Basic Material Dividend Stocks With Highest YTD Performance And Which Are Still Cheap

Basic material dividend stocks with highest performance year-to-date originally published at long-term-investments.blogspot.com. The basic material stock category were the real losing sector this year. Stocks from the sector are down 2.6 percent this year while the best performing sector, healthcare stocks, gained 24.3 percent.

But not all basic materials are loser. There are stocks that doubled its price since the beginning of this year. Others are up 50 percent. Below, you can find a small list of the 20 top basic material stocks. I excluded all companies with a market capitalization below USD 300 million and those without a dividend.

The 20 top dividend paying results gained from 44.58 percent to 65.14 percent. Three of the results have a market cap below a billion and additional seven are valuated between one or two billion. Small and mid-cap stocks are the main performance driver of the sector. Despite the strong stock price hikes, fourteen companies still have a buy or better rating.

The 10 Highest Yielding Dividend Challengers

An Overview Of The Best Yielding Dividend Challengers Researched By Dividend Yield - Stock, Capital, Investment. Dividend Challengers are stocks that have raised their dividend payments for more than five years in a row but not more than nine years. 196 companies have achieved this goal of which 33 yielding above five percent. Here is a brief overview of the best yielding Dividend Challengers. Huge dividends also include a bigger risk of dividend cuts due to the low diversification level. Nearly 60 percent of the results have a market capitalization of less than USD 1 billion. Despite the risk, 90 percent have a buy or better rating outstanding.

Ex-Dividend Date Reminder For February 07, 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 February 07, 2012. In total, 22 stocks and preferred shares go ex-dividend of which 7 yielding above 3 percent. The average yield amounts to 3.74 percent.

Ex-Dividend Date Reminder For Next Week February 06-12, 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 February 06-12, 2012. In total, 139 stocks and preferred shares go ex-dividend of which 14 yielding above 5 percent. The average yield amounts to 3.59 percent.