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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:
December 11, 2023
- €28.62– Unilever PLC (AMS:UNA)
- €62.59– Chevron Corporation (CVX)
- €87.40– Target Corporation (TGT)
- €14.65– Amgen Inc. (AMGN)
- €21.76– Emerson Electric Co. (EMR)
December 12, 2023
- €21.36– Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (WBA)
December 13, 2023
- €25.86– Golar LNG Limited (GLNG)
- €27.21– Global X SuperDividend ETF (SDIV)
December 14, 2023
- €13.59– QUALCOMM Incorporated (QCOM)
- €21.61– The Home Depot, Inc. (HD)
- €24.40– RTX Corporation (RTX)
- €73.23– Prudential Financial, Inc. (PRU)
December 15, 2023
- €102.74– Avance Gas Holding Ltd (AGAS.OL)
- €15.82– Avista Corporation (AVA)
Week 50: Total net dividends €540.84
Dividend income is reported after the deduction of taxes. Check more at my Monthly Dividend sheet.
Portfolio Holdings News:
December 11, 2023
- Kontoor Brands, Inc. (KTB) Announces Share Repurchase Program; KTB’s Board of Directors has authorized a share repurchase program of up to $300 million of the Company’s common stock. The new repurchase authorization replaces the existing share repurchase program announced on August 5, 2021.
- Prudential Financial, Inc. (PRU) Announces Share Repurchase Program; PRU is announcing that its Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of up to $1.0 billion of its outstanding Common Stock during the period from January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024.
- Pembina Pipeline Corporation (PPL) Corporation Announces 2024 Guidance and Provides Business Update; PPL expects 2024 adjusted EBITDA of C$3.725 billion to C$4.025 billion and has set a capital investment program of C$880 million for the year. The capital investment program is expected to be fully funded with cash flow from operating activities, net of dividends.
December 12, 2023
- Amgen Inc. (AMGN) Increases Quarterly Dividend; AMGN announced that its Board of Directors declared a $2.25 per share dividend for the first quarter of 2024, 5.6% increase from prior dividend of $2.13. The dividend will be paid on March 7, 2024, to all stockholders of record as of the close of business on February 16, 2024.
- Lockheed Martin Corporation's (LMT) division Lockheed Martin Aeronautics awarded a $174.64M firm-fixed-price modification to a previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract.
- T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. (TROW) Reported Preliminary Month-End Assets Under Management; TROW reported preliminary assets under management of $1.39T at Nov. 30 rose from $1.31T at Oct. 31. Preliminary net outflows for November 2023 were $12.6 billion.
- Realty Income Corporation (O) Increases Monthly Dividend; O announced it has declared an increase in the company's common stock monthly cash dividend to $0.2565 per share from $0.2560 per share. The dividend is payable on January 12, 2024, to stockholders of record as of January 2, 2024. This is the 123rd dividend increase since Realty Income's listing on the NYSE in 1994.
December 13, 2023
- NCC AB (NCC) to continue work on construction of new emergency hospital in Västerås; NCC has entered into an agreement for the construction of Region Västmanland’s new emergency hospital in Västerås. The subproject involves the construction of frames, facades and roofs and is being carried out in partnership with Region Västmanland. The assignment has an order value of approximately SEK 800 million.
- Pfizer Inc. (PFE) Provides Full-Year 2024 Guidance; PFE guides its 2024 revenue to reach $58.5B to $61.5B and adjusted earnings per share to stand at $2.05 to $2.25. The revised guidance includes Approximately $8B in revenue from COVID products, Comirnaty vaccine, and Paxlovid pill, in addition to a $3.1B contribution from Seagen.
- Medifast, Inc. (MED) Initiates Business Transformation by Entering the Medically Supported Weight Loss Market through Collaboration with LifeMD; MED entered strategic alliance with LifeMD. As part of the agreement, Medifast has invested $20M into LifeMD, including $10M in contributions to support the collaboration, funding enhancements to the LifeMD platform, operations and supporting infrastructure, and a $10M purchase of LifeMD’s common stock. MED's Board of Directors has elected to discontinue the company’s quarterly cash dividend, effective immediately.
