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The Best Dividends Between April 16 - 22, 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 week. If your broker settles your trade before the ex-date, you will receive the next dividend. A full list of all stocks with ex-dividend date can be found here: Ex-Dividend Stocks April 16 - 22, 2012. In total, 45 stocks and preferred shares go ex-dividend of which 24 yielding above 3 percent. The average yield amounts to 4.66 percent.

The Best Yielding Stocks From The S&P 500

S&P 500 Stocks With Best Dividends By Dividend Yield - Stock, Capital, Investment. The S&P 500 index is a popular used tool by investors. Professionals like big insurance player or pension funds allocate their portfolio weighting on indices like the Dow Jones Index and Standard & Poor’s 500. The S&P 500 is a free-float capitalization-weighted index published since 1957 by Standard & Poor's, a division of McGraw-Hill Companies.


I screened the index with its 500 companies by the best dividend yields. The index has eighteen high yields and the highest yield amounts to 9.32 percent, paid by Frontier Communications (FTR). Frontier has a great sales growth performance of the recent years but earnings growth suffered.

11 High Yield Stocks With Cheap Free Cash Flow Ratios

Cheap High Yield Stocks In Terms Of Free Cash Flow Researched By Dividend Yield - Stock, Capital, Investment. High earnings are good but they are nothing worth if the company needs the money for investments, growth or debt reductions. A figure that measures the real income of the company is the free cash flow. The ratio shows the operating cash flow less changes in working capital and capital expenditures.

I screened the market by high yield stocks with a current cheap price to free cash flow ratio of less than 15. Out there are 59 companies with such a high yield and low price ratio but most the results are dominated by stocks with a lower capitalization. That’s why I screened only stocks with a market capitalization of more than USD 2 billion. Exactly eleven stocks remained or which seven are recommended to buy.

The Cheapest High Yield Stocks On The S&P 500

Cheap High Yield Stocks From S&P 500 Researched By Dividend Yield - Stock, Capital, Investment. The Standard & Poor’s is a major index, free-float capitalization-weighted and published since 1957. He summarizes the prices of 500 large-cap common stocks that are actively traded in the United States. The index contains 17 high yield stocks but most of them are very expensive in terms of future growth. That's why I screened the index by high yield stocks with a forward P/E ratio of less than 15. Exactly twelve companies fulfilled these criteria of which five have a buy rating.

Ex-Dividend Date Reminder For January 25, 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 25, 2011. In total, 12 stocks and preferred shares go ex-dividend of which 3 yielding above 3 percent. The average yield amounts to 3.85 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:


R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company (RRD) has a market capitalization of USD 2.31 Billion and operates within the “Business Services” industry. These are the market ratios of the company:


P/E Ratio: 10.42,
Forward P/E Ratio: 7.07,
Price/Sales Ratio: 0.22,
Price/Book Ratio: 1.28,
Dividend Yield: 8.46%.


1-Year Chart Of R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company (Click to enlarge)
Long-Term Dividends History of R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company (RRD) (Click to enlarge)


Franklin Street Properties Corp. (FSP) has a market capitalization of USD 845.99 Million and operates within the “REIT - Office” industry. These are the market ratios of the company:


P/E Ratio: 39.23,
Forward P/E Ratio: 32.90,
Price/Sales Ratio: 5.90,
Price/Book Ratio: 0.89,
Dividend Yield: 7.45%.


1-Year Chart Of Franklin Street Properties Corp. (Click to enlarge)
Long-Term Dividends History of Franklin Street Properties Corp. (FSP) (Click to enlarge)


Hospitality Properties Trust (HPT) has a market capitalization of USD 3.04 Billion and operates within the “REIT - Retail” industry. These are the market ratios of the company:


P/E Ratio: 102.71,
Forward P/E Ratio: 17.24,
Price/Sales Ratio: 2.58,
Price/Book Ratio: 1.08,
Dividend Yield: 7.30%.


