65 Stocks And Funds Increased Their Dividends Last Week

Stocks with dividend hikes from last week originally published at “long-term-investments.blogspot.com”. Growth and earnings matter and the dividend season starts to run.

Last week was an additional great week with big dividend hikes. In total, 65 stocks and funds raised dividends of which 35 have a dividend growth of more than 10 percent. The average dividend growth amounts to 40.90 percent. Linked small list of all companies and funds which have announced a dividend increase within the recent week.

Below the results are six High-Yields. 35 companies have a current buy or better rating.

20 Best Yielding Canadian Stocks With Buy Rating

The highest yielding Canadian dividend stocks to buy; originally published at "long-term-investments.blogspot.com". Maybe some of you might think about an investment aboard. A first target country to place your money is Canada. The country is the 12^th largest economy in the world with a total gross domestic product of USD 1.736 billion. Year over year, Canada’s economic growth is up 1.5 and the unemployment rates are at 7.1 percent.

The interest rates, which are at 1 percent, are higher than the rates from the United States. Not enough the most important issue for a financial stability is the debt to GDP ratio. The ratio shows if an economy is stable or fears to be bailed-out. Canada’s debt to GDP ratio is not low but has with 85 percent of the gross income a solid figure for a developed country. The United States have a ratio of 103 percent.

Today I like to screen some popular Canadian stocks with a listing in the United States. You can also find a list of the best Canadian Dividend Aristocrats in my weekly published Dividend Weekly. The report is completely free and shows the yields and price ratios from over 1,000 stocks worldwide.

180 Canadian stocks are listed in the United States. 66 of them pay dividends and 37 of them have a current buy or better rating. Below is a small is of the 20 highest yielding stocks with a buy or better recommendation. Two of the results have a buy or better recommendation.

Do you like Canadian stocks? Do you think it makes sense to buy foreign stocks? Let me know by leaving a comment.

Best Dividend Paying Ex-Dividend Shares On December 12, 2012

The Best Yielding And Biggest Ex-Dividend Stocks Researched By ”long-term-investments.blogspot.com”. 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 date on the next trading day.

A full list of all stocks with ex-dividend date can be found here: Ex-Dividend Stocks on December 12, 2012. In total, 121 stocks and preferred shares go ex dividend - of which 53 yield more than 3 percent. The average yield amounts to 4.69%.

Here is the sheet of the best yielding, higher capitalized ex-dividend stocks: 

Company	Ticker	Mcap	P/E	P/B	P/S	Yield
Total SA	TOT	118.25B	8.26	1.19	0.51	5.93%
Seagate Technology PLC	STX	10.91B	3.83	3.21	0.69	5.26%
BCE, Inc.	BCE	33.61B	13.82	2.44	1.66	5.25%
Encana Corporation	ECA	15.64B	-	2.84	2.60	3.76%
Rogers Communications Inc.	RCI	23.22B	15.33	6.37	1.85	3.53%
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.	ADP	27.83B	20.33	4.41	2.58	3.04%
Cenovus Energy Inc.	CVE	25.92B	18.66	2.56	1.47	2.58%
Teck Resources Limited	TCK	20.95B	16.03	1.17	1.96	2.51%
Omnicom Group Inc.	OMC	13.05B	14.36	3.89	0.92	2.43%
Starwood Hotels & Resorts	HOT	10.62B	18.94	3.15	1.68	2.31%
Fidelity National Information Services	FIS	10.68B	20.94	1.61	1.84	2.20%
General Growth Properties Inc.	GGP	19.03B	-	2.48	7.38	2.17%
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.	TROW	16.33B	19.96	4.23	5.62	2.12%
Macy's, Inc.	M	15.55B	12.34	2.80	0.57	2.03%
Viacom, Inc.	VIAB	27.23B	12.41	3.69	1.96	2.03%
Motorola Solutions, Inc.	MSI	15.33B	23.26	3.96	1.79	1.90%
Devon Energy Corporation	DVN	21.19B	30.24	0.97	2.23	1.53%
Canadian Natural Resources Limited	CNQ	31.07B	13.02	1.28	2.03	1.48%
Ingersoll-Rand Plc	IR	14.38B	14.44	1.94	1.02	1.34%
Range Resources Corporation	RRC	10.37B	-	4.54	7.56	0.25%

Best Dividend Paying Ex-Dividend Shares Between December 10 - 16, 2012

The Best Yielding And Biggest Ex-Dividend Stocks Researched By ”long-term-investments.blogspot.com”. 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 date on the next trading week.

