Retirees Quietly Load Up on Verizon, Home Depot, and Duke Energy in June

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Income-focused retirees are quietly accumulating shares of Verizon, Home Depot, and Duke Energy in June, drawn by multi-decade dividend track records and defensive business models. Verizon offers the highest yield at roughly 6% with a quarterly payout of $0.7075 per share, shares up 19% year to date to around $46.71, and management raised full-year adjusted EPS guidance to $4.95–$4.99 after Q1 adjusted EPS of $1.28 on $34.44 billion in revenue. Home Depot has paid 156 consecutive quarterly dividends, most recently $2.33 per share, with an annualized rate of $9.32 and a yield of roughly 2% at $336.59, while guiding for 3% to 5% total sales growth in FY2026. Duke Energy, with a beta of 0.379, declared a quarterly dividend of $1.065 per share yielding roughly 3% at $125.80, beat Q1 adjusted EPS estimates for the fourth straight quarter at $1.93 versus a $1.80 consensus, and backs a $103 billion five-year capital plan targeting 5% to 7% EPS growth through 2030.

Impact on stocks 4

Energy Transition & Power Demand▲ · 1 stocks
Duke Energy Corporation
DUK
▲ PositiveCapitalrelevance

Duke Energy beat Q1 EPS estimates and backs a $103B capital plan targeting 5-7% EPS growth, attracting income-focused retirees.

Consumer Discretionary▲ · 1 stocks
The Home Depot Inc
HD
▲ PositiveCapitalrelevance

Home Depot has a strong dividend track record and guides for 3-5% sales growth, appealing to retirees.

Cloud & Digital Infrastructure▲ · 1 stocks
Verizon Communications Inc
VZ
▲ PositiveCapitalrelevance

Verizon raised full-year adjusted EPS guidance and offers a high 6% dividend yield, attracting income-focused retirees.

Artificial Intelligence▲ · 1 stocks
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