The Best Stocks With Dividend Growth From Last Week

I love dividends and dividend growth stocks. That’s the main reason why I make a regular screen of the latest stocks with dividend growth on my blog “long-term-investments.blogspot.com”. 

I believe that those companies could have a well running business and could have a better performance in the long-run. Below is a current list of companies that have announced a dividend increase within the recent week. 

In total, 9 stocks and funds raised dividends of which 5 have a dividend growth of more than 10 percent. The average dividend growth amounts to 14.22 percent.

Below the best dividend hike stocks/funds are two with a high yield. Seven of the results are currently recommended to buy.

Best Basic Material Dividend Stock Buy Picks For 2013

Basic material stocks became popular with the increase in raw material prices due to the strong growth of China from the recent year. Not only directly commodity mining stocks exploded, also supplier of mining equipment started to boom. The basic material sector is a small investment field with around 600 listed companies. I made a list of the best stocks picks for next year. My criteria are:

- Forward P/E under 15

- Past 5Y Sales growth over 10 percent

- Earnings per share growth for the next five years over 10 percent

- Operating Margin over 10 percent

- Market capitalization above USD 10 billion

Nine higher capitalized stocks remained the screening criteria of which eight are currently recommended to buy. The results are dominated by stocks from the oil & gas equipment and services industry. I am not sure if these picks could be the best growth driver for your private wealth. Sure, America is expected to have a current energy boom due to shale gas.

Best Ex-Dividend Stock List For November 13, 2012

The Best Yielding 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 13, 2012. In total, 79 stocks and preferred shares go ex-dividend - of which 29 yield more than 3 percent. The average yield amounts to 3.99%.

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

Company	Ticker	Mcap	P/E	P/B	P/S	Yield
Exelon Corporation	EXC	26.55B	16.64	1.21	1.25	6.75%
Eli Lilly & Co.	LLY	55.09B	12.90	3.43	2.43	4.13%
E. I. du Pont de Nemours	DD	40.41B	14.54	3.81	1.11	3.97%
International Paper Co.	IP	15.30B	18.94	2.18	0.56	3.44%
Microsoft Corporation	MSFT	242.65B	15.58	3.53	3.35	3.19%
Enbridge Inc.	ENB	31.43B	35.74	3.11	1.34	2.89%
Archer Daniels Midland Company	ADM	16.72B	17.76	0.92	0.19	2.76%
The Blackstone Group	BX	16.57B	90.87	3.09	4.46	2.75%
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries	TEVA	37.90B	16.47	1.52	1.83	2.56%
The Kroger Co.	KR	13.03B	22.87	3.43	0.14	2.43%
Gerdau S.A.	GGB	15.20B	17.68	1.12	0.82	2.23%
Amgen Inc.	AMGN	65.36B	15.24	3.29	3.89	1.69%
Starbucks Corporation	SBUX	38.73B	28.47	7.48	2.91	1.65%
America Movil S.A.B. de C.V.	AMX	90.46B	15.06	4.30	1.62	1.28%
Goldcorp Inc.	GG	35.83B	24.14	1.61	6.50	1.22%
Companhia Brasileira de Distribuicao	CBD	11.81B	26.23	2.96	0.50	0.80%

The Best Large Cap Basic Material Dividend Stocks With Highest Growth Potential

Large Capitalized Dividend Stocks From The Basic Material Sector With Highest EPS Growth Researched By “long-term-investments.blogspot.com”. Basic Material stocks are important for the economy. They are also very cyclic and depending on commodity prices. Despite the downward trend of the economic growth worldwide, stocks from the sector are still on the buy list of many investors.

I screened some investment ideas from the basic material sector with a higher market capitalization (over USD 10 billion) and very high expected earnings per share growth of more than 15 percent yearly for the next five years. Nineteen companies fulfilled the above mentioned criteria of which three are high-yields and seventeen are currently recommended to buy.

The two best results come from the gold and silver industry. Otherwise, the results are mainly marked by oil and gas related companies.

18 Best Dividend Paying Basic Material Stocks (High Growth With Low Debt)

Best Dividend Paying Basic Material Stocks Researched By “long-term-investments.blogspot.com”. The basic material sector is a great investment field with fantastic growth potential if the economy starts to recover. The whole sector has a total market capitalization of USD 210.91 trillion and summarizes 604 companies. The average dividend yield amounts to 3.23 percent and the P/E ratio is 13.51.

