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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.
Ysesterday, June 12th the Board of Directors of Target Corporation (TGT) announced a quarterly dividend increase of from $1.12 to $1.14 per share, that’s payable September 1, 2025 to holders of record August 13, 2025. This represents a 1.79% increase over the last quarterly dividend.
With the increase announced, 2025 is on track to be the 54th consecutive year in which Target has increased its annual dividend.
At the current price of $98.00 (tday's open), this increase will raise TGT's dividend yield to 4.65%.
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.
On Thursday,
May 30th, the Board of Directors of Royal Bank of Canada (RY)
announced
a quarterly dividend increase from C$1.48 to C$1.54 per share,
representing a 4.05% rise. The dividend is payable on August 22,
2025, to shareholders of record as of July 24, 2025.
This
marks the second dividend increase in the past 12 months. In December
2024, RY raised its quarterly dividend from C$1.42 to C$1.48, a 4.23%
increase. Combined, these two hikes bring the total annual dividend
growth to 8.45%.
At the current price of C$175.16 (yesterday's close), this increase will raise RY's dividend yield to 3.52%.
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.
On Friday, May 23rd the Board of Directors of LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (LYB) announced a quarterly dividend increase of from $1.34 to $1.37 per share, that’s payable June 9, 2025 to holders of record June 2, 2025. This represents a 2.24% increase over the last quarterly dividend.
“LYB continues to reward shareholders with a strong and growing dividend in 2025, which will mark 15 consecutive years of dividend increases,” said CEO Peter Vanacker. “The growth of our dividend reaffirms confidence in our disciplined capital deployment, our value-driven strategy and our capability to navigate the cycle during these challenging times.”
At the current price of $57.07 (yesterday's close), this increase will raise LYB's dividend yield to 9.60%.
On Thursday, May 22nd the Board of Directors of Unum Group (UNM) announced a quarterly dividend increase of from $0.42 to $0.46 per share. This 9.52% raise will take effect with the dividend expected to be paid in the third quarter of 2025.
At the current price of $79.87 (Friday's close), this increase will raise UNM's dividend yield to 2.30%.