The Biggest Ex-Dividend Stocks On October 18, 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 October 18, 2012. In total, 18 stocks and preferred shares go ex-dividend - of which 8 yield more than 3 percent. The average yield amounts to 4.76%.

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

Company	Ticker	Mcap	P/E	P/B	P/S	Yield
Gladstone Commercial Corp.	GOOD	232.06M	234.88	1.63	4.92	7.98%
Gladstone Investment Corporation	GAIN	166.70M	11.27	0.83	7.62	7.95%
Costamare Inc.	CMRE	922.08M	9.51	2.15	2.32	7.94%
Hospitality Properties Trust	HPT	3.00B	23.79	1.02	2.38	7.75%
Government Properties Income Trust	GOV	1.08B	20.54	1.23	5.46	7.48%
Senior Housing Properties Trust	SNH	3.95B	21.73	1.51	7.25	6.97%
Select Income REIT	SIR	772.20M	11.57	1.08	7.07	6.79%
CommonWealth REIT	CWH	1.24B	42.14	0.36	1.25	6.78%
The Washington Post Company	WPO	2.69B	27.59	1.04	0.66	2.71%
Caterpillar Inc.	CAT	55.50B	9.50	3.49	0.84	2.45%
Hormel Foods Corp.	HRL	7.72B	16.32	2.68	0.95	2.04%
Graco Inc.	GGG	2.94B	21.67	7.51	3.11	1.85%
Epoch Investment Partners, Inc.	EPHC	514.78M	20.70	7.76	5.57	1.84%
AAR Corp.	AIR	660.21M	9.72	0.75	0.31	1.81%
CVS Caremark Corporation	CVS	59.67B	16.57	1.57	0.51	1.39%
Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana	HFBL	50.18M	17.73	1.02	3.94	1.35%
CR Bard Inc.	BCR	8.57B	17.33	4.46	2.91	0.78%
Apache Corp.	APA	34.07B	10.43	1.11	1.99	0.78%

The Best Stocks With Dividend Growth From Last Week (October 08 – 14, 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, 23 stocks and funds raised dividends of which 11 have a dividend growth of more than 10 percent. The average dividend growth amounts to 78.53 percent. Exactly 19 stocks have a yield over three percent and 8 are currently recommended to buy.

The Best Dividends On April 24, 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 April 24, 2012. In total, 7 stocks and preferred shares go ex-dividend of which two yielding above 3 percent. The average yield amounts to 3.07 percent.

Ex-Dividend Date Reminder For January 24, 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 24, 2011. In total, 6 stocks and preferred shares go ex-dividend of which 4 yielding above 3 percent. The average yield amounts to 4.20 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:

Government Properties Income Trust (GOV) has a market capitalization of USD 1.13 Billion and operates within the “REIT - Office” industry. These are the market ratios of the company:


P/E Ratio: 25.65,
Forward P/E Ratio: 24.60,
Price/Sales Ratio: 6.94,
Price/Book Ratio: 1.26,
Dividend Yield: 6.97%.

1-Year Chart Of Government Properties Income Trust (Click to enlarge)

Long-Term Dividends History of Government Properties Income Trust (GOV) (Click to enlarge)

Copano Energy LLC (CPNO) has a market capitalization of USD 2.47 Billion and operates within the “Oil & Gas Pipelines” industry. These are the market ratios of the company:


P/E Ratio: -,
Forward P/E Ratio: 38.04,
Price/Sales Ratio: 1.98,
Price/Book Ratio: 2.53,
Dividend Yield: 6.64%.

1-Year Chart Of Copano Energy LLC (Click to enlarge)

Long-Term Dividends History of Copano Energy LLC (CPNO) (Click to enlarge)

Royal Bank of Canada (RY) has a market capitalization of USD 76.49 Billion and operates within the “Money Center Banks” industry. These are the market ratios of the company:


P/E Ratio: 12.10,
Forward P/E Ratio: 10.52,
Price/Sales Ratio: 4.09,
Price/Book Ratio: 1.86,
Dividend Yield: 4.01%.

1-Year Chart Of Royal Bank of Canada (Click to enlarge)

Long-Term Dividends History of Royal Bank of Canada (RY) (Click to enlarge)

The Clorox Company (CLX) has a market capitalization of USD 9.23 Billion and operates within the “Housewares & Accessories” industry. These are the market ratios of the company:


P/E Ratio: 33.65,
Forward P/E Ratio: 15.87,
Price/Sales Ratio: 1.75,
Price/Book Ratio: -,
Dividend Yield: 3.43%.

1-Year Chart Of The Clorox Company (Click to enlarge)

Long-Term Dividends History of The Clorox Company (CLX) (Click to enlarge)

Progressive Corp. (PGR) has a market capitalization of USD 12.93 Billion and operates within the “Property & Casualty Insurance” industry. These are the market ratios of the company:


P/E Ratio: 13.10,
Forward P/E Ratio: 12.18,
Price/Sales Ratio: 0.83,
Price/Book Ratio: 2.20,
Dividend Yield: 1.95%.

1-Year Chart Of Progressive Corp. (Click to enlarge)

Long-Term Dividends History of Progressive Corp. (PGR) (Click to enlarge)

Wipro Ltd. (WIT) has a market capitalization of USD 26.84 Billion and operates within the “Information Technology Services” industry. These are the market ratios of the company:


P/E Ratio: 24.82,
Forward P/E Ratio: 19.50,
Price/Sales Ratio: 3.78,
Price/Book Ratio: 4.90,
Dividend Yield: 1.23%.

1-Year Chart Of Wipro Ltd. (Click to enlarge)

Long-Term Dividends History of Wipro Ltd. (WIT) (Click to enlarge)