Dividend Yield - Stock, Capital, Investment

Best Dividend Paying Personal Products Stocks

The Most Promising Dividends in Personal Products By Fool. Dividend payers deserve a berth in any long-term stock portfolio. But seemingly attractive dividend yields are not always as fetching as they may appear. Let's see which companies among personal products makers offer the most promising dividends. Below, I've compiled some of the major dividend-paying players in personal products (and a few smaller outfits), ranked according to their dividend yields:

Company	Recent Yield	5-Year Avg. Annual Div. Growth Rate	Payout Ratio
Kimberly Clark (NYSE:KMB )	4.30%	7.70%	64%
Avon Products (NYSE:AVP )	3.50%	5.60%	55%
Procter & Gamble(NYSE: PG )	3.40%	11%	51%
Colgate-Palmolive(NYSE: CL )	2.70%	11.60%	45%
NuSkin Enterprises(NYSE: NUS )	1.70%	5.60%	27%
Inter Parfums (Nasdaq:IPAR )	1.60%	17.30%	26%
Estee Lauder (NYSE:EL )	0.70%	9.80%	22%

Related Stock Ticker:
KMB, AVP, PG, CL, NUS, IPAR, EL

Source: Fool.om

Wallace R. Weitz - Weitz Value Q2-2011 Fund Portfolio

Wallace R. Weitz - Weitz Value Q2-2011 Fund Investing Strategies By Dividend Yield – Stock Capital, Investment. Here is a current portfolio update of Wallace R. Weitz - Weitz Value’s portfolio movements as of Q2/2011 (June 30, 2011). In total, he held 29 stocks with a total portfolio worth of USD 787,535,000.

Wallace R. Weitz - Weitz Value Q2-2011’s fund positions as of Q2/2011 with actual share movements:

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Wallace R. Weitz - Weitz Value Q2-2011 Fund Portfolio Sector Allocation (Click to enlarge)

Wallace R. Weitz - Weitz Value Q2-2011 Fund Top Portfolio Positions (Click to enlarge)

Related Stock Ticker of Wallace R. Weitz - Weitz Value’s Fund Portfolio:

AON, MSFT, DELL, LINTA, WFC, TXN, BRK.B, UPS, COP, LBTYK, GOOG, TYC, CMCSK, OMC, WMT, TGT, MLM, BUD, LMT, MON, SWN, CVS, VMC, PX, DEO, PG, ACN, MOS, RWT,

David Carr, Larry Coats Fund Portfolio Q2/2011

David Carr, Larry Coats Q2-2011 Fund Investing Strategies By Dividend Yield – Stock Capital, Investment. Here is a current portfolio update of David Carr, Larry Coats Q2-2011 portfolio movements as of Q2/2011 (June 30, 2011). In total, they held 26 stocks with a total portfolio worth of USD 106,636,000.

David Carr, Larry Coats Q2-2011 fund positions as of Q2/2011 with actual share movements:

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David Carr, Larry Coats Fund Portfolio Allocation Q2/2011 (Click to enlarge)

David Carr, Larry Coats Fund Portfolio Q2/2011 Top Positions (Click to enlarge)

Related Stock Ticker of David Carr, Larry Coats Q2-2011 Fund Portfolio:

CME, MA, MMM, ORCL, COH, UTX, DISCK, QCOM, CHK, TEVA, PX, ECL, AFL, RSG, KFT, BRK.A, ZMH, TRI, CSCO, BUD, GOOG, AXP, APOL, INTU, CL, BRK.B

Most Promising Dividend Paying Stock List As Of August 2011

Best Dividend Paying Stocks Lists By Dividend Yield – Stock, Capital, Investment. It is important for investors to select stocks with more than one interesting buy criteria. Interesting stocks must have good operational and profitability ratios, strong growth figures. Finally, they must be attractive valuated. I’ve tried to summarize these criteria’s and screened a dividend list (from low-yield to high-yield paying stocks) of 30 stocks with interesting performance and valuation figures. Stocks from the sheet are mid- and large caps (market capitalization of more than USD 1 billion) with double digit long-term earnings growth rates (8 percent minimum for revenue growth and more than 10 percent for earnings per share growth). Additional criteria’s are the return on investment for the capital efficiency and operating margin in order to indicate the profitability of the company. As pricing criteria's, I decided to choose the price to earnings ratio, dividend yield and price to book ratio. Here are details of my criteria’s:

