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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Ex-Dividend Stocks: Best Dividend Paying Shares On March 05, 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 day.

A full list of all stocks with payment dates can be found here: Ex-Dividend Stocks March 05, 2013. In total, 14 stocks and preferred shares go ex dividend - of which 5 yield more than 3 percent. The average yield amounts to 3.08%.

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

Company	Ticker	Mcap	P/E	P/B	P/S	Yield
TAL International Group, Inc.	TAL	1.46B	11.15	2.36	2.48	5.93%
National CineMedia, Inc.	NCMI	882.67M	41.22	-	1.97	5.77%
Weingarten Realty Investors	WRI	3.75B	128.46	2.38	7.44	3.96%
Harris Corp.	HRS	5.38B	9.72	2.94	1.01	3.10%
Destination Maternity	DEST	306.36M	14.43	2.85	0.57	3.09%
BlackRock, Inc.	BLK	40.15B	17.21	1.63	4.30	2.84%
Praxair Inc.	PX	33.62B	20.23	5.56	3.00	2.11%
Albany International Corp.	AIN	902.12M	-	1.83	1.19	1.95%
Bolt Technology Corp.	BOLT	134.30M	48.69	2.01	2.35	1.80%
Canadian National Railway	CNI	43.32B	16.97	4.02	4.48	1.66%
Lender Processing Services, Inc.	LPS	2.08B	26.03	3.83	1.04	1.63%
Omnicare Inc.	OCR	3.91B	24.44	1.11	0.63	1.50%
Baltic Trading Limited	BALT	85.84M	-	0.32	2.58	1.06%
Southwest Airlines Co.	LUV	8.61B	21.49	1.25	0.50	0.34%

Best Dividend Paying Stock List | 30 Top Growth Stocks For March 2013

Best Dividend Paying Stocks Lists By Dividend Yield – Stock, Capital, Investment. Today I like to go forward with my regular best dividend paying stock lists. With this lists, I discover the market by the best growth stocks with good yields and past returns.

I ever try to summarize some important fundamentals in my screening criteria in order to get the best results for a long-term orientated investor.

Every month, I create a quick dividend list (from low-yield to high-yield paying stocks) of stocks with interesting performance and valuation figures. Stocks from that list are mid- and large caps (market capitalization of more than USD 1 billion) with double-digit long-term earnings growth rates. The companies are traded at AMEX, NYSE, NASDAQ and part of the Dow Jones, S&P 500 or Nasdaq Composite. The list is selected by the following criteria and sorted by dividend yield.

Market Capitalization: > 1 Billion

Price/Earnings Ratio: > 0 < 100

Dividend Yield: > 3 < 20

Return on Investment: > 10 < 100

Operating Margin: > 10 < 100

10 Year Revenue Growth: > 8 < 200

10 Year EPS Growth: > 10 < 100

Best Dividend Paying Stocks As Of February 2013 | 25 Top Stock Buy List

Best Dividend Paying Stocks Lists By Dividend Yield – Stock, Capital, Investment. Each month, I discover the best growth income picks with attractive dividend payments and growth figures. I’ve tried to summarize some significant fundamentals in order to screen the whole capital markets by interesting investment opportunities.

These are my criteria:

Market Capitalization: > 1 Billion

Price/Earnings Ratio: > 0 < 100

Dividend Yield: > 3 < 20

Return on Investment: > 10 < 100

Operating Margin: > 10 < 100

10 Year Revenue Growth: > 8 < 200

10 Year EPS Growth: > 10 < 100

The results from the screen are distinguished compared to the normal screens I made every day. Here is long-term growth a major aspect and some new names are on the list. The stocks are not typically Dividend Champions or stocks with a very long dividend growth history but they have managed a stronger growth of sales and income.

For me, the best equity investment is a stock with good fundamentals and a convincing equity story. If this stock is also attractive valuated with a P/E below 15 or even 20 if the debt is low, it could promise good returns. This month, 25 companies fulfilled my screening criteria of which six have a high yield.

Best Ex-Dividend Stock List For November 20, 2012

The Best Yielding 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 date on the next trading day.

A full list of all stocks with ex-dividend date can be found here: Ex-Dividend Stocks on November 20, 2012. In total, 32 stocks and preferred shares go ex dividend - of which 9 yield more than 3 percent. The average yield amounts to 3.73%. If you like to receive the next dividend you need to buy the dividend stocks now.