In order to find the best dividend paying stocks within the sector, I screened all companies with a positive dividend yield, great earnings per share growth of more than 15 percent and an operating margin over 20 percent. To get the best results in terms of low debt and high cash, the debt to equity ratio should be under 0.4. Eighteen basic material companies remained of which three yielding over three percent and sixteen are currently recommended to buy.

The Best Growing Foreign Dividend Stocks

Attractive Dividend Stocks From Overseas With Best Growth Researched By Dividend Yield - Stock, Capital, Investment. Europe is on fire. Everybody is talking about the European debt crises and the slowing growth within the Euro Area. China and the other emerging markets are trying to manage a soft-landing. However, many stocks from abroad are still attractive although investors pull back money from these countries and invested it into US-Dollar vehicles. I screened stocks from overseas with a positive dividend yield, a low debt to equity ratio of less than 0.5 as well as earnings per share growth of more than 10 percent for the upcoming five years. In order reduce the results and to select those stocks with higher safeness, I listed all companies with a beta ratio below one and a market capitalization over USD 2 billion. Fourteen stocks remained of which twelve are currently recommended to buy.

24 Of Warren Buffett’s Most Wanted Dividend Stocks

Investment Targets Of Warren Buffett Researched By Dividend Yield - Stock, Capital, Investment. Warren Buffett is an American investor, Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. He is the third richest man in the world in accordance to Forbes and one of the most influential people in the world. The investor generates nearly USD 1 billion in free cash flow per month and has additional USD 37.8 billion in cash for takeover projects. As of Q4/2011, Warren's portfolio had a worth of USD 66.15 billion.

Recently, Bloomberg analyst's made a screen of stocks with some classical Buffett target-criteria:

- Market Capitalization from $20 Billion to $40 Billion

- Capital Expenditures / Net Fixed Assets > 10%

- 5-Year Average Growth in ROIC in Highest 50%

- 5-Year Average Operating Cash Flow Growth in Highest 50%

- P/E Ratio < Average Company Value in Home Market

24 companies worldwide remained of which 14 are U.S. listed. Four of the results have a yield over three percent and twelve are currently recommended to buy.

Ex-Dividend Date Reminder For January 17, 2012

Here is a current overview of best yielding stocks that have their ex-dividend date tomorrow. 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 On January 17, 2011. In total, 4 stocks and preferred shares go ex-dividend of which 1 yielding above 3 percent. The average yield amounts to 4.39 percent.

The ex-dividend date is a major date related to the payment of dividends. If you purchase a stock on its ex-dividend date or later, you will not receive the next dividend payment. Instead, the seller gets the dividend. If you purchase before the ex-dividend date, you get the dividend. It is important that your broker settle your trade before the ex-dividend date.


These are the results of the best yielding stocks:


Capstead Mortgage (CMO) has a market capitalization of USD 1.08 Billion and operates within the “REIT - Diversified” industry. These are the market ratios of the company:


P/E Ratio: 7.70,
Forward P/E Ratio: 8.14,
Price/Sales Ratio: 4.70,
Price/Book Ratio: 0.87,
Dividend Yield: 13.54%.

1-Year Chart Of Capstead Mortgage Corp. (Click to enlarge)

Long-Term Dividend History of Capstead Mortgage Corp. (Click to enlarge)

Goldcorp (GG) has a market capitalization of USD 36.79 Billion and operates within the “Gold” industry. These are the market ratios of the company:


P/E Ratio: 20.10,
Forward P/E Ratio: 15.72,
Price/Sales Ratio: 7.12,
Price/Book Ratio: 1.76,
Dividend Yield: 1.19%.

1-Year Chart Of Goldcorp Inc. (Click to enlarge)

Long-Term Dividend History of Goldcorp Inc. (Click to enlarge)

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, Inc. (POT) has a market capitalization of USD 38.41 Billion and operates within the “Agricultural Chemicals” industry. These are the market ratios of the company:


P/E Ratio: 13.56,
Forward P/E Ratio: 10.17,
Price/Sales Ratio: 4.43,
Price/Book Ratio: 5.14,
Dividend Yield: 0.63%.

1-Year Chart Of Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, Inc. (Click to enlarge)

Long-Term Dividend History of Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, Inc. (Click to enlarge)