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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:
February 19, 2024
- €16.21– The Procter & Gamble Company (PG)
February 22, 2024
- €14.58– WestRock Company (WRK)
Week 8: Total net dividends €30.79
Dividend income is reported after the deduction of taxes. Check more at my Monthly Dividend sheet.
Portfolio Holdings News:
February 19, 2024
- RTX Corporation's (RTX) Pratt & Whitney Opens Expansion Site at Eagle Services Asia Facility in Singapore; Pratt & Whitney, an RTX business, today announced the official opening of a 48,000 square-foot expansion of its Singapore based engine center, Eagle Services Asia (ESA). The facility will grow its GTF capacity by two-thirds this year.
February 20, 2024
- The Home Depot, Inc. (HD) Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2023 Results; HD reports fourth quarter GAAP EPS of $2.82, 14.6% below last year's result but $0.04 more than expected. Revenue of $34.79 billion beats analyst estimates by $120 million but decreased 2.9% versus the same quarter last year. For FY2024 Management guides total sales growth of approximately 1.0% including the 53rd week, 53rd week projected to add approximately $2.3 billion to total sales.
- The Home Depot, Inc. (HD) Increases Quarterly Dividend; HD announced that its board of directors approved a 7.7% increase in its quarterly dividend to $2.25 per share, which equates to an annual dividend of $9.00 per share. The dividend is payable on March 21, 2024, to shareholders of record on the close of business on March 7, 2024. This is the 148th consecutive quarter the Company has paid a cash dividend.
- LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (LYB) Acquires Mechanical Recycling Assets and Plans Operations in California; LYB announced it has acquired mechanical recycling assets and properties containing rigid plastics recycling processing lines from PreZero, a global recycling leader and waste management service provider. The transaction includes leasing the processing facility in Jurupa Valley, Calif., which has a production capacity of approximately 50 million pounds per year for recycled materials.
- Main Street Capital (MAIN) Announces New Portfolio Investment; MAIN announced that it recently completed a new portfolio investment to facilitate the recapitalization of a multi-location urgent and general care dental service organization located in the Midwestern U.S. Specifically, MAIN invested $12.8M in a combination of first lien, senior secured term debt and a direct equity investment.
- Realty Income Corporation (O) Announces Operating Results for the Three Months and Year Ended December 31, 2023; O reports FFO of $1.00, missing analyst estimates by $0.04 and decreasing 4.8% year-over-year. Revenue of $1.08 billion beats analyst estimates by $96.3 million and increased 21.5% versus the same quarter last year. For FY24 Management guides Net income per share $1.22 to $1.34, Normalized FFO per share $4.17 to $4.29 and AFFO per share $4.13 to $4.21.
February 21, 2024
- Avista Corporation (AVA) Announces 2023 Results; AVA reports Q4 GAAP EPS of $1.08, missing analyst estimates by $0.06 but increasing 2.9% year-over-year. Revenue grew 1.5% to $504.44 million, missing estimates by $41.3 million. Management guides 2024 consolidated earnings from $2.36 to $2.56 per diluted share.
- Altria Group, Inc. (MO) Reaffirms 2024 Full-Year Earnings Guidance; MO said it continues to expect earnings of $5.00 to $5.15 per share in 2024, representing a growth rate of 1%-4% from a base of $4.95 in 2023.
- Nutrien Ltd. (NTR) Reports Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2023 Results; NTR reports Non-GAAP EPS of $0.37, missing analyst estimates by $0.28 and decreasing 82% year-over-year. Revenue of $5.66 billion beats analyst estimates by $460 million but decreased 24.8% versus the same quarter last year.
- Nutrien Ltd. (NTR) Increases Quarterly Dividend; NTR announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of US$0.54 per share payable on April 11, 2024, to shareholders of record on March 28, 2024. This represents an approximately two percent increase from the prior dividend.
- Main Street Capital (MAIN) Announces Supplemental Dividend; MAIN´s Board of Directors declared a supplemental cash dividend of $0.30 per share payable in March 2024.
- Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (MPW) Reports Fourth Quarter and Full-Year Results; MPW reports fourth quarter NFFO of $0.36, 16.3% below last year's result but $0.07 more than expected. Revenue of -$122.83 million, $380.49 million a year ago quarter. Due to uncertainty regarding its hospitals leased to Steward and the timing of liquidity transactions, Management is not providing an estimate of full-year 2024 net income or normalized funds from operations.
