Dividend Growth | The Best Stocks With Dividend Growth From Last Week

I love dividends and dividend growth stocks. That’s the main reason why I make a regular screen of the latest stocks with dividend growth on my blog “long-term-investments.blogspot.com”. 

I believe that those companies could have a well running business and could have a better performance in the long-run. 

Below is a current list of companies that have announced a dividend increase within the recent week. In total, 5 stocks and funds raised dividends of which 2 have a dividend growth of more than 10 percent. The average dividend growth amounts to 17.0 percent.

Below the results is one high-yield stock from the closed-end debt industry. Three of the growth stocks have a current buy or better recommendation.

The Biggest Ex-Dividend Stocks On October 15, 2012

The Best And Biggest Ex-Dividend Stocks Researched By Dividend Yield - Stock, Capital, Investment. Dividend Investors should have a quiet overview of stocks with upcoming ex-dividend dates. The ex-dividend date is the final date on which the new stock buyer couldn’t receive the next dividend. If you like to receive the dividend, you need to buy the stock before the ex-dividend date. I made a little screen of the best yielding stocks with a higher capitalization that have their ex-dividend date on the next trading day.

A full list of all stocks with ex-dividend date can be found here: Ex-Dividend Stocks on October 15, 2012. In total, 11 stocks and preferred shares go ex-dividend - of which 5 yield more than 3 percent. The average yield amounts to 3.77%.

Here is the sheet of the best yielding Ex-Dividend stocks:

Company	Ticker	Mcap	P/E	P/B	P/S	Yield
Kayne Anderson Energy Development Company	KED	283.52M	19.67	1.21	23.71	6.29%
Bridge Bancorp, Inc.	BDGE	201.98M	15.16	1.77	3.78	3.97%
Teekay Corporation	TK	2.19B	-	1.65	1.12	3.96%
McGrath Rentcorp	MGRC	651.20M	13.41	1.88	1.85	3.58%
Saul Centers Inc.	BFS	892.39M	63.48	3.46	4.84	3.20%
Wayne Savings Bancshares Inc.	WAYN	28.32M	17.48	0.71	1.76	2.97%
Quaker Chemical Corporation	KWR	605.62M	13.30	2.28	0.85	2.11%
Center Bancorp Inc.	CNBC	194.24M	12.77	1.31	3.66	1.85%
Pier 1 Imports, Inc.	PIR	1.99B	11.38	4.33	1.26	0.85%
Alamo Group, Inc.	ALG	397.12M	11.88	1.35	0.64	0.72%
EOG Resources, Inc.	EOG	29.66B	21.45	2.22	2.61	0.62%

Ex-Dividend Date Reminder For January 13, 2012

Here is a current overview of best yielding stocks that have their ex-dividend date tomorrow. If your broker settles your trade today, you will receive the next dividend.

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 settle your trade before the ex-dividend date.

These are the results of the best yielding stocks:

WSI Industries Inc. (WSCI) has a market capitalization of USD 14.21 Million and operates within the “Diversified Machinery” industry. These are the market ratios of the company:

P/E Ratio: 14.85,
Forward P/E Ratio: -,
Price/Sales Ratio: 0.56,
Price/Book Ratio: 1.35,
Dividend Yield: 3.27%.

1-Year Chart Of WSI Industries Inc. (Click to enlarge); Source: finance.yahoo.com

Long-Term Dividend History of WSI Industries Inc. (Click to enlarge); Source: Buyupside.com 

General Growth Properties Inc. (GGP) has a market capitalization of USD 14.00 Billion and operates within the “REIT - Retail” industry. These are the market ratios of the company:

P/E Ratio: -,
Forward P/E Ratio: 49.90,
Price/Sales Ratio: 5.08,
Price/Book Ratio: 1.49,
Dividend Yield: 2.67%.

1-Year Chart Of General Growth Properties Inc. (Click to enlarge); Source: finance.yahoo.com

Long-Term Dividend History of General Growth Properties Inc. (Click to enlarge); Source: Buyupside.com 

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. (WST) has a market capitalization of USD 1.30 Billion and operates within the “Medical Instruments & Supplies” industry. These are the market ratios of the company:

P/E Ratio: 21.49,
Forward P/E Ratio: 15.23,
Price/Sales Ratio: 1.11,
Price/Book Ratio: 1.89,
Dividend Yield: 1.86%.

1-Year Chart Of West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. (Click to enlarge); Source: finance.yahoo.com

Long-Term Dividend History of West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. (Click to enlarge); Source: Buyupside.com 

EPIQ Systems, Inc. (EPIQ) has a market capitalization of USD 430.66 Million and operates within the “Information Technology Services” industry. These are the market ratios of the company:

P/E Ratio: 33.50,
Forward P/E Ratio: 11.71,
Price/Sales Ratio: 1.55,
Price/Book Ratio: 1.30,
Dividend Yield: 1.66%.

1-Year Chart Of EPIQ Systems, Inc. (Click to enlarge); Source: finance.yahoo.com

Long-Term Dividend History of EPIQ Systems, Inc. (Click to enlarge); Source: Buyupside.com 

Alamo Group, Inc. (ALG) has a market capitalization of USD 333.36 Million and operates within the “Farm & Construction Machinery” industry. These are the market ratios of the company:

P/E Ratio: 11.66,
Forward P/E Ratio: -,
Price/Sales Ratio: 0.57,
Price/Book Ratio: 1.21,
Dividend Yield: 0.86%.

1-Year Chart Of Alamo Group, Inc. (Click to enlarge); Source: finance.yahoo.com

Long-Term Dividend History of Alamo Group, Inc. (Click to enlarge); Source: Buyupside.com 

Celanese Corporation (CE) has a market capitalization of USD 7.16 Billion and operates within the “Chemicals - Major Diversified” industry. These are the market ratios of the company:

P/E Ratio: 11.83,
Forward P/E Ratio: 9.81,
Price/Sales Ratio: 1.08,
Price/Book Ratio: 4.92,
Dividend Yield: 0.52%.

1-Year Chart Of Celanese Corporation (Click to enlarge); Source: finance.yahoo.com

Long-Term Dividend History of Celanese Corporation (Click to enlarge); Source: Buyupside.com 

A full list of all stocks with ex-dividend date as of next Friday can be found here: Ex-Dividend Stocks On January 13, 2011. In total, 6 stocks and preferred shares go ex-dividend of which 1 yielding above 3 percent. The average yield amounts to 1.79 percent.