Here are the results of the best ex-dividend stocks for next month:
Company
|
Symbol
|
Ex-Date
|
Yield
|
Sunoco Logistics
|
SXL
|
7-May
|
4.14
|
Intel Corp
|
INTC
|
3-May
|
3.02
|
Mattel
|
MAT
|
21-May
|
3.04
|
American Electric Power
|
AEP
|
8-May
|
4.83
|
Plains All American
|
PAA
|
2-May
|
4.91
|
Harleysville Savings
|
HARL
|
7-May
|
4.54
|
Main Street Capital Corp
|
MAIN
|
17-May
|
6.03
|
Southern Company
|
SO
|
3-May
|
4.16
|
American Software
|
AMSWA
|
10-May
|
4.29
|
Williams Partners
|
WPZ
|
2-May
|
5.42
|
CMS Energy
|
CMS
|
2-May
|
3.90
|
Magellan Midstream
|
MMP
|
4-May
|
4.52
|
Eli Lilly
|
LLY
|
11-May
|
4.80
|
MGE Energy
|
MGEE
|
30-May
|
3.35
|
Trustmark Corp
|
TRMK
|
30-May
|
3.63
|
Idacorp
|
IDA
|
3-May
|
3.09
|
Gladstone Investment
|
GAIN
|
16-May
|
7.99
|
Entergy Corp
|
ETR
|
8-May
|
5.05
|
BCB Bancorp
|
BCBP
|
3-May
|
4.64
|
Merchants Bankshares
|
MBVT
|
1-May
|
4.24
|
Sonoco Products
|
SON
|
16-May
|
3.46
|
Linear Technology
|
LLTC
|
16-May
|
3.01
|
Calumet Specialty Prod
|
CLMT
|
2-May
|
7.49
|
Vectren Corp
|
VVC
|
11-May
|
4.81
|
Hickory Tech Corp
|
HTCO
|
11-May
|
5.57
|
Park National Corp
|
PRK
|
21-May
|
5.69
|
ACNB Corp
|
ACNB
|
30-May
|
5.28
|
Brookline Bancorp
|
BRKL
|
9-May
|
3.75
|
Exelon
Corp
|
EXC
|
11-May
|
5.54
|
Kellogg
Co.
|
K
|
30-May
|
3.36
|
Consolidated
Edison
|
ED
|
14-May
|
4.07
|
Bank of
Hawaii
|
BOH
|
29-May
|
3.63
|
Shaw
Communications
|
SJR
|
11-May
|
4.66
|
Southern
Copper
|
SCCO
|
9-May
|
6.49
|
Homeowners
Choice
|
HCII
|
15-May
|
3.54
|
LTC
Properties
|
LTC
|
21-May
|
5.16
|
Capital
Product
|
CPLP
|
4-May
|
11.09
|
UMH
Properties
|
UMH
|
11-May
|
6.15
|
United
Bancorp
|
UBCP
|
17-May
|
5.82
|
Student
Transportation
|
STB
|
29-May
|
8.13
|
FutureFuel
Corp.
|
FF
|
30-May
|
3.97
|
First
Energy
|
FE
|
3-May
|
4.74
|
Pioneer
Southwest Energy
|
PSE
|
2-May
|
7.36
|
Pitney
Bowes
|
PBI
|
9-May
|
8.76
|
Highwood
Properties
|
HIW
|
17-May
|
4.96
|
Spectra
Energy LP
|
SEP
|
2-May
|
5.90
|
Courier
Corp
|
CRRC
|
9-May
|
8.01
|
Full
Circle Capital Corp
|
FULL
|
29-May
|
11.93
|
Linn
Energy LLC.
|
LINE
|
4-May
|
6.97
|
GladstoneCommercial
|
GOOD
|
16-May
|
8.79
|
NY
Community Bancorp
|
NYB
|
3-May
|
7.52
|
Whitestone
REIT
|
WSR
|
30-May
|
8.46
|
MDC
Holdings
|
MDC
|
7-May
|
3.74
|
Sabra
Health Care REIT .
|
SBRA
|
11-May
|
7.72
|
Hooker
Furniture
|
HOFT
|
9-May
|
3.26
|
A. H. Belo
Corporation
|
AHC
|
9-May
|
5.18
|
Fifth
Street Finance
|
FSC
|
11-May
|
12.98
|
Electro-Sensors,
.
|
ELSE
|
2-May
|
3.76
|
Energy
Transfer
|
ETP
|
2-May
|
7.49
|
Energy
Transfer Equity
|
ETE
|
2-May
|
6.08
|
Vanguard
Natural Res
|
VNR
|
4-May
|
8.23
|
Carnival
Corp
|
CCL
|
23-May
|
3.12
|
Breitburn
Energy
|
BBEP
|
3-May
|
9.36
|
Global
Partners
|
GLP
|
2-May
|
8.86
|
First
Potomac Realty
|
FPO
|
2-May
|
6.24
|
National
Resource
|
NRP
|
2-May
|
8.87
|
Tsakos
Energy
|
TNP
|
17-May
|
9.36
|
Nordic
American Tankers
|
NAT
|
16-May
|
8.56
|
National
Security Group
|
NSEC
|
3-May
|
6.01
|
Martin
Midstream
|
MMLP
|
4-May
|
8.95
|
Amerigas
|
APU
|
8-May
|
7.62
|
Eagle Rock
Energy
|
EROC
|
4-May
|
8.19
|
Average
|
5.93
|
Take a
closer look at the full table of high yield stocks with Ex-Dividend Date in May2012. The average yield amounts to 5.98 percent.
