Ex-Dividend Stocks: Best Dividend Paying Shares On October 17, 2013

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.

In total, 13 stocks go ex dividend - of which 2 yield more than 3 percent. Here is a full list of all stocks with ex-dividend date within the current week.

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

Company	Ticker	Mcap	P/E	P/B	P/S	Yield
Dorchester Minerals LP	DMLP	745.40M	18.41	6.68	11.47	6.50%
Main Street Capital Corporation	MAIN	1.05B	9.56	1.59	10.19	6.39%
Caterpillar Inc.	CAT	55.73B	13.53	3.16	0.92	2.80%
McGrath Rentcorp	MGRC	887.90M	20.48	2.29	2.35	2.74%
RPM International Inc.	RPM	4.77B	29.26	3.96	1.14	2.44%
WD-40 Company	WDFC	1.01B	25.43	5.57	2.81	1.90%
Hormel Foods Corp.	HRL	11.27B	22.91	3.70	1.31	1.60%
CVS Caremark Corporation	CVS	72.47B	17.47	1.86	0.59	1.52%
NetApp, Inc.	NTAP	14.28B	28.46	3.55	2.23	1.47%
Home Federal Bancorp of Louisiana	HFBL	35.55M	12.89	0.85	2.69	1.43%
Graco Inc.	GGG	4.68B	25.11	8.36	4.40	1.31%
CR Bard Inc.	BCR	9.45B	56.41	6.05	3.17	0.71%

17 Dividend Stocks With Most Recent Dividend Growth

Stocks with dividend hikes from last week originally published at long-term-investments.blogspot.com. 17 stocks announced to raise their dividends last week. It’s good to see that dividend growth still works despite the fact the total number of stocks is still very weak.

United Technologies is the biggest dividend riser from the last week. The company announced to boost its future dividends by 10 percent. Other big stocks are Gladstone Investment and Johnson Outdoors.

You can find a detailed list about all dividend growth stocks from last week in the attached list. There is also a small sheet with price ratios which makes it easier to compare the results.

Most of the long-term dividend growers are high quality stocks with expensive price ratios. Only five shares have a current forward P/E of less than 15. 

The Best Stocks With Dividend Growth From Last Week (April 09 – April 15, 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, 47 stocks and funds raised dividends of which 14 have a dividend growth of more than 10 percent. The average dividend growth amounts to 43.68 percent. Fourteen stocks have a yield over five percent and all eleven are currently recommended to buy.

The Best Performing High Yield Stocks From Last Week

Dividend Stocks With Best Stock Performance By Dividend Yield – Stock, Capital, Investment. Here is a quite overview of the ten best performed stocks from the recent week with a market capitalization over USD 300 million and a dividend yield above 5%.

The Highest Yielding Stocks With Strong Overbought Signals

Dividend Stocks With Fast Stock Price Increase By Dividend Yield – Stock, Capital, Investment. Stocks with a strong increase in its share price, especially in the case of unjustifiably pushes, are overbought if the fundamentals don’t support the price change. Here are the best yielding stocks with strong signals to be overbought. Short-term, investors should be careful to buy stocks with such a warning signal.

High Yield Stocks With Recent Insider Buys

Dividend Stocks With Recent Insider Buys By Dividend Yield – Stock, Capital, Investment. Stocks with insider transactions send often a clear signal for your own asset allocation. Insiders, those persons who know the company better as every analyst or investor, show their attitude to the company’s future. A stock often rises after insiders bought stocks from the company. Similar is it vice versa. The stock price often decline after insiders sold stocks from the company. Here are the recent insider transactions of the best yielding stocks:

High Yields With Ex-Div. Date Next Week (January 16-22)

Here is a current overview of best yielding stocks that have their ex-dividend date next week. If your broker settles your trade before the ex day, you will receive the next dividend. Here is a list of all ex-dividend stocks: High Yields With Ex-Div. Date Next Week (January 16-22).


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:


CommonWealth REIT (CWH) has a market capitalization of USD 1.36Billion and operates within the “REIT - Diversified” industry. These are the market ratios of the company:


P/E Ratio: -,
Forward P/E Ratio: 8.32,
Price/Sales Ratio: 1.57,
Price/Book Ratio: 0.44,
Dividend Yield: 10.64%.

