Ex-Dividend Date Reminder For March 26 - April 01, 2012

Here is a current overview of best yielding stocks with a market capitalization over USD 2 billion that have their ex-dividend date on the next trading day. If your broker settles your trade today, you will receive the next dividend. A full list of all stocks with ex-dividend date can be found here: Ex-Dividend Stocks March 26 – April 01, 2012. In total, 200 stocks and preferred shares go ex-dividend of which 83 yielding above 3 percent. The average yield amounts to 4.63 percent.

12 Of The S&P 500 Dividend Stocks With Highest Expected Growth

Fastest Growing S&P 500 Dividend Stocks Researched By Dividend Yield - Stock, Capital, Investment. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index is of huge importance and often used by investors for their asset allocation. The index includes 500 leading companies in leading industries of the U.S. economy, capturing 75 percent coverage of U.S. equities. Year-to-date, the index is up 11.64 percent which is roughly four percentage points above the performance of the Dow Jones but also six percentage points below the NASDAQ Composite index. Growth and expectations of growth is driving the performance of the indices.

I screened stocks from the S&P 500 by dividend yield and growth figures: First, the dividend yield should be positive and second, the expected earnings per share growth for the next five years should be over 25 percent. Twelve companies fulfilled these criteria of which nine are recommended to buy.

Ex-Dividend Date Reminder For March 26, 2012

Here is a current overview of best yielding stocks that have their ex-dividend date on the next trading day. If your broker settles your trade today, you will receive the next dividend. A full list of all stocks with ex-dividend date can be found here: Ex-Dividend Stocks March 26, 2012. In total, 5 stocks and preferred shares go ex-dividend of which 4 yielding above 3 percent. The average yield amounts to 5.07 percent.

Cheapest Large Caps With Highest Expected Growth As Of March 2012

Cheapest Large Capitalized Stocks With Highest Earnings Per Share Growth By Dividend Yield – Stock, Capital, Investment. Here is a current sheet of America’s cheapest Large Caps with the highest expected growth for the upcoming fiscal year. Stocks from the sheet have a market capitalization of more than USD 10 billion and earnings per share are expected to grow for at least 20 percent. Despite the strong growth, they still have a P/E ratio of less than 20 and a P/S ratio of less than 2. Thirty stocks fulfilled these criteria of which one company has a double-digit yield; nine yielding above 3 percent. Telefonica (TEF) is still in the first position of the screen. CRH, the Irish cement producer is new in our results and occupies rank two. Twenty-three stocks are recommended to buy.

Richard F. Aster - Meridian Value Q4/2011 Portfolio

Richard F. Aster - Meridian Value Q4/2011 Fund Investing Strategies By Dividend Yield – Stock Capital, Investment. Here is a current portfolio update of Richard F. Aster’s - Meridian Value - portfolio movements as of Q4/2011 (December 31, 2011). In total, he has 50 stocks with a total portfolio worth of USD 684,861,000.

The Best Dividend Paying Mega-Capitalized Stocks

Mega-Capitalized Stocks With Best Dividends Researched By Dividend Yield - Stock, Capital, Investment. Mega capitalized stocks, companies with a market capitalization over USD 200 billion, are very rare. Only twelve companies are listed on the stock exchanges and nine pay dividends. Apple (AAPL), Google (GOOG) and Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) are the only stocks with no dividend payments. Apple recently announced to pay a regular quarter dividend of USD 2.65, representing a yield of 1.76 percent. What I like to say is that mega caps are well diversified and big dividend payers. Let’s take a look at these twelve companies and their fundamentals.

10 High Yield Growth Stocks With Gaining Earnings Momentum

High Yield Growth Stocks With Accelerated Quarter Growth Researched By Dividend Yield - Stock, Capital, Investment. Growth stocks are wonderful if they finance their growth without capital injunctions. Better they pay a high dividend and increase it over years. I screened the market by high yield stocks with a recent sales and earnings growth of more than ten percent (past five years). In order to catch up only those stocks with a gaining earnings growth, I observed only stocks with a quarter on quarter sales and earnings per share growth of more than 20 percent. Exactly ten companies fulfilled these criteria. Two of them have a double-digit yield and five are recommended to buy.

Ex-Dividend Date Reminder For March 22, 2012

Here is a current overview of best yielding stocks with a market capitalization over USD 300 million that have their ex-dividend date on the next trading day. If your broker settles your trade today, you will receive the next dividend. A full list of all stocks with ex-dividend date can be found here: Ex-Dividend Stocks March 22, 2012. In total, 9 stocks and preferred shares go ex-dividend of which 4 yielding above 3 percent. The average yield amounts to 4.18 percent.

Richard T. Cunniff – Sequoia Q4/2011 Fund Portfolio

Richard T. Cunniff – Sequoia Q4/2011 Fund Investing Strategies By Dividend Yield – Stock Capital, Investment. Here is a current portfolio update of Richard T. Cunniff’s - Sequoia - portfolio movements as of Q4/2011 (December 31, 2011). In total, he has 37 stocks with a total portfolio worth of USD 3,651,210,000.

