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 Best Dividends On May 04, 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 04, 2012. In total, 31 stocks and preferred shares go ex-dividend of which 21 yielding above 3 percent. The average yield amounts to 5.17 percent.

11 High Yield Stocks Going Ex-Dividend This Week

Dividend stocks are wonderful because they increase my cash with regular payments. One major date in relation to the payment is the ex-dividend date. If you own a stock before this date, you get the next payment. This is very interesting because in the case of a high yield stock, I can earn at least one percent in cash for a short period of investing.