Tuesday, May 10, 2016

Recent Buys - May 3 - 6 2016

Made a few small purchases over last week. Sorry for the late post

Valero (VLO)
9 shares of VLO at a price of $55.99 = $503.91

Initiated a position on what I believe is an excellent stock to own and at a good price. Will definitely add more in the future

Starbucks (SBUX)
4 shares of SBUX at $55.50 = $222.00

Averaging down on another stock I'm excited to own.

Gap Inc. (GPS)
10 shares of GPS at $21.14 = $211.40

Missed the opportunity to sell a few weeks back. Bad decision. Now averaging down and it's down like crazy again on April sales. Hopefully it will bounce back in the short term and looking to sell the stock. 


Also purchased  a few shares of these ETFs:

VWO, VEA, VEU, VTV, IWD, VT, VOE, IWV 


Total Investments (stocks) =  $937.31

Basic data for VLO at time of purchase for informational purposes (data from finviz):

P/E 6.96

Forward P/E : 7.80
LT Debt/Equity : 0.35
PEG : 1.07

Payout ratio : 26.60%


StockDividend YieldDividend Increase (In Years)
VLO4.4%6*
SBUX1.32%6*
GPS4%11*

Long SBUX and VLO. Thanks for reading. Please add your comments/suggestions on these buys.

Disclaimer: I am not a licensed investment professional. I am not liable for any losses suffered by any parties. Any information on this site is my opinion only and should not be used for investments of any kind. 

Sunday, May 1, 2016

April 2016 Dividends

April 2016 Dividends Summary

CompanyStockDividend
Bank of Nova ScotiaBNS$29.63
Gap IncGPS$9.29
General ElectricGE$12.31
WP Carey IncWPC$39.61
Steelcase IncSCS$9.08
Philip MorrisPM$14.57
WalmartWMT$18.57
Coca ColaKO$18.62
Baxter internationalBAX$1.95
BHP BillitonBBL$54.43
Digital Realty TrustDLR$19.52
VentasVTR$7.32
Union PacificUNP$15.51
United State BankUSB$1.28

Total Number of Companies = 14
Total Dividends= $251.62

April 2015 Dividends Total = $74.03

Year On Year change % = 240%

Awesome! Hopefully the trend continues.

Long all companies listed above. Most of the companies listed are DRIPed. Thanks for reading.

Disclaimer: I am not a licensed investment professional. I am not liable for any losses suffered by any parties. Any information on this site is my opinion only and should not be used for investments of any kind. 

Recent Buys - Apr 29 2016

Made a few small purchases on the dip on Friday

Apple Inc. (AAPL)
5 shares of AAPL at a price of $93.01 = $465.05

I'm almost at a full position and may add a few more if the share goes <$92

Gilead Sciences (GILD)
2 shares of GILD at $88.25 = $176.50

GILD had disappointing results this quarter. Hopefully they acquire a up and coming promising company soon. The stock may go down some more

Abbott Laboratories (ABT)
4 shares of ABT at $39.25 = $157.00

Waddell & Reed Financial Inc (WDR)
8 shares of WDR at an average of $20.24 = $161.92

Initiated a small position in a risky stock.

Netflix (NFLX)
1 share of NFLX AT $88.75 = $88.75

Averaging on this non dividend paying stock.

Total Investments =  $1049.22

Basic data for WDR at time of purchase for informational purposes (data from finviz):

P/E 6.92

Forward P/E : 9.67
LT Debt/Equity : 0.22
PEG : NA

Payout ratio 59.50%


StockDividend YieldDividend Increase (In Years)
AAPL2.22%3*
GILD1.95%1*
ABT2.67%44*
WDR9.05%6*