1-Year Chart Of Hospitality Properties Trust (Click to enlarge)
Long-Term Dividends History of Hospitality Properties Trust (HPT) (Click to enlarge)


Williams-Sonoma Inc. (WSM) has a market capitalization of USD 3.55 Billion and operates within the “Home Furnishing Stores” industry. These are the market ratios of the company:


P/E Ratio: 16.18,
Forward P/E Ratio: 14.01,
Price/Sales Ratio: 0.97,
Price/Book Ratio: 2.85,
Dividend Yield: 2.55%.


1-Year Chart Of Williams-Sonoma Inc. (Click to enlarge)
Long-Term Dividends History of Williams-Sonoma Inc. (WSM) (Click to enlarge)


Pentair, Inc. (PNR) has a market capitalization of USD 3.64 Billion and operates within the “Industrial Equipment & Components” industry. These are the market ratios of the company:


P/E Ratio: 17.03,
Forward P/E Ratio: 13.89,
Price/Sales Ratio: 1.09,
Price/Book Ratio: 1.67,
Dividend Yield: 2.38%.


1-Year Chart Of Pentair, Inc. (Click to enlarge)
Long-Term Dividends History of Pentair, Inc. (PNR) (Click to enlarge)


Tyco International Ltd. (TYC) has a market capitalization of USD 22.84 Billion and operates within the “Diversified Machinery” industry. These are the market ratios of the company:


P/E Ratio: 15.17,
Forward P/E Ratio: 12.07,
Price/Sales Ratio: 1.32,
Price/Book Ratio: 1.62,
Dividend Yield: 2.02%.


1-Year Chart Of Tyco International Ltd. (Click to enlarge)
Long-Term Dividends History of Tyco International Ltd. (TYC) (Click to enlarge)


Electro Scientific Industries Inc. (ESIO) has a market capitalization of USD 460.96 Million and operates within the “Industrial Electrical Equipment” industry. These are the market ratios of the company:


P/E Ratio: 20.00,
Forward P/E Ratio: 30.77,
Price/Sales Ratio: 1.55,
Price/Book Ratio: 1.20,
Dividend Yield: 2.00%.


1-Year Chart Of Electro Scientific Industries Inc. (Click to enlarge)
Long-Term Dividends History of Electro Scientific Industries Inc. (ESIO) (Click to enlarge)

14 Cheap High Yield Mid Capitalized Stocks

Midcap High Yields With Cheap Forward P/E Ratios Researched by Dividend Yield - Stock, Capital, Investment. Here is a current sheet of stocks with a market capitalization between USD 2 and 9.9 billion (mid capitalized), a dividend yield of more than 5 percent (high yield) as well as a cheap forward price to earnings ratio of less than 10. The screen produced 14 results of which 5 have a double digit yield. Two stocks are recommended with a strong buy by brokerage firms.

Here are my favorite stocks:
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Enerplus (NYSE: ERF) has a market capitalization of $4.28 billion. The company employs 709 people, generates revenues of $1,111.22 million and has a net income of $-177.32 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $214.76 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 19.33 percent (operating margin -27.57 percent and the net profit margin finally -15.96 percent).


The total debt representing 13.34 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 22.00 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of -4.80 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.57. Last fiscal year, the company paid $2.13 in form of dividends to shareholders.


Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 9.23, Price/Sales 3.86 and Price/Book ratio 1.28. Dividend Yield: 8.88 percent. The beta ratio is 1.20.


Long-Term Stock History Chart Of Enerplus Corp (USA) (Click to enlarge)


Long-Term History of Dividends from Enerplus Corp (USA) (NYSE: ERF) (Click to enlarge)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Enerplus Corp (USA) (NYSE: ERF) (Click to enlarge)


Pitney Bowes (NYSE: PBI) has a market capitalization of $3.86 billion. The company employs 30,700 people, generates revenues of $5,425.25 million and has a net income of $328.81 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $951.31 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 17.53 percent (operating margin 9.85 percent and the net profit margin finally 6.06 percent).


The total debt representing 50.84 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $1.84. Last fiscal year, the company paid $1.46 in form of dividends to shareholders.


Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 10.50, Price/Sales 0.71 and Price/Book ratio is not calculable. Dividend Yield: 7.66 percent. The beta ratio is 1.03.


