14 Dividend Stocks Marking New 52-Week Highs

Dividend Stocks Close To New Highs By Dividend Yield – Stock, Capital, Investment. Here is a current sheet of dividend stocks (positive yield) that have marked a new 52-Week High within the recent days. Despite the uncertainty at the markets, there are 52 companies at one-year highs and 22 of them pay dividends. I selected the best performing dividend stocks by a higher capitalization of more than $300 million. Fourteen stocks trading near 52-week highs remain of which two have a double digit yield and nine are recommended to buy.

Here is the list with some fundamentals to compare:

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Company	Ticker	Mcap	P/E	P/B	P/S	Yield
Westpac Banking Corporation	WBK	83.98B	13.82	1.83	2.19	12.77%
Crexus Investment Corp.	CXS	952.51M	10.45	1.04	8.71	10.30%
Healthcare Trust of America	HTA	2.22B	-	1.61	7.85	5.55%
Sun Life Financial Inc.	SLF	15.78B	26.98	0.96	0.78	5.49%
Nacco Industries Inc.	NC	366.51M	3.56	1.55	0.11	4.07%
Taiwan Semiconductor	TSM	85.26B	15.81	3.67	5.16	3.02%
Sovran Self Storage Inc.	SSS	1.86B	38.90	2.56	8.06	2.95%
Titanium Metals Corporation	TIE	2.89B	27.97	2.35	2.69	1.82%
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.	CTB	1.51B	4.24	2.05	0.36	1.75%
Credicorp Ltd.	BAP	10.96B	15.17	2.99	5.34	1.67%
Federal Agricultural Mortgage	AGM	304.42M	51.82	1.08	1.06	1.38%
AO Smith Corp.	AOS	2.74B	18.28	2.30	1.45	1.35%
Signet Jewelers Limited	SIG	4.24B	13.43	2.01	1.11	0.92%
Precision Castparts Corp.	PCP	26.12B	19.77	3.01	3.41	0.07%

Take a look at the full table of high yield stocks at new 52-Week Highs. The average price to earnings ratio amounts to 20.02 while the average forward price to earnings ratio amounts to 14.21. The average dividend yield is 3.79 percent. Price to book ratio is 2.07 and price to sales ratio 3.45. The stocks are 0.76 percent below new 52-Week Highs.

Related stock ticker symbols:

WBK, CXS, HTA, SLF, NC, TSM, SSS, TIE, CTB, BAP, AGM, AOS, SIG, PCP

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* I have no positions in any stocks mentioned, and no plans to initiate any positions within the next 72 hours. I receive no compensation to write about any specific stock, sector or theme.

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Stocks With Fastest Dividend Growth February 2012

Shares With Highest Dividend Growth by Dividend Yield – Stock, Capital, Investment. Here is a current sheet of companies with fastest dividend growth compared to the previous dividend declaration. The dividend growth is often a good indicator for the financial health of a stock. Companies with a strong increase in dividends judge the future of their company rosy. They give money back to shareholders that they don’t need for their business. In total, 77 stocks increased dividends of which 46 raised dividends by more than 10 percent.

The average dividend yield amounts to 3.05 percent and the dividend growth is 37.49.

Stocks With Dividend Growth From Last Week 5/2012

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, 31 stocks and funds raised dividends of which 23 have a dividend growth of more than 10 percent. The average dividend growth amounts to 24.69 percent. The biggest hike was announced by Blackstone Group (BX). The company raised dividends from $0.1 to $0.22, representing a growth of 120 percent. The highest yielding stock is Pitney Bowes (PBI) who offers a yield of 7.67 percent. The new dividend yield is now 7.8 percent.