How Some Members Use Valuentum’s Investment Services

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

Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week of August 26

Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending August 26. 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                AEGON (AEG): now EUR 0.11 per share semi-annual dividend, was EUR 0.09. Alpine Income Property Trust (PINE): now $0.275 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.270. Altria (MO): now $0.94 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.90. AngloGold Ashanti (AU): now $0.2935 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.1484. Atrion (ATRI): now $2.15 per share quarterly dividend, was $1.95. Capital City Bank (CCBG): now $0.17 per share quarterly … Read more

Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week November 26

Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending November 26. 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 Alpine Income Property Trust (PINE): now $0.27 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.26. Amcor (AMCR): now $0.12 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.1175. American Equity (AEL): now $0.34 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.32. Brigham Minerals (MNRL): now $0.40 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.35. Central Pacific Financial (CPF): now $0.25 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.24. Chesapeake Energy (CHK): now $0.4375 per share quarterly dividend, … Read more

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

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

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 October 23

Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending October 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 AllianceBernstein (AB): now $0.69 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.61. Alpine Income Property Trust (PINE): now $0.22 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.20. Altra Industrial Motion (AIMC): now $0.06 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.04. America Movil (AMX): now $0.177 per share dividend, was Peso 0.19. American Electric Power (AEP): now $0.74 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.70. Amphenol (APH): now $0.29 per share quarterly dividend, … Read more

Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week February 12

Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending February 12. 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 AllianceBernstein (AB): now $0.97 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.69. Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN): now $0.19 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.17. Alpine Income Property Trust (PINE): now $0.24 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.22. Ameren (AEE): now $0.55 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.52. American Assets Trust (AAT): now $0.28 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.25. Amtek (AME): now $0.20 per share quarterly dividend, was … Read more

Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week April 23

Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending April 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 1st Source (SRCE): now $0.30 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.29. Advance Auto Parts (AAP): now $1.00 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.25. AGCO (AGCO): now $0.20 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.16. Alpine Income Property Trust (PINE): now $0.25 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.24. Avery Dennison (AVY): now $0.68 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.62. The Bank of Princeton (BPRN): now $0.18 per share … Read more

Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week August 27

Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending August 27. 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 Alpine Income Property Trust (PINE): now $0.255 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.250. Altria (MO): now $0.90 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.86. Atlanticus Holdings Corporation 7.625% PER PFD B (ATLCP): now $0.4977 per share quarterly dividend. Avnet (AVT): now $0.24 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.22. Bank of Hawaii (BOH): now $0.70 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.67. bebe stores (BEBE): now $0.15 per share … Read more

Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week of August 23

Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending August 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                          Addtech AB (publ.) (ADDHY): now $0.1345 per share annual dividend, was $0.0833. Advanced Info Service Public Ltd. ADR (AVIFY): now $0.1093 per share semi-annual dividend, was $0.1025. Alpine Income Property Trust (PINE): now $0.280 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.275. Altria (MO): now $1.02 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.98. Anglo American Platinum (ANGPY): now $0.0618 per share semi-annual dividend, was $0.0572. Amotiv Limited … Read more