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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:
January 11, 2021
- € 90.69 – Altria Group Inc.
- € 62.26 – Philip Morris International Inc.
January 14, 2021
- € 13.97 – Illinois Tool Works Inc.
- € 15.25 – Nutrien Ltd
January 15, 2021
- € 81.74 – Digital Realty Trust Inc.
- € 45.17 – W. P. Carey Inc.
- € 12.29 – Realty Income Corporation
- € 47.84 – Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp
Dividend income is reported after the deduction of taxes. Check more at my Monthly Dividend sheet.
Portfolio Holdings News:
January 11, 2021
- Tele2 AB (TEL2) partners with Nokia for 5G core deployment in Sweden and the Baltics; TEL2 has chosen Nokia as partner for the deployment of its 5G core network. Nokia’s cloud infrastructure and mobile applications will enable the full potential of 5G for Tele2 customers going forward.
- Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (BMY) Announces $2 Billion Incremental Share Repurchase Authorization; BMY increased its share repurchase authorization by $2 billion to approximately $6.4 billion. The new authorization represents 4.5% of the company's market capitalization as of Friday's close.
- Realty Income Corporation (O) Announces Pricing Of 10.5 Million Share Common Stock Offering; O priced its public offering of 10.5 million shares at $57.05. The proceeds, estimated to be $610 million if underwriters exercise an additional 1.575 million shares, will be used to fund acquisitions, for general corporate purposes, and working capital.
- W.P. Carey Inc. (WPC) Announces Four Industrial Investments Totaling $121 Million: WPC closed on four industrial investments in December for a total of almost $121 million. The weighted-average lease term is nearly 23 years. The trust invested a total of $826 million during 2020.
January 12, 2021
- Neste Corporation (NESTE) and Avfuel create strategic partnership; NESTE and Avfuel Corporation announce a strategic partnership to create an efficient, continuous supply of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in the United States.
- AbbVie Inc.'s (ABBV) Allergan Aesthetics Enters Into Option to Acquire Cypris Medical; a privately held medical device company. Allergan Aesthetics will have the right to exercise an option to acquire the company following a planned clinical trial studying the safety and effectiveness of the Xact device. Xact is a minimally-invasive device used in facelifts.
- Visa Inc. (V) and Plaid Announce Mutual Termination of Merger Agreement; V and Plaid have decided to end their merger agreement after the U.S. Department of Justice sued to block the $5.3 billion deal.
January 13, 2021
- Target Corporation (TGT) Provides Update on Holiday Sales; TGT reports same-store sales growth of 17.2% for the combined November and December periods. Traffic was higher by 4.3% while average ticket grew 12.3%. Comparable digital sales were up 102%.
- Qualcomm Incorporated's (QCOM) to Acquire NUVIA; QCOM subsidiary Qualcomm Technologies agrees to purchase startup NUVIA, a CPU and technology design team that should add to the company's 5G business.
January 14, 2021
- Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. (SKT) Reinstates Cash Dividend; SKT reinstates its quarterly dividend at $0.1775, giving the stock a new yield of 5.5%. The dividend is payable February 12, 2021 to shareholders of record at the close of business on January 29, 2021. The trust intends to satisfy the minimum taxable income distribution requirements to maintains its REIT status.
- Canadian Utilities Limited (CU) Increases Quarterly Dividend; CU declared a first quarter dividend of 43.98 cents, a one per cent increase over the 43.54 cents paid in each of the four previous quarters. The dividend is payable March 1, 2021, to shareholders of record on February 4, 2021.
January 15, 2021
- ConocoPhillips (COP) Completes Acquisition of Concho Resources; COP today announced that it has completed its acquisition of Concho Resources (“Concho”) (NYSE: CXO) following approval by shareholders of both companies.
- Duke Energy Corporation’s (DUK) subsidiary Duke Energy Florida, key consumer groups reach sweeping agreement for building a smarter energy grid; Program including investments to modernize the electric grid and improve reliability, new electric vehicle charging stations, an accelerated retirement of coal plants, and pilot programs for microgrids and floating solar pilot projects.
Articles that caught my attention:
- Undervalued Dividend Growth Stock of the Week: Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY) by Jason Fieber, Mr. Free at 33, at Daily Trade Alert
- Types of Dividends: 5 Forms to Profit from Now! by Tom at Dividends Diversify
- Your Savings Rate Matters by Dividend Growth Investor
- Hershey: Poised To Deliver 9-10% Annual Total Returns Over The Next Decade by Kody's Dividends at Seeking Alpha
- 9% Yield, High Insider Ownership, 50% Upside Potential: Enterprise Products Partners by Rida Morwa at Seeking Alpha
- AT&T: No Dividend Raise, But Here's Why It Doesn't Matter by Jonathan Weber at Seeking Alpha
- Viacom: The Cheapest Blue-Chip Stock by The Conservative Income Investor
- Toronto Dominion Bank by SPBrunner at Investment Talk
- Stock Analysis - Lockheed Martin (LMT) by Just-Dividends
- Disadvantages of Early Retirement – Why Early Retirement is a Bad Idea and What to Pursue Instead by Reverse The Crush
- The List of Dividend Kings in 2021 by Dividend Power
- Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO) Dividend Stock Analysis by D4L at Dividend Growth Stocks
- A Dividend Investor's Guide To 2021: The Cure To Uncertain Times by Robert & Sam Kovacs at Seeking Alpha
- High Quality Dividend Growth Stock for January 2021: Procter & Gamble (PG) by David Van Knapp at Daily Trade Alert
- Couche-Tard – Too Cheap To Ignore by Rob at Passive Canadian Income
- Manulife: With A Dividend Yield Of 4.6%, The Common Shares Are Now Very Appealing by The Investment Doctor at Seeking Alpha
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Nice haul of dividend income over the past week! I received a dividend from $MO as well. Thanks for the mention and great articles to read.
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