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How Some Members Use Valuentum’s Investment Services

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By Brian Nelson, CFA Thank you for your membership to Valuentum. We serve a wide variety of investors, including dividend growth investors, value investors, and pure Valuentum investors, among others. Many different types of investors and professionals use our research and financial analysis in a whole host of applications from individual stock-selection to the evaluation of closed-end funds to an overlay in a money-management setting and beyond. We wanted to make sure that you know that, if you’re a dividend growth or income investor, that there are others that use our website to utilize the Valuentum process, fair value estimates and other metrics. Similarly, if you’re a practitioner of the Valuentum system, I wanted to make sure that you are … Read more

ICYMI: Valuentum’s Brian Nelson on the Latest Howard Marks’ Memo: “Something of Value”

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Valuentum’s President of Investment Research Brian Michael Nelson, CFA, explains why there are not really value and growth stocks, why most of the research in quantitative finance is spurious and needs to be redefined on a forward-looking basis, and why enterprise valuation (not the efficient markets hypothesis) should be the organizing principle of finance. Nelson explains his views about valuation, what it means to be a value investor, and investing in the context of Oaktree Capital Howard Marks’ latest memo, “Something of Value,” January 11, 2021. Please don’t forget to give the second edition of the book “Value Trap” a 5-star rating on Amazon here. Thank you for your membership! —– Tickerized for holdings in the IWM. Valuentum members have … Read more

Value Is Not Static and the Qualitative Overlay Is Vital to Our Process

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With prudence and care, the Valuentum Buying Index process and its components are carried out. Our analyst team spends most of its time thinking about the intrinsic value of companies within the context of a discounted cash-flow model and evaluating the risk profile of a company’s revenue model. We have checks and balances, too. First, we use a fair value range in our valuation approach as we embrace the very important concept that value is a range and not a point estimate. A relative value overlay as the second pillar helps to add conviction in the discounted cash-flow process, while a technical and momentum overlay seeks to provide confirmation in all of the valuation work. There’s a lot happening behind the scenes even before a VBI rating is published, but it will always be just one factor to consider. Within any process, of course, we value the human, qualitative overlay, which captures a wealth of experience and common sense. We strive to surface our best ideas for members.

Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week Ending January 18

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Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending January 18. The dividend reports of covered firms on this list will be updated shortly with the new information. To access our dividend reports use the ‘Symbol’ search box in our website header. Firms Raising Their Dividends This Week Alliant Energy (LNT): now $0.355 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.335. Ally Financial (ALLY): now $0.17 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.15. Antero Midstream GP (AMGP): now $0.164 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.144. Antero Midstream Partners (AM): now $0.47 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.44. Apogee (APOG): now $0.175 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.1575. BlackRock (BLK): now $3.30 per share quarterly dividend, was $3.13. … Read more

Dividend Increases for the Week Ending January 23

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Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending January 23. The dividend reports of covered firms on this list will be updated shortly with the new information. To access our dividend reports use the ‘Symbol’ search box in our website header. Firms Raising Their Dividends This Week AGCO (AGCO): now $0.12 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.11. Alaska Air (ALK): now $0.20 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.125. Alexanders (ALX): now $3.50 per share quarterly dividend, was $3.25. Allete (ALE): now $0.505 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.49. Bar Harbor Bankshares (BHB): now $0.245 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.235. Cardinal Financial (CFNL): now $0.11 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.10. Collectors Universe … Read more

Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week of January 24

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Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending January 24. The dividend reports of covered firms on this list will be updated shortly with the new information. To access our dividend reports use the ‘Symbol’ search box in our website header. Firms Raising Their Dividends This Week                          Acuity Brands (AYI): now $0.17 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.15. Air Products and Chemicals (APD): now $1.79 per share quarterly dividend, was $1.77. Alliant Energy (LNT): now $0.5075 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.4800. Amalgamated Bank (AMAL): now $0.14 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.12. American Express (AXP): now $0.82 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.70. B&M European Value Retail S.A. (BMRRY): now … Read more

Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week Ending January 22

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Below we provide a list of firms that raised/lowered their dividends during the week ending January 22. The dividend reports of covered firms on this list will be updated shortly with the new information. To access our dividend reports use the ‘Symbol’ search box in our website header. Firms Raising Their Dividends This Week Alaska Air (ALK): now $0.275 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.20. Alexanders Inc. (ALX): now $4.00 share quarterly dividend, was $3.50. ALLETE (ALE): now $0.52 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.505. Bar Harbor Bankshares (BHB): now $0.265 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.26. Cardinal Financial (CFNL): now $0.12 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.11. CenterPoint (CNP): now $0.2575 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.2475. Chicopee Bancorp … Read more

Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week Ending January 20

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Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending January 20. The dividend reports of covered firms on this list will be updated shortly with the new information. To access our dividend reports use the ‘Symbol’ search box in our website header. Firms Raising Their Dividends This Week Alexanders (ALX): now $4.25 per share quarterly dividend, was $4.00. Algonquin Power & Utilities (AQN): now $0.1165 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.1059. Bear State Financial (BSF): now $0.03 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.025 Capital Product Partners (CPLP): now $0.08 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.075. CMS Energy (CMS): now $0.3325 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.31. CONE Midstream Partners (CNNX): now $0.2724 per share … Read more

Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week Ending January 19

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Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending January 19. The dividend reports of covered firms on this list will be updated shortly with the new information. To access our dividend reports use the ‘Symbol’ search box in our website header. Firms Raising Their Dividends This Week A.O. Smith (AOS): now $0.18 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.14. Alexanders (ALX): now $4.50 per share quarterly dividend, was $4.25. Alliant Energy (LNT): now $0.335 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.315. Antero Midstream (AM): now $0.365 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.34. Antero Midstream (AMGP): now $0.075 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.059. Citizens First (CZFC): now $0.06 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.05 (Adj. … Read more

Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week Ending January 24

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Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending January 24. The dividend reports of covered firms on this list will be updated shortly with the new information. To access our dividend reports use the ‘Symbol’ search box in our website header. Firms Raising Their Dividends This Week Air Products and Chemicals (APD): now $1.34 per share quarterly dividend, was $1.16. Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT): now $0.32 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.31. Bank of the James Financial Group (BOTJ): now $0.07 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.04. Cambridge Bancorp (CATC): now $0.53 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.51. Capital Products Partners (CPLP): now $0.35 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.315. CNX Midstream Partners … Read more