Here are the price ratios of the best ex-dividend stocks:
Ticker
|
Company
|
P/E
|
P/S
|
P/B
|
Dividend Yield
|
FULL
|
Full Circle Capital Corporation
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
12.32%
|
FSC
|
Fifth Street Finance Corp.
|
30.59
|
3.83
|
0.99
|
11.74%
|
CPLP
|
Capital Product Partners L.P.
|
2.65
|
4.68
|
1.18
|
10.79%
|
BBEP
|
Breitburn Energy Partners L.P.
|
11.57
|
2.68
|
0.84
|
9.77%
|
TNP
|
Tsakos Energy Navigation Ltd.
|
N/A
|
0.74
|
0.32
|
9.43%
|
EROC
|
Eagle Rock Energy Partners, L.P.
|
24.15
|
1.19
|
1.19
|
9.34%
|
NRP
|
Natural Resource Partners LP
|
49.24
|
6.91
|
4.09
|
8.94%
|
MMLP
|
Martin Midstream Partners LP
|
36.80
|
0.64
|
2.45
|
8.91%
|
GLP
|
Global Partners LP
|
25.94
|
0.03
|
1.58
|
8.76%
|
GOOD
|
Gladstone Commercial Corp.
|
107.31
|
4.27
|
1.40
|
8.74%
|
PBI
|
Pitney Bowes Inc.
|
9.93
|
0.65
|
N/A
|
8.73%
|
CLMT
|
Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP
|
30.35
|
0.44
|
1.91
|
8.29%
|
NAT
|
Nordic American Tankers Limited
|
N/A
|
8.51
|
0.79
|
8.28%
|
VNR
|
Vanguard Natural Resources, LLC
|
13.40
|
2.40
|
1.66
|
8.27%
|
WSR
|
Whitestone REIT
|
173.00
|
4.72
|
1.37
|
8.24%
|
CRRC
|
Courier Corporation
|
24.26
|
0.49
|
0.84
|
8.05%
|
STB
|
Student Transportation, Inc.
|
6.61
|
1.00
|
N/A
|
8.00%
|
GAIN
|
Gladstone Investment Corporation
|
6.61
|
8.65
|
0.79
|
7.96%
|
APU
|
AmeriGas Partners LP
|
21.37
|
1.36
|
7.21
|
7.88%
|
SBRA
|
Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc.
|
41.90
|
7.34
|
1.89
|
7.88%
|
ETP
|
Energy Transfer Partners LP
|
42.79
|
1.61
|
1.89
|
7.46%
|
PSE
|
Pioneer Southwest Energy Partners L.P.
|
7.52
|
4.69
|
4.41
|
7.42%
|
NYB
|
New York Community Bancorp Inc.
|
12.61
|
3.25
|
1.07
|
7.34%
|
LINE
|
Linn Energy, LLC
|
16.61
|
4.90
|
2.06
|
7.28%
|
FPO
|
First Potomac Realty Trust
|
N/A
|
3.66
|
0.93
|
6.44%
|
MAIN
|
Main Street Capital Corporation
|
8.93
|
10.69
|
1.72
|
6.42%
|
ETE
|
Energy Transfer Equity, L.P.
|
29.04
|
1.08
|
174.26
|
6.24%
|
SCCO
|
Southern Copper Corp.
|
11.89
|
4.05
|
6.88
|
6.24%
|
UMH
|
UMH Properties Inc.
|
77.93
|
4.70
|
1.68
|
6.16%
|
SEP
|
Spectra Energy Partners, LP
|
19.82
|
15.49
|
1.87
|
5.94%
|
UBCP
|
United Bancorp Inc.
|
15.08
|
2.56
|
1.30
|
5.89%
|
HCII
|
Homeowners Choice, Inc.
|
10.41
|
1.21
|
1.33
|
5.87%
|
PRK
|
Park National Corp.
|
12.17
|
3.23
|
1.38
|
5.57%
|
HTCO
|
Hickory Tech Corp.
|
14.64
|
0.83
|
3.14
|
5.54%
|
WPZ
|
Williams Partners L.P.
|
15.36
|
2.65
|
3.17
|
5.44%
|
EXC
|
Exelon Corporation
|
10.38
|
1.36
|
1.80
|
5.40%
|
LTC
|
LTC Properties Inc.
