May 2022 Dividend Income

As I'm writing this blog post, it's sunny and the temperature is 70 degrees Fahrenheit here in Central Wisconsin. And the high temperatures for the next few days will reach into the low-80 degrees Fahrenheit range. That's why I will be getting outside as much as I can in the days ahead.

With that aside, we're already just a couple of days away from the end of May. That means it's time to go over my net dividend income for the month.

Analysis:

During May 2022, I received $183.89 in net dividends. This works out to a 17.7% quarterly growth rate over the $156.30 in net dividends collected in February 2022.

And the amount of net dividends that I received in May 2022 was a 57.2% year-over-year increase stacked up against the $116.98 in net dividends collected in May 2021.

Digging deeper, I received $169.82 in net dividends from 28 companies within my Robinhood portfolio, $13.70 in net dividends from three companies in my Webull account, and $0.37 from 16 companies within my M1 Finance portfolio.

The net dividends that I collected from February 2022 to May 2022 increased by $27.59, which was due to the following activity in my accounts:

My net distributions from Energy Transfer (ET) were $1.84 higher within my Robinhood and Webull portfolios, which the result of both ET's 14.3% raise in its quarterly distribution to $0.20 per unit and my purchase of two additional units of the stock in April.

I received $1.04 less in net dividends from British American Tobacco (BTI) in my Robinhood and Webull accounts, but that's because of the varying dividend payments by quarter.

My net dividends collected from Starbucks (SBUX) within my Robinhood portfolio were $4.90 higher, which was due to my purchase of shares in March and April.

I received $0.69 in extra net dividends from Williams-Sonoma (WSM) in my Robinhood account, which was the result of the stock's dividend increase in March.

My net dividends collected from Kinder Morgan (KMI) were $9.44 higher within my Robinhood portfolio, which was due to the purchases that I made in January, February, and March.

I received an additional $0.01 in net dividends from Realty Income (O) in my Robinhood account, which was the result of the stock's dividend increase in March.

My net dividends collected from Tanger Factory Outlet Centers (SKT) were $0.19 higher within my Robinhood portfolio, which was due to the stock's payout raise in April.

I received an extra $0.98 in net dividends from Mastercard (MA) in my Robinhood account, which was the result of my decision to open a position in the stock back in February.

My net dividends collected from Air Products & Chemicals (APD) were $4.86 higher within my Robinhood portfolio, which was due to my stock purchase in March.

I received an additional $6.56 in net dividends from Medifast (MED) in my Robinhood account, which was the result of my purchases last December and in January, as well as the payout raise in March.

My net dividends collected from General Dynamics (GD) were $0.28 higher within my Robinhood portfolio, which was due to the dividend hike in March.

I received $5.09 less in net dividends from AT&T (T) in my Robinhood account, which was due to the stock's recent dividend cut.

My net dividends collected from JPMorgan Chase (JPM) were $4.00 higher within my Robinhood portfolio. This is because while JPM's dividend was payable on Saturday, April 30, I didn't receive the dividend until Monday, May 2. That's why I am accounting for the dividend in May rather than for April.

I received $0.03 more in net dividends from my M1 Finance account. A $0.02 decline in net dividends from T was more than offset by the timing of JPM's $0.02 payment and Fastenal's (FAST) $0.03 payment.

Concluding Thoughts:

Depending on the stocks that I purchase in the next couple of months, May 2022 may be my last middle month of the quarter under $200 in net dividends. And given my average monthly capital deployment around $3,000, my net dividends should be quite close to $300 in May 2023.

Discussion:

How was your dividend income for May 2022?

Did you receive any first-time dividends like I did with SBUX, KMI, MA, APD, and MED?

Thanks for reading and feel free to leave a comment below!

Expected Dividend Increases for June 2022

As I'm writing this blog post, the high temperature here in Central Wisconsin is expected to reach into the low-60 degrees Fahrenheit today. This is an ideal temperature that more closely resembles early-spring for this area rather than late-spring.

With that aside, I will be going over the dividend increases that I received in May and looking ahead to the raises that I am expecting for June.

Actual Dividend Increases for May 2022

Dividend Increase #1: American Tower (AMT)

American Tower announced a 2.1% increase in its quarterly dividend per share from $1.40 to $1.43. This fell just short of my expectation of a 2.9% raise in the quarterly dividend per share to $1.44. But with AMT raising its dividend every quarter, I'll gladly take this payout bump.