A full list of all stocks with ex-dividend date can be found here: Ex-Dividend Stocks on December10 - 16, 2012. In total, 196 stocks and preferred shares go ex dividend - of which 88 yield more than 3 percent. The average yield amounts to 4.47%.

Here is the sheet of the best yielding, higher capitalized ex-dividend stocks:

Company	Ticker	Mcap	P/E	P/B	P/S	Yield
Total SA	TOT	117.73B	8.18	1.19	0.50	5.96%
Seagate Technology PLC	STX	10.70B	3.75	3.14	0.67	5.36%
BCE, Inc.	BCE	33.34B	13.80	2.42	1.66	5.29%
Merck & Co. Inc.	MRK	135.68B	20.29	2.44	2.84	3.85%
Hewlett-Packard Company	HPQ	27.41B	-	1.22	0.23	3.79%
Encana Corporation	ECA	15.64B	-	2.84	2.60	3.76%
Rogers Communications Inc.	RCI	23.00B	15.28	6.30	1.84	3.57%
Public Storage	PSA	24.43B	39.98	2.93	13.53	3.09%
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.	ADP	27.82B	20.32	4.41	2.58	3.04%
Cenovus Energy Inc.	CVE	25.45B	18.42	2.52	1.45	2.63%
Teck Resources Limited	TCK	20.42B	15.77	1.13	1.92	2.58%
ACE Limited	ACE	27.51B	10.30	1.02	1.55	2.42%
Omnicom Group Inc.	OMC	13.16B	14.48	3.92	0.93	2.41%
Starwood Hotels & Resorts	HOT	10.64B	18.99	3.16	1.68	2.30%
Fidelity National Information Services	FIS	10.60B	20.78	1.60	1.83	2.21%
General Growth Properties Inc.	GGP	18.97B	-	2.47	7.36	2.18%
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.	TROW	16.53B	20.20	4.28	5.69	2.10%
Viacom, Inc.	VIAB	26.89B	12.25	3.65	1.94	2.05%
Macy's, Inc.	M	15.86B	12.35	2.80	0.59	2.03%
Motorola Solutions, Inc.	MSI	15.32B	23.23	3.96	1.79	1.90%

The Best Dividends Between June 11-17, 2012

Here is a current overview of the best yielding stocks with a market capitalization over USD 10 billion that have their ex-dividend date on the next trading day. If your broker settles your trade today, you will receive the next dividend. A full list of all stocks with ex-dividend date can be found here: Ex-Dividend Stocks June 11-17,2012. In total, 230 stocks and preferred shares go ex-dividend of which 103 yielding above 3 percent. The average yield amounts to 4.66 percent.

Cheapest Large Caps With Highest Expected Growth As Of April 2012

Cheapest Large Capitalized Stocks With Highest Earnings Per Share Growth By Dividend Yield – Stock, Capital, Investment. Here is a current sheet of America’s cheapest Large Caps with the highest expected growth for the upcoming fiscal year. Stocks from the sheet have a market capitalization of more than USD 10 billion and earnings per share are expected to grow for at least 20 percent. Despite the strong growth, they still have a P/E ratio of less than 20 and a P/S ratio of less than 2. Twelve stocks fulfilled these criteria of which nine pay dividends. Ten of the results are recommended to buy. The highest yielding stocks is the steel and iron company Arcelor Mittal with a yield of 4.41 percent.

Stocks With Dividend Growth From Last Week 7/2012

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, 42 stocks and funds raised dividends of which 18 have a dividend growth of more than 10 percent. The average dividend growth amounts to 29.00 percent. The biggest hike was announced by Associated Banc (ASBC) and Fidelity National (FIS). ASBC raised dividends by 400 percent and FIS by 300 percent. 14 stocks yielding above 3 percent and 28 have a buy or better rating.