4 Most Hated Dividend Stocks You Should Know Before You Invest

Shorting stocks is always risky for investors. But it can be a sure way to avoid burning cash when a company's shares crash, making it worth the bet.

Well, it’s not the classic way for dividend growth investors. I've looked at my dividend growth database and noticed that most of the stocks have a low short interest rate and float short.

Today I like to give you an overview what kind of stocks have the highest share of short sellers in their shareholder structure.

These are the 4 highest shorted dividend stocks with a float short of 40 percent or more....

Ex-Dividend Stocks: Best Dividend Paying Shares On August 13, 2013

The best yielding and biggest ex-dividend stocks researched by ”long-term-investments.blogspot.com”. Dividend Investors should have a quiet overview of stocks with upcoming ex dividend dates.

The ex dividend date is the final date on which the new stock buyer couldn’t receive the next dividend. If you like to receive the dividend, you need to buy the stock before the ex dividend date. I made a little screen of the best yielding stocks with a higher capitalization that have their ex date on the next trading day.

A full list of all stocks with payment dates can be found here: Ex-Dividend Stocks August 13, 2013. In total, 76 stocks go ex dividend - of which 29 yield more than 3 percent. The average yield amounts to 4.75%.

Here is the sheet of the best yielding, higher capitalized ex-dividend stocks:

Company	Ticker	Mcap	P/E	P/B	P/S	Yield
R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company	RRD	3.49B	-	87.23	0.34	5.42%
Healthcare Realty Trust Inc.	HR	2.20B	-	1.87	6.68	4.87%
Duke Realty Corp.	DRE	5.17B	-	2.02	4.59	4.24%
Exelon Corporation	EXC	26.76B	23.16	1.27	1.07	3.97%
Shaw Communications	SJR	11.26B	15.38	2.99	2.27	3.95%
Vectren Corporation	VVC	2.96B	23.53	1.95	1.24	3.94%
American Campus Communities	ACC	3.89B	80.76	1.49	6.46	3.88%
ALLETE, Inc.	ALE	2.04B	19.06	1.63	2.03	3.68%
Eli Lilly & Co.	LLY	58.53B	12.15	3.84	2.55	3.62%
Cablevision Systems Corporation	CVC	5.11B	-	-	0.79	3.06%
E. I. du Pont de Nemours	DD	55.12B	23.52	4.22	1.56	3.01%
Helmerich & Payne Inc.	HP	7.23B	10.34	1.68	2.16	2.95%
Enbridge Inc.	ENB	34.71B	55.92	4.43	1.24	2.88%
Microsoft Corporation	MSFT	272.88B	12.63	3.46	3.51	2.81%
Southwest Gas Corporation	SWX	2.29B	17.28	1.66	1.22	2.66%
International Paper Co.	IP	21.54B	21.93	3.21	0.75	2.50%
Cliffs Natural Resources Inc.	CLF	3.73B	-	0.76	0.65	2.46%
LPL Investment Holdings Inc.	LPLA	4.19B	24.91	3.53	1.09	1.93%
IAC/InterActiveCorp.	IACI	4.21B	22.01	2.58	1.39	1.90%
Applied Industrial Technologies	AIT	2.17B	18.59	2.94	0.89	1.79%

20 Basic Material Dividend Stocks With Highest Float Short Ratio

Raw Material dividend stocks with highest float short ratios originally published at "long-term-investments.blogspot.com". Basic Material stocks were the worst performing stock category within the recent six month. The sector had a performance of -0.7 percent while the S&P 500 increased 15.27 percent.

The fear of an economic slowdown mainly caused by China’s slowing growth is the main reason behind.

Investors can benefit from a falling stock price via short selling. Today I like to look at the basic material dividend stocks with the highest float short ratio. I excluded all companies with a market capitalization below USD 2 billion.

The top 20 results have a float short ratio between 6 percent and 32.62 percent. Eight of the results still have a current buy or better rating.

10 Top Companies On The S&P 500 With High Yields And Low Payout Ratios

Shareholders get rewards or premiums in the form of dividend. Generally, a dividend stock pays quarterly dividends. Investors want to invest in those companies which have a good dividend history, raising its dividends consistently with stable and growing cash flow.  

Here I would like to share 10 best yielding companies with a higher capitalization:

- Pembina Pipeline Corporation (NYSE: PBA) operates as an energy transportation and service provider company. The company operates in four segments: Conventional Pipelines, Oil Sands & Heavy Oil, Midstream & Marketing, and Gas Services. It has a market capitalization of $7.95 billion and operates within the Oil & Gas Pipelines industry. The market ratios of the company are: P/E Ratio: 35.69, Forward P/E Ratio: 33.28, P/S Ratio: 2.97, P/B Ratio: 1.83, Dividend Yield: 5.22%.

- Harris (NYSE: HRS) has a market capitalization of $5.27 billion and operates within the Communication Equipment industry. The market ratios of the company are P/E 9.59, Forward P/E 8.98, P/S 0.98, P/B 2.84, and Dividend Yield 3%.