7 Low Volatility Stocks With Double-Digit Yields

Safe Stocks With Over 10% Dividend Yield Researched By Dividend Yield - Stock, Capital, Investment. Stocks with a yield over ten percent are often mocked as not sustainable. Sure, some companies pay such dividends only for a few quarters until they cut dividends. But if the company pays the double-digit yield for a few years, you have earned at least enough to overcompensate expected share price losses. However, I screened the capital market by stocks with a double-digit yield and a beta ratio below one (less volatile than the market). In order to exclude the risks of low capitalized and hidden stocks, I decided to screen only those companies with a capitalization over USD 2 billion. Seven stocks met the mentioned criteria of which five have a buy or better rating.

Ex-Dividend Date Reminder For March 21, 2012

Here is a current overview of best yielding stocks with a market capitalization over USD 300 million that have their ex-dividend date on the next trading day. If your broker settles your trade today, you will receive the next dividend. A full list of all stocks with ex-dividend date can be found here: Ex-Dividend Stocks March 21, 2012. In total, 28 stocks and preferred shares go ex-dividend of which 11 yielding above 3 percent. The average yield amounts to 3.77 percent.

Why Dividend Stocks Are Such A Safe Investment

Why Dividend Stocks Are Such A Safe Investment By Guest Blogger Imogen Reed. All investors want just two things for their money: a high a yield as possible, and a safe an investment as possible. An investment that is both safe and pays out a high yield is the Holy Grail, but is not easy to find. Investments usually vary from high risk and high payout, to relatively safe but low yield. Finding a good compromise between high yield and low risk is the secret to successful investing, which is why so many people choose dividend stocks.

Just as paying by plastic is often the safest way to shop, dividend stocks are perhaps the safest option for building up an investment portfolio. Unlike bonds, which are relatively low yield, and real estate, which offers better rewards but far greater risk, dividend stocks, not only offer attractive yields, but also are one of the safest places to invest your money.

8 Dividend Aristocrats At New 52-Week Highs

Dividend Aristocrats At New One-Year Highs Researched By Dividend Yield - Stock, Capital, Investment. Dividend Aristocrats are stocks with a history of rising dividends of more than 25 consecutive years and a member of the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats index. The index measures the performance of large cap, blue chip companies within the S&P 500 that have followed a policy of increasing dividends every year for at least 25 consecutive years. 51 stocks belong to the index and the current year to date performance amounts to 7.49 percent. Dividend Aristocrats are perfect stocks but only eight of them recently crossed new 52-Week highs. 29 stocks from the index are five percent below new highs. That’s a great quality measure of the index. 

Ex-Dividend Date Reminder For March 20, 2012

Here is a current overview of best yielding stocks with a market capitalization over USD 300 million that have their ex-dividend date on the next trading day. If your broker settles your trade today, you will receive the next dividend. A full list of all stocks with ex-dividend date can be found here: Ex-Dividend Stocks March 20, 2012. In total, 17 stocks and preferred shares go ex-dividend of which 10 yielding above 3 percent. The average yield amounts to 5.65 percent.

Connor Browne - Thornburg Value Q4/2011 Portfolio

Connor Browne - Thornburg Value Q4/2011 Fund Investing Strategies By Dividend Yield – Stock Capital, Investment. Here is a current portfolio update of Connor Browne’s - Thornburg Value - portfolio movements as of Q4/2011 (December 31, 2011). In total, he manages 41 stocks with a total portfolio worth of USD 3,019,326,000.

The Best Performing High Yield Stocks From Last Week

Dividend Stocks With Best Stock Performance By Dividend Yield – Stock, Capital, Investment. Here is a quite overview of the ten best performed stocks from last week with a market capitalization over USD 300 million and a dividend yield above 5%.

High Yield Stocks With Recent Insider Buys

Dividend Stocks With Recent Insider Buys By Dividend Yield – Stock, Capital, Investment. Stocks with insider transactions send often a clear signal for your own asset allocation. Insiders, those persons who know the company better as every analyst or investor, show their attitude to the company’s future. A stock often rises after insiders bought stocks from the company. Similar is it vice versa. The stock price often decline after insiders sold stocks from the company. Here are the recent insider transactions of the best yielding stocks:

The Best Stocks With Dividend Growth From Last Week (March 12 - 18, 2012)

Stocks With Biggest Dividend Hikes From Last Week by Dividend Yield – Stock, Capital, Investment. Here is a current sheet of companies that have announced a dividend increase within the recent week. In total, 22 stocks and funds raised dividends of which 15 have a dividend growth of more than 10 percent. The average dividend growth amounts to 25.29 percent. The biggest hike was announced by Cliffs Natural Resources (CLF) who raised its quarterly distributions by 123.2 percent from $0.28 to $0.625.