Money and Finance
Recent Buy
This morning I set a limit order for 45 shares of Medtronic (MDT) and earlier this afternoon the order was executed. I purchased 45 shares for $42.46 per share. With the current annual dividend of $1.04 per share my YOC after commissions is 2.44%. I would have liked to get into the shares a little lower but I feel that today's prices are around the fair value range and still offer a solid return going forward. As you'll see in my stock analysis report on Medtronic due out tomorrow I picked up the shares for about 6% higher than my fair value calculation so I'll be looking for an opportunity to average down my cost basis. I finally got a pure-play on the health care industry since Walgreen's was my only exposure to health care.
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Recent Buy
This morning I purchased 40 shares of Target (TGT) for a price of $61.81 per share. With the current dividend payment of $1.44 I was able to pick up the shares for a 2.32% YOC. I've been following Target for a while and the price just never quite...
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Recent Buy
This morning I pulled the trigger and purchased 23 shares of Caterpillar (CAT) for $82.75 per share. Based on the recently announced quarterly payout of $0.52 per share my YOC for the position is 2.50%. The CAT shares will provide an extra $47.84...
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Recent Buy
This afternoon I bought 40 shares of Harris Corporation (HRS) for $47.05 per share. After commission my cost basis is $47.25 per share with a YOC of 3.13%. I missed my limit order yesterday by $0.01 which is very annoying. Luckily it wasn't...
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Recent Buy
Earlier this morning I made 2 purchases. I bought 35 shares of Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) for $25.73 per share. My YOC for this position is 2.70% based on the current $0.70 annual payout. I also purchased 35 shares of Walgreens (WAG) $35.85 per share....
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Recent Buy
Today I purchased 35 shares of Emerson Electric Company (EMR) at a price of $44.63 per share. According to my Stock Analysis, Emerson's fair value is around $53.28. At $44.63 I was able to get the shares for just over 16% of a discount. My YOC for...
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