Tuesday, March 8, 2022

February 2022 Dividend Stock Purchases

As I'm writing this blog post, it's already March. Over the next few days, temperatures are going to be topping out in the low-30 degrees Fahrenheit here in Central Wisconsin. It won't be long and the snow will finally be melted!

With February nearly a week behind us at this point, I will go over my dividend stock purchases for February 2022.




While I own a fractional share of Duke Energy (DUK) in my M1 Finance portfolio, DUK was the first stock that I purchased whole shares in to start February. 

All together, I acquired six shares of the stock at an average cost of $103.00 per share within my Robinhood account. As I explained in my February 2022 Dividend Stock Watch List, I liked DUK for its high dividend yield, reasonable value, and decent financial condition.

My net annual forward dividends were boosted by $23.64 due to my purchase activity, which works out to a weighted average net dividend yield of 3.83%.

I also opened a 10 share stake in Coca-Cola (KO) at an average cost of $61.08 per share in my Robinhood portfolio. As I discussed in the post that I linked to above, KO is a rationally valued Dividend King with solid earnings growth potential. 

My net annual forward dividends increased by $16.80 as a result of my purchases within my Robinhood account (prior to the dividend increase announced on the same day I purchased the stock), which equates to a 2.79% weighted average net dividend yield.

The third stock that I started a two share position in was Mastercard (MA) at an average cost of $375.22 a share within my Robinhood account. As I alluded to in the post above, I am bullish toward MA because of its tremendous growth prospects and sensible valuation.

My net annual forward dividends edged $3.92 higher due to my purchase activity, which is equivalent to a weighted average net dividend yield of 0.52%.

I added three shares to my stake in STORE Capital (STOR) at an average cost of $30.62 a share in my Robinhood and Webull portfolios. My net annual forward dividends increased by $4.62 as a result of my purchases, which works out to a 5.03% weighted average net dividend yield.

I also upped my position in T. Rowe Price Group (TROW) by two shares at an average cost of $149.08 a share within my Robinhood account. For those interested in my buying rationale, my recent Motley Fool article sums it up pretty well.

My net annual forward dividends were boosted by $9.12 due to my purchase activity (because I purchased one share before the dividend increase and one share after the dividend increase; and I account for the share purchased before the dividend increase in my expected dividend increases post linked above), which equates to a 3.06% weighted average net dividend yield.

I also added 13 shares of Kinder Morgan (KMI) to my portfolio at an average cost of $17.52 a share in my Robinhood portfolio. My net annual forward dividends were boosted by $14.43, which is equivalent to a weighted average net yield of 6.34%.

I increased my position in Medical Properties Trust (MPW) by nine shares at an average cost of $21.79 a share within my Robinhood account. My net annual forward dividends surged $10.08 higher, which works out to a 5.14% weighted average net dividend yield.

Finally, I added one share of United Parcel Service (UPS) to my Robinhood portfolio. Since this purchase was after UPS's dividend increase, my net annual forward dividends edged $6.08 higher. This equates to a weighted average net yield of 2.69%.

Concluding Thoughts:

I deployed $3,018.73 in capital during February 2022, which helped my portfolio to add $88.69 in net annual forward dividends. This is equivalent to a 2.94% weighted average net dividend yield.

My net annual forward dividends also increased by $2.47 due to dividend increases announced in February 2022. Combining my capital deployment and dividend announcements during the month, my net annual forward dividends were just under $2,490 heading into March 2022.

Discussion:

How was your February 2022 for dividend stock purchases and capital deployment?

Did you start any new whole share positions during the month like I did with DUK, MA, and KO?

As usual, I thank you for your readership and welcome your comments in the comment section below!

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