20 Most Hated Dividend Stocks From The Services Sector

Most sold short services dividend stocks originally published at "long-term-investments.blogspot.com". The services sector is a big part of the economy and the financial markets. Roughly 850 companies have a relationship to the sector – That’s around 13.3 percent of the overall market by number of constituents.

Today I like to show you which services dividend stocks are most hated within the financial industry. Investors hate such stocks by selling them short. They believe in a falling stock price and want to profit from it.

My screen includes only mid- and large capitalized companies with a float short ratio of more than 5 percent.

The 20 most hated stocks have a float short ratio between 8.79 and 29.31 percent. Gamestop is the most sold company. Seven of the results have a current buy or better rating by brokerage firms.

George Soros’s Biggest Dividend Stock Buys As Of Q1/2013

The biggest dividend stocks buys from George Soros originally published at "long-term-investments.blogspot.com". George Soros is well known within the financial industry. He is a hedge fund manager who serves around $8.56 billion in 207 stocks. Last quarter, he added 74 new companies. It’s very interesting to see how big investors act because if they move, the market changes. The amounts are really big when they decide to place a 1 percent stake.

Today I like to look at the biggest dividend stock buys from George Soros. George is a real speculator. His 20 biggest changes had an impact to his portfolio between 0.34 percent and 1.3 percent. Only eight of his 20 biggest stock buys pay dividends.

In total, George Soros has a much diversified fund. His biggest position, the SPDR S&P 500 ETF – Put, has a portfolio weighting of 4.8 percent. The second biggest position is the oil & gas company Pioneer Natural Resources with a 3.4 percent share.

Ex-Dividend Stocks: Best Dividend Paying Shares On March 08, 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 March 08, 2013. In total, 5 stocks and preferred shares go ex dividend - of which none yield more than 3 percent. The average yield amounts to 2.15%.

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

Company	Ticker	Mcap	P/E	P/B	P/S	Yield
Wal-Mart Stores Inc.	WMT	245.47B	14.62	3.29	0.52	2.56%
Ingersoll-Rand Plc	IR	15.84B	16.24	2.21	1.13	1.57%
GAMCO Investors, Inc.	GBL	1.44B	18.97	4.37	4.19	0.37%
Virgin Media, Inc.	VMED	12.75B	3.55	2.66	2.07	0.34%
UniFirst Corp.	UNF	1.69B	16.94	1.82	1.33	0.18%

Best Dividend Paying Ex-Dividend Shares On December 07, 2012

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 ex-dividend date can be found here: Ex-Dividend Stocks on December 07, 2012. In total, 7 stocks and preferred shares go ex dividend - of which 4 yield more than 3 percent. The average yield amounts to 3.69%.

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

Company	Ticker	Mcap	P/E	P/B	P/S	Yield
CenturyLink, Inc.	CTL	24.27B	37.03	1.20	1.32	7.46%
Best Buy Co. Inc.	BBY	4.07B	-	0.99	0.08	5.63%
Laclede Group Inc.	LG	919.36M	14.56	1.53	0.82	4.17%
TELUS Corporation	TU	21.26B	16.69	2.62	1.96	3.92%
The Men's Wearhouse, Inc.	MW	1.59B	13.28	1.51	0.66	2.30%
Unitedhealth Group, Inc.	UNH	55.00B	10.26	1.80	0.51	1.58%
Virgin Media, Inc.	VMED	9.50B	26.42	11.96	1.45	0.45%