Across my three shares of AMT, my net annual forward dividends edged $0.36 higher as a result of this dividend increase.

Dividend Increase #2: Leggett & Platt (LEG)

Leggett & Platt declared a 4.8% raise in its quarterly dividend per share from $0.42 to $0.44. This was precisely the raise that I predicted LEG would deliver weeks ago. 

My net annual forward dividends surged $1.20 higher due to this payout increase across my 15 shares of LEG.

Dividend Increase #3: Union Pacific (UNP)

Union Pacific announced a 10.2% hike in its quarterly dividend per share from $1.18 to $1.30. Since I opened a whole share position in UNP in January, this was the first raise that I have received from the stock. And I couldn't be more pleased. This easily tops the inflation rate.

Across my three shares of UNP, my net annual forward dividends soared $1.44 higher as a result of this dividend increase.

Dividend Increase #4: Simon Property Group (SPG)

Simon Property Group declared a 3% raise in its quarterly dividend per share from $1.65 to $1.70. Nearly two years after SPG cut its quarterly dividend per share from $2.10 in July 2020 out of an abundance of caution, the company is taking major steps to restore its dividend. I wouldn't be surprised to see the dividend fully restored by next summer.

My net annual forward dividends increased by $1.20 across my six shares of SPG due to the payout raise.

Dividend Increase #5: Lowe's (LOW)

Lowe's announced a staggering 31.3% boost in its quarterly dividend per share from $0.80 to $1.05. This was more than double the 13.8% raise to $0.91 that I was expecting. LOW is one of those stocks that I believe should be the foundation of a dividend growth stock portfolio and it continues to show why.

Across my five shares of the stock, my net annual forward dividends per share soared $5.00 higher as a result of the payout hike.

Dividend Increase #6: Medtronic (MDT)

Medtronic declared a 7.9% increase in its quarterly dividend per share from $0.63 to $0.68. This was in line with my expectations. Like LOW, MDT is another stock that I think deserves a place in every dividend growth stock portfolio.

My net annual forward dividends were boosted by $1.00 across my five shares of MDT due to the dividend raise.

Dividend Freeze: Omnicom (OMC)

Surprisingly, Omnicom decided to keep its quarterly dividend per share the same at $0.70. This was below my estimate of a 7.1% hike in its quarterly dividend per share to $0.75. The company could certainly afford such a raise. But I guess with fears of a looming recession, OMC opted to be conservative.

Expected Dividend Increases for June 2022

Expected Dividend Increase #1: Realty Income (O)

The first dividend increase that I'm expecting next month is from Realty Income. My prediction is that O will announce a 0.2% increase in its monthly dividend per share from $0.2470 to $0.2475. 

If my prediction is proven right, my net annual forward dividends would edge $0.078 higher across my 13 shares of O.

Expected Dividend Increase #2: W.P. Carey (WPC)

The next payout raise that I'm forecasting in June will come from W.P. Carey. I believe WPC will announce a 0.2% raise in its quarterly dividend per share from $1.057 to $1.059. 

Across my seven shares of WPC, my net annual forward dividends would inch $0.056 higher if my projection is accurate.

Expected Dividend Increase #3: UnitedHealth Group (UNH)

The third dividend hike that I'm expecting next month is from UnitedHealth Group. My guess is that UNH will announce a 13.8% boost to its quarterly dividend per share from $1.45 to $1.65.

My net annual forward dividends would be lifted by $1.60 across my two shares of UNH if my prediction is correct.

Expected Dividend Increase #4: FedEx (FDX)

The final dividend increase that I'm forecasting in June will come from FedEx. I believe that FDX will declare a 13.3% raise in its quarterly dividend per share from $0.75 to $0.85.

Across my three shares of FDX, my net annual forward dividends would be boosted by $1.20 if my projection is right.

Expected Dividend Increase #5: Clorox (CLX)

Clorox didn't increase its payout in May. But I expect that the company will likely do so in early June. I'm still expecting a token 0.9% increase in its quarterly dividend per share from $1.16 to $1.17.

Across my two shares of CLX, this would bump my net annual forward dividends up by $0.08 if my prediction is right.

Concluding Thoughts:

I received $10.20 in dividend raises from six stocks. This would require $291.43 in fresh investment capital to replicate at a 3.5% weighted average dividend yield.

And with five raises expected in June, my net annual forward dividends would surge $3.014 higher if my predictions are correct. This is equivalent to investing $86.11 in capital at a 3.5% average net yield.