- Carnival Corporation (NYSE: CCL) is one of the global cruise company and one of the largest vacation companies in the world. It has a market capitalization of $28.94 billion and operates within the Resorts & Casinos industry. The market ratios of the company are P/E 20.47, Forward P/E 15.08, P/S 1.87, P/B 1.20, and Dividend Yield: 2.56%.

- 3M (NYSE: MMM) has a market capitalization of $62.02 billion and operates within the Conglomerates industry. The market ratios of the company are P/E 14.16, Forward P/E 12.94, P/S 2.09, P/B 3.47, and Dividend Yield 2.60%.

- NVIDIA Corporation (NYSE: NVDA) has continuously reinvented itself to delight the users and shape the industry. Its market capitalization of $7.05 billion and operates within the Semiconductor – Specialized industry. The market ratios of the company are P/E 14.05, Forward P/E 11.73, P/S 1.71, P/B 1.50, and Dividend Yield 30%.

- Carnival PLC. (NYSE: CUK) has a market capitalization of $29.99 billion and operates within the General Entertainment industry. The market ratios of the company are P/E Ratio: 21.21, Forward P/E Ratio: 15.76, P/S Ratio: 1.93, P/B Ratio: 1.24, Dividend Yield: 2.59%.

- Hershey (NYSE: HSY) has a market capitalization of $16.01 billion and operates within the Confectioners industry. The market ratios of the company are P/E Ratio: 25.08, Forward P/E Ratio: 20.04, P/S Ratio: 2.48, P/B Ratio: 16.34, Dividend Yield: 2.30%.

- Coca-Cola Enterprises (NYSE: CCE) has a market capitalization of $8.51 billion and operates within the Beverages – Soft Drinks industry. The market ratios of the company are P/E Ratio: 13.06, Forward P/E Ratio: 11.72, P/S Ratio: 1.06, P/B Ratio: 2.97, Dividend Yield: 2.70%.

- Cummins (NYSE: CMI) has a market capitalization of $18.20 billion and operates within the Diversified Machinery industry. The market ratios of the company are P/E Ratio: 10.00, Forward P/E Ratio: 10.53, P/S Ratio: 1.01, P/B Ratio: 2.81, Dividend Yield: 2.09%.

- Marriott International (NYSE: MAR) has a market capitalization of $10.86 billion and operates within the Lodging industry. The market ratios of the company are P/E Ratio: 21.93, Forward P/E Ratio: 17.04, P/S Ratio: 0.92, Dividend Yield: 1.30%.

Eight companies on the S&P 500 with high yields and low payout ratios are:

Excelon Corp. (EXC) the dividend yield is 6.9%, the payout is 0.69. 

Cliffs natural resources (CLF) dividend yield is 6.7%, the payout is 0.53. 

Pepco holdings (POM) dividend yield is 5.7%, the payout is 0.92.

Reynolds American (RAI) dividend yield is 5.6%, the payout is 0.81.

FirstEnergy Corp. (FE) dividend yield is 5.5%, the payout is 0.67. 

AT& T (T) dividend yield is 5.4%, payout is 0.67. 

Altria group (MO) dividend yield is 5.3%, 0.82. 

Equity residential (EQR) dividend yield is 5.3%, payout is 0.51.

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18 High-Yields From The S&P 500 | The Best Dividend Payer Of The Index

High-Yield stocks from the S&P 500 originally published at "long-term-investments.blogspot.com". 

Dividend investors love a high yield and they are willing to give up growth for a higher yield. Not all stocks with a big dividend payment are good. That’s something I often told you. The main question is if you have enough money to resign the dividend. I do and you could it too if you have a long investment horizon.

A popular group of high-yield stocks could be found in the index of the S&P 500. The S&P 500 is a stock market index based on the market capitalizations of 500 leading companies publicly traded in the U.S. stock market, as determined by Standard & Poor's. As of now, around 18 companies from the index have a yield over five percent and five are currently recommended to buy.

As you see a high yield is not only the only solution for a stock buy. There are so many criteria which makes a stock attractive. I talk about growth, margins which is at least an expression of a solid and strong market position.  A Trustful management as well as a stable business environment are also two very important factors to consider.

What do you think about high-yield stocks from the S&P 500? Are they attractive for investors or should you take a look at other stocks with lower yield. Please leave a comment.

High-Yield S&P 500 List | 6 With A Buy Rating

High-Yield stocks from the S&P 500 originally published at "long-term-investments.blogspot.com". Investors like to make money with stocks. They want the best shares with a great possibility of a potential trading gain.

One strategy to follow is dividend investing. Dividend investors like me often sit on an asset and use the dividend payments as cash source for further investments. A stock with a 5 percent yield or more pays back your investment amount in 20 years.

Investing money into shares from the S&P could make it easier to reduce risks because the index has higher capitalized stocks with a normally broader diversified business model.

Today, I like to discover some of the highest yielding stocks from the S&P 500. The whole index has 500 companies compiled of which 21 have a yield over five percent. Six of the high yielding S&P 500 shares are currently recommended to buy.

