Recent Buys - (NYSE: AFL, GE, ORI, & DE)

 

I RECENTLY PURCHASED THE FOLLOWING:

1. Aflac Inc (AFL)
• Purchased 10 shares of AFL on 7/30/14 at $61.40
• $14.80 added to annual dividends.
2. General Electric Co (GE)
• Purchased 20 shares of GE on 7/28/2014 at $25.50
• $17.60 added to annual dividends
3. Old Republic Int'l Corp (ORI)
• Purchased 35 shares of ORI on 7/28/2014 at $15.20
• $25.55 added to annual dividends
4. Deere & Company (DE)
• Purchased 6 shares of DE on 7/25/2014 at $86.00
• $14.40 added to annual dividends

 

AFL was the only company I had already owned. I originally purchased shares of AFL earlier this year (see previous post in May 2014).

 

GE, ORI, and DE were new holdings for our family's dividend stocks portfolio. Glad to have had the opportunity to grab some shares in these great companies while the valuation appears attractive. The recent purchases added $72.35 to our family's annual dividends payout.

 

HERE IS A QUICK FACT SHEET FOR EACH STOCK PURCHASED:

      Aflac Inc (AFL) -

• P/E: 9.50
• Payout ratio: 23%
• Dividend yield: 2.30%
• Dividend growth rate - 5yr average: 7.03%
• 31 consecutive years of dividend increases
• Next dividend ex date: 8/18/14

     General Electric Co (GE)

• P/E: 19.99
• Payout ratio: 69%
• Dividend yield: 3.30%
• Dividend growth rate - 5yr average: 4.66%
• 3 consecutive years of dividend increases
• Next dividend ex date: approx. 9/19/14

     Old Republic Int'l Corp (ORI)

• P/E: 9.19
• Payout ratio: 33%
• Dividend yield: 4.90%
• Dividend growth rate - 5yr average: 1.29%
• 7 consecutive years of dividend increases
• Next dividend ex date: approx. 9/2/14

     Deere & Company (DE)

• P/E: 9.32
• Payout ratio: 23%
• Dividend yield: 2.80%
• Dividend growth rate - 5yr average: 14.03%
• 10 consecutive years of dividend increases
• Next dividend ex date: approx. 9/26/14

What are your thoughts about my recent purchases?