If you take money from your broker and invest it into stocks with a dividend yield that is higher than the current and expected interest rate you can earn money due to positive interest margins. If you bet on a decreasing U.S. dollar, you could earn additional money with stocks abroad.
The following 10 foreign utilities have dividend yields of more than 4.2% paid by U.S. utilities:
1.Company:EON AG (EONGY)
Current Dividend Yield: 7.82%
Country:Germany
2.Company:Companhia Energetica De Minas Gerais Cemig (CIG)
Current Dividend Yield: 4.97%
Country: Brazil
3.Company:National Grid PLC (NGG)
Current Dividend Yield: 5.90%
Country: UK
4.Company:Veolia Environnement Ve SA (VE)
Current Dividend Yield: 6.48%
Country: France
5.Company:Huaneng Power International Inc (HNP)
Current Dividend Yield: 5.7%
Country: China
6.Company:Cpfl Energia SA (CPL)
Current Dividend Yield: 5.40%
Country: Brazil
7.Company:Enel SpA (ENLAY)
Current Dividend Yield: 6.31%
Country: Italy
8.Company:EDP Energias de Portugal SA (EDPFY)
Current Dividend Yield: 6.95%
Country: Portugal
9.Company:Gdf Suez SA (GDFZY)
Current Dividend Yield: 5.93%
Country: France
10.Company:Aes Tiete SA (AESAY)
Current Dividend Yield: 8.50%
Country: Brazil
Related Stock Ticker:
AESAY, GDFZY, EDPFY, ENLAY, CPL, HNP, VE, NGG, CIG, EONGY
7 Companies With Dividend Increasing By Woods
It appeared stocks had shed their June gloom, but a dismal jobs number hit stocks hard Friday. It’s hard to say whether the summer rally will continue from here or fizzle out, but dividend investors can take comfort in the income they’re pulling in. And several high-profile companies recently made the pot a little sweeter for shareholders by raising dividends.
Here is the table of 7 stocks with dividend increasing and dividend yields:
General Mills (NYSE: GIS)
Darden Restaurants (NYSE: DRI)
Aircastle Ltd. (NYSE: AYR)
Energy Transfer Equity L.P. (NYSE: ETE)
Harman International (NYSE: HAR)
MFA Mortgage Investments (NYSE: MFA)
Worthington Industries (NYSE: WOR)
Yield: 2,08 Percent
Related Stock Ticker:
GIS, DRI, AYR, ETE, HAR, MFA, WOR
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Here is the table of 7 stocks with dividend increasing and dividend yields:
General Mills (NYSE: GIS)
Yield: 3.31 Percent
Darden Restaurants (NYSE: DRI)
Yield: 3.20 Percent
Aircastle Ltd. (NYSE: AYR)
Yield: 4.02 Percent
Energy Transfer Equity L.P. (NYSE: ETE)
Yield: 5.56 Percent
Harman International (NYSE: HAR)
Yield: 0.63 Percent
MFA Mortgage Investments (NYSE: MFA)
Yield: 11.99 Percent
Worthington Industries (NYSE: WOR)
Yield: 2,08 Percent
Related Stock Ticker:
GIS, DRI, AYR, ETE, HAR, MFA, WOR
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4 Small Caps For Less Than Book Value By Double Dividend Stocks
With over 69% of stocks above their 50-day moving averages, it’s getting tougher to find bargains in this market, so we went looking for dividend paying stocks with Price/Book values under 1, and found four small caps, two of which are listed in our High Dividend Stocks By Sector Tables. There are also some pretty high options yields available on 3 of these stocks, (details below).

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FLY, NKA, MCS, NM
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FLY, NKA, MCS, NM
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Dividend Hikes of the Week By Dividend Stocks Online
With capital gains on the rise, and a good short week for the stock market (aside from today), some companies are feeling a little flush with cash — and willing to share with stockholders. Indeed, it says quite a bit for dividend paying companies that, in the last 36 years, payers have outperformed non-payers on the S&P 500 by about 8%. This week, some dividend hikes were announced from AYR, BAC, DRI and GIS. If you are into dividends, the fact that hikes continue is good news.