Discussion:

How was your May for dividend announcements?

Are you expecting any first-time dividend increases from stocks in your portfolio like I am with FDX and CLX?

Thanks for reading and please feel free to comment below!

June 2022 Dividend Stock Watch List

As I'm writing this blog post, the temperature is 75 degrees Fahrenheit here in Central Wisconsin. This is a major cool off from the highs that reached into the low-90 degrees Fahrenheit range over the last couple of days. And with highs in the low to mid-60 degrees Fahrenheit for the next few days, it will be an especially great time to get outside. 

But without further ado, let's dive into a few dividend stocks that are on my watch list for June 2022 since almost half of May is already in the books.

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Dividend Stock #1: Kinder Morgan (KMI)

Kinder Morgan (KMI) owns and/or operates approximately 83,000 miles of pipelines that predominantly transport natural gas, as well as gasoline, crude oil, and carbon dioxide. The company's network is used to transport 40% of U.S. natural gas consumption and exports, which points to an especially bright future (details sourced from slide 3 of Kinder Morgan May 2022 Investor Presentation).

That's because the International Energy Agency anticipates that total global energy demand for natural gas and oil products will steadily increase from 2020 to 2040 (slide 11 of Kinder Morgan May 2022 Investor Presentation). KMI's long-term contracts are mostly for volumes and prices that are contractually fixed or for fixed prices and variable volumes (69% and 25% of contracts, respectively, per slide 5 of Kinder Morgan May 2022 Investor Presentation). 

Overall, this is why I believe KMI will generate low-single-digit annual distributable cash flow growth going forward. This will comfortably cover the stock's market-crushing 5.9% dividend yield (as of May 14, 2022).

And at a forward price to DCF ratio of 9 ($42.5 billion market cap from Google Finance divided by $4.7 billion 2022 DCF forecast from slide 8 of Kinder Morgan May 2022 Investor Presentation), KMI looks like a solid buy at $19 a share (as of May 14, 2022) - - even with the 15% year-to-date rally in its share price.

Dividend Stock #2: Medical Properties Trust (MPW)

With a $22 billion-plus real estate portfolio, Medical Properties Trust (MPW) is one of the biggest owners of hospitals in the world. The reasons that initially drew me to purchase MPW are just as strong now as they were in January and February of this year. Interested readers can get a more detailed explanation of why I like MPW in a Motley Fool article published a few months ago.

But at its core, the factors are that MPW is a steadily growing REIT with tons of room for future growth and a well-covered dividend (a whopping 6.4% yield as well at the current $18 share price) at a modest valuation.

Dividend Stock #3: GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)

GlaxoSmithKline is one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world. Unsurprisingly, the company has plenty of blockbusters like respiratory drugs Trelegy and Nucala, as well as HIV drugs Tivicay and Triumeq (page 47 of GlaxoSmithKline Q4 2021 earnings press release). 

And with dozens of other projects in clinical development in its pipeline, analysts are forecasting 8.2% annual earnings growth over the next five years. The stock also offers investors a market-trouncing 4.6% dividend yield. And the cherry on top is that GSK's forward P/E ratio of 13.4 at the current $43 share price doesn't appear to be too steep for its quality.

Concluding Thoughts:

Since my master list of stocks that I don't yet own and want to own is now down to barely a dozen, I will mostly be adding to existing positions going forward. Unless the valuations for KMI, MPW, and GSK drastically change, I will likely be adding to my positions in those stocks next month, as well as a few others.

Discussion:

Are any of KMI, MPW, or GSK on your watch list for June 2022?

If not, what stocks are you thinking about buying next month?

Thanks for your readership and feel free to leave a comment below!

April 2022 Dividend Stock Purchases

As I'm writing this blog post, it's currently 55 degrees Fahrenheit here in Central Wisconsin. Next week is going to reach highs in the low-80s Fahrenheit, so summer is unofficially just days away and we barely had a spring!

With that aside, I'll turn to the dividend stock purchases (and the one non-dividend stock purchase) that I made in April 2022.

I started April by purchasing five shares of Innovative Industrial Properties (IIPR) at an average cost of $166.59 a share. My reasoning for purchasing the stock was that its AFFO per share is growing like a weed (pun intended), the stock is cheap for its growth prospects, and the starting dividend yield is market-crushing. Given the $35.00 in net annual forward dividends that I added from this purchase, my weighted average net yield fittingly was 4.20% on 4/20.

