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Dividend Yield Analysis Dow Jones And NASDAQ As Of November 2011

Best Yielding Stocks from Dow Jones and NASDAQ By Dividend Yields – Stock, Capital, InvestmentI screened stocks from the Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 Index and NASDAQ 100 by dividend yields and dividend structure.

Here are the best yielding Dow Jones 30 stocks:

1. AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) is has a market capitalization of $174.46Billion. The company employs 256,210 people, generates revenues of $124,280.00 million and has a net income of $19,400.00 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $38,952.00 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin amounts to 31.34 percent (operating margin is 15.75 percent and the net profit margin finally 15.61 percent). The total debt representing 24.64 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 59.26 percent. Due to the financial situation, the return on equity amounts to 17.90 percent. Finally, earnings per share amounted to $1.97 of which $1.69 were paid in form of dividends to shareholders.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 14.95, Price/Sales 1.39 and Price/Book ratio 1.54. Dividend Yield: 5.91 percent. The beta ratio is 0.60.

2. Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) is has a market capitalization of $106.02Billion. The company employs 195,400 people, generates revenues of $106,565.00 million and has a net income of $10,217.00 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $32,862.00 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin amounts to 30.84 percent (operating margin is 13.74 percent and the net profit margin finally 9.59 percent). The total debt representing 24.00 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 136.88 percent. Due to the financial situation, the return on equity amounts to 6.38 percent. Finally, earnings per share amounted to $2.49 of which $1.92 were paid in form of dividends to shareholders.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 15.02, Price/Sales 0.98 and Price/Book ratio 2.70. Dividend Yield: 5.43 percent. The beta ratio is 0.58.

3. Merck & Co. (NYSE:MRK) is has a market capitalization of $106.38Billion. The company employs 91,000 people, generates revenues of $45,987.00 million and has a net income of $982.00 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $9,250.00 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin amounts to 20.11 percent (operating margin is 3.59 percent and the net profit margin finally 2.14 percent). The total debt representing 16.90 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 32.89 percent. Due to the financial situation, the return on equity amounts to 1.51 percent. Finally, earnings per share amounted to $1.46 of which $1.52 were paid in form of dividends to shareholders.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 23.63, Price/Sales 2.29 and Price/Book ratio 1.94. Dividend Yield: 4.45 percent. The beta ratio is 0.66.

Take a close look at the full yield table of the Dow Jones. In average, dividend stocks from the Dow Jones have a yield of 2.96 percent. All 30 Dow Jones stocks pay dividends.


The NASDAQ 100 Index includes 100 of the largest domestic and international non-financial securities listed on The NASDAQ stock market is based on market capitalization. The Index reflects companies across major industry groups including computer hardware and software, telecommunications, retail/wholesale trade and biotechnology. It does not contain securities of financial companies including investment companies.

Here are the best yielding NASDAQ 100 stocks:

1. Vodafone Group Plc (ADR) (NASDAQ:VOD) is has a market capitalization of $142.69Billion. The company employs 83,862 people, generates revenues of $73,161.55 million and has a net income of $12,548.63 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $13,414.44 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin amounts to 18.34 percent (operating margin is 12.20 percent and the net profit margin finally 17.15 percent). The total debt representing 25.31 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 43.72 percent. Due to the financial situation, the return on equity amounts to 8.96 percent. Finally, earnings per share amounted to $2.40 of which $1.42 were paid in form of dividends to shareholders.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 11.70, Price/Sales 1.91 and Price/Book ratio 1.03. Dividend Yield: 5.19 percent. The beta ratio is 0.82.

2. Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ:GRMN) is has a market capitalization of $6.96Billion. The company employs 8,897 people, generates revenues of $2,689.91 million and has a net income of $584.60 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $726.84 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin amounts to 27.02 percent (operating margin is 23.67 percent and the net profit margin finally 21.73 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, the return on equity amounts to 19.86 percent. Finally, earnings per share amounted to $2.51 of which $1.50 were paid in form of dividends to shareholders.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 14.32, Price/Sales 2.58 and Price/Book ratio 2.28. Dividend Yield: 4.48 percent. The beta ratio is 1.35.

3. Paychex (NASDAQ:PAYX) is has a market capitalization of $10.71Billion. The company employs 12,400 people, generates revenues of $2,084.30 million and has a net income of $515.30 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $875.10 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin amounts to 41.99 percent (operating margin is 37.73 percent and the net profit margin finally 24.72 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, the return on equity amounts to 35.56 percent. Finally, earnings per share amounted to $1.47 of which $1.24 were paid in form of dividends to shareholders.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 20.14, Price/Sales 4.99 and Price/Book ratio 6.95. Dividend Yield: 4.46 percent. The beta ratio is 0.84.