Market capitalization: > 1 Billion

Price/Earnings Ratio:> 0 < 100

Dividend Yield: > 2 < 20

Return on investment: > 10 < 100

Operating Margin: > 10 < 100

10 Year Revenue Growth: > 8 < 200

10 Year EPS Growth: > 10 < 100

Here are my most promising stocks from the list:

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1. Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) is acting within the industrial metals and minerals industry. The company has a market capitalization of USD 2.8 billion, generates revenues in an amount of USD 1.7 billion and a net income of USD 261.3 million. It follows Price/Earnings ratio is 10.4, Price/Sales 1.65 and Price/Book ratio 3.79. Here are additional dividend information: Dividend Yield: 4.8 percent | Years of Consecutive Dividend Increasing: 8 Years | 5-Year Dividend Growth: 14.3 percent | Dividends Since 1999 |

2. Amgen (AMGN) is acting within the healthcare/biotech industry. The company has a market capitalization of USD 50.9 billion, generates revenues in an amount of USD 15.2 billion and a net income of USD 4.6 billion. It follows Price/Earnings ratio is 11.4, Price/Sales 3.3 and Price/Book ratio 2.1. Here are additional dividend information: Dividend Yield: 2.1 percent | Years of Consecutive Dividend Increasing: 0 Years | 5-Year Dividend Growth: 0 percent | Dividends Since 1997

3. BHP Billiton (BBL) is acting within the industrial metals and minerals industry. The company has a market capitalization of USD 200.1 billion, generates revenues in an amount of USD 62.4 billion and a net income of USD 17.1 Billion. It follows Price/Earnings ratio is 12.3, Price/Sales 3.6 and Price/Book ratio 4.3. Here are additional dividend information: Dividend Yield: 2.4 percent | Years of Consecutive Dividend Increasing: 8 Years | 5-Year Dividend Growth: 24.76 percent | Dividends Since 2002 |

Take a closer look at the full list. The average dividend yield amounts to 3.48 percent while the average price to earnings ratio is 14.49. Stocks grew with 17.35 percent in revenues and 18.23 percent in earnings per share over the past decade. The average operating margin is 28.11 percent and the return on investment finally 18.52 (5-year average).

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Related Stock Ticker Symbols:

ARLP, AMGN, BBL, CEO, CHL, KOF, ABV, ESV, EOC, GRMN, GD, HRS, HEP, LNCR, MDT, MSFT, MBT, NVS, PKX, TLK, PEP, PBR, PPDI, SSL, SCCO, STRA, TSM, RIG, VALE, VCO

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8 High Yield Dividend Shares Close To 52-Week Lows

High Yielding Dividend Shares near 52-Week Lows by Dividend Yield - Stock, Capital, Investment. Sometimes it makes sense to observe shares that have reached new lows. The background is to detect a possible turnaround. If the company pays stable dividends, it could increase the expected total return for an investor.

I screened the capital market by stocks with a dividend yield of more than 5 percent (high yields) that are traded close to 52-Week lows (up to 5 percent). The result was dominated of 52 companies of which the most were small and micro caps. To exclude risks by this investment category, I screened stocks with a market capitalization of more than USD 2 billion. Finally, I sorted the list by highest dividend yield. As result, I had 8 interesting stocks.

Here are my 3 most promising stocks from our screening results:

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1. Veolia Environnement S.A. (VE) is acting within the waste management industry. The company has a market capitalization of USD 11.6 billion, generates revenues in an amount of USD 50.1 billion and a net income of USD 870.4 million. It follows Price/Earnings ratio is 12.4, Price/Sales 0.23 and Price/Book ratio 0.95. Here are additional dividend information: Dividend Yield: 7.75 percent | Years of Consecutive Dividend Increasing: 0 Years | 5-Year Dividend Growth: 32.8 percent | Dividends Since 2002 | VE is traded 2.4 percent above 52-Week Low.

2. Spectra Energy Partners, LP (SEP) is acting within the oil and gas pipeline industry. The company has a market capitalization of USD 2.9 billion, generates revenues in an amount of USD 198.4 million and a net income of USD 145.1 million. It follows Price/Earnings ratio is 17.1, Price/Sales 14.7 and Price/Book ratio 1.8. Here are additional dividend information: Dividend Yield: 6.25 percent | Years of Consecutive Dividend Increasing: 3 Years | 5-Year Dividend Growth: 0 percent | Dividends Since 2007 | SEP is traded 0.3 percent above 52-Week Low.

