Week in Review 21/21

 

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:

 

 

May 24, 2021

 

• € 28.59 – Lazard Ltd

 

May 28, 2021

 

• € 13.93 – Eaton Corporation plc
• € 11.59 – LTC Properties, Inc.
• € 10.91 – Starbucks Corporation
• € 10.24 – WestRock Company
  
• € 221.64 – Sampo Oyj

 

 

Dividend income is reported after the deduction of taxes. Check more at my Monthly Dividend sheet.

 

 

Portfolio Holdings News:

 

 

May 24, 2021

 

• NCC AB (NCC) to develop new property project in Mölndal; NCC is now commencing work on the property development project MIMO, encompassing approximately 40,000 square meters of offices, services and retail in Mölndal, due south of Gothenburg, Sweden. One third of the project space is already let to tenants, which include SATS and Mindpark.

 

• AT&T Inc. (T) Chief Executive Officer John Stankey Updates Shareholders

 

May 26, 2021

 

• Bonava AB (BONAVA) winds down operations in Denmark; BONAVA has decided to wind down its operations in Copenhagen and exit the Danish market in order to increase efficiency and profitability in the Group. The decision is the first step in the company’s strategic review. Costs of approximately SEK 120 million will be reported as items affecting comparability in the second quarter. The plan is to divest the remaining land bank during the second half of 2021.

 

• Duke Energy Corporation (DUK) begins construction on 22.6-megawatt Cabarrus County, N.C., solar project; DUK has begun construction on the 22.6-MW Speedway Solar power plant in Cabarrus County. The project will be owned and operated by Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions, a new commercial brand that includes Duke Energy Renewables.

 

May 27, 2021

 

• Flowers Foods, Inc. (FLO) Increases Quarterly Dividend; FLO announced that its board of directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.21 per share, an increase of 5.0% over the same quarter last year. This is the 75th consecutive quarterly dividend paid by the company and is payable on June 24, 2021 to shareholders of record on June 10, 2021. This action increases the annualized dividend rate to $0.84 per share from $0.80 per share at this time last year.

 

• Unum Group (UNM) Increases Common Stock Dividend; UNM announced that its Board of Directors has authorized an increase of 5.3% in the quarterly dividend paid on its common stock. The new rate of 30.0 cents per common share, or $1.20 per share on an annual basis, will be effective with the dividend expected to be paid in the third quarter of 2021.

 

• Royal Bank of Canada (RY) Reports Second Quarter 2021 Results; RY reports second quarter GAAP EPS of C$2.76, a 176% increase from last year and C$0.31 ahead of estimates. Revenue increased 12.5% to C$11.62 billion, C$350 million lower than expected.

 

• The Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD) Reports Second Quarter 2021 Results; TD reports second quarter GAAP EPS of C$1.99, a 149% increase from last year and C$0.26 ahead of estimates. Revenue of C$10.23 billion beats analyst estimates by C$430 million but decreases 2.8% versus the same quarter last year.

 

• Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CM) Announces Second Quarter 2021 Results; CM reports second quarter adjusted EPS of C$3.55, a 328% increase from the prior year and C$0.58 ahead of expectations. Revenue grew 7.6% to C$4.93 billion, which was C$40 million lower than expected.

 

 

Articles that caught my attention:

 

 

• Undervalued Dividend Growth Stock of the Week: Enbridge (ENB) by Jason Fieber, Mr. Free at 33, at Daily Trade Alert
• 3 European Dividend Stocks to consider for your portfolio by Derek at Engineer My Freedom
• 8 Safe Dividend Stocks Yielding Over 6% by Dividend Sensei at Seeing Alpha
• 7 High-Quality Dividend Growth Stocks Trading Below Fair Value by FerdiS at Seeing Alpha
• Coca-Cola: Buy, Hold, Or Sell? by Samuel Smith at Seeing Alpha
• Does market timing work? Absolutely but with a catch! by Tawcan
• How to Build Wealth in Your 30s: Starting Now! by Tom at Dividends Diversify
• AbbVie (ABBV): An Undervalued Dividend Aristocrat by Dividend Power
• Dividend Harvesting: Building The Portfolio Brick By Brick On $100 A Week - Week 12 Update by Steven Fiorillo at Seeing Alpha
• AT&T (T) Cuts Its Dividend: What To Do Now (And Two Lessons To Learn) by Jason Fieber, Mr. Free at 33, at Daily Trade Alert
• Self Directed Investing: Pros And Cons Of Self Directed Vs Advisor by Reverse The Crush
• A Look at Yield on Cost – April Dividend Income Report by DivGuy at The Dividend Guy Blog
• Apple Inc. (AAPL) Dividend Stock Analysis by D4L at Dividend Growth Stocks
• Dividend Income from YOU the Bloggers! – April 2021 by Lanny and Bert at Dividend Diplomats
• Top Holdings Of Dividend ETFs (Part 1: The Top 50 In May 2021) by FerdiS at Seeing Alpha

 

 

Thanks for stopping by, have a nice next week!

 

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