February 22, 2024
- Essential Utilities, Inc. (WTRG) Reports Financial Results for Full-Year 2023; WTRG reports GAAP EPS of $0.50, missing analyst estimates by $0.01 but increasing 13.6% year-over-year. Revenue of $479.42 million misses analyst estimates by $229 million and decreased 32% versus the same quarter last year. For FY2024 Management guides net income per diluted common share of $1.96 to $2.00.
- Dominion Energy, Inc. (D) Announces Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year 2023 Earnings; D reports Non-GAAP EPS of $0.29, missing analyst estimates by $0.07 and decreasing 61.8% year-over-year. Revenue of $3.53 billion misses analyst estimates by $50 million and decreased 7.3% versus the same quarter last year. Management schedules business review investor meeting for March 1, 2024, to conclude business review and provide comprehensive update on repositioned strategic and financial outlook.
- Dominion Energy, Inc. (D) to sell 50% stake in Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind; D announced an agreement to sell a 50% noncontrolling interest in the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind commercial project (CVOW) to Stonepeak through the formation of an offshore wind partnership. Under the terms of the agreement, at closing Dominion Energy expects to receive proceeds of approximately $3 billion, representing 50% of the CVOW construction costs incurred through closing less $145 million.
- Edison International (EIX) Reports Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year 2023 Results; EIX reports Q4 Core EPS of $1.28, beating analyst estimates by $0.12 and increased 11.3% year-over-year. Revenue fell 7.7% to $3.71 billion from a year ago, missing analyst estimates by $380 million. Management guides full-year 2024 profit of between $4.75 and $5.05 per share.
- Main Street Capital (MAIN) Announces 2023 Fourth Quarter and Annual Results; MAIN reports fourth quarter Non-GAAP EPS of $1.12, 9% above from last year and $0.05 ahead of estimates. Total investment income grew 13.5% to $129.3 million, topping estimates $1.75 million. Net asset value of $29.20 per share at December 31, 2023, representing an increase of $0.87 per share, or 3.1%, compared to $28.33 per share at September 30, 2023.
February 23, 2024
- L3Harris Technologies, Inc. (LHX) Announces Quarterly Dividend Increase; The Board of Directors of LHX approved quarterly cash dividend $1.16 per share, 1.8% increase from prior dividend of $1.14, payable March 22, 2024 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on March 8, 2024.
- Pembina Pipeline Corporation (TSE:PPL) Reports Results for the Fourth Quarter 2023; PPL reports GAAP EPS of C$1.21, beating analyst estimates by C$0.35 and increased 210% year-over-year. Revenue fell 8.6% to C$2.47 billion from a year ago, missing analyst estimates by C$50 million.
Articles that caught my attention:
- Undervalued Dividend Growth Stock of the Week: NextEra Energy (NEE) by Jason Fieber at Daily Trade Alert
- U.S. stocks for the long run, on the Sunday Reads by Dale Roberts at Cut the Crap Investing
- 10 Dividend Growth Stocks: February 2024 by FerdiS at Seeking Alpha
- Eighteen Companies Rewarding Shareholders With a Raise by Dividend Growth Investor
- Energy Transfer: An 8.66% Yield And Upside Potential by Steven Fiorillo at Seeking Alpha
- How To Build Your Dividend Growth Portfolio From Scratch by Sure Dividend
- 5 stocks we plan to buy in 2024 by Bob at Tawcan
- 6-10% Blue-Chip Yields: 2 I'm Avoiding And 2 I'm Buying by Samuel Smith at Seeking Alpha
- Are You Putting Money To Work in This Market? by My Road to Wealth and Freedom
- Mastercard Is Unreasonably Valued by Charles Fournier at Financial Freedom Is A Journey
- Yield on Cost is a fascinating metric by Dividend Growth Investor
- Brookfield Renewable: 6% Yield But Valuation Keeps Us Cautious by Trapping Value at Seeking Alpha
- A Deep Dive into Groceries and Restaurants: Pros, Cons, Best Stocks – Subsectors Series [Podcast] by Mike at The Dividend Guy Blog
- Top 10 Retirement Mistakes by Mark at My Own Advisor
- 20 Ultra SWAN Strong Buys For Whatever's Coming Next by Dividend Sensei at Seeking Alpha
- 3 Tech Stocks Growing Dividends at A High Rate by Bob Ciura at Dividend Power
- Manulife Financial Corp by SPbrunner at Investment Talk
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