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ALERT: High Yield Dividend Newsletter Portfolio Changes

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Image: Mike Cohen Summary of Changes AT&T (T) – remove Global X SuperIncome Preferred ETF (SPFF) – to 5% from 10% Vanguard Real Estate ETF (VNQ) – to 5% from 10% Chevron Corporation (CVX) – initiate at 5% ExxonMobil Corporation (XOM) – initiate at 5% Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. (MMP) – to 5% from 2.5% Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (EPD) – to 5% from 2.5% By Brian Nelson, CFA We released the Valuentum Weekly last night, which can be accessed here , but we saved our note regarding the High Yield Dividend Newsletter portfolio changes as well as portfolio updates to today, November 8. A few weeks ago, we mentioned that we had a change of heart with AT&T (T). … Read more

Digital Realty Boosts Guidance and Further Extends Growth Runway

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Image Source: Digital Realty Trust Inc – Third Quarter of 2021 IR Earnings Presentation By Callum Turcan On October 26, Digital Realty Trust Inc (DLR) posted third quarter 2021 earnings that beat both consensus top- and bottom-line estimates. The data center real estate investment trust (‘REIT’) saw its GAAP operating revenues come in at $1.1 billion (up 11% year-over-year) and its non-GAAP core funds from operations (‘FFO’) per share come in at $1.65 per share (up 7% year-over-year) last quarter. Digital Realty also increased its guidance in conjunction with its latest earnings report, which we appreciate, as that signals the REIT is growing confident that it will exit 2021 on a high note. Digital Realty’s business is steadily recovering after … Read more

High-Yield Idea CyrusOne Considers Selling Itself

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Image Shown: Shares of CyrusOne, an idea included in our High Yield Dividend Newsletter portfolio, are on a modest upward climb of late. The data center real estate investment trust (‘REIT’) is reportedly considering putting itself up for sale, though we like the REIT’s income generation upside regardless of whether a sale does materialize as its outlook continues to improve after posting stellar performance during the first half of 2021. By Callum Turcan Reportedly, CyrusOne (CONE) is actively exploring a potential sale according to Reuters. We include shares of CONE as an idea in the High Yield Dividend Newsletter portfolio (more on that here). The data center real estate investment trust (‘REIT’) has experienced significant turnover in its top ranks … Read more

Dividend Growth Idea Realty Income Is on the Rebound

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Image Source: Realty Income Corporation – August 2021 IR Presentation By Callum Turcan Realty Income Corporation (O) is a real estate investment trust (‘REIT’) that is steadily recovering from the worst of the coronavirus (‘COVID-19’) pandemic. For reference, Realty Income focuses on freestanding singe-tenant commercial properties in the US and the UK. The financial health of the portions of its tenant base that were hit particularly hard by the pandemic, such as movie theater operators, has improved considerably of late. Back during the second quarter of 2020, Realty Income collected 86.5% of its contractually owed rent across its entire portfolio as many of its movie theater and health & fitness tenants, and to a lesser extent its causal dinning tenants, … Read more

High Yielding Idea CyrusOne Beats Estimates and Raises Guidance

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Image Source: CyrusOne Inc – Second Quarter of 2021 IR Earnings Presentation By Callum Turcan The data center and colocation service provider CyrusOne Inc (CONE) is a real estate investment trust (‘REIT’) that is included as an idea in the High Yield Dividend Newsletter portfolio (more on that here). CyrusOne reported second quarter 2021 earnings July 28 that beat both consensus top- and bottom-line estimates, and CyrusOne also increased its full-year guidance in conjunction with its latest earnings update. We liked what we saw in CyrusOne’s latest earnings report. Earnings Update Last quarter, CyrusOne’s GAAP revenues advanced 11% year-over-year while its non-GAAP normalized funds from operations (‘FFO’) increased 4% year-over-year, though on a per-share basis, its normalized FFO per share … Read more

Two High-Quality Self-Storage REITs Beat Estimates and Raise Guidance

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Image Shown: Shares of CubeSmart (depicted by the blue line) and Public Storage (depicted by the orange line), two self-storage REITs that are included as ideas in the High Yield Dividend Newsletter portfolio, have surged higher year-to-date. By Callum Turcan We are big fans of the self-storage real estate investment trust (‘REIT’) industry, particularly in the US. These REITs offer their customers an economical way to maximize their living space at a time when domestic housing prices are surging from a baseline that is already quite high. Additionally, self-storage REITs are well-positioned to push through continuous rent increases given that the monthly rental expense for a self-storage unit for an ordinary US household likely represents just a sliver of their … Read more

Microsoft’s Dividend Is Rock Solid But Why?

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Image Shown: Valuentum’s Dividend Report on Microsoft. The Dividend Cushion Ratio Deconstruction reveals the numerator and denominator of the Dividend Cushion ratio for Microsoft. At the core, the larger the numerator, or the healthier a company’s balance sheet and future free cash flow generation, relative to the denominator, or a company’s cash dividend obligations, the more durable the dividend. In the context of the Dividend Cushion ratio, Microsoft’s numerator is larger than its denominator suggesting strong dividend coverage in the future. The Dividend Cushion Ratio Deconstruction image puts sources of free cash in the context of financial obligations next to expected cash dividend payments over the next 5 years on a side-by-side comparison. Because the Dividend Cushion ratio and many … Read more

Best Ideas Newsletter Portfolio Soars!

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Image shown: The top weighted ideas in the Best Ideas Newsletter portfolio continued to lead the charge during the trading session Friday, July 23. Facebook and Alphabet rallied on favorable reports from social media peers, while Vertex continues to recover thanks in part to encouraging views on CRISPR technology, while Visa looks to be back on track. DPZ had a strong trading session July 22 and experienced some profit taking. Image source: Seeking Alpha.  By Brian Nelson, CFA Add options commentary to your membership >> During the trading session July 23, shares of top-weighted Facebook (FB) surged 5.3%, to close at $369.79. In December 2018, Facebook’s shares were trading hands in the mid-$120s, and the past few years have been … Read more

CubeSmart Outperforms and Boosts Its Full-Year Guidance

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Image Source: CubeSmart – June 2021 IR Presentation By Callum Turcan We are big fans of the self-storage real estate investment trust (‘REIT’) industry given the ability for firms operating in this arena to generate meaningful free cash flows, a difficult task for most REITs considering their hefty capital expenditure requirements. CubeSmart (CUBE) is one of our favorites in the space and we include shares of CUBE as an idea in the High Yield Dividend Newsletter portfolio. Shares of CUBE are up 38% year-to-date as of the end of normal trading hours on June 10, easily outpacing the 12% gain seen in the S&P 500 (SPY) during this period before taking dividend considerations into account. As of this writing, shares of … Read more

Public Storage and Philip Morris Are Stellar High-Yielding Opportunities

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Image Shown: Shares of Public Storage (depicted by the orange line) and Philip Morris International Inc (depicted by the blue line) have outperformed the S&P 500 (depicted by the yellow line) year-to-date as of midday trading on June 9, before taking dividend considerations into account. We continue to be huge fans of Public Storage and Philip Morris and include both firms as ideas in our High Yield Dividend Newsletter portfolio. By Callum Turcan Public Storage (PSA), the self-storage real estate investment trust (‘REIT’) primarily focused on the US, and Philip Morris International Inc (PM), the global tobacco giant behind the Marlboro brand and the IQOS offering, are two of our favorite high-yielding ideas. As one can see in the graphic … Read more