The Best Dividends On May 16, 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 16, 2012. In total, 53 stocks and preferred shares go ex-dividend of which 28 yielding above 3 percent. The average yield amounts to 4.05 percent.

The Safest And Best Yielding Dividend Contenders

Dividend Contenders With Low Beta And Highest Yields Researched By Dividend Yield - Stock, Capital, Investment. Dividend Contenders are stocks with consecutive dividend increases of more than 10 years but less than 25 years. 157 stocks with such a great dividend growth history are available for investors but not all of them are really safe heaven stocks.

I made a little screen within the investment category and searched stocks with a very low beta ratio (below 0.5) and a dividend yield of more than four percent. Nineteen stocks remained of which nine are high yields.

The Most Profitable Utility Dividend Stocks

Utility Dividend Stocks With High Return On Investments And Big Operating Margins Researched By Dividend Yield - Stock, Capital, Investment. Utilities are stable dividend payer but they only generate slow growth for investors and they are very capital intensive. Nevertheless, people can make money with utility stocks.

I screened the utility sector by the most profitable stocks (stocks with an operating margin and return on investment over 5 percent) with a dividend yield over 4 percent. Exactly nine companies fulfilled these criteria. Most of the results come from the gas utility industry. Five stocks have a buy or strong buy rating.

The Best Yielding Utilities With Fastest Earnings Growth

Utility Stocks With Best Growth Forecasts And Highest Yield Researched by Dividend Yield - Stock, Capital, Investment. Growth is an important item for wealth. If you own a business that doubles sales and income in ten years, your investment should have a return of 7.2 percent. If you double it in five years, you will have a return of 14.9 percent. Let’s take a look at the best growth stocks with attractive dividend yields within the utility sector. Utilities are wonderful investment objects because they generate stable revenues. 77 percent of all listed utility stocks have a beta ratio (volatility measure) of less than one.

The Best Yielding Gas Utilities

Best Dividend Yields From Gas Utility Industry by Dividend Yield - Stock, Capital, Investment. Here is a current overview of the best yielding stocks from the gas utility industry. The complete industry has 32 companies, representing a total market capitalization of USD 144 billion. The industry average dividend yield is 4.1 percent and price to earnings amounts to 22.0. Here are the best yielding stocks with a market capitalization above USD 2 billion. The biggest yield was realized by Inergy (NRGY) with 16.27 percent yield.

30 Best Yielding Gas Utilities

Best Yielding Gas Utilities by Dividend Yield - Stock, Capital, Investment. Here is a current sheet of stocks from the gas utility industry with best dividend yields. In total, 30 companies from the industry pay dividends and 9 have a dividend yield of more than 5 percent.

Here is the table with some fundamentals:

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Best Yielding Gas Utilities (Click to enlarge)

Related stock ticker symbols:

TGS, NKA, NRGY, PNG, SPH, RGCO, APU, NGG, TEG, EGAS, ATLS, AGL, DGAS, LG, TRP, ATO, NWN, WGL, PNY, TRGP, SRE, CPK, GAS, OKE, NJR, SWX, SJI, NFG, EQT, SUG

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20 Best Dividend Stocks From The Gas Utility Industry

Best Dividend Stocks from Gas Utility Industry by Dividend Yields - Stock, Capital, Investment. Here is a current sheet of 20 stocks from the gas utility industry with a minimum dividend yield of 3.5

The average price to earnings ratio (P/E ratio) amounts to 19.55 while the average forward price to earnings ratio has a value of 15.45. In average, the dividend yield amounts to 6.64 percent. Price to book ratio is 2.11 and price to sales ratio 1.84.

Here is the table for a detailed view:
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20 Gas Utilities (Click to enlarge)

Related stock ticker symbols:
TGS, NKA, APU, SPH, PNG, NGG, TEG, EGAS, AGL, LG, ATO, DGAS, RGCO, TRP, WGL, NWN, PNY, CPK, SRE, TRGP

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