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Today, I’m going to share 2 cheap dividend stocks I’m buying now. Plus, I’ll share a full update on my $241k dividend growth stock portfolio. On top of that, I’ll provide new dividend increases and top stock who are reporting earnings soon.

Today’s topics:

1. Earnings This Week (Google!)

2. Dividend Increases This Week

3. 2 Cheap Dividend Stocks I'm Buying Now

4. My New Buys

Earnings News

Earnings Season is Ramping Up! Alphabet (Google) This Week!

Wednesday is a big day for me with Google reporting. Plus, Tesla for you growth investors! Here’s the list:

Monday (07/21):

• VZ - Verizon Communications Inc.

• DPZ - Domino's Pizza, Inc.

Tuesday (07/22):

• KO - The Coca-Cola Company

• LMT - Lockheed Martin Corporation

• RTX - RTX Corporation

• MSCI - MSCI Inc.

• GM - General Motors Company

• PM - Philip Morris International Inc.

• TXN - Texas Instruments Incorporated

Wednesday (07/23):

• T - AT&T Inc.

• NEE - NextEra Energy, Inc.

• MCO - Moody's Corporation

• TSLA - Tesla, Inc.

• GOOGL - Alphabet Inc.

• NOW - ServiceNow, Inc.

• CMG - Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.

• IBM - International Business Machines Corporation

• TMUS - T-Mobile US, Inc.

Thursday (07/24):

• BX - Blackstone Inc.

• HON - Honeywell International Inc.

• NDAQ - Nasdaq, Inc.

• UNP - Union Pacific Corporation

• LUV - Southwest Airlines Co.

• INTC - Intel Corporation

• COKE - Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc.

Friday (07/25):

• PSX - American Express Company

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Dividend News

🚀 Dividend Raises This Week

Top Dividend stocks like CMI, DUK, UNP, SJM, and STT report raised their dividend payments last week.

• SPFI - South Plains Financial raises quarterly dividend by 7% to $0.16/share

• PPG - PPG raises dividend by 4.4% to $0.71

• CBU - Community Financial System raises quarterly dividend by 2.2% to $0.47/share

• RF - Regions Financial raises quarterly dividend by 6% to $0.265/share

• SJM - J. M. Smucker raises quarterly dividend by 1.9% to $1.10/share

• STT - State Street raises quarterly dividend by 10.5% to $0.84/share

• UNP - Union Pacific raises quarterly dividend by 3% to $1.38/share

• MCBS - MetroCity Bankshares raises dividend by ~9%

• GCBC - Greene County Bancorp raises dividend by 11.1% to $0.10

• CMI - Cummins raises dividend by 9.9% to $2.00

• DUK - Duke Energy raises dividend by 2%

• NNN - NNN REIT raises dividend by 3.4% to $0.60

• BK - Bank of New York Mellon raises dividend by 13%

• C - Citigroup raises dividend by 7% to $0.60

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The Key Story

2 Cheap Dividend Stocks I'm Buying Now

This week I added two high‑yield, cheap‑valued midstream energy names to my dividend growth portfolio. Both combine attractive yields with strong dividend growth and reliable cash flows.

• MPLX (MPLX)

  • Bought 19 shares at $50.45 in July.

  • Yield on cost: 7.59%. Current yield: 7.53%.

  • Dividend growth: 10‑year CAGR of 8.8%; 3‑year CAGR of 10.7%.

  • Last dividend increase was 12.5%.

  • Structured as a partnership—focus on distributable cash flow for true dividend sustainability.

  • Why I like it: High yield, double‑digit dividend growth, and trades at a cheap valuation.

• Hess Midstream (HESM)

  • Bought 16 shares at $37.82 in July.

  • Yield on cost: 7.51%. Current yield: 6.92%.

  • Dividend growth: 5‑year CAGR of 10.5%; raises its dividend every quarter.

  • Recent news: Chevron’s acquisition of Hess makes Chevron the largest owner of HESM and adds financial backing behind long‑term contracts.

  • Why I like it: Rare blend of high yield and high growth, plus extra stability from Chevron’s ownership.

These two buys push my projected annual income higher and beef up my traditionally light summer months. Both names offer a “snowball effect” as dividends get reinvested and payouts continue to grow.

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💰 My Buys This Week

📅 Keep Investing. Stay informed.

– Zach
Founder, Dividend Data

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