High-Yields: An Overview Of The Highest Dividend Paying Stocks From The S&P 500

High yielding stocks from the S&P 500 originally published at "long-term-investments.blogspot.com". The Standard & Poor’s 500 is a major tool used by many meaningful investors. The index has over USD 5.58 trillion benchmarked, with index assets comprising approximately USD 1.31 trillion of this total. The index includes 500 leading companies in leading industries of the U.S. economy, capturing 75 percent coverage of U.S. equities.

Most of my investments come from the S&P 500. It’s still a big source for dividend stocks because 407 stocks (81.4 percent of the index member) pay dividends. I’ve often published lists of the highest yielding stocks, also from the S&P 500 but this list is getting smaller and smaller. 

As of now, only 14 companies have a yield over five percent; Four of them are currently recommended to buy. The strong increase of the broad market makes stocks more expensive and yields come down. I hope that the average yield of equities will not fall to a 1 percent or less rate. Linked is a small list of all High-Yield stocks from the S&P 500.

10 Top Companies On The S&P 500 With High Yields And Low Payout Ratios

Shareholders get rewards or premiums in the form of dividend. Generally, a dividend stock pays quarterly dividends. Investors want to invest in those companies which have a good dividend history, raising its dividends consistently with stable and growing cash flow.  

Here I would like to share 10 best yielding companies with a higher capitalization:

- Pembina Pipeline Corporation (NYSE: PBA) operates as an energy transportation and service provider company. The company operates in four segments: Conventional Pipelines, Oil Sands & Heavy Oil, Midstream & Marketing, and Gas Services. It has a market capitalization of $7.95 billion and operates within the Oil & Gas Pipelines industry. The market ratios of the company are: P/E Ratio: 35.69, Forward P/E Ratio: 33.28, P/S Ratio: 2.97, P/B Ratio: 1.83, Dividend Yield: 5.22%.

- Harris (NYSE: HRS) has a market capitalization of $5.27 billion and operates within the Communication Equipment industry. The market ratios of the company are P/E 9.59, Forward P/E 8.98, P/S 0.98, P/B 2.84, and Dividend Yield 3%.

- Carnival Corporation (NYSE: CCL) is one of the global cruise company and one of the largest vacation companies in the world. It has a market capitalization of $28.94 billion and operates within the Resorts & Casinos industry. The market ratios of the company are P/E 20.47, Forward P/E 15.08, P/S 1.87, P/B 1.20, and Dividend Yield: 2.56%.

- 3M (NYSE: MMM) has a market capitalization of $62.02 billion and operates within the Conglomerates industry. The market ratios of the company are P/E 14.16, Forward P/E 12.94, P/S 2.09, P/B 3.47, and Dividend Yield 2.60%.

- NVIDIA Corporation (NYSE: NVDA) has continuously reinvented itself to delight the users and shape the industry. Its market capitalization of $7.05 billion and operates within the Semiconductor – Specialized industry. The market ratios of the company are P/E 14.05, Forward P/E 11.73, P/S 1.71, P/B 1.50, and Dividend Yield 30%.

- Carnival PLC. (NYSE: CUK) has a market capitalization of $29.99 billion and operates within the General Entertainment industry. The market ratios of the company are P/E Ratio: 21.21, Forward P/E Ratio: 15.76, P/S Ratio: 1.93, P/B Ratio: 1.24, Dividend Yield: 2.59%.

- Hershey (NYSE: HSY) has a market capitalization of $16.01 billion and operates within the Confectioners industry. The market ratios of the company are P/E Ratio: 25.08, Forward P/E Ratio: 20.04, P/S Ratio: 2.48, P/B Ratio: 16.34, Dividend Yield: 2.30%.

- Coca-Cola Enterprises (NYSE: CCE) has a market capitalization of $8.51 billion and operates within the Beverages – Soft Drinks industry. The market ratios of the company are P/E Ratio: 13.06, Forward P/E Ratio: 11.72, P/S Ratio: 1.06, P/B Ratio: 2.97, Dividend Yield: 2.70%.

- Cummins (NYSE: CMI) has a market capitalization of $18.20 billion and operates within the Diversified Machinery industry. The market ratios of the company are P/E Ratio: 10.00, Forward P/E Ratio: 10.53, P/S Ratio: 1.01, P/B Ratio: 2.81, Dividend Yield: 2.09%.

- Marriott International (NYSE: MAR) has a market capitalization of $10.86 billion and operates within the Lodging industry. The market ratios of the company are P/E Ratio: 21.93, Forward P/E Ratio: 17.04, P/S Ratio: 0.92, Dividend Yield: 1.30%.

Eight companies on the S&P 500 with high yields and low payout ratios are:

Excelon Corp. (EXC) the dividend yield is 6.9%, the payout is 0.69. 

Cliffs natural resources (CLF) dividend yield is 6.7%, the payout is 0.53. 

Pepco holdings (POM) dividend yield is 5.7%, the payout is 0.92.

Reynolds American (RAI) dividend yield is 5.6%, the payout is 0.81.

FirstEnergy Corp. (FE) dividend yield is 5.5%, the payout is 0.67. 

AT& T (T) dividend yield is 5.4%, payout is 0.67. 

Altria group (MO) dividend yield is 5.3%, 0.82. 

Equity residential (EQR) dividend yield is 5.3%, payout is 0.51.

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18 High-Yields From The S&P 500 | The Best Dividend Payer Of The Index

High-Yield stocks from the S&P 500 originally published at "long-term-investments.blogspot.com". 

Dividend investors love a high yield and they are willing to give up growth for a higher yield. Not all stocks with a big dividend payment are good. That’s something I often told you. The main question is if you have enough money to resign the dividend. I do and you could it too if you have a long investment horizon.

