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:
March 15, 2021
- € 18.96 – Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc.
- € 16.11 – McDonalds Corporation
- € 13.15 – Avista Corporation
- € 16.68 – Main Street Capital Corporation
- € 12.44 – Realty Income Corporation
March 16, 2021
- € 21.14 – Duke Energy Corporation
- € 7.04 – Inter Pipeline Ltd
March 17, 2021
- € 26.08 – Unilever N.V.
March 19, 2021
- € 23.16 – Flowers Foods Inc.
- € 13.47 – Avance Gas Holding Ltd
Dividend income is reported after the deduction of taxes. Check more at my Monthly Dividend sheet.
My Portfolio's Transactions:
March 19, 2021
- I closed my position and sold 45 shares of Williams-Sonoma Inc. (WSM) at $ 168.95.
Portfolio Holdings News:
March 15, 2021
- NCC AB (NCC) commences project to expand two correctional facilities in Skaraborg; NCC and Specialfastigheter have signed initial agreements for the expansion of two correctional facilities in Skaraborg. The assignment is to be conducted within the scope of the parties’ strategic partnering agreement and is to commence immediately with a planning phase. The total potential order volume is about SEK 2 billion.
March 16, 2021
- Duke Energy Corporation (DUK) announces commercial operation of its largest windpower project – 350-MW Frontier II in Oklahoma; Duke Energy Renewables, a commercial business unit of DUK today announced the commercial operation of the largest windpower project in its fleet – the 350-megawatt (MW) Frontier Windpower II project in Kay County, Okla.
- WEC Energy Group (WEC): We Energies and Wisconsin Public Service announce another large-scale renewable energy project; Subsidiaries of WEC are advancing plans for a new 325-megawatt (MW) solar and battery storage project. The Darien Solar Energy Center is the company's second proposed large-scale solar and battery project announced this year.
- Qualcomm Incorporated (QCOM) Completes Acquisition of NUVIA; QCOM announced that its subsidiary, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., has completed its acquisition of the world-class CPU and technology design company, NUVIA for $1.4 billion before working capital and other adjustments.
- Realty Income Corporation (O) Declared 110th Common Stock Monthly Dividend Increase; O announced its Board of Directors has declared an increase in the company's common stock monthly cash dividend to $0.235 per share from $0.2345 per share. The dividend is payable on April 15, 2021 to shareholders of record as of April 1, 2021. This is the 110th dividend increase since Realty Income's listing on the NYSE in 1994.
March 17, 2021
- Digital Realty Trust Inc. (DLR) Completes Sale Of 11 Data Centers In Europe To Ascendas Reit For $680 Million; DLR announced today it has completed the sale of a portfolio of 11 data centers in Europe (four in the UK, three in the Netherlands, three in France and one in Switzerland) to Ascendas Reit, a CapitaLand sponsored REIT. The consideration for the four data centers in the UK was £250.25 million and the consideration for the seven data centers on the continent was €276.85 million, for a total of approximately $680 million. The portfolio is expected to generate 2021 net operating income of approximately $43.5 million.
March 19, 2021
- NCC AB (NCC) to carry out major refurbishment project in southern Sweden; NCC has secured an assignment from the Akelius property company to perform remodeling and refurbishment works on a project in southern Sweden. The assignment is a turnkey contract valued at approximately SEK 540 million.
- General Dynamics (GD) secures $2.42B Navy contract modification; GD has been awarded a ~$2.42B fixed-price incentive modification to previously awarded contract to exercise an option for the construction of one Block V Virginia-class submarine with Virginia Payload Module.
Articles that caught my attention:
- Undervalued Dividend Growth Stock of the Week: Realty Income (O) by Jason Fieber, Mr. Free at 33, at Daily Trade Alert
- The Secret to Saving 50% by Retire by 40
- Why I like to own Ahold Delhaize stock so much by European Dividend Growth Investor
- The Top-Ranked Dividend Champions by FerdiS at Seeking Alpha
- Discounted Gem With 5% Yield: Prudential by Rida Morwa at Seeking Alpha
- Merck: When Cash Flow Meets Valuation by Khen Elazar at Seeking Alpha
- AT&T Investor Day Update: Big Unexpected News by Jonathan Weber at Seeking Alpha
- Best Defensive Dividend Stocks: 4 Recession-Proof Stocks by Reverse The Crush
- Verizon: Blue Chip Stock For Reliable Dividends by Dividend Power
- 10 Wise Investments and Other Uses for Your Stimulus Check by Retire Before Dad
- A Core Holding Candidate by Dividend Earner
- One Stock to Buy (BAH) and One You Should Let Go Of (MO) by DivGuy at Dividend Monk
- Homemade Dividends: Overview & How They Work by Tom at Dividends Diversify
- Stryker Corporation – A low yield dividend growth champion by Derek at Engineer my Freedom
- Air Products and Chemicals Inc. (APD) Dividend Stock Analysis by D4L at Dividend Growth Stocks
- Ares Capital: 8% Yielding BDC by Double Dividend Stocks at Seeking Alpha
- Why I’m Investing in Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) Every Week by Bert at Dividend Diplomats
- Building A Dividend Growth Portfolio from Scratch in Today’s Expensive Market by Chuck Carnevale of FAST Graphs at Daily Trade Alert
Thanks for stopping by, have a nice next week!
Hawk -
ReplyDeleteThank you, thank you for the mention, truly appreciated!!
-Lanny