14 Dividend Paying Stocks With Low P/E's And High Returns On Invested Capital

I built a screen that I would like to share that acts as a starting point in identifying quality stocks that have great historical returns on invested capital and relatively low current valuations.

Only companies that had a market cap over $1 billion and headquarters located in the U.S. were included.

I used EBIT as the earnings metric, so it is not a perfect after-tax return on invested capital. I calculated invested capital two ways, one with goodwill, and one without goodwill.

In addition, each of stocks has a low forwad P/E, a positive dividend yield and payout ratios below 52 percent. The return on assets is between 7.50% and  32.70%.

14 stocks fulfilled my critera.

These are the results...

14 Dividend Paying Stocks With Low P/E's
And High Returns On Invested Capital
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These Military Stocks Profiting Mostly From Wars

Since the conclusion of World War II, the United States and a number of Western European nations have maintained extremely costly military industrial complexes — both in peacetime and during the numerous other conflicts since. 

The United States is far and away the largest defense market, and U.S.-based companies disproportionately comprise the top global arms dealers.

Global military sales from the 100 largest dealers totaled $401 billion in 2014, down by 1.5% — but still substantially higher than in 2002 — according to the latest estimates released by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).

Today I like to show you those military and defense stocks that offer the most values for investors.

Each of the attached results pays a dividend. The results are ranked by market capitalization. There is a huge range of stocks available.

Here are the best choices in my view...

Ex-Dividend Stocks: Best Dividend Paying Shares On May 09, 2013

The best yielding and biggest ex-dividend stocks researched by ”long-term-investments.blogspot.com”. Dividend Investors should have a quiet overview of stocks with upcoming ex dividend dates.

The ex dividend date is the final date on which the new stock buyer couldn’t receive the next dividend. If you like to receive the dividend, you need to buy the stock before the ex dividend date. I made a little screen of the best yielding stocks with a higher capitalization that have their ex date on the next trading day.

A full list of all stocks with payment dates can be found here: Ex-Dividend Stocks May 09, 2013. In total, 11 stocks and preferred shares go ex dividend - of which one yield more than 3 percent. The average yield amounts to 3.11%.

Here is the sheet of the best yielding, higher capitalized ex-dividend stocks:

Company	Ticker	Mcap	P/E	P/B	P/S	Yield
Alliance Holdings GP, L.P.	AHGP	3.54B	18.05	7.93	1.74	5.00%
Enterprise Bancorp Inc.	EBTC	160.49M	12.58	1.12	2.33	2.81%
Exxon Mobil Corporation	XOM	405.29B	9.41	2.47	0.87	2.76%
Apple Inc.	AAPL	430.52B	10.95	3.18	2.55	2.66%
Rockwell Automation Inc.	ROK	12.28B	17.27	6.08	1.97	2.37%
Simplicity Bancorp, Inc.	SMPL	125.86M	19.64	0.82	3.19	2.14%
U.S. Global Investors, Inc.	GROW	44.15M	71.25	1.18	2.14	2.11%
National Instruments Corporation	NATI	3.44B	38.15	3.58	2.94	2.01%
Southern National Bancorp of Virginia	SONA	120.07M	18.18	1.17	3.20	1.93%
Rockwell Collins Inc.	COL	8.87B	15.16	7.93	1.90	1.84%
W.W. Grainger, Inc.	GWW	17.60B	25.60	5.63	1.95	1.47%

The Biggest And Best Yielding Ex-Dividend Stocks On November 07, 2012

The Best And Biggest Ex-Dividend Stocks Researched By Dividend Yield - Stock, Capital, Investment. Dividend Investors should have a quiet overview of stocks with upcoming ex-dividend dates. The ex-dividend date is the final date on which the new stock buyer couldn’t receive the next dividend. If you like to receive the dividend, you need to buy the stock before the ex-dividend date. I made a little screen of the best yielding stocks with a higher capitalization that have their ex-dividend date on the next trading day.

A full list of all stocks with ex-dividend date can be found here: Ex-Dividend Stocks on November 07, 2012. In total, 77 stocks and preferred shares go ex-dividend - of which 28 yield more than 3 percent. The average yield amounts to 3.01%.

