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The 6 Best Dividend Paying Oil Stocks

If you're an income investor, you most likely will be looking for high-dividend stocks. Those high yields can be found within the energy sector, especially in the oil rector. Some Telecom, REITs and MLPs also pay good dividends.

Dividend investing also requires patience. And the reason for that is fairly simple: Most high-quality dividend payers are very stable and mature companies whose stocks are almost always trading at fair valuations with little-to-no prospect of becoming undervalued. In other words, these are generally boring stocks to own. 

When it comes to investing in dividend-paying oil stocks, here's what I'd be looking for:

- Acceptable Debt-To-Equity Ratios
- Strong Fundamentals
- High Dividends
- Low Payouts
- Cheap Valuation
- Competitive Advantage

Attached is a list of the best dividend paying oil stocks that might fulfill the most of the above mentioned criteria. Which do you like or do you know some oil stocks that might be better? Please let me know.

The top results are....

ConocoPhillips -- Yield: 4.65%
ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) employs 18,800 people, generates revenue of $52,464.00 million and has a net income of $5,807.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $76.66 billion.

ConocoPhillips’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $16,256.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 30.99% (the operating margin is 14.06% and the net profit margin 11.07%).

Financials: The total debt represents 19.36% of ConocoPhillips assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 43.47%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 11.03% was realized by ConocoPhillips.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $3.14. Last fiscal year, ConocoPhillips paid $2.84 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 19.84, the P/S ratio is 1.48 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.49. The dividend yield amounts to 4.65%.

Stock Charts:

Long-Term Stock Price Chart of ConocoPhillips (COP)
Long-Term Stock Price Chart of ConocoPhillips (COP)
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of ConocoPhillips (COP)
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of ConocoPhillips (COP)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of ConocoPhillips (COP)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of ConocoPhillips (COP)

Chevron -- Yield: 4.31%

Chevron (NYSE:CVX) employs 64,700 people, generates revenue of $199,941.00 million and has a net income of $19,310.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $185.42 billion.

Chevron’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $40,359.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 20.19% (the operating margin is 11.79% and the net profit margin 9.66%).

Financials: The total debt represents 10.46% of Chevron assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 17.94%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 12.65% was realized by Chevron.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $9.14. Last fiscal year, Chevron paid $4.21 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 10.79, the P/S ratio is 0.93 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.20. The dividend yield amounts to 4.31%.

Stock Charts:

Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Chevron (CVX)
Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Chevron (CVX)
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Chevron (CVX)
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Chevron (CVX)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Chevron (CVX)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Chevron (CVX)

Occidental Petroleum -- Yield: 3.78%

Occidental Petroleum (NYSE:OXY) employs 11,700 people, generates revenue of $19,442.00 million and has a net income of $-461.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $60.84 billion.

Occidental Petroleum’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $9,509.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 48.91% (the operating margin is -6.19% and the net profit margin -2.37%).

Financials: The total debt represents 12.15% of Occidental Petroleum assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 19.56%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of -0.37% was realized by Occidental Petroleum.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $-1.94. Last fiscal year, Occidental Petroleum paid $2.88 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is , the P/S ratio is 3.13 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.75. The dividend yield amounts to 3.78%.

Stock Charts:

Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Occidental Petroleum (OXY)
Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Occidental Petroleum (OXY)
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Occidental Petroleum (OXY)
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Occidental Petroleum (OXY)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Occidental Petroleum (OXY)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Occidental Petroleum (OXY)

National-Oilwell -- Yield: 3.73%

National-Oilwell (NYSE:NOV) employs 54,540 people, generates revenue of $21,440.00 million and has a net income of $2,455.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $19.16 billion.

National-Oilwell’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $4,496.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 20.97% (the operating margin is 16.85% and the net profit margin 11.45%).

Financials: The total debt represents 9.43% of National-Oilwell assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 15.30%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 11.42% was realized by National-Oilwell.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $5.18. Last fiscal year, National-Oilwell paid $1.64 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 9.54, the P/S ratio is 0.89 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.00. The dividend yield amounts to 3.73%.

Stock Charts:

Long-Term Stock Price Chart of National-Oilwell (NOV)
Long-Term Stock Price Chart of National-Oilwell (NOV)
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of National-Oilwell (NOV)
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of National-Oilwell (NOV)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of National-Oilwell (NOV)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of National-Oilwell (NOV)

Exxon Mobil -- Yield: 3.45%

Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) employs 75,300 people, generates revenue of $394,105.00 million and has a net income of $33,615.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $350.63 billion.

Exxon Mobil’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $51,379.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 13.04% (the operating margin is 8.65% and the net profit margin 8.53%).

Financials: The total debt represents 8.33% of Exxon Mobil assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 16.70%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 18.67% was realized by Exxon Mobil.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $6.66. Last fiscal year, Exxon Mobil paid $2.70 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 12.60, the P/S ratio is 0.90 and the P/B ratio is finally 2.04. The dividend yield amounts to 3.45%.

Stock Charts:

Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Exxon Mobil (XOM)
Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Exxon Mobil (XOM)
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Exxon Mobil (XOM)
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Exxon Mobil (XOM)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Exxon Mobil (XOM)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Exxon Mobil (XOM)

Murphy Oil -- Yield: 3.24%

Murphy Oil (NYSE:MUR) employs 1,712 people, generates revenue of $5,319.29 million and has a net income of $1,024.97 million. The current market capitalization stands at $7.51 billion.

Murphy Oil’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $3,276.08 million. The EBITDA margin is 61.59% (the operating margin is 22.77% and the net profit margin 19.27%).

Financials: The total debt represents 17.84% of Murphy Oil assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 34.79%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 11.94% was realized by Murphy Oil.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $4.82. Last fiscal year, Murphy Oil paid $1.32 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 8.76, the P/S ratio is 1.45 and the P/B ratio is finally 0.89. The dividend yield amounts to 3.24%.

Stock Charts:

Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Murphy Oil (MUR)
Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Murphy Oil (MUR)
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Murphy Oil (MUR)
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Murphy Oil (MUR)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Murphy Oil (MUR)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Murphy Oil (MUR)