18 High Yield Stocks From The S&P 500 (A Quick Overview)

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 10.50 percent, paid by Pitney Bowes (PBI). Six high yields have a P/E ratio below 15 and seven are currently recommended to buy.

10 Higher Capitalized High-Yields Near 52-Week Lows

New Breakout Stocks By Dividend Yield – Stock, Capital, Investment. Sometimes it makes sense to observe stocks with an ongoing sell-off. The background is to find stocks with a possible turnaround story and to bet on a strong bull race. Oversold stocks are often traded at new lows but they could recover in a fast way. If the company pays stable dividends, it should increase the expected total return for an investor. However, here is a current screen of high-yield stocks that are close to their 52-Week Lows (up to 10 percent). In order to eliminate stocks with higher risk, I screened only companies with a market capitalization over USD 2 billion. As a result, 10 high-yield stocks are near to their 52-week low of which one has a double-digit dividend yield and two are recommended to buy.

11 Most Profitable High Yields Within The S&P 500

High Yield Stocks From The S&P 500 With Very High Margins Researched By “long-term-investments.blogspot.com”. Profitability is very important. The higher the profit margins, the better the market position and market strength of a company.

However, I screened the popular S&P 500 index by high yield stocks with an operating margin of more than 10 percent. Eleven firms have such a high margin of which one yield at double-digit rates. Five have a current buy or better recommendation by brokerage firms.

14 Of The Hottest Dividend Stocks Within The S&P 500

Attractive Dividend Stocks From The S&P 500 Researched By Dividend Yield - Stock, Capital, Investment. The S&P 500 is a major index and of huge importance for investors worldwide. Many of them allocate their funds on the weighting from the S&P 500 which was created by the rating agency Standard & Poors. In order to find the hottest stocks from the index, I made a screen of dividend stocks with a P/S and P/B ratio of less than one. In order to get the cheapest results, I selected only those companies with a P/E below 10. Fourteen stocks remained of which two are high yields.

A Brief Overview Of High Yield 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 seventeen high yields and the highest yield amounts to 11.28 percent, paid by Pitney Bowes (PBI). Six high yields have a P/E ratio below 15 and nine are currently recommended to buy.

The Best S&P 500 Dividend Stocks With Single Digit P/E Ratios

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. Institutional player like big insurance companies 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. In order to get the best return, investors need to invest in the cheapest stocks of the index.


I screened the index with its 500 companies by the best yielding stocks with single digit P/E ratios. The index has 44 stocks with a very low P/E ratio  and the highest yield amounts to 10.27 percent, paid by Pitney Bowes (PBI). In order to focus on the best yielding stocks, I decided to select only those stocks with a minimum dividend yield of three percent. Exactly fourteen companies remained of which ten have a buy or better recommendation.

12 High Yield Stocks With Additional Payout Potential

Stocks With High Yields And Low Payout Ratios Researched By Dividend Yield - Stock, Capital, Investment. Big dividends are a wonderful instrument to increase your private income. Better if the dividends and at least your income grow above the inflation rate.

I screened the capital markets by high yields stocks with a low payout ratio of less than 40 percent of the current total earnings per share. If the company doesn’t need much money to finance growth or repay debt, the dividends should be increased by the company in the mid-term. In order to eliminate such stocks with a low capitalization and trading volume, I decided to list only those stocks with a higher market capitalization of more than USD 2 billion. Twelve companies fulfilled the mentioned criteria of which three have a double-digit yield.

The Cheapest High Yield 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 twenty-eight high yields and the highest yield amounts to 11.11 percent, paid by Pitney Bowes (PBI). In order to focus on the cheapest high yields, I decided to select only those stocks with a current P/E ratio of less than 15. Exactly thirteen companies remained of which seven have a buy or better recommendation.

The Best Dividends On April 25, 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 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 April 25, 2012. In total, 17 stocks and preferred shares go ex-dividend of which 7 yielding above 3 percent. The average yield amounts to 3.60 percent.

The Best Stocks With Dividend Growth From Last Week (March 19 - 25, 2012)

Stocks With Biggest Dividend Hikes From Last Week by Dividend Yield – Stock, Capital, Investment. Here is a current sheet of companies that have announced a dividend increase within the recent week. In total, seven stocks and funds raised dividends of which two have a dividend growth of more than 10 percent. The average dividend growth amounts to 23.66 percent. One stock has a high yield (over 5 percent) and five are currently recommended to buy.

The Best Stocks With Dividend Growth From Last Week (March 12 - 18, 2012)

Stocks With Biggest Dividend Hikes From Last Week by Dividend Yield – Stock, Capital, Investment. Here is a current sheet of companies that have announced a dividend increase within the recent week. In total, 22 stocks and funds raised dividends of which 15 have a dividend growth of more than 10 percent. The average dividend growth amounts to 25.29 percent. The biggest hike was announced by Cliffs Natural Resources (CLF) who raised its quarterly distributions by 123.2 percent from $0.28 to $0.625.