Here is the sheet of the best yielding, higher capitalized Ex-Dividend stocks:

Company	Ticker	Mcap	P/E	P/B	P/S	Yield
NuStar Energy L.P.	NS	3.55B	-	1.39	0.49	9.48%
AmeriGas Partners LP	APU	4.12B	28.12	2.65	1.44	7.20%
Enerplus Corporation	ERF	3.19B	-	0.92	2.64	6.69%
Alliance Holdings GP, L.P.	AHGP	2.99B	15.33	7.12	1.53	5.76%
Highwoods Properties Inc.	HIW	2.57B	56.50	2.29	5.04	5.19%
American Electric Power	AEP	21.09B	14.59	1.38	1.43	4.32%
Macerich Co.	MAC	7.64B	29.58	2.66	9.03	4.04%
Hudson City Bancorp, Inc.	HCBK	4.49B	-	0.95	2.56	3.76%
Pfizer Inc.	PFE	183.60B	19.66	2.27	3.03	3.58%
Vornado Realty Trust	VNO	14.87B	46.99	2.15	5.27	3.46%
Unilever NV	UN	109.46B	19.74	5.60	1.74	3.36%
Unilever plc	UL	111.80B	20.16	5.73	1.77	3.29%
Walgreen Co.	WAG	32.17B	14.08	1.76	0.45	3.23%
RPC Inc.	RES	2.51B	8.47	2.77	1.28	2.80%
Wells Fargo & Company	WFC	179.95B	10.66	1.16	3.68	2.59%
Boeing Co.	BA	53.09B	12.42	7.00	0.67	2.50%
Weyerhaeuser Co.	WY	14.94B	48.49	3.45	2.24	2.46%
National Instruments	NATI	3.00B	31.91	3.27	2.68	2.28%
Rockwell Collins Inc.	COL	7.74B	13.12	6.19	1.64	2.20%
TD Ameritrade Holding	AMTD	8.95B	15.45	2.02	3.38	2.20%

Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) - Dividend Idea Of The Day With 4.95% Yield

Weekly Dividend Stock Ideas Researched by The Dividend Yield Weekly. Our weekly Dividend Idea is the aerospace and defense related stock Lockheed Martin (LMT). The company is estimated at $84.0 by Morningstar which represents a downside of 9.4%. LMT has a 7/10 rating and is an attractive dividend growth stocks with big values. The company raised dividends over 10 consecutive years and raised dividends in average with a double-digit yield. The payout is only at 43.9% at twelve-trailing month basis. The strong cash flow of $4.3 billion from last fiscal year is a solid basis for further dividend hikes. In 2011, the company paid $1.1 billion in dividends and bought $2.5 billion own shares. We like the strong cash flow of LMT and the high exposure to the U.S. economy (85% of sales are generated in the United States) as well as the networking to the government. This could be also a big burden if the U.S. government cuts military budgets due to financial spending problems. It could also an accelerator if the budgets would be raised in the long-run. In addition, we see the company as a highly profitable early stage commodity trader. LMT is one of the largest military supplier.

17 Of The Best Aerospace/Defense Products And Services Dividend Stocks

The Best Yielding Aerospace/Defense Products And Services Stocks Researched By Dividend Yield - Stock, Capital, Investment. The aerospace industry is growing in the long-run. The industry has 41 companies listed with a total market capitalization of USD 215 billion. The average P/E ratio amounts to 14.50 and the dividend yield has a value of 2.4 percent.

I screened the whole industry by the best yielding stocks. Seventeen companiespay dividends of which three yield over three percent. Twelve have a buy or better recommendation.

The Best Dividends On May 10, 2012

Here is a current overview of the 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 May 10, 2012. In total, 29 stocks and preferred shares go ex-dividend of which 13 yielding above 3 percent. The average yield amounts to 4.95 percent.

Stocks With Fastest Dividend Growth In April 2012

Shares With Highest Dividend Growth by Dividend Yield – Stock, Capital, Investment. Here is a current sheet of companies with fastest dividend growth compared to the previous dividend declaration. The dividend growth is often a good indicator for the financial health of a stock. Companies with a strong increase in dividends judge the future of their company rosy and they want to give money back to shareholders that they don’t need for their business.

In total, 49 companies announced a dividend growth of more than 10 percent within the recent month. The average dividend yield of the fastest dividend growth stocks from last month amounts to 3.37 percent and the dividend growth is 70.76 percent.

The Best Industrial Dividend Stocks 2012

Industrial Goods Dividend Stocks With High Return On Investments And Big Operating Margins Researched By Dividend Yield - Stock, Capital, Investment. The U.S. economy has a strong industrial sector. 350 stocks belong to the sector that has a total market capitalization of USD 58.64 trillion. He is still cheap with a P/E ratio of 12.67 and a dividend yield of 2.27 percent. The best yielding stocks from the sector are from the waste management and manufacturing housing industry.