Ex-Dividend Date Reminder For 2012-01-06
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Here is a current overview of best yielding stocks (stocks with a dividend yield of more than 3 percent) that have their ex-dividend date tomorrow. If your broker settles your trade today, you will receive the next dividend. 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:
Enerplus Corporation (NYSE: ERF) has a market capitalization of USD 4.80 billion and operates within the “Oil & Gas Drilling & Exploration” industry. These are the market ratios of the company: P/E Ratio: 10.35, Forward P/E Ratio: 11.47, Price/Sales Ratio: 4.27, Price/Book Ratio: 1.32, Dividend Yield: 7.98%.
| 1-Year Chart Of Enerplus Corporation (Click to enlarge); Source: finance.yahoo.com |
| Long-Term Dividend History of Enerplus Corporation (Click to enlarge); Source: Buyupside.com |
AT&T (NYSE: T) has a market capitalization of USD 180.33 billion and operates within the “Telecom Services - Domestic” industry. These are the market ratios of the company: P/E Ratio: 15.45, Forward P/E Ratio: 12.37, Price/Sales Ratio: 1.44, Price/Book Ratio: 1.59, Dividend Yield: 5.78%.
| 1-Year Chart Of AT&T, Inc. (Click to enlarge); Source: finance.yahoo.com |
| Long-Term Dividend History of AT&T, Inc. (Click to enlarge); Source: Buyupside.com |
Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) has a market capitalization of USD 111.01 billion and operates within the “Telecom Services - Domestic” industry. These are the market ratios of the company: P/E Ratio: 15.75, Forward P/E Ratio: 15.38, Price/Sales Ratio: 1.02, Price/Book Ratio: 2.84, Dividend Yield: 5.10%.
| 1-Year Chart Of Verizon Communications Inc. (Click to enlarge); Source: finance.yahoo.com |
| Long-Term Dividend History of Verizon Communications Inc. (Click to enlarge); Source: Buyupside.com |
Oneida Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: ONFC) has a market capitalization of USD 67.87 million and operates within the “Savings & Loans” industry. These are the market ratios of the company: P/E Ratio: 12.15, Forward P/E Ratio: is not calculable, Price/Sales Ratio: 2.83, Price/Book Ratio: 0.74, Dividend Yield: 5.00%.
| 1-Year Chart Of Oneida Financial Corp. (Click to enlarge); Source: finance.yahoo.com |
| Long-Term Dividend History of Oneida Financial Corp. (Click to enlarge); Source: Buyupside.com |
Glacier Bancorp (NASDAQ: GBCI) has a market capitalization of USD 901.16 million and operates within the “Regional - Pacific Banks” industry. These are the market ratios of the company: P/E Ratio: 69.61, Forward P/E Ratio: 14.24, Price/Sales Ratio: 3.21, Price/Book Ratio: 1.06, Dividend Yield: 4.15%.
| 1-Year Chart Of Glacier Bancorp Inc. (Click to enlarge); Source: finance.yahoo.com |
| Long-Term Dividend History of Glacier Bancorp Inc. (Click to enlarge); Source: Buyupside.com |
CH Energy Group (NYSE: CHG) has a market capitalization of USD 861.68 million and operates within the “Diversified Utilities” industry. These are the market ratios of the company: P/E Ratio: 24.73, Forward P/E Ratio: 18.26, Price/Sales Ratio: 0.86, Price/Book Ratio: 1.67, Dividend Yield: 3.84%.
| 1-Year Chart Of CH Energy Group Inc. (Click to enlarge); Source: finance.yahoo.com |
| Long-Term Dividend History of CH Energy Group Inc. (Click to enlarge); Source: Buyupside.com |
Darden Restaurants (NYSE: DRI) has a market capitalization of USD 5.93 billion and operates within the “Restaurants” industry. These are the market ratios of the company: P/E Ratio: 13.79, Forward P/E Ratio: 11.16, Price/Sales Ratio: 0.77, Price/Book Ratio: 3.46, Dividend Yield: 3.83%.
| 1-Year Chart Of Darden Restaurants, Inc. (Click to enlarge); Source: finance.yahoo.com |
| Long-Term Dividend History of Darden Restaurants, Inc. (Click to enlarge); Source: Buyupside.com |
U.S. Global Investors (NASDAQ: GROW) has a market capitalization of USD 98.44 million and operates within the “Asset Management” industry. These are the market ratios of the company: P/E Ratio: 13.29, Forward P/E Ratio: is not calculable, Price/Sales Ratio: 2.41, Price/Book Ratio: 2.43, Dividend Yield: 3.76%.
| 1-Year Chart Of U.S. Global Investors, Inc. (Click to enlarge); Source: finance.yahoo.com |
| Long-Term Dividend History of U.S. Global Investors, Inc. (Click to enlarge); Source: Buyupside.com |
WGL Holdings (NYSE: WGL) has a market capitalization of USD 2.28 billion and operates within the “Gas Utilities” industry. These are the market ratios of the company: P/E Ratio: 19.35, Forward P/E Ratio: 17.17, Price/Sales Ratio: 0.83, Price/Book Ratio: 1.85, Dividend Yield: 3.50%.
| 1-Year Chart Of WGL Holdings Inc. (Click to enlarge); Source: finance.yahoo.com |
| Long-Term Dividend History of WGL Holdings Inc. (Click to enlarge); Source: Buyupside.com |
General Mills (NYSE: GIS) has a market capitalization of USD 26.13Billion and operates within the “Processed & Packaged Goods” industry. These are the market ratios of the company: P/E Ratio: 17.25, Forward P/E Ratio: 14.38, Price/Sales Ratio: 1.66, Price/Book Ratio: 3.98, Dividend Yield: 3.01%.
| 1-Year Chart Of General Mills, Inc. (Click to enlarge); Source: finance.yahoo.com |
| Long-Term Dividend History of General Mills, Inc. (Click to enlarge); Source: Buyupside.com |
A full list of all stocks with ex-dividend date as of next Friday can be found here: Ex-Dividend Stocks On January 06, 2011. In total, 20 companies go ex-dividend on Friday of which 10 yielding above 3 percent. The average yield amounts to 3.41 percent.
I am long DRI. 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.
