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8 High-Yields With Attractive Fundamentals And Room To Grow

With interest rates still hovering near multi-decade lows, many investors who need to generate income from their investments have been forced to put money to work in the stock market. 

However, with the S&P 500 currently offering up a paltry dividend yield of roughly 2%, investors looking for a higher cash return have been often been forced to invest in riskier stocks. In an effort to help those investors I've compiled a few stock ideas that also offers investors a high dividend yield.


In order to keep the focus on solid fundamentals, I decided to use the following selection criteria:


- Forward P/E under 15

- EPS growth for the next half decade over 5%
- 5 % Dividend Yield
- Debt-to-equity under 1
- Consecutive Dividend Growth Of More Than 5 Years

Here are the results...



8 Attractive Looking Dividend Stocks
With Yields Over 5% (click to enlarge)



These are the biggest results in detail...

BP -- Yield: 7.68%

BP (NYSE:BP) employs 84,500 people, generates revenue of $353,568.00 million and has a net income of $4,003.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $96.20 billion.

BP’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $29,289.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 8.28% (the operating margin is 0.25% and the net profit margin 1.13%).

Financials: The total debt represents 18.59% of BP assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 47.43%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 3.14% was realized by BP.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $-2.49. Last fiscal year, BP paid $2.37 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is not calculable, the P/S ratio is 0.27 and the P/B ratio is finally 0.86. The dividend yield amounts to 7.68%.

Stock Charts:


Long-Term Stock Price Chart of BP (BP)
Long-Term Stock Price Chart of BP (BP)
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of BP (BP)
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of BP (BP)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of BP (BP)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of BP (BP)



Williams Partners LP -- Yield: 15.45%

Williams Partners LP (NYSE:WPZ) employs 6,742 people, generates revenue of $1,378.94 million and has a net income of $429.37 million. The current market capitalization stands at $13.23 Billion.

Williams Partners LP’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $724.43 million. The EBITDA margin is 52.54% (the operating margin is 29.71% and the net profit margin 31.14%).

Financials: The total debt represents 33.11% of Williams Partners LP assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 79.29%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 3.26% was realized by Williams Partners LP.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $0.22. Last fiscal year, Williams Partners LP paid $2.64 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 100.73, the P/S ratio is 9.59 and the P/B ratio is finally 0.77. The dividend yield amounts to 15.45%.

Stock Charts:


Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Williams Partners LP (WPZ)
Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Williams Partners LP (WPZ)
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Williams Partners LP (WPZ)
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Williams Partners LP (WPZ)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Williams Partners LP (WPZ)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Williams Partners LP (WPZ)



Spectra Energy Partners LP -- Yield: 6.61%

Spectra Energy Partners LP (NYSE:SEP) employs 2,300 people, generates revenue of $2,269.00 million and has a net income of $1,027.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $11.68 Billion.

Spectra Energy Partners LP’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $1,432.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 63.11% (the operating margin is 50.07% and the net profit margin 45.26%).

Financials: The total debt represents 34.24% of Spectra Energy Partners LP assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 56.73%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 7.87% was realized by Spectra Energy Partners LP.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $3.26. Last fiscal year, Spectra Energy Partners LP paid $2.24 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 11.61, the P/S ratio is 5.15 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.06. The dividend yield amounts to 6.61%.

Stock Charts:


Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Spectra Energy Partners LP (SEP)
Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Spectra Energy Partners LP (SEP)
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Spectra Energy Partners LP (SEP)
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Spectra Energy Partners LP (SEP)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Spectra Energy Partners LP (SEP)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Spectra Energy Partners LP (SEP)