I followed up my purchase of IIPR by adding a share to my position in Home Depot (HD) at a cost of $316.01. For those interested in my buying rationale, I recently wrote a Motley Fool article on the stock. Since the stock boosted my net annual forward dividends by $7.60, my net dividend yield was 2.40%.

My first non-dividend paying stock purchase was the online retail, cloud computing, streaming, and advertising giant Amazon (AMZN). Where do I start with the beaten-down tech stock? AMZN is the undisputed leader in online retail and cloud computing. 

With global e-commerce sales set to surge from $4.9 trillion in 2021 to $7.4 trillion by 2025, Amazon is best positioned to cash in on this fast-growing market. Not to mention that the global cloud computing market is forecasted to compound at a 17.9% annual rate from $250 billion in 2021 to $791.5 billion in 2028. 

This is why analysts anticipate that AMZN will deliver 40% annual earnings growth over the next five years, despite its massive size. And at my average cost basis of $2,891.05 for my 0.21 shares of AMZN, I paid a 2025 P/E ratio of 20.9. This is a reasonably attractive valuation to pay for a stock that still has plenty of growth left in its tank, even with the recent challenges when it reported first-quarter earnings recently.

That's also why I plan on investing $50 to $100 into AMZN each month going forward. But make no mistake, 95%-plus of my capital will still be dedicated to dividend-paying stocks over growth stocks. And as AMZN's growth decelerates, I believe it will begin paying a dividend to shareholders near the end of this decade.

My next dividend stock purchase was 17 shares of Comcast (CMCSA) at an average cost of $42.06 a share. Readers that are interested in my reasons for buying the stock can visit my April 2022 Dividend Stock Watch List post that's linked above where I discuss IIPR. The $18.36 in net annual forward dividends that I added due to this purchase works out to a 2.57% weighted average net yield.

I also added 12 shares of A.O. Smith (AOS) to my portfolio at an average cost of $60.28 a share. Readers again can get my reasons for this purchase by checking out my April 2022 Dividend Stock Watch List post. Since my dividend stock purchase added $13.44 in net annual forward dividends, my net dividend yield was 1.86%.

My position in Williams-Sonoma (WSM) was increased by one share at a cost of $137.44. My reasons are outlined in a recent Motley Fool article on the stock. This added $3.12 in net annual forward dividends to the portfolio, which is equivalent to a 2.27% weighted average net yield. 

I also added two shares of NextEra Energy (NEE) at an average cost of $73.65 a share. My net annual forward dividends increased by $3.40 due to my purchase, which works out to a 2.31% net dividend yield.

The next dividend stock purchase that I made was when I increased my Starbucks (SBUX) position by two shares at an average cost of $76.78 a share. Interested readers can read my recent Motley Fool article for my buying rationale. The $3.92 in net annual forward dividends that were added to my portfolio from this transaction equate to a 2.55% weighted average net yield. 

I also added one share to my position in BlackRock (BLK) at a cost of $652.26. For my reasoning, check out my recent Motley Fool article on the stock. Given the $19.52 in net annual forward dividends that this purchase added, this works out to a 2.99% net dividend yield.

My last purchase of the month came when I added two more units to my position in Energy Transfer (ET) at an average cost of $11.39 a unit. This boosted my net annual forward distributions by $1.60, which is equivalent to a 7.02% weighted average net yield.

My one stock sale during the month was when I closed my five share position in Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) that I received when AT&T (T) spun its media assets off. I received $91.86 in capital proceeds.

Concluding Thoughts:

Factoring out the capital proceeds from my sale of WBD, I deployed $4,215.99 in capital for April 2022. The purchases made with this capital added $105.96 to my net annual forward dividend income, which is a 2.51% weighted average net yield.

And I also received $10.49 in dividend increases from my dividend stocks during the month. This helped to propel my net annual forward dividends from just less than $2,580 at the start of the month to over $2,690 heading into May.

Discussion:

How was your April 2022 for capital deployment and dividend stock purchases?

Did you open any new positions like I did with AMZN, AOS, CMCSA, and IIPR during the month?

Thank you for reading. Please feel free to comment below!

April 2022 Dividend Income

As I'm writing this blog post, it's early-May. It's expected to be cloudy and highs will only reach into the low-50 degrees Fahrenheit range over the next couple of days here in Central Wisconsin. The good news is that high temperatures will reach into the low-70 degrees Fahrenheit in the days that follow. 