3. Mercury General Corporation (MCY) is acting within the property and casualty insurance. The company has a market capitalization of USD 2.0 billion, generates revenues in an amount of USD 2.8 billion and a net income of USD 149.3 million. It follows Price/Earnings ratio is 13.7, Price/Sales 0.7 and Price/Book ratio 1.12. Here are additional dividend information: Dividend Yield: 6.5 percent | Years of Consecutive Dividend Increasing: 19 Years | 5-Year Dividend Growth: 5.7 percent | Dividends Since 1990 | MCY is traded 4 percent above 52-Week Low.

Take a closer look at the full table. The average price to earnings ratio (P/E ratio) of the list amounts to 13.69 while the average forward price to earnings ratio is 9.74. The dividend yield has an average value of 7.55 percent. Price to book ratio is 5.04 and price to sales ratio 3.27. The average operating margin amounts to 20.04 percent.

High Yield Stocks Close to 52-Week Lows

Related stock ticker symbols:

PTNR, UMC, VE, MCY, SEP, HNP, SID, MBT

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· 9 Best Yielding Mid Caps Close To 52 Weeks Lows

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· 15 High Yield Dividend Stocks With New 52-Week Highs

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I have no positions in any stocks mentioned, and no plans to initiate any positions within the next 72 hours.

10 Leisure Services Stocks with Highest Dividend Yield

Top 10 Leisure Services Stocks with Highest Dividend Yield By China Analyst. Below are the top 10 Leisure Services stocks with highest dividend yields for the last 12 months.

Here are the best dividend yielding shares:

Bowl America Incorporated (AMEX:BWL.A)
dividend yield is 5.10%.

Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CNK)
has the 2nd highest dividend yield in this segment of the market. Its current
dividend yield is 4.31%.

The Marcus Corporation (NYSE:MCS)
dividend yield is 3.51%.

Speedway Motorsports, Inc. (NYSE:TRK)
dividend yield is 2.94%.

Cedar Fair, L.P. (NYSE:FUN)
dividend yield is 2.01%.

Vail Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:MTN)
dividend yield is 1.31%.

Churchill Downs, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHDN)
dividend yield is 1.14%.

Expedia, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPE)
dividend yield is 0.88%.

Viad Corp (NYSE:VVI)
dividend yield is 0.77%.

International Speedway Corporation (NASDAQ:ISCA)
dividend yield is 0.64%.

Related Stock Ticker:
BWL.A, CNK, MCS, TRK, FUN, MTN, CHDN, EXPE, VVI, ISCA

Source: China Analyst

10 Utility Stocks with Highest Dividend Yield

Top 10 Utility Stocks with Highest Dividend Yield By China Analyst. Below are the top 10 Utility stocks with highest dividend yields for the last 12 months.

Here are the 10 best yielding stocks within the utility industry:

Companhia de Saneamento Basico (ADR) (NYSE:SBS)
dividend yield is 7.13%.

The Empire District Electric Company (NYSE:EDE)
dividend yield is 6.27%.

Huaneng Power International, Inc. (ADR) (NYSE:HNP)
dividend yield is 6.21%.

Energy Transfer Equity, L.P. (NYSE:ETE)
dividend yield is 6.05%.

Hugoton Royalty Trust (NYSE:HGT)
dividend yield is 5.99%.

National Grid plc (ADR) (NYSE:NGG)
dividend yield is 5.95%.

Pepco Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POM)
dividend yield is 5.78%.

TransAlta Corporation (USA) (NYSE:TAC)
dividend yield is 5.52%.

Oneok Partners LP (NYSE:OKS)
dividend yield is 5.51%.

Integrys Energy Group, Inc. (NYSE:TEG)
dividend yield is 5.42%.

Related Stock Ticker:
SBS, EDE, HNP, ETE, HGT, NGG, POM, TAC, OKS, TEG

Source: China Analyst

10 REIT Stocks with Highest Dividend Yield

Top 10 REIT Stocks with Highest Dividend Yield By China Analyst. Below are the top 10 REIT stocks with highest dividend yields for the last 12 months.

Here are the best yielding REITs:

Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc (NYSE:IVR)
dividend yield is 20.12%.

American Capital Agency Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC)
dividend yield is 20.06%.

ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. (NYSE:ARR)
dividend yield is 19.89%.