Long-Term Stock History Chart Of Pitney Bowes Inc. (Click to enlarge)


Long-Term History of Dividends from Pitney Bowes Inc. (NYSE: PBI) (Click to enlarge)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Pitney Bowes Inc. (NYSE: PBI) (Click to enlarge)


Portugal Telecom (NYSE: PT) has a market capitalization of $4.71 billion. The company employs 83,619 people, generates revenues of $4,766.53 million and has a net income of $324.34 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $2,168.81 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 45.50 percent (operating margin 11.06 percent and the net profit margin finally 6.80 percent).


The total debt representing 47.50 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 164.06 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 3.74 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $0.53. Last fiscal year, the company paid $0.02 in form of dividends to shareholders.


Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 10.14, Price/Sales 1.00 and Price/Book ratio 0.84. Dividend Yield: 5.09 percent. The beta ratio is 0.69.


Long-Term Stock History Chart Of Portugal Telecom, SGPS... (Click to enlarge)


Long-Term History of Dividends from Portugal Telecom, SGPS... (NYSE: PT) (Click to enlarge)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Portugal Telecom, SGPS... (NYSE: PT) (Click to enlarge)


Veolia Environnement (NYSE: VE) has a market capitalization of $5.52 billion. The company employs 287,043 people, generates revenues of $44,307.93 million and has a net income of $1,116.66 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $4,941.35 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 11.15 percent (operating margin 6.06 percent and the net profit margin finally 2.52 percent).


The total debt representing 40.98 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 265.00 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 7.84 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $-0.59. Last fiscal year, the company paid $1.54 in form of dividends to shareholders.


Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is not calculable, Price/Sales 0.13 and Price/Book ratio 0.52. Dividend Yield: 15.88 percent. The beta ratio is 1.71.


Long-Term Stock History Chart Of Veolia Environnement (Click to enlarge)


Long-Term History of Dividends from Veolia Environnement (NYSE: VE) (Click to enlarge)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Veolia Environnement (NYSE: VE) (Click to enlarge)

Here is the full table with some fundamentals (TTM):

14 Cheap High Yield Mid Capitalized Stocks (Click to enlarge)

Take a closer look at the full table. The average price to earnings ratio (P/E ratio) amounts to 10.77 while the forward price to earnings ratio is 7.69. The dividend yield has a value of 8.59 percent. Price to book ratio is 2.15 and price to sales ratio 3.08. The operating margin amounts to 5.73 percent.

Related stock ticker symbols:
VE, CIM, MFA, HTS, OZM, RNO, ERF, RRD, TEO, PBI, SKM, TNE, PT, KKR

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11 Service Dividend Stocks With Buy Or Better Rating

The Best Yielding Services Shares With Buy Or Better Recommendation Researched by Dividend Yield - Stock, Capital, Investment. Here is a current overview of stocks from the services sector with a market capitalization of more than USD 2 billion (mid capitalized), a dividend yield of more than 3 percent and finally a buy or better analyst rating. 11 companies from the services sector fulfilled these criteria of which 2 are high yields. One stocks has a strong buy rating.

Here are my favorite stocks:
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American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE: AEO) has a market capitalization of $2.53 billion. The company employs 6,900 people, generates revenues of $2,967.56 million and has a net income of $181.93 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $456.51 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 15.38 percent (operating margin 10.65 percent and the net profit margin finally 6.13 percent).


The total debt representing 0.00 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 0.00 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 12.42 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $0.95. Last fiscal year, the company paid $0.43 in form of dividends to shareholders.


Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 13.71, Price/Sales 0.85 and Price/Book ratio 1.88. Dividend Yield: 3.36 percent. The beta ratio is 1.01.


Long-Term Stock History Chart Of American Eagle Outfitters (Click to enlarge)


Long-Term History of Dividends from American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE: AEO) (Click to enlarge)


Long-Term Dividend Yield History of American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE: AEO) (Click to enlarge)


Pearson PLC (NYSE: PSO) has a market capitalization of $15.46 billion. The company employs 36,317 people, generates revenues of $8,674.54 million and has a net income of $802.66 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $1,413.84 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 16.30 percent (operating margin 13.12 percent and the net profit margin finally 9.25 percent).