A popular group of high-yield stocks could be found in the index of the S&P 500. The S&P 500 is a stock market index based on the market capitalizations of 500 leading companies publicly traded in the U.S. stock market, as determined by Standard & Poor's. As of now, around 18 companies from the index have a yield over five percent and five are currently recommended to buy.

As you see a high yield is not only the only solution for a stock buy. There are so many criteria which makes a stock attractive. I talk about growth, margins which is at least an expression of a solid and strong market position.  A Trustful management as well as a stable business environment are also two very important factors to consider.

What do you think about high-yield stocks from the S&P 500? Are they attractive for investors or should you take a look at other stocks with lower yield. Please leave a comment.

Best Dividend Paying Ex-Dividend Shares On December 19, 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 payment dates can be found here: Ex-Dividend Stocks December 19, 2012. In total, 19 stocks and preferred shares go ex dividend - of which 8 yield more than 3 percent. The average yield amounts to 5.07%.

Here is the sheet of tomorrow's best yielding ex-dividend stocks:

Company	Ticker	Mcap	P/E	P/B	P/S	Yield
PennantPark Investment Corporation	PNNT	395.52M	8.95	1.07	3.49	10.26%
PennantPark Floating Rate Capital	PFLT	-	-	-	-	7.72%
Highway Holdings Ltd.	HIHO	6.80M	20.00	0.57	0.28	6.67%
LTC Properties Inc.	LTC	1.01B	21.13	2.18	11.02	5.61%
Equity Residential	EQR	17.93B	89.89	2.82	8.30	5.51%
AmREIT, Inc.	AMRE	276.46M	49.00	1.65	6.96	4.66%
Ingles Markets Inc.	IMKTA	432.80M	10.08	0.95	0.12	3.70%
Republic Bancorp Inc.	RBCAA	424.45M	3.59	0.76	2.34	3.26%
Vina Concha y Toro S.A.	VCO	1.47B	15.26	1.69	1.58	2.62%
Capitol Federal Financial, Inc.	CFFN	1.87B	25.98	1.05	5.69	2.46%
The Chubb Corporation	CB	20.11B	11.14	1.26	1.49	2.14%
Jefferies Group, Inc.	JEF	3.70B	16.14	1.10	1.00	1.64%
Convergys Corporation	CVG	1.79B	44.41	1.28	0.86	1.22%
Coventry Health Care Inc.	CVH	5.99B	13.93	1.29	0.43	1.12%
Eagle Materials Inc.	EXP	2.78B	58.65	5.15	4.98	0.70%
QCR Holdings Inc.	QCRH	66.37M	7.95	0.48	0.85	0.59%
Minerals Technologies Inc.	MTX	679.30M	8.97	0.85	0.67	0.52%
Chicago Bridge & Iron	CBI	4.05B	14.62	3.07	0.78	0.48%
Advance Auto Parts Inc.	AAP	5.36B	13.94	4.67	0.86	0.33%

The Best Stocks With Dividend Growth From Last Week | Fiscal Cliff Matters

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, 56 stocks and funds raised dividends of which 37 have a dividend growth of more than 10 percent. The average dividend growth amounts to 129.26 percent.

22 of the dividend growth stocks/funds from last week are currently recommended to buy. Last Week’s dividend hikes are also affected by the fiscal cliff. Companies try to hedge against automated tax increases on dividends and pay extraordinary dividends before 2013.

The Biggest Ex-Dividend Stocks On September 19, 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 September 19, 2012. In total, 19 stocks and preferred shares go ex-dividend - of which 7 yield more than 3 percent. The average yield amounts to 4.72%.

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

Company	Ticker	Mcap	P/E	P/B	P/S	Yield
American Capital Agency	AGNC	12.53 b	8.82	1.22	7.38	13.63%
Aviva	AV	5.34 b	24.85	0.81	1.01	7.01%
Total SA	TOT	127.62 b	8.58	1.30	0.55	5.60%
Federal Realty Investment Trust	FRT	6.95 b	55.01	5.59	12.12	2.69%
Equity Residential	EQR	18.13 b	172.11	3.08	8.59	2.24%
The Chubb Corporation	CB	20.20 b	12.77	1.30	1.49	2.16%
Kinross Gold Corporation	KGC	11.61 b	not calculable	0.92	2.88	1.57%
Coventry Health Care	CVH	5.58 b	12.67	1.24	0.42	1.20%
Advance Auto Parts	AAP	4.98 b	12.48	4.70	0.80	0.35%

The Biggest Ex-Dividend Stocks Between September 17 - 23, 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 week.

A full list of all stocks with ex-dividend date can be found here: Ex-Dividend Stocks on September 17-23, 2012. In total, 78 stocks and preferred shares go ex-dividend - of which 41 yield more than 3 percent. The average yield amounts to 4.83%.

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

Company	Ticker	P/E	P/B	P/S	Yield
American Capital Agency	AGNC	8.77	1.22	7.34	13.70%
Total SA	TOT	8.86	1.35	0.57	5.54%
Xcel Energy	XEL	16.27	1.60	1.34	3.84%
General Electric	GE	17.83	1.94	1.61	3.08%
Kraft Foods	KFT	19.77	1.95	1.31	2.91%
Equity Residential	EQR	172.09	3.08	8.59	2.24%
Omnicom Group	OMC	15.82	4.38	1.02	2.22%
The Chubb Corporation	CB	12.79	1.30	1.49	2.16%
Las Vegas Sands	LVS	27.02	4.36	3.74	2.14%
Western Union	WU	9.80	10.98	2.03	2.09%