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

Company	Ticker	Mcap	P/E	P/B	P/S	Yield
Pembina Pipeline Corporation	PBA	7.95B	32.49	1.83	2.97	5.96%
Harris Corp.	HRS	5.27B	9.59	2.84	0.98	3.19%
Carnival Corporation	CCL	28.94B	20.47	1.20	1.87	2.68%
3M Co.	MMM	62.02B	14.16	3.47	2.09	2.67%
NVIDIA Corporation	NVDA	7.05B	14.05	1.50	1.71	2.64%
Carnival plc	CUK	29.99B	21.21	1.24	1.93	2.59%
Hershey Co.	HSY	16.01B	25.08	16.34	2.48	2.34%
Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc.	CCE	8.51B	13.06	2.97	1.06	2.16%
Cummins Inc.	CMI	18.20B	10.00	2.81	1.01	2.09%
Marriott International, Inc.	MAR	10.86B	21.93	-	0.92	1.51%
Equifax Inc.	EFX	6.02B	20.61	3.23	2.85	1.43%
Broadcom Corp.	BRCM	17.19B	23.99	2.31	2.22	1.31%

Best Dividend Paying Stock List As Of November 2012

Best Dividend Paying Stocks Lists By Dividend Yield – Stock, Capital, Investment. Here is a current dividend list (from low-yield to high-yield paying stocks) of stocks with interesting performance and valuation figures. Stocks from that list are mid- and large caps (market capitalization of more than USD 1 billion) with double-digit long-term earnings growth rates. The companies are traded at AMEX, NYSE, NASDAQ and part of the Dow Jones, S&P 500 or Nasdaq Composite. Date of the screen is November 01, 2012. The list is selected by the following criteria and sorted by dividend yield.

Market capitalization: > 1 Billion
Price/Earnings Ratio: > 0 < 100

Dividend Yield: > 3 < 20

Return on investment: > 10 < 100

Operating Margin: > 10 < 100

10 Year Revenue Growth: > 8 < 200

10 Year EPS Growth: > 10 < 100

Twenty stocks fulfilled the above mentioned criteria of which six stocks are high-yields. The best yielding stock is the mining company Southern Copper (SCCO), which generated a fantastic growth of 26 percent yearly over the recent decade. But growth slows for the time being. Commodity prices are going down and the economy weakens. Compared to the recent results six months before, the number of constitutions falls steadily.

The Best Stocks With Dividend Growth From Last Week (August 27 – September 02, 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, 14 stocks and funds raised dividends of which 5 have a dividend growth of more than 10 percent. The average dividend growth amounts to 17.41 percent. Exactly seven stocks have a yield over three percent and seven are currently recommended to buy.

The Best Dividend Contenders By Free Cash Flow

Best Dividend Contenders With Cheapest Free Cash flow ratios Stocks Researched By Dividend Yield - Stock, Capital, Investment. Dividend Contenders are stocks with a consecutive dividend growth of more than 10 years but less than 25. Exactly 175 companies have currently fulfilled this dividend growth criterion. In order to find the cheapest stocks by real income figures, I screened all contenders by a cheap price to free cash flow ratio of less than 15. Ten stocks remained of which three have a yield over three percent.

The Best Dividend Stock Buys Of Michael Price (MFP Investors)

Michael F. Price - MFP Investors Q4/2011 Fund Investing Strategies By Dividend Yield – Stock Capital, Investment. Here is a current update of the best yielding stocks that Michael Price recently bought for his fund MFP Investors. In total, he bought 27 stocks of which 15 pay dividends and 6 yielding over 3 percent. His highest yielding buy was Courier Corporation (CRRC) with a yield of 7.63 percent. CRRC impacted the portfolio by 0.01 percent and was added by 16.67 percent over the recent quarter.

The Best Stocks With Dividend Growth From Last Week (February 27 - March 04, 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, 34 stocks and funds raised distributions of which 15 have a dividend growth of more than 10 percent. The average dividend growth amounts to 28.32 percent. The biggest hike was announced by North Central Bancshares (FFFD). The NASADQ listed company raised its quarterly dividends from $0.01 to $0.0625, representing a growth of 525 percent.

Michael Price - MFP Investors Q4/2011 Fund Portfolio

Michael F. Price - MFP Investors Q4/2011 Fund Investing Strategies By Dividend Yield – Stock Capital, Investment. Here is a current portfolio update of Michael F. Price’s - MFP Investors - portfolio movements as of Q4/2011 (December 31, 2011). In total, he held 102 stocks with a total portfolio worth of USD 614,302,000.

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