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 On January 20, 2011. In total, 3 stocks and preferred shares go ex-dividend of which 1 yielding above 3 percent. The average yield amounts to 3.15 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:
Siemens AG (SI) has a market capitalization of USD 91.86 billion and operates within the “Telecom Services - Foreign” industry. These are the market ratios of the company:
P/E Ratio: 10.23,
Forward P/E Ratio: 8.60,
Price/Sales Ratio: 0.99,
Price/Book Ratio: 2.20,
Dividend Yield: 4.02%.
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| 1-Year Chart Of Siemens AG (Click to enlarge) |
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| Long-Term Dividend History of Siemens AG (Click to enlarge) |
Codorus Valley Bancorp Inc. (CVLY) has a market capitalization of USD 41.28 million and operates within the “Regional - Northeast Banks” industry. These are the market ratios of the company:
P/E Ratio: 11.00,
Forward P/E Ratio: -,
Price/Sales Ratio: 0.91,
Price/Book Ratio: 0.45,
Dividend Yield: 3.64%.
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| 1-Year Chart Of Codorus Valley Bancorp Inc. (Click to enlarge) |
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| Long-Term Dividend History of Codorus Valley Bancorp Inc. (Click to enlarge) |
Colgate-Palmolive Co. (CL) has a market capitalization of USD 43.71 billion and operates within the “Personal Products” industry. These are the market ratios of the company:
P/E Ratio: 18.17,
Forward P/E Ratio: 16.42,
Price/Sales Ratio: 2.64,
Price/Book Ratio: 16.39,
Dividend Yield: 2.57%.
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| 1-Year Chart Of Colgate-Palmolive Co. (Click to enlarge) |
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| Long-Term Dividend History of Colgate-Palmolive Co. (Click to enlarge) |