With April officially in the books, I'll be looking back at the dividend income that my portfolio generated for me during the month.

Analysis:

I collected $139.19 in net dividends during April 2022. This works out to an 8.1% quarterly growth rate over the $128.80 in net dividends that my portfolio produced in January 2022.

What's more, my net dividends surged 56.3% higher year-over-year compared to the $89.03 in net dividends that I collected from my portfolio in April 2021.

Digging in deeper, I received $128.55 in net dividends from 23 stocks within my Robinhood account. I also collected $10.48 in net dividends from five stocks in my Webull portfolio. Finally, I received $0.16 in net dividends from six stocks within my M1 Finance account.

My net dividend income increased by $10.39 from January 2022 to April 2022, which was the result of the following activity in my portfolio:

I collected an extra $0.03 in net dividends from American Tower (AMT) within my Robinhood account. This was due to the 0.7% increase in the stock's quarterly dividend that was declared in March. 

My net dividends received from Cisco System (CSCO) were $0.11 higher in my Robinhood portfolio. This is because the stock raised its payout to shareholders by 2.7% in February.

I collected an additional $0.01 in net dividends from Realty Income (O) within my Robinhood account. This was due to the 0.2% increase in the stock's monthly dividend that was declared in March.

My net dividends received from Leggett & Platt (LEG) were boosted by $1.68 in my Robinhood portfolio, which was the result of my decision to purchase four more shares of the stock last December.

I collected first-time net dividends of $5.98 from U.S. Bancorp (USB) within my Robinhood account. This was because I bought 13 shares of the stock back in March. 

My net dividends received from STORE Capital (STOR) were $1.15 higher in my Robinhood and Webull portfolio, which was due to my purchase of three additional shares of the stock in February.

I collected an extra $0.01 in net dividends from W.P. Carey (WPC) within my Robinhood account, which was because of the stock's 0.2% increase in its quarterly dividend in March.

My net dividends received from Medical Properties Trust (MPW) in my Robinhood portfolio were $7.25 higher. This was due to my purchase of 25 shares of the stock in January and February.

I collected an additional $0.78 in net dividends from GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) within my Robinhood account, which was because of the stock's varying dividend payment amounts.

My net dividends received from VICI Properties (VICI) were $1.44 higher in my Robinhood portfolio. This was due to my purchase of four extra shares of the stock back in March.

I collected an extra $0.08 in net dividends from Kimberly Clark (KMB) within my Robinhood account, which was because of the stock's 1.8% dividend increase in January.

My net dividends received from Coca-Cola (KO) were $4.40 higher in my Robinhood portfolio. This was due to my decision to purchase 10 shares of the stock in February.

I collected $4.25 in net dividends from Allstate (ALL) within my Robinhood account, which was the result of my purchase of five shares of stock in January and the 4.8% dividend raise in February.

My net dividends received from Genuine Parts Company (GPC) were $0.48 higher in my Robinhood portfolio. This was due to the stock's 9.8% payout hike in February.

I collected an extra $0.03 in net dividends from Albemarle (ALB) within my Robinhood and Webull accounts, which was the result of the stock's 1.3% increase in its quarterly dividend in February.

My net dividends received from Ventas (VTR) were $3.15 less in my Robinhood portfolio. This was due to my decision to sell off my stake in the stock in January. 

I collected $3.32 less in net dividends from PPL Corp (PPL) within my Robinhood account, which also stemmed from my choice to sell off my stake in the stock in January.

My net dividends received from Digital Realty Trust (DLR) were $3.48 less in my Robinhood portfolio. This was due to the timing of the stock's dividend payment.

I collected $3.23 less in net dividends from PepsiCo (PEP) within my Robinhood account, which was the result of PEP's dividend payment timing.

My net dividends received from JPMorgan Chase (JPM) were $4.00 less in my Robinhood portfolio. This was due to the timing of the stock's dividend payment.

I collected $0.11 less in net dividends within my M1 Finance account, which was the result of closing my VTR, PPL, and CAH positions, as well as the timing of PEP and JPM's dividends.

Concluding Thoughts:

My portfolio's net dividends are steadily growing with each passing quarter. And with my consistent capital deployment in the neighborhood of $3,000 each month, this should be my last month below $150 in net dividends.

Discussion:

How was your dividend income in April 2022?

Did you receive any first-time dividends as I did with ALL, KO, MPW, and USB?

As always, I appreciate your readership and look forward to your comments below!