Here are the yields:
Aircastle (AYR),
Yield: 4,02 percent
Bank of America (BAC),
Yield: 0,37 percent
Darden Restaurants (DRI),
Yield: 3,23 Percent
General Mills (GIS),
Yield: 3,31
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Here are the yields:
Aircastle (AYR),
Yield: 4,02 percent
Bank of America (BAC),
Yield: 0,37 percent
Darden Restaurants (DRI),
Yield: 3,23 Percent
General Mills (GIS),
Yield: 3,31
Related Stock Ticker:
AYR, BAC, DRI, GIS
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Dividend Stock Idea of the Day – Consolidated Edison (NYSE:ED)
Dividend Stock Ideas by Dividend Yields – Stock, Capital Investment. Our Dividend Idea of the day is the electric utility Consolidated Edison (NYSE:ED). The current dividend yield amounts to 4.48 percent.
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Consolidated Edison, Inc. (Con Edison) is a holding company of Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. (CECONY), Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc. (O&R) and the competitive energy businesses. CECONY’s principal business operations are its regulated electric, gas and steam delivery businesses. O&R’s principal business operations are its regulated electric and gas delivery businesses. Its competitive energy businesses sell electricity to wholesale and retail customers, provide certain energy-related services, and participate in energy infrastructure projects. CECONY provides electric service to approximately 3.3 million customers in all of New York City (except part of Queens) and Westchester County, an approximately 660 square mile service area with a population of more than nine million. CECONY delivers gas to approximately 1.1 million customers in Manhattan, the Bronx and parts of Queens and Westchester County (More on Reuters).
Here are some Fundamental Figures:
| Sales | 13.21 Bil |
| Income | 1.08 Bil |
| Net Profit Margin | 8.23% |
| Return on Equity | 9.99% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 0.97 |
| Revenue/Share | 45.78 |
| Earnings/Share | 3.73 |
| Book Value/Share | 42.53 |
| Dividend Rate | 2.4 |
| Payout Ratio | 64.00% |
Here are some Pricing Figures:
| Price/Earnings | 14.2 |
| Price/Book | 1.4 |
| Price/Sales | 1.2 |
| Price/Cash Flow | 5.6 |
| Dividend Yield % | 4.48 |
| Forward Price/Earnings | 14.5 |
| PEG Ratio | 3.4 |
| PEG Payback (Yrs) | 10.5 |
Here are some Trading Figures:
| Last Price | 53.56 |
| 52-Wk High | 54.36 |
| 52-Wk Low | 45 |
| Volume | 1.65 Mil |
| Avg Daily Vol (13 Wks) | 1.57 Mil |
| 50-Day Moving Average | 52.95 |
| 200-Day Moving Average | 50.42 |
| Volatility (beta) | 0.32 |
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| Sales and Income of Consolidated Edison (Click to enlarge) |
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20 Best Yielding Oil and Gas Drilling and Exploration Stocks
Best yielding oil and gas drilling and exploration dividend stocks by Dividend Yields - Stock, Capital, Investment. Here is a current sheet of 20 exploration and drilling stocks from the sector with best dividend yields. In total, the whole industry contains 79 stocks with a market capitalization of USD 728 billion.
The average forward price to earnings ratio (P/E ratio) amounts to 15.32. The dividend yield has an average value of 6.15 percent. Price to book ratio is 4.39 and price to sales ratio 7.73. The average operating margin amounts to 21.10 percent.
Here is the table for a detailed view:
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| 20 Best Yielding Oil and Gas Drilling and Exploration Stocks (Click to enlarge) |
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ENP, SDRL, BBEP, VNR, LGCY, MVO, ERF, PSE, PGH, CMLP, ECT, CRT, HGT, MWE, EVEP, RIG, PWE, STO, ESV, CVE
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Dividend Stocks That Could Benefit From Rising Commodity Prices By Whopper Investments
With all of the talk about rising commodity prices, I've spent a lot of time looking for value stocks that can benefit from rising prices. With that in mind, I ran a screen looking for Russell 1000 stocks with above a 2% dividend yield in the basic materials or oil and gas sector. Only the thirteen stocks below managed to pass the test.
