Dividend-News

Are These Dividend Stocks Worth A Closer Look?

• 

  Published Mon, 25 Jun 2012 11:09:18 -0400 on Seeking Alpha
  

  
  

  Only stocks that met with most of the criteria listed below were included in this list. Novice investors might also be interested in looking at our suggested guidelines for spotting new plays. These are not absolute rules but suggestions to get the novice investor started. The criteria can be adjusted to suit your own specific style of trading. While there are some good plays that offer unusually high yields, one should not base one's investments on yield alone. There are many high yielding stocks whose performance for the past 3-5 years has been dismal. Net income should be trending upwards for the past three years. Cash flow per share should be rising for the past three years. EPS should be trending upwards for the past five years. Sales should be trending upwards for the past three years. In general if applicable the payout ratio should be below 100%. Current ratio... Read more
  

  Stock name									ISIN	Last trade		P/E	Earnings/Share	Dividend/Share	Dividend yield
  AMERICAN CAPITAL AGENCY									US02503X1054	29.65		12.4	2.38	5.00	16.86
  ANNALY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT									US0357104092	15.01		9.0	1.67	1.80	11.99
  PITNEY BOWES									US7244791007	14.79		8.2	1.80	0.75	5.07
  SOUTHERN COPPER									US84265V1052	33.06		15.0	2.14	0.80	2.42

  
  

  Other articles featuring American Capital Agency (AGNC): -American Capital Agency Corp.'s Updated Dividend Sustainability Analysis (Through Q1 2013) -Ranking The Russell 1000 Stocks By Dividend And Earnings Yields -American Capital Agency: Not A Terrible Q1, But The Dividend Is Still Not Sustainable -American Capital Agency Corp.'s Detailed Dividend Sustainability Analysis -Dividend Growth And Me, An Anniversary Story -Survey Says... These Are Dividend Growth Investors' Most Widely Held Stocks -mREITS: Regulators Finally Wake Up to This Dividend Bubble -Dividends: High Yield Vs. Steady Growth Examined -High Yield Dividend Investing Misconceptions -Can CYS Investments Keep Its Dividend Going This Quarter? -Linn Energy - A Stock To Buy With REIT Dividends -Dividend-Chaser With A Purpose -Super Charge These High Dividend REITs: Write Covered Calls -See What This $65 Billion Hedge Fund Company Is Up To -American Capital Mortgage Offers A 14% Yield And A 2% Discount To Book Value