In addition to high returns, the valuation should be
fair. This is the main reason why I screen every day tomorrow’s best ex-dividend
stocks by yield and market capitalization.
A full list of all stocks with payment dates can be found here: Ex-Dividend Stocks March 08, 2013. In total, 5 stocks and preferred shares go ex dividend - of which none yield more than 3 percent. The average yield amounts to 2.15%.
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 settles your trade before the ex-dividend date.
These are the results of the highest yielding ex-dividend stocks:
Wal-Mart Stores (WMT) has a market capitalization of $245.47 Billion and operates within the Discount, Variety Stores industry.
The Wal-Mart Stores Inc. stock has a current operating margin of 5.93% and the debt to equity ratio amounts to 0.71. Earnings per share are expected to grow by 10.11% for the next year and 8.88% for the upcoming five years.
These are the market ratios of the company: P/E Ratio: 14.62, Forward P/E Ratio: 12.48, P/S Ratio: 0.52, P/B Ratio: 3.29, Dividend Yield: 2.56%.
Ingersoll-Rand (IR) has a market capitalization of $15.84 Billion and operates within the Diversified Machinery industry.
The Ingersoll-Rand Plc stock has a current operating margin of 10.72% and the debt to equity ratio amounts to 0.45. Earnings per share are expected to grow by 13.30% for the next year and 10.93% for the upcoming five years.
These are the market ratios of the company: P/E Ratio: 16.24, Forward P/E Ratio: 13.07, P/S Ratio: 1.13, P/B Ratio: 2.21, Dividend Yield: 1.57%.
GAMCO Investors (GBL) has a market capitalization of $1.44 Billion and operates within the Asset Management industry.
The GAMCO Investors, Inc. stock has a current operating margin of 30.45% and the debt to equity ratio amounts to 0.59. Earnings per share are expected to grow by 6.52% for the next year and 8.00% for the upcoming five years.
These are the market ratios of the company: P/E Ratio: 18.97, Forward P/E Ratio: 14.43, P/S Ratio: 4.19, P/B Ratio: 4.37, Dividend Yield: 0.37%.
Virgin Media (VMED) has a market capitalization of $12.75 Billion and operates within the CATV Systems industry.
The Virgin Media, Inc. stock has a current operating margin of 12.47% and the debt to equity ratio amounts to 1.88. Earnings per share are expected to grow by 32.80% for the next year and 18.10% for the upcoming five years.
These are the market ratios of the company: P/E Ratio: 3.55, Forward P/E Ratio: 0.23, P/S Ratio: 2.07, P/B Ratio: 2.66, Dividend Yield: 0.34%.
UniFirst (UNF) has a market capitalization of $1.69 Billion and operates within the Textile - Apparel Clothing industry.
The UniFirst Corp. stock has a current operating margin of 12.44% and the debt to equity ratio amounts to 0.12. Earnings per share are expected to grow by 6.90% for the next year and 11.50% for the upcoming five years.
These are the market ratios of the company: P/E Ratio: 16.94, Forward P/E Ratio: 15.18, P/S Ratio: 1.33, P/B Ratio: 1.82, Dividend Yield: 0.18%.