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The Best Dividends Between April 23-29, 2012

Here is a current overview of best yielding stocks with a market capitalization over USD 10 billion that have their ex-dividend date on the next trading 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 April 23-29, 2012. In total, 129 stocks and preferred shares go ex-dividend of which 72 yielding above 3 percent. The average yield amounts to 4.57 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 settles your trade before the ex-dividend date.

These are the results of the best yielding stocks:


Kinder Morgan Energy Partners (KMP) has a market capitalization of USD 28.30 billion and operates within the “Oil & Gas Pipelines” industry. These are the market ratios of the company:


P/E Ratio: 338.00,
Forward P/E Ratio: 32.01,
P/S Ratio: 3.45,
P/B Ratio: 3.79,
Dividend Yield: 5.49%.


Long-Term Stock History Chart Of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP (Click to enlarge)
Long-Term Dividend History of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP (KMP) (Click to enlarge)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP (KMP) (Click to enlarge)


Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) has a market capitalization of USD 46.17 billion and operates within the “Independent Oil & Gas” industry. These are the market ratios of the company:


P/E Ratio: 21.98,
Forward P/E Ratio: 20.04,
P/S Ratio: 1.04,
P/B Ratio: 3.83,
Dividend Yield: 4.76%.


Long-Term Stock History Chart Of Enterprise Products Partners LP (Click to enlarge)
Long-Term Dividend History of Enterprise Products Partners LP (EPD) (Click to enlarge)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Enterprise Products Partners LP (EPD) (Click to enlarge)


Bank of Montreal (BMO) has a market capitalization of USD 38.49 billion and operates within the “Money Center Banks” industry. These are the market ratios of the company:


P/E Ratio: 11.62,
Forward P/E Ratio: 9.61,
P/S Ratio: 2.95,
P/B Ratio: 1.41,
Dividend Yield: 4.68%.


Long-Term Stock History Chart Of Bank of Montreal (Click to enlarge)
Long-Term Dividend History of Bank of Montreal (BMO) (Click to enlarge)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Bank of Montreal (BMO) (Click to enlarge)


ONEOK Partners (OKS) has a market capitalization of USD 12.16 billion and operates within the “Oil & Gas Pipelines” industry. These are the market ratios of the company:


P/E Ratio: 16.51,
Forward P/E Ratio: 19.27,
P/S Ratio: 1.07,
P/B Ratio: 3.28,
Dividend Yield: 4.41%.


Long-Term Stock History Chart Of ONEOK Partners, L.P. (Click to enlarge)
Long-Term Dividend History of ONEOK Partners, L.P. (OKS) (Click to enlarge)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of ONEOK Partners, L.P. (OKS) (Click to enlarge)


Reed Elsevier (RUK) has a market capitalization of USD 10.31 billion and operates within the “Publishing - Periodicals” industry. These are the market ratios of the company:


P/E Ratio: 16.00,
Forward P/E Ratio: 10.91,
P/S Ratio: 2.05,
P/B Ratio: 5.59,
Dividend Yield: 4.08%.


Long-Term Stock History Chart Of Reed Elsevier plc (Click to enlarge)
Long-Term Dividend History of Reed Elsevier plc (RUK) (Click to enlarge)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Reed Elsevier plc (RUK) (Click to enlarge)


Royal Bank of Canada (RY) has a market capitalization of USD 83.09 billion and operates within the “Money Center Banks” industry. These are the market ratios of the company:


P/E Ratio: 13.31,
Forward P/E Ratio: 11.06,
P/S Ratio: 4.30,
P/B Ratio: 2.02,
Dividend Yield: 3.92%.


Long-Term Stock History Chart Of Royal Bank of Canada (Click to enlarge)
Long-Term Dividend History of Royal Bank of Canada (RY) (Click to enlarge)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Royal Bank of Canada (RY) (Click to enlarge)