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5 Big Dividend MLPs For Yield Hungry Investors
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Published Wed, 01 Feb 2012 03:15:05 -0500 on Seeking Alpha
Considering the Federal Reserve in January announced that it would keep key interest rates low at least through 2014, yield-hungry investors may have to look hard for investments with attractive yields. They may find some solace in what many refer to as hidden jewels - master limited partnerships (MLPS). Keep in mind that MLPs are not corporations, but they do trade on stock exchanges. They pay distributions instead of dividends. The investor is referred to as a unit holder instead of as a shareholder. Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. (PAA): At a market capitalization of $11.45 billion, the company was trading around $32.62 per unit at the time of writing. The Houston-based company last year paid a distribution of $4.10 per unit, which yields 5.3%. Its price to earnings ratio is $18.22. This is slightly below the industry's price to earnings ratio of $21.18. PAA is attractive because of the... Read more
Stock name ISIN Last trade P/E Earnings/Share Dividend/Share Dividend yield ENERGY TRANSFER PARTNERS 
US29273R1095 51.56 34.6 1.51 3.58 6.94 KINDER MORGAN ENERGY
US4945501066 88.20 41.5 2.14 5.20 5.90 PLAINS ALL AM. PIPELINE
US7265031051 58.50 24.7 2.40 2.30 3.93 GENESIS ENERGY LP
US3719271047 52.79 44.0 1.23 1.99 3.77 EATON
US2780581029 68.24 20.2 3.40 1.60 2.34