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Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week of October 10

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Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending October 10. 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                          Avient (AVNT): now $0.275 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.270. Lockheed Martin (LMT): now $3.45 per share quarterly dividend, was $3.30. MSC Industrial Direct (MSM): now $0.87 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.85. MV Oil Trust (MVO): now $0.205 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.185. Northwest Natural Holding (NWN): now $0.4925 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.4900. Riley Exploration Permian (REPX): now $0.40 per … Read more

Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week of October 11

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Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending October 11. 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                          Agree Realty (ADC): now $0.253 per share monthly dividend, was $0.250. American Mobile Dental Corp. (AMBD): now $0.7085 per share quarterly dividend. AMFI Corp. (AFIPA): now $275.00 per share dividend, was $270.00. Avient (AVNT): now $0.27 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.26. Bank of Hawaii Corporation DEP SHS SER B (BOH.PR.B): now $0.5000 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.2223. Calvin B. Taylor Bankshares (TYCB): … Read more

Paper: Value and Momentum Within Stocks, Too

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Please select the image below to download, “Value and Momentum Within Stocks, Too:” Abstract: This paper strives to advance the field of finance in four ways: 1) it extends the theory of the “The Arithmetic of Active Management” to the investor level; 2) it addresses certain data problems of factor-based methods, namely with respect to value and book-to-market ratios, while introducing price-to-fair-value ratios in a factor-based approach; 3) it may lay the foundation for academic literature regarding the Valuentum, the value-timing, and ultra-momentum factors; and 4) it walks through the potential relative outperformance that may be harvested at the intersection of relevant, unique and compensated factors within individual stocks. To download the full report, please click here (pdf). ———- Actual results … Read more

Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week of October 13

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Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending October 13. 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 $0.32 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.30. Agree Reality (ADC): now $0.247 per share monthly dividend, was $0.243. Avient (AVNT): now $0.2575 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.2475. Emera Incorporated (EMA:CA): now CAD 0.7175 per share quarterly dividend, was CAD 0.6900. EQT (EQT): now $0.1575 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.1500. Gladstone Land (LAND): now $0.0464 per share quarterly dividend, … Read more

Walmart Warns: “Prices Are Still High and There Is Considerable Pressure on the Consumer”

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  Image Source: Mike Mozart By Brian Nelson, CFA As we wrote in “The Fed ‘Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop” in early January, the trade-down trends that we’re seeing in big box retail and with groceries, more generally, are interesting. Inflation started to accelerate with food-at-home prices moving aggressively higher in early 2022, and consumers have been trading down to better value. It probably wasn’t until egg prices soared, however — driven in part by a shortage of egg laying chickens (not just inflationary pressures) – that tipped everyday consumers to budget more cautiously, and the largest big box retailer in Walmart (WMT) is seeing this impact first-hand. Here’s what’s happening on the ground, per Walmart’s CEO Doug McMillon on the … Read more

Something New!

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Hi everyone: To stay true to our mission, you’ll find something new regarding our methodology. In the coming weeks, you’ll see this table in our work going forward. We just wanted to let you know. We appreciate your membership very much!   ——————————————— About Our Name But how, you will ask, does one decide what [stocks are] “attractive”? Most analysts feel they must choose between two approaches customarily thought to be in opposition: “value” and “growth,”…We view that as fuzzy thinking…Growth is always a component of value [and] the very term “value investing” is redundant.                          — Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway annual report, 1992 At Valuentum, we take Buffett’s thoughts one step further. We think the best opportunities arise from an understanding of … Read more

Announcing Valuentum’s Customer Appreciation Day Winners!

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In no particular order — the five winners… As a Chief Investment Strategist that oversees a significant amount of assets, it is vital to have unbiased research that we can lean on for decision making. Brian and the Valuentum team help provide a disciplined and fundamental approach to stock analysis without the typical Wall Street bias or conflicts of interest. The value we get on a monthly basis for having this detailed thought analysis and wise long-term thinking greatly outweighs the cost. We are very happy to have them on our short list of management we trust.  – Stephen H. (October 2022) —– I’d like you to know what my takeaways are from your research: 1) Be wary of capital … Read more

New Payment Option! Valuentum Research Update!

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Hi everyone: — We’re excited to say that we’re adding additional payment flexibility at Valuentum. — Many members have expressed interest in paying via other providers, and we have added Square to the mix. You can use credit or debit card or bank (ACH) to pay via invoice. — With all of the goings-on in the financial technology and payments space, we wanted to continue to provide members options to pay their memberships how they want and through who they want. You can always reach out to us at info@valuentum.com. — You’ll notice that we’ve also tightened our focus at Valuentum during the past 12-24 months in advance of what has certainly become a more difficult 2022 than even some … Read more

Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week of October 14

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Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending October 14. 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 $0.30 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.28. Agree Realty (ADC): now $0.24 per share monthly dividend, was $0.23. Albertsons Companies (ACI): now $6.85 per share special dividend, was $0.12. Avient (AVNT): now $0.2475 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.2375. BioSyent (RX:CA): now CAD 0.04 per share quarterly dividend. Cardinal Energy Ltd. (CJ:CA): now CAD 0.06 per share monthly dividend, was CAD … Read more

ICYMI — Video: Exclusive 2020 — Furthering the Financial Discipline

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ICYMI — Video: Exclusive 2020 — Furthering the Financial Discipline — — In this 40+ minute video jam-packed with must-watch content, Valuentum’s President Brian Nelson talks about the Theory of Universal Valuation and how his work is furthering the financial discipline. Learn the pitfalls of factor investing and modern portfolio theory and how the efficient markets hypothesis holds little substance in the wake of COVID-19. He’ll talk about which companies Valuentum likes and why, and which areas he’s avoiding. This and more in Valuentum’s 2020 Exclusive conference call.   Note: This video was originally published August 2, 2020.    To watch the video >>   The Theory of Universal Valuation —– Valuentum members have access to our 16-page stock reports, … Read more