RECENT BUYS - (NYSE: WMT & VZ)

WE RECENTLY PURCHASED THE FOLLOWING



Wal-mart Stores, Inc (WMT)
Purchased 9 shares of WMT on 6/15/2015 at $72.00
Total money spent: $648.00
$17.64 added to annual dividends

Verizon Communications Inc (VZ)
Purchased 10 shares of VZ on 6/15/2015 at $47.00
Total money spent: $470.00
$22.00 added to annual dividends

Before today, we had 8 limit orders open for various stocks including (JNJ, BAX, OHI, OKS, TIS, HCP, WMT, and VZ).  This morning, 2 of the 8 orders were executed since the stock price reached our desired purchase price.  The first order was a purchased of WMT at $72.00. The second order was a purchase of VZ at $47.00.  We had actually bought shares in both WMT (click link for post) and VZ (click link for post) earlier this year so our purchase today was simply an addition to our current holdings. We now own 17 total shares in WMT and 35 total shares in VZ.  Both purchases not only added to our passive income stream, but also allowed us to average down our cost basis on two stocks that we plan to hang onto for the long haul. 

Since our purchases of Wal-mart Stores, Inc (WMT) and Verizon Communications Inc (VZ) today were shares in companies that we already owned, our family's Dividend Stocks Portfolio remains the same with a total of 39 different dividend paying stocks/ETFs in the portfolio.

Our estimated forward dividends, however, grew another $39.64, putting our yearly dividends at approximately $2912/year (excluding our Edwards Jones account) and $3,294/year (including our Edward Jones account). 

Our family's dividend stocks portfolio may be found

by clicking on the link below:
DIVIDEND STOCKS PORTFOLIO

We also maintain an extensive list of stock analysis

that can be access through the link below:
COLLECTION OF STOCK ANALYSES

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COLLECTION OF RECENT BUYS

HERE IS A QUICK FACT SHEET FOR THE STOCK JUST PURCHASED:

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc (WMT)

• P/E: 14.47
• Payout Ratio: 39.7%
• Dividend Yield: 2.71%
• Dividend Growth rate (5yr AVG): 11.14%
• 8 consecutive years of dividend increases
• Last Ex-dividend date: 5/6/2015
• Next Ex-dividend date: approx. 8/6/2015
• Have paid a dividend since: 1975 (40 years)
• Pays a dividend 4 times a year.
• Market Cap: 253 Billion
• 52-week high: $90.97
• 52-week low: $72.61
• Purchased Price: $72.00

Verizon Communications Inc (VZ)

• P/E: 19.74
• Payout Ratio: 57.1%
• Dividend Yield: 4.66%
• Dividend Growth rate (5yr AVG): 2.95% 
• 8 consecutive years of dividend increases
• Last dividend Ex date: 4/8/2015
• Next dividend Ex date: 7/8/2015
• Have paid a dividend since: 1984 (31 years)
• Pays a dividend 4 times a year.
• Market Cap: 231.6 Billion
• 52-week high: $53.66
• 52-week low: $45.09
• Purchased Price: $47.00

What are your thoughts about my recent purchase?

What are you buying?

Recent Buys - (NYSE: SDRL, VZ, KMI, DE, TIS)

 

WE RECENTLY PURCHASED THE FOLLOWING:

SEADRILL LTD (SDRL)

• Purchased 15 shares of SDRL on 9/11/14 at $32.48
• $60.00 added to annual dividends

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC (VZ)

• Purchased 5 shares of VZ on 9/10/14 at $48.45
• $11.00 added to annual dividends

KINDER MORGAN INC (KMI)

• Purchased 8 shares of KMI on 9/9/14 at $38.50
• $13.76 added to annual dividends

 DEERE & CO (DE)

• Purchased 3 shares of DE on 9/5/14 at $83.00
• $7.20 added to annual dividends

ORCHIDS PAPER PRODUCTS CO (TIS)

• Purchased 10 shares of TIS on 9/5/14 at $26.10
• $14.00 added to annual dividends

Of the recent stocks purchased, only SDRL was a new holding as we already own shares of VZ, KMI, DE, TIS in our family's dividend stock portfolio. 

