Best Dividend Paying Ex-Dividend Shares Between January 14 - 20, 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 week.

A full list of all stocks with payment dates can be found here: Ex-Dividend Stocks January 14- 20, 2013. In total, 35 stocks and preferred shares go ex dividend - of which 14 yield more than 3 percent. The average yield amounts to 3.98%.

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

Company	Ticker	Mcap	P/E	P/B	P/S	Yield
Teekay Corporation	TK	2.31B	-	1.66	1.18	3.77%
The Clorox Company	CLX	9.87B	18.24	-	1.79	3.38%
Empresa Nacional de Electricidad	EOC	13.54B	19.13	2.60	2.72	3.01%
Enersis S.A.	ENI	12.18B	17.93	1.52	0.87	2.95%
Foot Locker, Inc.	FL	5.06B	13.81	2.21	0.85	2.14%
Hormel Foods Corp.	HRL	9.09B	18.54	3.22	1.10	1.97%
Potash	POT	37.00B	16.03	3.85	4.54	1.96%
Graco Inc.	GGG	3.24B	23.77	7.60	3.33	1.87%
Lowe's Companies Inc.	LOW	40.30B	21.33	2.83	0.79	1.79%
Franco-Nevada Corporation	FNV	8.26B	256.27	2.57	19.15	1.28%
Pier 1 Imports, Inc.	PIR	2.20B	12.45	1.26	1.35	0.96%
Whole Foods Market, Inc.	WFM	16.45B	35.18	4.32	1.41	0.90%
Apache Corp.	APA	31.53B	12.89	1.03	1.86	0.84%
PerkinElmer Inc.	PKI	3.95B	-	2.03	1.90	0.81%
CR Bard Inc.	BCR	8.49B	17.36	4.47	2.88	0.78%
EOG Resources, Inc.	EOG	34.03B	28.42	2.47	2.97	0.54%

Best Utility Dividend Stock Picks For 2013

The utility sectors offers generally high dividend yields with value. The negative point is that the sector is very capital intensive and the growth potential is limited. However, I wanted to know what stocks are the best dividend stock buy picks for the next year. I screened all 123 listed utility stocks by the best ones for next year. My criteria are:

- Forward P/E under 15

- Past Sales growth recent 10 years over 5 percent

- Positive Earnings per share growth for the next five years

- Operating Margin over 10 percent

Twelve companies fulfilled the above mentioned criteria. Eight of them have a buy or better rating. The mostly represented industry is the eclectic utility industry. I personally don’t own any utility stocks because I am a dividend growth investor. I always look for growing companies with strong brands and high abilities to expand aboard. Utilities don’t fulfill these criteria. So my main focus will be on the consumer sector.

10 Large Cap Utilities With Highest Expected EPS Growth

Utilities With Highest Growth Forecasts And Positive Dividend Payments Researched By “long-term-investments.blogspot.com”. A sector with high dividends and reliability dividend payments is the utility sector. If you look into this sector, you can find only 121 companies which have a summarized market capitalization of USD 21.89 billion. The average P/E of the sector amounts to 15.36 and the dividend yield is around 4.34 percent.

Utilities are often ex-growth and loaded with huge amounts of debt. There is very capital intensive and growth needs huge cash. I made a screen of the fastest growing stocks in terms of earnings per share over the mid-term (next five years). In addition I observed only those companies with a market capitalization over USD 10 billion and a positive dividend yield. Exactly 10 companies remained of which four are currently recommended to buy.

12 Best Dividend Paying Utilities To Consider

Best Dividend Paying Utilities Researched By “long-term-investments.blogspot.com”. The utility sector is a great investment field with fantastic value and sustainable high dividends. The whole sector has a total market capitalization of USD 18.68 trillion and summarizes 117 companies. The average dividend yield amounts to 4.24 percent and the P/E ratio is 15.51.

In order to find the best dividend paying stocks within the sector, I screened all companies with a positive dividend yield, great earnings per share growth of more than five percent and an operating margin over 20 percent. In order get the best results in terms of low debt and high cash, the debt to equity ratio should be under one. Twelve utility companies remained of which nine yielding over three percent and eight are currently recommended to buy.

The Best Dividends On May 15, 2012

Here is a current overview of the best yielding stocks with a market capitalization over USD 2 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 May 15, 2012. In total, 36 stocks and preferred shares go ex-dividend of which 15 yielding above 3 percent. The average yield amounts to 4.10 percent.

Ex-Dividend Date Reminder For January 18, 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 On January 18, 2011. In total, 18 stocks and preferred shares go ex-dividend of which 10 yielding above 3 percent. The average yield amounts to 3.94 percent.

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 1.36 Billion 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)

Long-Term Dividend History of CommonWealth REIT (Click to enlarge)

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


P/E Ratio: 8.50,
Forward P/E Ratio: 12.10,
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)

Long-Term Dividend History of Main Street Capital Corporation (Click to enlarge)

Teekay Corporation (TK) has a market capitalization of USD 1.76 Billion and operates within the “Shipping” industry. These are the market ratios of the company:


P/E Ratio: -,
Forward P/E Ratio: -,
Price/Sales Ratio: 0.91,
Price/Book Ratio: 1.34,
Dividend Yield: 4.93%.