Here is the table of potential gainers from rising commodity prices:
Related Stock Ticker Symbols:
SCCO, KMI, NUE, IP, COP, CMC, MRO, CVX, OGE, WMB, STLD, XOM, CMP
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Here is the table of potential gainers from rising commodity prices:
Ticker | Company | Price | Yield | P/E | EV / EBITDA |
SCCO | SOUTHERN COPPER | 31.88 | 7.02 | 16.6 | 9.49 |
KMI | KINDER MORGAN IN | 29.11 | 3.99 | N/A | N/A |
NUE | NUCOR CORP | 40.82 | 3.55 | 49.2 | 12.44 |
IP | INTL PAPER CO | 30.05 | 3.49 | 11 | 5.53 |
COP | CONOCOPHILLIPS | 76.03 | 3.47 | 12.2 | 5.31 |
CMC | COMMERCIAL METAL | 14.23 | 3.37 | N/A | 10.89 |
MRO | MARATHON OIL | 32.81 | 3.05 | 6.78 | 2.86 |
CVX | CHEVRON CORP | 105.08 | 2.97 | 10.5 | 5.14 |
OGE | OGE ENERGY CORP | 51.43 | 2.92 | 17.3 | 8.94 |
WMB | WILLIAMS COS INC | 30.19 | 2.65 | 47.2 | 8.36 |
STLD | STEEL DYNAMICS | 16.25 | 2.46 | 19.3 | 8.66 |
XOM | EXXON MOBIL CORP | 81.57 | 2.31 | 11.7 | 6.81 |
CMP | COMPASS MINERALS | 87.45 | 2.06 | 20.5 | 10.31 |
Related Stock Ticker Symbols:
SCCO, KMI, NUE, IP, COP, CMC, MRO, CVX, OGE, WMB, STLD, XOM, CMP
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Best Dividend Paying Dividend Stocks Sorted by Industry
Here is an interesting list of dividend stocks that pay best dividends within their industry. The list contains 95 industries. The average dividend yield of the industry dividend leader amounts to 4.39 percent.
Dividends ranged from a low of 0% for jewelry (0.4% for textiles) to highs of over 15% for real estate operations or REITs.
Here is the table with leading industry dividend stocks:
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HHS, LMT, CZZ, UPS, RYAAY, TAP, VFC, ELUXY.PK, PHG, VOLVY.PK, GPC, AZN, SJR, CODI, THO, ASCA, TNH, SHLM, PVR, NOK, PT, HPQ, JKHY, CAJ, ELNK, STX, TYC, VMC, MAS, DE, MDC, GE, IP, AT, MOLX, CSL, CALM, BGS, NKE, WY, LEG, NEM, VIVO, NHC, IHG, AFL, SLF, AJG, OB, BBEP, PVD, TX, GSK, SCCO, WSO, SJT, PAC, NKA, DPS, CMP, XRX, DLX, ENP, TLP, SEOAY.PK, KMB, STON, RRD, SID, TRI, GSH, ARR, TRK, MAT, TAL, MCD, AEO, WMT, WAG, HD, SVU, UNTD, BBY, STRA, LDR, DBD, TSM, MSFT, IFSIA, CTB, MO, KNX, WM, NMM, CWT,
Dividends ranged from a low of 0% for jewelry (0.4% for textiles) to highs of over 15% for real estate operations or REITs.
Here is the table with leading industry dividend stocks:
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| Best Yield Stocks By Industry (Click to enlarge) |
Related Stock Ticker:
HHS, LMT, CZZ, UPS, RYAAY, TAP, VFC, ELUXY.PK, PHG, VOLVY.PK, GPC, AZN, SJR, CODI, THO, ASCA, TNH, SHLM, PVR, NOK, PT, HPQ, JKHY, CAJ, ELNK, STX, TYC, VMC, MAS, DE, MDC, GE, IP, AT, MOLX, CSL, CALM, BGS, NKE, WY, LEG, NEM, VIVO, NHC, IHG, AFL, SLF, AJG, OB, BBEP, PVD, TX, GSK, SCCO, WSO, SJT, PAC, NKA, DPS, CMP, XRX, DLX, ENP, TLP, SEOAY.PK, KMB, STON, RRD, SID, TRI, GSH, ARR, TRK, MAT, TAL, MCD, AEO, WMT, WAG, HD, SVU, UNTD, BBY, STRA, LDR, DBD, TSM, MSFT, IFSIA, CTB, MO, KNX, WM, NMM, CWT,
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