Take a close look at the full yield table of the NASDAQ stocks. In average, dividend stocks from the NASDAQ have a yield of 2.19 percent. 58 stocks from the index don’t pay dividends. The average yield of the full index amounts to 0.92 percent.

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David Carr, Larry Coats Q3-2011 fund positions with actual share movements:
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5 Best Yielding Diversified Entertainment Stocks

Diversified Entertainment Stocks With Best Dividends by Dividend Yield - Stock, Capital, Investment. Here is a current sheet stocks from the diversified entertainment industry with a positive dividend yield. 15 stocks are listed within the investment category of which 5 pay dividends.

Here is the table with some fundamentals:
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Take a closer look at the full table. The average price to earnings ratio (P/E ratio) amounts to 16.6 while the forward P/E ratio is 12.7. The dividend yield has a value of 2.5 percent. Price to book ratio is 1.5 and price to sales ratio 1.3. The operating margin amounts to 15.1 percent.

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5 Cheap Healthcare Dividend Stocks By PEG Ratio

Cheap Healthcare Stocks By PEG Ratio And Dividend Yield by Dividend Yield - Stock, Capital, Investment. Here is a current sheet stocks from the healthcare sector with a dividend yield of more than 3 percent as well as a price-earnings to growth ratio of less than 1. Five stocks fulfilled these criteria of which two are high yields.

Here is the table with some fundamentals:
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Take a closer look at the full table. The average price to earnings ratio (P/E ratio) amounts to 12.1 while the PEG-ratio is 0.8. The dividend yield has a value of 5.0 percent. Price to book ratio is 2.0 and price to sales ratio 1.2. The operating margin amounts to 22.9 percent.

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Best Dividend Paying Stock List As Of November 2011

Best Dividend Paying Stocks Lists By Dividend Yield – Stock, Capital, Investment. Here is a current dividend list (from low-yield to high-yield paying stocks) of 30 stocks with interesting performance and valuation figures. Stocks from that list are mid- and large caps (market capitalization of more than USD 1 billion) with double digit long-term earnings growth rates. The companies are traded at AMEX, NYSE, NASDAQ and part of the Dow Jones, S&P 500 as well as Nasdaq Composite. Date is 2011-11-01. The list is selected by the following criteria’s and sorted by dividend yield.

Market capitalization: > 1 Billion
Price/Earnings Ratio: > 0 < 100
Dividend Yield: > 3 < 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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Best Dividend Paying Stock List As Of November 2011  (Click to enlarge)

Take a closer look at the full list of best dividend paying stocks for November 2011. The average dividend yield amounts to 2.6 percent while the average price to earnings ratio is 11.8. Stocks grew by 16.9 percent in revenues and 20.2 percent in earnings per share over the past decade. The average operating margin is 29.2 percent and the return on investment finally is 19.2 percent (5-year average). 


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Bruce Berkowitz - Fairholme’s fund positions as of Q3/2011 with actual share movements:
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Here is the table with some fundamentals:
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Take a closer look at the full table. The average price to earnings ratio (P/E ratio) amounts to 12.1 while the forward price to earnings ratio is 10.6. The dividend yield has a value of 2.2 percent. Price to book ratio is 1.5 and price to sales ratio 0.2. The operating margin amounts to 2.8 percent.

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Here are the stocks with fast dividend growth:
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Take a closer look at the full table of the stocks with recent dividend hikes. The average dividend growth amounts to 35.9 percent. 

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David A. Katz’s fund positions as of Q3/2011 with actual share movements:
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Stocks That Insiders Are Buying and Selling October 2011

Here is a current list of the top 10 insider buys and sells from last month. In total, the top 10 insiders sold shares in an amount of USD 2.3 billion. Roughly USD 0.1 billion were bought from the top 10 insiders. The sales to buys ratio amounts to 22.35.

An insider is a person who has the function as officer, director, key employee or large shareholder with potential access to non-public information about the company. Insider trades could indicate that insiders, those who probably know the company best, are confident about the future success. Insider buys and sells are no perfect indicators, but they often show the intension of better informed persons to their investments. In many cases, the company became worse after insider sold stocks and vice versa. However, I screened the latest buys and sells and created a list of the top transactions.

Here is the table:
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Take a closer look at the full list of insider buys and sales from last month. The Sell/Buy ratio amounts to 22.35. Compared to the previous month, the ratio increased by the factor 3.2.

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Tweedy Browne Team’s fund positions as of Q3/2011 with actual share movements:
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Here is the table with some fundamentals:
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Take a closer look at the full table. The average price to earnings ratio (P/E ratio) amounts to 15.1 while the forward price to earnings ratio is 11.9. The dividend yield has a value of 2.2 percent. Price to book ratio is 2.5 and price to sales ratio 1.6. The operating margin amounts to 14.8 percent.

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William B. Frels’s fund positions as of Q3/2011 with actual share movements:
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