20 Of The Best Dividend Paying Technology Stocks

Best Dividend Paying Technology Stocks Researched By “long-term-investments.blogspot.com”. The technology sector is a great investment field with fantastic growth potential. The whole sector has a total market capitalization of USD 120.21 trillion and summarizes 881 companies. The average dividend yield amounts to 2.85 percent and the P/E ratio is 17.55.

In order to find the best dividend paying stocks within the sector, I screened all companies with a positive dividend yield, great earnings per share growth of more than ten percent and an operating margin over 20 percent. In order get the best results in terms of low debt and high cash, the debt to equity ratio should be under 0.3. Twenty technology companies remained of which six yielding over three percent and thirteen are currently recommended to buy.

The Best Dividend Paying Stocks From The S&P 500

Best Dividend Paying Stocks From The S&P 500 Index Researched By “long-term-investments.blogspot.com”. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index is of huge importance for investors and the capital market. The index is one of the most used instruments for the asset allocation and reflects the mood at the market. The index has over USD 5.58 trillion benchmarked, with index assets comprising approximately USD 1.31 trillion of this total. The index includes 500 leading companies in leading industries of the U.S. economy, capturing 75 percent coverage of U.S. equities.

The index also captures the best dividend paying companies in the world. From 500 stocks, 401 pay great dividends and 132 yielding over three percent. I made a small screen of the best dividend paying stocks within the index. I selected stocks with a yield over two percent, an earnings per share growth for the next five years of more than ten percent yearly and an operating margin above 15 percent. In order to get companies with low debt and high potential for growth or dividend hikes, the debt to equity ratio should be under 0.5. Seventeen companies fulfilled my criteria of which thirteen have a buy or better rating.

Facebook Is Too Expensive! These Technology Stocks Create A Better Shareholder Value

Technology Stocks With Low P/E Ratios An Best Dividends Researched By Dividend Yield - Stock, Capital, Investment. Everybody is talking about Facebook and the USD 104 billion market valuation at revenues of nearly USD 4 billion. But, what happens if Facebook’s growth slows before the company reaches the USD 100 billion mark in revenues? You will never get investment back.

If you like to invest in stocks with a higher degree of safeness, you should take a look at stocks from forgotten industries like the wireless communication industry. Certainly, the growth is not as high as the growth of social network companies or software stocks but they pay a much higher dividend and it helps you to hedge your investment. What alternatives are available within the dividend category?

However, I made a screen of the best yielding U.S. based technology stocks with a low P/E ratio (below 15) and a market capitalization over USD 300 million. Below the results are many semiconductor stocks. If you include stocks from abroad, you find a lot of stocks with high yields from the telecom services industry. Eighteen stocks remained of which eleven have a yield over three percent and the same number of stocks are recommended to buy.

The Best Stocks With Dividend Growth From Last Week (February 20-26, 2012)

Stocks With Biggest Dividend Hikes From Last Week by Dividend Yield – Stock, Capital, Investment. Here is a current sheet of companies that have announced a dividend increase within the recent week. In total, 44 stocks and fund vehicles raised dividends of which 26 have had a dividend growth of more than 10 percent. The average dividend growth amounts to 21.19 percent. The biggest hike was announced by Gannett (GCI) who increased its quarter dividends by 150 percent from 8 cents to 20 cents. 10 stocks yielding above 3 percent and 23 have a buy or better rating.

William Von Mueffling - Cantillon Capital Management Q4-2011 Fund Portfolio

William Von Mueffling - Cantillon Capital Management Q4-2011 Fund Investing Strategies By Dividend Yield – Stock Capital, Investment. Here is a current portfolio update of John William Von Mueffling’s - Cantillon Capital Management - portfolio movements as of Q4/2011 (December 31, 2011). In total, he has 16 stocks with a total portfolio worth of USD 1,889,918,000.

William Von Mueffling’s fund positions as of Q4/2011 with actual share movements:

Sym - Stock	Portfolio Weight	Recent activity	Reported Price*
GOOG - Google Inc.	13.89	Add 5.55%	$645.90
KO - Coca Cola Co.	13.2	Add 6.59%	$69.97
ADI - Analog Devices	11.58	Add 5.24%	$35.78
ORCL - Oracle Corp.	10.98	Add 6.51%	$25.65
PM - Philip Morris Intl.	9.79	Add 6.81%	$78.48
CL - Colgate-Palmolive	9.1	Add 5.26%	$92.39
WSH - Willis Group Holdings Plc	8.74	Add 6.81%	$38.80
SLH - Solera Holdings Inc.	4.1	Add 6.71%	$44.54
PCLN - Priceline.com Inc.	4.01	Buy	$467.71
BBD - Banco Bradesco	3.98	Add 6.77%	$16.68
ABV - Companhia De Bebidas	3.87	Add 6.71%	$36.09
WAT - Waters Corp.	2.82	Add 6.60%	$74.05
ALTR - Altera Corp.	2.32	Add 7.60%	$37.10
OPEN - OpenTable Inc.	1.1	Buy	$39.13
UL - Unilever PLC	0.28	0	$33.52
BTI - British American Tobacco plc	0.24	0	$94.88

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