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

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

Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) has a market capitalization of USD 691.66Million and operates within the “Staffing & Outsourcing Services” industry. These are the market ratios of the company:


P/E Ratio: 110.15,
Forward P/E Ratio: 9.36,
Price/Sales Ratio: 0.39,
Price/Book Ratio: 1.51,
Dividend Yield: 10.06%.

1-Year Chart Of Compass Diversified Holdings (Click to enlarge); Source: finance.yahoo.com

Long-Term Dividend History of Compass Diversified Holdings (Click to enlarge); Source: Buyupside.com 

Gladstone Commercial Corp. (GOOD) has a market capitalization of USD 193.16Million and operates within the “Property Management” industry. These are the market ratios of the company:


P/E Ratio: 147.00,
Forward P/E Ratio: 56.90,
Price/Sales Ratio: 4.52,
Price/Book Ratio: 1.39,
Dividend Yield: 8.50%.

1-Year Chart Of Gladstone Commercial Corp. (Click to enlarge); Source: finance.yahoo.com

Long-Term Dividend History of Gladstone Commercial Corp. (Click to enlarge); Source: Buyupside.com 

Pengrowth Energy Corporation (PGH) has a market capitalization of USD 3.70Billion and operates within the “Oil & Gas Drilling & Exploration” industry. These are the market ratios of the company:


P/E Ratio: 36.71,
Forward P/E Ratio: 38.07,
Price/Sales Ratio: 3.24,
Price/Book Ratio: 1.11,
Dividend Yield: 8.01%.

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

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

Gladstone Investment Corporation (GAIN) has a market capitalization of USD 165.82Million and operates within the “Diversified Investments” industry. These are the market ratios of the company:


P/E Ratio: 4.75,
Forward P/E Ratio: 11.38,
Price/Sales Ratio: 6.68,
Price/Book Ratio: 0.79,
Dividend Yield: 7.99%.

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

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

Main Street Capital Corporation (MAIN) has a market capitalization of USD 571.00Million and operates within the “Diversified Investments” industry. These are the market ratios of the company:


P/E Ratio: 8.50,
Forward P/E Ratio: 12.67,
Price/Sales Ratio: 9.80,
Price/Book Ratio: 1.48,
Dividend Yield: 7.57%.

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

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

Main Street Capital Corporation (MAIN) has a market capitalization of USD 571.00Million and operates within the “Diversified Investments” industry. These are the market ratios of the company:


P/E Ratio: 8.50,
Forward P/E Ratio: 12.67,
Price/Sales Ratio: 9.80,
Price/Book Ratio: 1.48,
Dividend Yield: 7.57%.

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

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

Dorchester Minerals LP (DMLP) has a market capitalization of USD 687.54Million and operates within the “Diversified Investments” industry. These are the market ratios of the company:


P/E Ratio: 18.99,
Forward P/E Ratio: -,
Price/Sales Ratio: 10.76,
Price/Book Ratio: 4.80,
Dividend Yield: 7.38%.

1-Year Chart Of Dorchester Minerals LP (Click to enlarge); Source: finance.yahoo.com

Long-Term Dividend History of Dorchester Minerals LP (Click to enlarge); Source: Buyupside.com 

Targa Resources Partners LP (NGLS) has a market capitalization of USD 3.43Billion and operates within the “Oil & Gas Pipelines” industry. These are the market ratios of the company:


P/E Ratio: 24.33,
Forward P/E Ratio: 20.44,
Price/Sales Ratio: 0.52,
Price/Book Ratio: 2.82,
Dividend Yield: 5.87%.

1-Year Chart Of Targa Resources Partners LP (Click to enlarge); Source: finance.yahoo.com

Long-Term Dividend History of Targa Resources Partners LP (Click to enlarge); Source: Buyupside.com 

LTC Properties Inc. (LTC) has a market capitalization of USD 960.26Million and operates within the “REIT - Healthcare Facilities” industry. These are the market ratios of the company:


P/E Ratio: 23.98,
Forward P/E Ratio: 18.09,
Price/Sales Ratio: 11.59,
Price/Book Ratio: 2.06,
Dividend Yield: 5.50%.

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

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

A full list of all stocks with ex-dividend date as of next week can be found here: Ex-Dividend Stocks On January16-22, 2011. In total, 40 stocks and preferred shares go ex-dividend of which 9 yielding above 5 percent. The average yield amounts to 4.24 percent.