Here is a current overview of best yielding large capitalized stocks that have their ex-dividend date next week. If your broker settles your trade before the ex-date, 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 23-29, 2012. In total, 17 large cap stocks and preferred shares go ex-dividend of which 7 yielding above 3 percent. The average yield amounts to 4.81 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:
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP (KMP) has a market capitalization of USD 28.93 Billion and operates within the “Oil & Gas Pipelines” industry. These are the market ratios of the company:
P/E Ratio: 542.88,
Forward P/E Ratio: 37.28,
Price/Sales Ratio: 3.56,
Price/Book Ratio: 3.79,
Dividend Yield: 5.34%.
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| 1-Year Chart Of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP (Click to enlarge) |
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| Long-Term Dividends History of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP (KMP) (Click to enlarge) |
Enterprise Products Partners LP (EPD) has a market capitalization of USD 43.16 Billion and operates within the “Independent Oil & Gas” industry. These are the market ratios of the company:
P/E Ratio: 25.90,
Forward P/E Ratio: 21.64,
Price/Sales Ratio: 1.02,
Price/Book Ratio: 3.74,
Dividend Yield: 5.03%.
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| 1-Year Chart Of Enterprise Products Partners LP (Click to enlarge) |
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| Long-Term Dividends History of Enterprise Products Partners LP (EPD) (Click to enlarge) |
ONEOK Partners, L.P. (OKS) has a market capitalization of USD 11.37 Billion and operates within the “Oil & Gas Pipelines” industry. These are the market ratios of the company:
P/E Ratio: 21.14,
Forward P/E Ratio: 21.06,
Price/Sales Ratio: 1.08,
Price/Book Ratio: 3.42,
Dividend Yield: 4.27%.
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| 1-Year Chart Of ONEOK Partners, L.P. (Click to enlarge) |
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| Long-Term Dividends History of ONEOK Partners, L.P. (OKS) (Click to enlarge) |
Royal Bank of Canada (RY) has a market capitalization of USD 76.49 Billion and operates within the “Money Center Banks” industry. These are the market ratios of the company:
P/E Ratio: 12.21,
Forward P/E Ratio: 10.54,
Price/Sales Ratio: 4.13,
Price/Book Ratio: 1.88,
Dividend Yield: 4.01%.
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| 1-Year Chart Of Royal Bank of Canada (Click to enlarge) |
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| Long-Term Dividends History of Royal Bank of Canada (RY) (Click to enlarge) |
Kinder Morgan, Inc. (KMI) has a market capitalization of USD 23.17 Billion and operates within the “Oil & Gas Pipelines” industry. These are the market ratios of the company:
P/E Ratio: 46.15,
Forward P/E Ratio: 26.22,
Price/Sales Ratio: 2.82,
Price/Book Ratio: 7.69,
Dividend Yield: 3.66%.
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| 1-Year Chart Of Kinder Morgan, Inc. (Click to enlarge) |
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| Long-Term Dividends History of Kinder Morgan, Inc. (KMI) (Click to enlarge) |
ConAgra Foods, Inc. (CAG) has a market capitalization of USD 11.16 Billion and operates within the “Processed & Packaged Goods” industry. These are the market ratios of the company:
P/E Ratio: 14.95,
Forward P/E Ratio: 13.81,
Price/Sales Ratio: 0.87,
Price/Book Ratio: 2.38,
Dividend Yield: 3.55%.
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| 1-Year Chart Of ConAgra Foods, Inc. (Click to enlarge) |
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| Long-Term Dividends History of ConAgra Foods, Inc. (CAG) (Click to enlarge) |
Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) has a market capitalization of USD 14.85 Billion and operates within the “REIT - Diversified” industry. These are the market ratios of the company:
P/E Ratio: 23.26,
Forward P/E Ratio: 25.88,
Price/Sales Ratio: 5.20,
Price/Book Ratio: 2.20,
Dividend Yield: 3.43%.
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| 1-Year Chart Of Vornado Realty Trust (Click to enlarge) |
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| Long-Term Dividends History of Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) (Click to enlarge) |