
Matt's Investing Journey
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This blog is about long-term dividend growth investing. I am an engineer with a Ph.D. in Materials Engineering. Currently working in Miami, FL. I am at the mid-30s started investing from last year without any prior experience in stock markets. My focus is on dividend growth investing for the long-term. I made this portfolio by just following some dividend growth investors from seeking alpha,..
Matt's Investing Journey
4d ago
The chart details dividend increases for various companies between March 3, 2025, and March 7, 2025. in total 24 companies increased its dividends and 2 cut its dividends.
With 30 consecutive years of dividend increases, General Dynamics is a Dividend Aristocrat, a designation for companies in the S&P 500 that have raised their dividend annually for at least 25 years. This streak underscores the company’s reliability and commitment to shareholders, even through economic cycles, including potential defense spending fluctuations. The 5-year dividend CAGR of 6.84% indicates steady growth ov ..read more
Matt's Investing Journey
1w ago
A comprehensive chart highlights the dividend increases announced by various companies between February 24, 2025, and February 28, 2025. This data offers valuable insights for investors tracking dividend growth and long-term performance.
Home Depot (HD) announced a 2.2% increase in its quarterly dividend on February 25, 2025, raising it from $2.25 per share to $2.30 per share. This adjustment results in an annual dividend of $9.20 per share, payable on March 27, 2025, to shareholders of record on March 13, 2025. This marks the 152nd consecutive quarter that Home Depot has paid a cash dividen ..read more
Matt's Investing Journey
2w ago
Last week's notable gainers:
$CELH Celsius Holdings Inc +45.00%
$U Unity Software Inc +30.00%
$QBTS D-Wave Quantum Inc +13.00%
$BABA Alibaba Group Holding +12.00%
$HAS Hasbro Inc +10.00%
$HSY Hershey Co +10.00%
$MRK Merck & Co Inc +10.00%
$ADI Analog Devices Inc +9.80%
$SMCI Super Micro Computer +9.70%
$SJM J M Smucker Co +9.20%
$CAG Conagra Brands Inc +9.00%
$BJRI BJ's Restaurants Inc +8.60%
$KHC Kraft Heinz Co +8.40%
$MCHP Microchip Technology +8.40%
$KDP Keurig Dr Pepper Inc +7.90%
$GIS General Mills Inc +7.70%
$MNST Monster Beverage Corp +7.60%
$MRNA Moderna Inc +7.50%
$NVO Novo ..read more
Matt's Investing Journey
2w ago
Last week, 60 companies increased their dividends and 2 companies cut their dividends. The following tables list the companies with their dividend changes, years of growth, and 5-year dividend CAGR.
Ticker Raise %
LUGDF 50
MLI 25
AGM 18.8
DHR 18.5
FSS 16.7
SGI 15.4
FIX 14.3
JXN 14.3
FBSI 14.3
DX 13.3
VMI 13.3
WMT 13
OLED 12.5
BNT 12.5
TXRH 11.5
WSO 11.1
MBIN 1 ..read more
Matt's Investing Journey
3w ago
Today's top 10 performers on my list:
$QBTS D-Wave Quantum Inc +13%
$RGTI Rigetti Computing Inc +3.99%
$TXN Texas Instruments Inc +3.89%
$LNG Cheniere Energy Inc +3.71%
$QMCO Quantum Corp +3.6%
$RS Reliance Inc +3.08%
$WY Weyerhaeuser Co +2.64%
$DVN Devon Energy Corp +2.61%
$IBIT iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF +2.54%
$KULR KULR Technology +2.5%
Today's 10 worst performers on my list:
$AXON Axon Enterprise Inc -8.7%
$WMT Walmart Inc -6.53%
$HOOD Robinhood Markets -5.35%
