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Southern Copper’s Payout Is Not That Healthy

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Image Shown: An overview of Southern Copper’s core operations in Mexico and Peru. Image Source: Southern Copper Corporation – May 2019 IR Presentation By Callum Turcan Copper (symbol Cu, atomic number 29) is an essential building block of modern civilization as it is used as a conductor for heat and electricity. Electrical components, utility-scale electrical transmission systems, residential and commercial heating appliances, electric vehicles, and much more all rely on copper products (electromagnets, heat exchangers, heat sinks, integrated circuits, printed circuits, copper wiring, and copper fittings are all examples of products that contain copper). The largest consumer of copper is China, accounting for roughly half of global demand making the Middle Kingdom an essential part of the copper supply chain. … Read more

Gold Miner Newmont Continues to Shine

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Image Source: Newmont Corporation – First Quarter of 2020 Earnings IR Presentation By Callum Turcan On May 5, the gold miner Newmont Corporation (NEM) reported first quarter 2020 earnings that missed both consensus top- and bottom-line estimates which prompted shares to sell off modestly during the normal trading session that day, though shares of NEM have been on an epic bull run since the start of 2020. We continue to like Newmont as an idea in our Dividend Growth Newsletter portfolio with shares of NEM up ~48% as of this writing since joining the portfolio on January 13, 2020 (link here), before taking dividend considerations into account, while the S&P 500 (SPY) is down ~13% during this period before taking … Read more

Dividend Growth Idea Newmont Surging Higher

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Image Shown: Shares of dividend growth idea Newmont Corporation have surged higher since January 2020. By Callum Turcan Rising geopolitical tensions have pushed COMEX gold prices to the $1,900-$2,000 per troy ounce range as of this writing in late March 2022. We added the gold miner Newmont Corporation (NEM) to the Dividend Growth Newsletter portfolio back in January 2020 (link here) to gain modest exposure to the gold industry. Shares of NEM are trading near the high end of our fair value estimate range of $78 per share as of this writing after surging ~31% over the past year. Newmont has a variable dividend policy that includes a base and variable payout. Shares of NEM yield ~2.8% on a trailing … Read more