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5 High Dividend Stocks Under Short Attack
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Published Tue, 20 Mar 2012 15:24:02 -0400 on Seeking Alpha
Dividend investing is one of the safest ways to participate in the equity markets. For retirees living on their savings, growing dividends provide a steady stream of inflation-protected cash flow. Dividends also provide a safety cushion against market downturns. A diversified portfolio of high dividend stocks can support superior returns for long-term investors. Given the volatility of the markets and paltry bond yields, dividend investing is probably the best method to beat the market with significantly higher alpha. Apparently some investors do not agree with me. Several high dividend stocks have been recently experiencing a significant amount of short interest. A short interest of above 10% implies a volatile future for these stocks. I think, given the bullish market sentiment, short-sellers will need a lot of patience. A positive catalyst might cause panic among short-sellers, driving these stocks to significantly higher levels in remarkably short periods. Here is a brief... Read more
Stock name ISIN Last trade P/E Earnings/Share Dividend/Share Dividend yield RADIOSHACK 
US7504381036 4.19 0.0 -1.66 0.50 11.93 FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS
US35906A1088 4.42 28.1 0.16 0.40 9.05 RR DONNELLEY & SONS
US2578671016 12.72 0.0 -3.67 1.04 8.18 PITNEY BOWES
US7244791007 14.79 8.2 1.80 0.75 5.07 SUPERVALU
US8685361037 6.95 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.00