 

With the recent purchase of SDRL, our family's dividend stocks portfolio now has a total of 26 dividend paying companies. More importantly, the recent purchases added $105.96 to our family's annual dividends which is now estimated to be $1,960.20 a year.

Our family's dividend stocks portfolio may be found by
clicking on the link below: 

Dividend Stocks Portfolio

We also maintain an extensive list of stock analysis

that can be access through the link below: 

Collection of Stock Analyses

HERE IS A QUICK FACT SHEET FOR THE STOCKS WE JUST PURCHASED:

Seadrill LTD (SDRL)

• P/E:
• Payout Ratio: 72%
• Dividend Yield: 11.70%
• Dividend Growth rate (5yr AVG): 18.11% 
• 0 consecutive years of dividend increases
• Last dividend Ex date: 9/4/2014
• Have paid a dividend since: 2010 (4 years)

 

Verizon Communications Inc (VZ)

• P/E: 10.66
• Payout Ratio: 45%
• Dividend Yield: 4.50%
• Dividend Growth rate (5yr AVG): 2.87% 
• 9 consecutive years of dividend increases
• Upcoming dividend Ex date: 10/8/2014
• Have paid a dividend since: 1984 (30 years)

 

Kinder Morgan Inc (KMI)

• P/E: 33
• Payout Ratio: 145%
• Dividend Yield: 4.50%
• Dividend Growth rate (5yr AVG): N/A 
• 2 consecutive years of dividend increases
• Last dividend Ex date: 7/29/2014
• Have paid a dividend since: 2011 (3 years)

Deere & Co (DE)

• P/E: 9
• Payout Ratio: 24%
• Dividend Yield: 2.9%
• Dividend Growth rate (5yr AVG): 14.03% 
• 10 consecutive years of dividend increases
• Upcoming dividend Ex date: 9/26/2014
• Have paid a dividend since: 1937 (77 years)

Orchids Paper Products Co (TIS)

• P/E: 17
• Payout Ratio: 109%
• Dividend Yield: 5.30%
• Dividend Growth rate (5yr AVG): N/A 
• 2 consecutive years of dividend increases
• Last dividend Ex date: 7/31/2014
• Have paid a dividend since: 2011 (3 years)

What are your thoughts about my recent purchase?

What are you buying?

Recent Buy - (NYSE: VZ)

I RECENTLY PURCHASED THE FOLLOWING:

• VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC (VZ)
• Purchased 10 shares of VZ on 8/28/14 at $49.25
• $21.20 added to annual dividends

Before today, we had already owned quite a few shares of AT&T (T) in our family's dividend stock portfolio.  Because of the high yield, one probably would not think that either T or VZ would be a dividend growth stock; well, at least until you look at their current 9 year streak of consecutive dividend increases.  Even at their attractively high yield, it appears that both companies are committed to raising dividends.  And if VZ continue with their current streak, they should be announcing another dividend increase very soon!

 

My recent purchase of VZ was yet another new holdings for our family's dividend stocks portfolio. Our family's dividend stocks portfolio now has a total of 25 dividend paying companies that pay us just a little over $1,800/year in dividends. As shared above, the recent purchases in VZ added $21.20 to our family's annual dividends (assuming no increase is announced before the next ex-dividend date).

Our family's dividend stocks portfolio may be found by
clicking on the link below: 

Dividend Stocks Portfolio

We also maintain an extensive list of stock analysis

that can be access through the link below: 

Collection of Stock Analyses

HERE IS A QUICK FACT SHEET FOR THE STOCK I JUST PURCHASED:

Verizon Communications Inc (VZ)

• P/E: 10.66
• Payout Ratio: 45%
• Dividend Yield: 4.30
• Dividend Growth rate (5yr AVG): 2.87% 
• 9 consecutive years of dividend increases
• Next dividend Ex date: 10/8/2014
• Have paid a dividend since: 1984 (30 years)
• % shares held by institutions: 86.79%
• Market Cap: 204.8Billion
• 52-week high: $53.66
• 52-week low: $45.08

 

What are your thoughts about my recent purchase?

What are you buying?