Resource Capital Corp. (NYSE:RSO)
dividend yield is 17.54%.

Anworth Mortgage Asset Corporation (NYSE:ANH)
dividend yield is 14.43%.

MFA Financial, Inc. (NYSE:MFA)
dividend yield is 13.35%.

New York Mortgage Trust, Inc. (NASDAQ:NYMT)
dividend yield is 12.92%.

Dynex Capital, Inc. (NYSE:DX)
dividend yield is 11.87%.

PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (NYSE:PMT)
dividend yield is 10.49%.

Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:STWD)
dividend yield is 9.07%.

Related Stock Ticker:
IVR, AGNC, ARR, RSO, ANH, MFA, NYMT, DX, PMT, STWD

Source: China Analyst

10 IT-Service Stocks with Highest Dividend Yield

Top 10 IT Services Stocks with Highest Dividend Yield By China Analyst. Below are the top 10 IT Services stocks with highest dividend yields for the last 12 months.

Here are the best yielding IT Service shares:

Intersections (NASDAQ:INTX)
dividend yield is 3.09%.

Evolving Systems(NASDAQ:EVOL)
dividend yield is 2.79%.

EarthLink, Inc. (NASDAQ:ELNK)
dividend yield is 2.49%.

SureWest Communications (NASDAQ:SURW)
dividend yield is 2.44%.

Computer Sciences Corporation (NYSE:CSC)
dividend yield is 2.27%.

Computer Programs & Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CPSI)
dividend yield is 1.96%.

International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM)
dividend yield is 1.65%.

Quality Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:QSII)
dividend yield is 1.53%.

Total System Services, Inc. (NYSE:TSS)
dividend yield is 1.50%.

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. (NASDAQ:JKHY)
dividend yield is 1.45%.

Related Stock Ticker:
INTX, EVOL, ELNK, SURW, CSC, CPSI, IBM, QSII, TSS, JKHY

Source: China Analyst

Dividend Stock Idea of the Day – Associated British Foods (LON:ABF)

Dividend Stock Ideas by Dividend Yield – Stock, Capital Investment. Our Dividend Idea of the day is the global food company British Foods (LON:ABF). The current dividend yield amounts to 2.25 percent.

Associated British Foods plc (ABF) is a holding company. The Company is engaged in the processing and manufacture of food worldwide and textile retailing in the United Kingdom and continental Europe. The Company operates in five segments: grocery, sugar, agriculture, ingredients and retail. Grocery segment is engaged in the manufacture of grocery products. Sugar segment is engaged in the growing and processing of sugar beet and sugar cane for sale to industrial users and to Silver Spoon. Agriculture segment is engaged in the manufacture of animal feeds and the provision of other products for the agriculture sector. Ingredients segment is engaged in the manufacture of bakers’ yeast, bakery ingredients, speciality proteins, enzymes, lipids and yeast extracts. Retail segment is engaged in the buying and merchandising value clothing and accessories through the Primark and Penneys retail chains (More on Reuters).

Here are some Fundamental Figures:

Sales	10.58 Bil
Income	538.00 Mil
Net Profit Margin	5.28%
Return on Equity	10.13%
Debt/Equity Ratio	0.31
Revenue/Share	13.43
Earnings/Share	0.68
Book Value/Share	6.94
Dividend Rate	24.1
Dividend Yield	2.25%
Payout Ratio	35.00%

Here are some Pricing Figures:

Price/Earnings	15.7
Price/Book	1.57
Price/Sales	0.82
Price/Cash Flow	9
Dividend Yield %	2.25

Here are some Trading Figures:

Previous Close	1,090
Open	1,080.00
Day's High	1,082.00
Day's Low	1,061
Volume	969,443
Avg Daily Vol (13 Wks)	1.22 Mil
Bid	940
Bid Size	5,000
Ask	112500
Ask Size	57000
52-Wk High	119700
52-Wk Low	917

Sales and Income of Associated British Foods (Click to enlarge)

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6 Undervalued Dividend Stocks By Graham Number

6 Stocks With Rapid Dividend Growth Undervalued by Graham By Kapitall. We used the Graham Number to screen for potentially undervalued stocks among the universe of stocks seeing rapid dividend growth, comparing the current year dividend per share estimate to the trailing-twelve-month dividend.

Here are 6 Stocks with rapid dividend growth that are undervalued by Graham Number: