by $0.03 but
decreasing 6.6% year-over-year. Revenue decreased 4.1% to $37.3
billion, which was $1.05 billion less than expected. For FY2023
Management guides sales and comparable sales to decline between 2%
and 5% compared to fiscal 2022 and diluted
earnings-per-share-percent-decline between 7% and 13% compared to
fiscal 2022.
Amgen
Inc. (AMGN) Responds To FTC Action On Proposed Acquisition Of Horizon
Therapeutics; AMGN issued the following statement in response to
the U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) complaint seeking to block
the company’s proposed acquisition of Horizon Therapeutics plc.
May 17, 2023
Target
Corporation (TGT) Reports First Quarter Earnings; TGT reports
first quarter Non-GAAP EPS of $2.05, 6.2% below last year’s result
but $0.29 more than expected. Revenue grew 0.6% to $25.32 billion,
topping estimates by $40 million. Management guides Adjusted EPS in
the range of $1.30 to $1.70 for Q2 and $7.75 to $8.85 for FY2023.
Cisco
Systems, Inc. (CSCO) Reports Third Quarter Earnings; CSCO reports
Non-GAAP EPS of $1.00, beating analyst estimates by $0.03 and
increasing 15% year-over-year. Revenue grew 13.5% to $14.57 billion,
topping estimates by $210 million. Management guides for FY 2023 10%
to 10.5% growth year over year for Revenue and guides GAAP EPS from
$2.93 to $2.98, Non-GAAP EPS from $3.80 to $3.82.
May 18, 2023
Flowers
Foods, Inc. (FLO) Reports First Quarter 2023 Results; FLO reports
first quarter Non-GAAP EPS of $0.38, 13.6% below last year’s result
and in line with estimates. Revenue of $1.53 billion misses analyst
estimates by $20 million but increased 6.3% versus the same quarter
last year. For FY 2023 Management guides sales in the range of
approximately $5.086 billion to $5.141 billion representing an
increase of approximately 5.8% to 7.0% compared to the prior year
period and Adjusted EPS in the range of approximately $1.15 to $1.25.
Lockheed Martin Corporation (LMT) was
awarded
a ~$750.55M firm-fixed-price contract for Lot 21 Joint Air-to-Surface
Standoff Missile B-2 missiles with containers, tooling and test
equipment, and spares. The Missile and Fire Control division was also
awarded
~$443.76M firm-fixed-price contract for Lot 7 of Long-Range Anti-Ship
Missile, spares, Dummy Air Training Missiles and tooling and test
equipment.
Main
Street Capital Corporation (MAIN) Announces New Portfolio Investment;
MAIN announce that it recently completed a new portfolio investment
totaling $44.0 million in a mid-market leader in information
technology (“IT”) modernization and digital transformation
services for U.S. federal government agencies.
May 19, 2023
LyondellBasell
Industries N.V. (LYB) Increases Quarterly Dividend; LYB
announced its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of
$1.25 per share, representing a 5 percent increase over the company’s
first quarter 2023 dividend. The dividend will be paid June 6, 2023
to shareholders of record May 30, 2023, with an ex-dividend date of
May 26, 2023.
Articles that caught my attention:
Undervalued
Dividend Growth Stock of the Week: Williams-Sonoma (WSM) by Jason
Fieber, Mr. Free at 33 at Daily Trade AlertBanking
Crisis – Factors to Look for in a Bank Stock by Lanny at
Dividend DiplomatsPower
Corp of Canada by SPBrunner at Investment TalkTractor
Supply Company: A Dividend Powerhouse by Leo Nelissen at Seeking
Alpha11
Blue-Chips For The Ultimate High-Yield Buffett-Style Dividend
Aristocrat Portfolio by Dividend Sensei at Seeking AlphaMy
Dividend Portfolio: 40 Best Stocks for Reliable Dividend Income
by Tom at Dividends DiversifyTop
5 US Stocks to Hold Forever [Podcast] bu DivGuy at The Dividend
Guy Blog10
Dividend Growth Stocks – May 2023 by FerdiS at Seeking AlphaBetter
Blue-Chip High Yield Buy: TC Energy Or Enterprise Products Partners
by High Yield Investor at Seeking AlphaThese
4 High-Quality Stocks Yield 5%-Plus and Are Trading at Attractive
Long-Term Valuations by Chuck Carnevale of FAST Graphs at Daily
Trade AlertCoca-Cola
(KO) Dividend Safety by Prakash Kolli at Dividend PowerBuffett’s
Been Loading Up On This Super Cheap Stock (NEW POSITION) by Jason
Fieber, Mr. Free at 33 at Daily Trade AlertWhat’s
The Probability Of A Dividend Cut For Medical Properties Trust?
by Brad Thomas at Seeking Alpha5
High Yield Stocks With Steady Dividend Growth And An Attractive
Valuation by Frederik Mueller at Seeking AlphaWalgreens
Boots Alliance, Inc. (WBA) Dividend Stock Analysis by D4L at
Dividend Growth Stocks
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next week!