The total debt representing 21.67 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 41.75 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 10.71 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $1.00. Last fiscal year, the company paid $0.59 in form of dividends to shareholders.


Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 19.00, Price/Sales 1.79 and Price/Book ratio 1.79. Dividend Yield: 3.38 percent. The beta ratio is 0.78.


Long-Term Stock History Chart Of Pearson PLC (ADR) (Click to enlarge)


Long-Term History of Dividends from Pearson PLC (ADR) (NYSE: PSO) (Click to enlarge)


Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Pearson PLC (ADR) (NYSE: PSO) (Click to enlarge)


Watsco (NYSE: WSO) has a market capitalization of $2.26 billion. The company employs 4,000 people, generates revenues of $2,844.60 million and has a net income of $111.72 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $176.34 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 6.20 percent (operating margin 5.82 percent and the net profit margin finally 3.93 percent).


The total debt representing 0.82 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 1.32 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 10.11 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.66. Last fiscal year, the company paid $2.04 in form of dividends to shareholders.


Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 25.72, Price/Sales 0.79 and Price/Book ratio 2.91. Dividend Yield: 3.62 percent. The beta ratio is 0.93.


Long-Term Stock History Chart Of Watsco, Incorporated (Click to enlarge)


Long-Term History of Dividends from Watsco, Incorporated (NYSE: WSO) (Click to enlarge)


Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Watsco, Incorporated (NYSE: WSO) (Click to enlarge)


Darden Restaurants (NYSE: DRI) has a market capitalization of $5.72 billion. The company employs 180,000 people, generates revenues of $7,500.20 million and has a net income of $478.70 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $1,057.60 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 14.10 percent (operating margin 8.63 percent and the net profit margin finally 6.38 percent).


The total debt representing 30.16 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 85.16 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 25.00 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $3.26. Last fiscal year, the company paid $1.28 in form of dividends to shareholders.


Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 13.66, Price/Sales 0.76 and Price/Book ratio 3.10. Dividend Yield: 3.86 percent. The beta ratio is 0.87.


Long-Term Stock History Chart Of Darden Restaurants, Inc. (Click to enlarge)


Long-Term History of Dividends from Darden Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE: DRI) (Click to enlarge)


Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Darden Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE: DRI) (Click to enlarge)


H&R Block (NYSE: HRB) has a market capitalization of $4.79 billion. The company employs 7,900 people, generates revenues of $3,774.30 million and has a net income of $419.40 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $787.27 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 20.86 percent (operating margin 17.63 percent and the net profit margin finally 11.11 percent).


The total debt representing 20.70 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 74.38 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 28.95 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $1.33. Last fiscal year, the company paid $0.60 in form of dividends to shareholders.


Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 12.29, Price/Sales 1.27 and Price/Book ratio 3.45. Dividend Yield: 4.89 percent. The beta ratio is 0.65.


Long-Term Stock History Chart Of H&R Block, Inc. (Click to enlarge)


Long-Term History of Dividends from H&R Block, Inc. (NYSE: HRB) (Click to enlarge)


Long-Term Dividend Yield History of H&R Block, Inc. (NYSE: HRB) (Click to enlarge)

Here is the full table with some fundamentals (TTM):

11 Service Dividend Stocks With Buy Or Better Rating (Click to enlarge)

Take a closer look at the full table. The average price to earnings ratio (P/E ratio) amounts to 14.92 while the forward price to earnings ratio is 12.61. The dividend yield has a value of 4.20 percent. Price to book ratio is 2.39 and price to sales ratio 0.77. The operating margin amounts to 8.77 percent.

Related stock ticker symbols:
TGP, RRD, HRB, CNK, DEG, DRI, TAM, WSO, SMS, PSO, AEO

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I am long DRI. I receive no compensation to write about these specific stocks, sector or theme. I don't plan to increase or decrease positions or obligations within the next 72 hours.

For the other stocks: I have no positions in any stocks mentioned, and no plans to initiate any positions within the next 72 hours. I receive no compensation to write about any specific stock, sector or theme.