- Pembina Pipeline Corporation (PPL) Announces Accretive Consolidation of Alliance Pipeline and Aux Sable, and Concurrent $1.1 Billion Bought Deal Offering of Subscription Receipts; PPL has entered into an agreement to acquire Enbridge’s interests in Alliance, Aux Sable and NRGreen for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $3.1 billion, including approximately $327 million of assumed debt, representing Enbridge’s proportionate share of the indebtedness of Alliance.
December 14, 2023
- Pfizer Inc. (PFE) Increases Quarterly Dividend; PFE announced that its board of directors declared quarterly cash dividend on the company’s common stock of $0.42 for the first-quarter 2024 dividend, 2.4% increase from prior dividend of $0.41, payable March 1, 2024, to holders of the Common Stock of record at the close of business on January 26, 2024.
- Edison International (EIX) Raises Quarterly Dividend; EIX declared a quarterly common stock dividend of $0.78 per share, payable on Jan. 31, 2024, to shareholders of record on Dec. 29, 2023. This action increases the annual dividend by $0.17 per share. The 2024 annual dividend rate will be $3.12 per share, an increase of 5.8% from the current annual dividend rate of $2.95 per share.
- Lockheed Martin Corporation (LMT) awarded a not-to-exceed $132.83M undefinitized modification (P00001) to a firm-fixed-price order (N0001924F2566) against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N0001921G0017).
December 15, 2023
- Kesko Corporation’s (KESKO) sales in November; KESKO’s sales in November 2023 totalled €998.2 million, representing a decrease of 3.5%.
- Visa Inc. (V) to Acquire a Majority Interest in Prosa; V announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a majority interest in Prosa, a leading payments processor in Mexico, to accelerate the adoption of secure and innovative digital payments in the country. The transaction is expected to close during the back half of 2024.
Articles that caught my attention:
- Undervalued Dividend Growth Stock of the Week: Air Products & Chemicals (APD) by Jason Fieber at Daily Trade Alert
- Following up a November to remember on the Sunday Reads by Dale Roberts at Cut the Crap Investing
- My Top 10 Dividend Growth Companies For December: Growth Up To 16%, Yields Reaching 5% by Frederik Mueller at Seeking Alpha
- Undervalued Air Products and Chemicals Offers A Fantastic Mix Of Growth And Value by Leo Nelissen at Seeking Alpha
- Dividend stocks we’re considering for 2024 TFSA by Bob at Tawcan
- Fet månadsutdelning med JGPI från JPMorgan by petrusko
- Ares Capital's NAV, Valuation, And Dividend Vs. 14 BDC Peers - Part 1 (Includes Recommendations As Of 12/8/2023) by Scott Kennedy at Seeking Alpha
- 10 Safest Dividend Aristocrats For 2024 by Bob Ciura at Sure Dividend
- Buy List Stock for December 2023: Home Depot (HD) by Dividend Monk
- 3 Of Our Favorite Dividend Stocks for the New Year by Bob Ciura at Dividend Power
- Can Dividends Make You Rich? | How To Get Rich Off Dividends by Dividend Growth Investor at Sure Dividend
- Chevron Corporation (CVX) Dividend Stock Analysis by D4L at Dividend Growth Stocks
- 13 Attractively Valued Consumer Staples Stocks by Chuck Carnevale of FAST Graphs at Daily Trade Alert
- Albemarle: Buy This Dirt-Cheap Dividend Aristocrat Before Everyone Else Does by Kody's Dividends at Seeking Alpha
- Energy Transfer Vs. Atlantica Sustainable: Only One 9% Yielder Is A Strong Buy by Samuel Smith at Seeking Alpha
Thanks for stopping by, have a nice next week!
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