|
24.75
|
11.93
|
2.17
|
5.21%
|
ACNB
|
ACNB Corp.
|
10.35
|
2.11
|
0.90
|
5.14%
|
PAA
|
Plains All American Pipeline, L.P.
|
16.56
|
0.38
|
2.33
|
5.12%
|
AHC
|
A. H. Belo Corporation
|
N/A
|
0.22
|
0.83
|
5.12%
|
ETR
|
Entergy Corporation
|
12.37
|
1.05
|
1.26
|
5.08%
|
HIW
|
Highwoods Properties Inc.
|
70.63
|
5.23
|
2.56
|
4.91%
|
AEP
|
American Electric Power Co., Inc.
|
11.91
|
1.24
|
1.27
|
4.86%
|
HARL
|
Harleysville Savings Financial Corporation
|
11.11
|
1.70
|
1.07
|
4.80%
|
VVC
|
Vectren Corporation
|
16.98
|
1.04
|
1.64
|
4.77%
|
MMP
|
Magellan Midstream Partners LP
|
19.31
|
4.57
|
5.44
|
4.75%
|
LLY
|
Eli Lilly & Co.
|
10.70
|
1.99
|
3.38
|
4.75%
|
FE
|
FirstEnergy Corp.
|
22.07
|
1.21
|
1.48
|
4.68%
|
SJR
|
Shaw Communications, Inc.
|
12.45
|
1.79
|
2.66
|
4.66%
|
BCBP
|
BCB Bancorp Inc.
|
16.09
|
1.83
|
0.98
|
4.66%
|
SO
|
Southern Company
|
18.04
|
2.26
|
2.13
|
4.26%
|
NSEC
|
National Security Group Inc.
|
N/A
|
0.37
|
0.61
|
4.26%
|
CMS
|
CMS Energy Corp.
|
17.70
|
0.95
|
1.93
|
4.20%
|
MBVT
|
Merchants Bancshares Inc.
|
11.00
|
2.86
|
1.49
|
4.19%
|
SXL
|
Sunoco Logistics Partners L.P.
|
16.14
|
0.39
|
3.87
|
4.17%
|
AMSWA
|
American Software, Inc.
|
21.93
|
2.35
|
2.94
|
4.10%
|
ED
|
Consolidated Edison Inc.
|
16.66
|
1.34
|
1.37
|
4.08%
|
FF
|
FutureFuel Corp.
|
11.95
|
1.34
|
1.44
|
3.98%
|
ELSE
|
Electro-Sensors Inc.
|
23.67
|
2.36
|
1.39
|
3.76%
|
BRKL
|
Brookline Bancorp, Inc.
|
20.68
|
3.99
|
1.07
|
3.74%
|
MAT
|
Mattel Inc.
|
15.45
|
1.83
|
4.32
|
3.70%
|
BOH
|
Bank of Hawaii Corporation
|
14.26
|
5.15
|
2.26
|
3.65%
|
SON
|
Sonoco Products Co.
|
16.79
|
0.73
|
2.27
|
3.59%
|
TRMK
|
Trustmark Corporation
|
14.81
|
4.17
|
1.36
|
3.53%
|
MDC
|
MDC Holdings Inc.
|
N/A
|
1.61
|
1.56
|
3.53%
|
K
|
Kellogg Company
|
14.90
|
1.37
|
8.73
|
3.42%
|
HOFT
|
Hooker Furniture Corp.
|
25.21
|
0.57
|
1.01
|
3.38%
|
MGEE
|
MGE Energy Inc.
|
17.36
|
1.94
|
1.92
|
3.34%
|
IDA
|
IdaCorp, Inc.
|
12.16
|
1.99
|
1.23
|
3.23%
|
CCL
|
Carnival Corporation
|
16.02
|
1.60
|
1.08
|
3.05%
|
LLTC
|
Linear Technology Corp.
|
16.94
|
5.81
|
11.06
|
3.04%
|
INTC
|
Intel Corporation
|
12.03
|
2.63
|
3.04
|
2.96%
|
Average
|
23.23
|
2.96
|
4.72
|
5.98%
|
Related Stock Ticker Symbols:
SXL, INTC, MAT,
AEP, PAA, HARL, MAIN, SO, AMSWA, WPZ, CMS, MMP, LLY, MGEE, TRMK, IDA, GAIN, ETR,
BCBP, MBVT, SON, LLTC, CLMT, VVC, HTCO, PRK, ACNB, BRKL, EXC, K, ED, BOH, SJR, SCCO,
HCII, LTC, CPLP, UMH, UBCP STB, FF, FE, PSE, PBI, HIW, SEP, CRRC, FULL, LINE, GOOD,
NYB, WSR, MDC, SBRA, HOFT, AHC, FSC, ELSE, ETP, ETE, VNR, CCL, BBEP, GLP, FPO, NRP,
TNP, NAT, NSEC, MMLP, APU, EROC,
