The Best Yielding Dividend Stocks At New Highs

High Dividend Yield Stocks Close To New Highs By Dividend Yield – Stock, Capital, Investment. Here is a current sheet of stocks with a positive dividend yield that have crossed a new 52-Week High within the recent days. Despite the turmoil’s at the markets, there are 44 companies at one-year highs and some of them pay very good dividends. I screened the best performing stocks and analyzed all with a positive yield. Sixteen companies fulfilled these criteria of which nine have a buy or better recommendation. The best yielding stock is Apollo Residential Mortgage (AMTG) with a yield over 15 percent. Two additional stocks have a double-digit yield.

Ex-Dividend Date Reminder For March 15, 2012

Here is a current overview of best yielding stocks 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 March 15, 2012. In total, 20 stocks and preferred shares go ex-dividend of which 10 yielding above 3 percent. The average yield amounts to 3.33 percent.

Robert A. Olstein - Olstein Value Q3-2011 Fund Portfolio

Robert A. Olstein - Olstein Value Q3-2011 Fund Investing Strategies By Dividend Yield – Stock Capital, Investment. Here is a current portfolio update of Robert A. Olstein’s - Olstein Value - portfolio movements as of Q3/2011 (September 30, 2011). In total, he has 79 stocks with a total portfolio worth of USD 475,201,000.

Robert A. Olstein’s fund positions as of Q3/2011 with actual share movements:

Sym - Stock	Portfolio Weight	Recent activity	Reported Price*
INTC - Intel Corp.	2.47	Reduce 18.52%	$21.33
MSFT - Microsoft Corp.	2.42	Reduce 11.06%	$24.89
M - Macy's Inc.	2.12	Reduce 10.12%	$26.32
XRX - Xerox Corp.	2	Add 6.24%	$6.97
LM - Legg Mason	1.87	Add 1.76%	$25.71
HD - Home Depot	1.85	Add 7.23%	$32.87
HAR - Harman Int'l Industries	1.82	Add 24.28%	$28.58
XOM - Exxon Mobil Corp.	1.73	0	$72.63
DD - Du Pont (E.I.)	1.72	Reduce 2.39%	$39.97
DPS - Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc.	1.71	Reduce 20.75%	$38.78
CSCO - Cisco Systems	1.71	Reduce 12.06%	$15.49
LOW - Lowe's Cos.	1.69	Add 7.79%	$19.34
AAPL - Apple Inc.	1.68	Reduce 25.00%	$381.19
EFX - Equifax Inc.	1.62	Add 2.04%	$30.74
ZMH - Zimmer Holdings	1.59	0	$53.50
DIS - Walt Disney Co.	1.59	Add 19.33%	$30.16
SYK - Stryker Corp.	1.57	Add 3.95%	$47.13
JLL - Jones Lang Lasalle Inc.	1.55	Add 94.52%	$51.81
ABB - ABB Ltd.	1.55	Add 21.47%	$17.08
IR - Ingersoll-Rand Plc	1.54	Add 40.54%	$28.09
LIFE - Life Technologies Corp.	1.53	Add 8.00%	$38.43
RT - Ruby Tuesday Inc.	1.52	Add 14.77%	$7.16
AVY - Avery Dennison Corp.	1.5	Add 16.39%	$25.08
TFX - Teleflex	1.47	Reduce 13.91%	$53.77
STZ - Constellation Brands	1.44	Reduce 8.21%	$18.00
TYC - Tyco International	1.42	Add 3.75%	$40.75
IGT - International Game Technology	1.42	Reduce 6.11%	$14.53
BDX - Becton Dickinson	1.42	Reduce 16.36%	$73.32
ADI - Analog Devices	1.41	Add 72.00%	$31.25
JNJ - Johnson & Johnson	1.41	Add 15.38%	$63.71
BAX - Baxter International Inc.	1.39	Reduce 7.09%	$56.14
WHR - Whirlpool Corp.	1.39	Add 20.00%	$49.91
COV - Covidien Plc.	1.37	Add 1.37%	$44.10
BLK - BlackRock Inc.	1.37	Add 10.00%	$148.00
CFN - CareFusion Corp.	1.36	0	$23.95
TMO - Thermo Fisher Scientific	1.35	Add 29.59%	$50.64
NWL - Newell Rubbermaid Co.	1.32	Add 35.90%	$11.87
SCHW - Charles Schwab	1.32	Add 18.72%	$11.27
TKR - Timken Co.	1.31	Add 29.25%	$32.82
CB - Chubb Corp.	1.31	0	$59.99
DAL - Delta Air Lines Inc.	1.3	Add 16.20%	$7.50
PETM - PETsMART Inc.	1.29	Reduce 25.66%	$42.65
AXP - American Express	1.26	Reduce 22.67%	$44.90
USB - U.S. Bancorp	1.21	Buy	$23.54
COP - ConocoPhillips	1.2	0	$63.32
ADBE - Adobe Systems	1.14	Add 17.89%	$24.17
ACN - Accenture	1.13	Reduce 2.86%	$52.68
CMI - Cummins Inc.	1.13	Add 29.41%	$81.67
ASNA - ascena retail group inc.	1.11	Add 0.78%	$27.07
MS - Morgan Stanley	1.11	Add 41.82%	$13.50
JPM - JPMorgan Chase & Co.	1.1	Add 10.13%	$30.12
SON - Sonoco Products	1.09	Add 2.81%	$28.23
TER - Teradyne Inc.	1.08	Add 7.20%	$11.01
SEE - Sealed Air Corp.	1.08	Add 12.41%	$16.70
A - Agilent Technologies	1.07	Add 174.58%	$31.25
BER - W. R. Berkley Corp.	1.07	Reduce 12.46%	$29.69
IBM - International Bus. Machines	1.03	Reduce 36.36%	$175.04
BBBY - Bed Bath & Beyond	1.03	Reduce 41.38%	$57.31
XRAY - Dentsply International	1.03	0	$30.69
TJX - TJX Companies Inc.	1.03	Reduce 29.60%	$55.47
MMM - 3M Co.	1	0	$71.79
FDX - FedEx Corp.	1	Add 32.08%	$67.69
KO - Coca Cola Co.	0.78	Reduce 40.86%	$67.56
KMB - Kimberly-Clark	0.78	Reduce 46.39%	$71.02
MCD - McDonald's Corp.	0.78	Reduce 50.59%	$87.81
HSIC - Schein (Henry) Inc.	0.78	Reduce 7.69%	$62.02
SNA - Snap-On Inc.	0.77	Buy	$44.40
ATML - Atmel Corp.	0.77	Buy	$8.07
NKE - NIKE Inc.	0.77	Add 7.50%	$85.51
ENTG - Entegris Inc.	0.77	Add 27.11%	$6.38
GPC - Genuine Parts	0.75	Add 4.48%	$50.80
PG - Procter & Gamble	0.74	Reduce 41.58%	$63.17
SPLS - Staples Inc.	0.74	Buy	$13.30
GE - General Electric	0.57	Buy	$15.24
APA - Apache Corp.	0.56	Buy	$80.24
HPQ - Hewlett-Packard	0.55	Buy	$22.45
SLB - Schlumberger Ltd.	0.54	Buy	$59.72
FCX - Freeport-McMoran Cp & Gld	0.53	Buy	$30.45
KFY - Korn/Ferry International	0.51	Buy	$12.19

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