$GRMN Garmin Ltd -5.34%
$PLTR Palantir Technologies -5.22%
$DASH DoorDash Inc -5.15%
$CF CF Industries Holdings&nbs ..read more
Matt's Investing Journey
1M ago
This week 73 companies raised and 1 company cut its dividends. The following companies are:
PriceSmart, Inc. PSMT
Ameren Corp AEE
Ametek Inc AME
ITT Inc ITT
Victory Capital Holdings Inc VCTR
Principal Financial Group Inc PFG
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp WAB
Allegion PLC ALLE
Camden Property Trust CPT
Alpine Income Property Trust Inc PINE
WK Kellogg Co KLG
Exponent Inc EXPO
Monolithic Power Systems Inc MPWR
Expedia Group Inc EXPE
Alliancebernstein Holding LP AB
CMS Energy Corp CMS
Tradeweb Markets Inc TW
Equity LifeStyle Properties Inc ELS
First Industrial Realty Trust In ..read more
Matt's Investing Journey
1M ago
List of companies that raised its dividends last week:
Cincinnati Financial Corp CINF 7.4
SJW Group SJW 5
California Water Service Group CWT 7.1
Kimberly-Clark Corp KMB 3.3
S&P Global Inc SPGI 5.5
Chevron Corp CVX 4.9
Franklin Electric Co Inc FELE 6
Polaris Inc PII 1.5
Eversource Energy ES 5.2
Church & Dwight Co Inc CHD 4
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. BIP 6.2
Northrim BanCorp Inc NRIM 3.2
Applied Industrial Technologies Inc AIT 24.3
BlackRock Inc BLK 2.2
ALLETE Inc ALE 3.5
GATX Corp GATX 5.2
Quest Diagnostics Inc DGX 6.7
Simmons First National Corp SFNC 1
German American ..read more
Matt's Investing Journey
1M ago
Notable earnings for 01/27/2025
At&T:
$T AT&T is reporting its earnings before the market opens.
EPS estimates: $0.502 (-7.09% YoY)
Consensus revenue: $31.94B (-0.25% YoY)
2025 growth forecast:
Revenue growth: +1.21%
EPS growth: -0.17%
2026 growth forecast:
Revenue growth: +1.25%
EPS growth: +1.91%
SoFi:
$SOFI is reporting its earnings before the market opens.
EPS estimates: $0.039 (+94.50% YoY)
Consensus revenue: $682.20M (+14.80% YoY)
2025 growth forecast:
Revenue growth: +17.95%
EPS growth: +124.47%
2026 growth forecast:
Revenue growth: +18.84%
EPS growth: +71.48 ..read more
Matt's Investing Journey
1M ago
Dividend increase post: 01/20/25 to 01/24/25
The following companies either increased or planned to increase their dividends last week:
$USCB +100%
$OAKV +35%
$CMHF +33%
$GE +30%
$MGYR +20%
$MTYFF +17.9%
$AXP +17.2%
$AMAL +16.7%
$AYI +13.3%
$HXL +13.3%
$FBP +12.5%
$BY +11.1%
$WTFC +11.1%
$RBCAA +10.8%
$MNAT +10.7%
$HBT +10.5%
$CADE +10%
$HCA +9.1%
$PNFP +9.1%
$CDRE +8.6%
$NRG +8%
$HARL +6.5%
$CIVB +6.3%
$CSHX +5.9%
$NI +5.7%
$LNT +5.7%
$ELV +4.9%
$CHE.UN +4.5%
$HFWA +4.3%
$BSRR +4.2%
$EBTC +4.2%
$BKH +4%
$OKE +4%
$MOG.A +4%
$FSBW +3.7%
$MBWM +2.8%
$JBHT +2.3%
$CBAN +2.2%
$OGS +1.5 ..read more
Matt's Investing Journey
1M ago
Today's top 10 performers on my list:
$RKLB Rocket Lab USA Inc: +6.58%
$UNP Union Pacific Corp: +5.2%
$ABT Abbott Laboratories: +4.62%
$MPC Marathon Petroleum: +4.54%
$BKNG Booking Holdings Inc: +4.31%
$VLO Valero Energy Corporation: +4.17%
$CEG Constellation Energy Corp: +4.14%
$HIMS Hims & Hers Health Inc: +4.02%
$MOS Mosaic Co: +3.6%
$BMY Bristol-Myers Squibb Co: +3.59%
Today's 10 worst performers on my list:
$EA Electronic Arts Inc: -16.7%
$ARM Arm Holdings PLC: -7.43%
$QMCO Quantum Corp: -6.49%
$KULR KULR Technology Group: -4.69%
$MU Micron Technology Inc: -4.02%
$QBTS D-Wave Qua ..read more