1-Year Chart Of Teekay Corporation (Click to enlarge)

Long-Term Dividend History of Teekay Corporation (Click to enlarge)

Enersis S.A. (ENI) has a market capitalization of USD 11.56 Billion and operates within the “Foreign Utilities” industry. These are the market ratios of the company:


P/E Ratio: 11.89,
Forward P/E Ratio: 11.43,
Price/Sales Ratio: 0.88,
Price/Book Ratio: 1.52,
Dividend Yield: 4.29%.

1-Year Chart Of Enersis S.A. (Click to enlarge)

Long-Term Dividend History of Enersis S.A. (Click to enlarge)

Friedman Industries Inc. (FRD) has a market capitalization of USD 82.62 Million and operates within the “Steel & Iron” industry. These are the market ratios of the company:


P/E Ratio: 9.07,
Forward P/E Ratio: -,
Price/Sales Ratio: 0.54,
Price/Book Ratio: 1.35,
Dividend Yield: 4.28%.

1-Year Chart Of Friedman Industries Inc. (Click to enlarge)

Long-Term Dividend History of Friedman Industries Inc. (Click to enlarge)

15 Utility Dividend Stocks With Buy Or Better Rating

Utility Stocks With Buy Or Better Recommendation Researched by Dividend Yield - Stock, Capital, Investment. Here is a current overview of large capitalized stocks (more than USD 10 billion market capitalization) with a dividend yield of more than 3 percent as well as a buy or better recommendation from brokerage firms. 15 utility stocks fulfilled these criteria of which 12 have a buy rating and 3 a strong buy recommendation. Four stocks are high yields with a yield above 5 percent.

Here are my favorite stocks:

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National Grid plc (ADR) (NYSE: NGG) has a market capitalization of $33.54 billion. The company employs 27,089 people, generates revenues of $22,135.63 million and has a net income of $3,338.17 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $7,721.16 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 34.88 percent (operating margin 26.15 percent and the net profit margin finally 15.08 percent).


The total debt representing 50.00 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 256.05 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 32.57 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $4.74. Last fiscal year, the company paid $2.81 in form of dividends to shareholders.


Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 9.95, Price/Sales 1.52 and Price/Book ratio 2.36. Dividend Yield: 6.36 percent. The beta ratio is 0.61.

Long-Term Stock History Chart Of National Grid plc (ADR) (Click to enlarge)

Long-Term History of Dividends from National Grid plc (ADR) (NYSE: NGG) (Click to enlarge)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of National Grid plc (ADR) (NYSE: NGG) (Click to enlarge)

Exelon Corporation (NYSE: EXC) has a market capitalization of $27.24 billion. The company employs 19,214 people, generates revenues of $18,644.00 million and has a net income of $2,563.00 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $6,801.00 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 36.48 percent (operating margin 25.35 percent and the net profit margin finally 13.75 percent).


The total debt representing 24.72 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 95.24 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 19.56 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $3.63. Last fiscal year, the company paid $2.10 in form of dividends to shareholders.


Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 11.31, Price/Sales 1.46 and Price/Book ratio 2.01. Dividend Yield: 5.11 percent. The beta ratio is 0.58.

Long-Term Stock History Chart Of Exelon Corporation (Click to enlarge)

Long-Term History of Dividends from Exelon Corporation (NYSE: EXC) (Click to enlarge)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Exelon Corporation (NYSE: EXC) (Click to enlarge)

PPL Corporation (NYSE: PPL) has a market capitalization of $16.49 billion. The company employs 13,809 people, generates revenues of $8,521.00 million and has a net income of $976.00 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $2,419.00 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 28.39 percent (operating margin 21.86 percent and the net profit margin finally 11.45 percent).


The total debt representing 40.68 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 162.69 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 13.88 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.64. Last fiscal year, the company paid $1.40 in form of dividends to shareholders.


Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 10.79, Price/Sales 1.94 and Price/Book ratio 1.68. Dividend Yield: 4.91 percent. The beta ratio is 0.42.

Long-Term Stock History Chart Of PPL Corporation (Click to enlarge)

Long-Term History of Dividends from PPL Corporation (NYSE: PPL) (Click to enlarge)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of PPL Corporation (NYSE: PPL) (Click to enlarge)

Edison International (NYSE: EIX) has a market capitalization of $13.16 billion. The company employs 20,117 people, generates revenues of $12,409.00 million and has a net income of $1,303.00 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $3,766.00 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 30.35 percent (operating margin 17.13 percent and the net profit margin finally 10.50 percent).


The total debt representing 27.53 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 109.09 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 12.21 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.95. Last fiscal year, the company paid $1.26 in form of dividends to shareholders.


Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 13.67, Price/Sales 1.06 and Price/Book ratio 1.24. Dividend Yield: 3.22 percent. The beta ratio is 0.66.

Long-Term Stock History Chart Of Edison International (Click to enlarge)

Long-Term History of Dividends from Edison International (NYSE: EIX) (Click to enlarge)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Edison International (NYSE: EIX) (Click to enlarge)

Here is the full table with some fundamentals (TTM):

15 Utility Dividend Stocks With Buy Or Better Rating (Click to enlarge)

Take a closer look at the full table. The average price to earnings ratio (P/E ratio) amounts to 14.09 while the forward price to earnings ratio is 13.05. The dividend yield has a value of 4.36 percent. Price to book ratio is 1.69 and price to sales ratio 1.71. The operating margin amounts to 19.27 percent.

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