Industrial Dividend Stocks With Highest Float Short Ratio

Dividend Stocks From The Industrial Sector With Highest Short Float Ratio Researched By Dividend Yield - Stock, Capital, Investment. The industrial sector is a highly developed part of the economy with very cyclic forms. At the stock markets are 354 companies linked to the sector with a total market capitalization of USD 47.9 trillion. The average sector yield amounts to 2.46 percent and the average P/E ratio is 12.71. The highest dividend paying industries are Cement and Manufacturing Housing.

I screened the sector by dividend stocks with the highest amount of short selling stocks, measured by the float short ratio. The ratio shows how many stocks are shorted by investors. Companies with a high ratio of float short have a little upside potential if investors need to close their short position. Nine dividend stocks from the industrial goods sector have a float short ratio of more than 10 percent.

The Best Dividends On April 23, 2012

Here is a current overview of 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 April 23, 2012. In total, 8 stocks and preferred shares go ex-dividend of which two yielding above 3 percent. The average yield amounts to 5.14 percent.

12 Of The S&P 500 Dividend Stocks With Highest Expected Growth

Fastest Growing S&P 500 Dividend Stocks Researched By Dividend Yield - Stock, Capital, Investment. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index is of huge importance and often used by investors for their asset allocation. The index includes 500 leading companies in leading industries of the U.S. economy, capturing 75 percent coverage of U.S. equities. Year-to-date, the index is up 11.64 percent which is roughly four percentage points above the performance of the Dow Jones but also six percentage points below the NASDAQ Composite index. Growth and expectations of growth is driving the performance of the indices.

I screened stocks from the S&P 500 by dividend yield and growth figures: First, the dividend yield should be positive and second, the expected earnings per share growth for the next five years should be over 25 percent. Twelve companies fulfilled these criteria of which nine are recommended to buy.