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%

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Ex-Dividend Stocks: Best Dividend Paying Shares On May 14, 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 May 14, 2013. In total, 29 stocks and preferred shares go ex dividend - of which 10 yield more than 3 percent. The average yield amounts to 4.25%.

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

Company	Ticker	Mcap	P/E	P/B	P/S	Yield
Portugal Telecom SGPS SA	PT	4.71B	16.41	1.49	0.55	13.52%
Buckeye Partners LP	BPL	7.09B	28.93	2.78	1.63	6.18%
Westpac Banking Corporation	WBK	102.55B	17.35	2.20	2.78	5.99%
Healthcare Realty Trust Inc.	HR	2.69B	270.18	2.34	8.32	4.04%
Duke Realty Corp.	DRE	5.91B	-	1.99	5.31	3.70%
CenterPoint Energy, Inc.	CNP	10.37B	24.96	2.37	1.34	3.43%
American Campus Communities	ACC	4.72B	78.95	1.79	8.57	3.00%
Microsoft Corporation	MSFT	273.00B	16.85	3.56	3.59	2.81%
Archer Daniels Midland Company	ADM	22.45B	18.12	1.18	0.25	2.23%
Marathon Oil Corporation	MRO	24.32B	15.40	1.33	1.50	1.98%
Marathon Petroleum Corporation	MPC	25.13B	7.45	2.11	0.29	1.81%
Amgen Inc.	AMGN	80.04B	18.06	4.10	4.59	1.76%
Franco-Nevada Corporation	FNV	6.25B	60.03	1.99	14.65	1.69%
Columbia Sportswear Company	COLM	2.04B	19.20	1.74	1.21	1.48%
The TJX Companies, Inc.	TJX	36.73B	19.98	10.07	1.42	1.14%
Gildan Activewear Inc.	GIL	5.13B	18.75	3.38	2.44	0.85%
Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation	COG	14.09B	90.32	6.62	10.79	0.12%

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5 High Income Stocks From The Indian Stock Market

The stock market in India is quite mature. It is also true that the country has the largest investor base in the world after the US and Japan. Investors can invest in shares, debentures, mutual funds and securities among other investment tools. Investing in Indian dividend stocks is also beneficial for Non-Resistent Indians (NRI’s). They can invest the Indian stock market under a Portfolio Investment Scheme that is regulated by Reserve Bank of India (RBI).

In this article I'm sharing some Indian stocks with dividends that can be helpful by creating an income portfolio.

ACC Limited (NSE: ACC) –

ACC Limited Company is a cement company. It is the largest producer of cement in India. The homebase is in Mumbai. The company is engaged in manufacturing of cement and also involves in the manufacture of ready mixed concrete. In Karnataka, the company has grinding plants and clinkering line in Maharashtra. In October 2012, it was amalgamated with ACC Concrete Limited and in November 2012, its subsidiary Encore Cement and Additives Private Limited was amalgamated with it.

The company has a market capitalization of 228.78 Billion, EPS is 56.27, P/E ratio is 21.65 and the dividend yield is 2.46% at the annual dividend payout of 19.00.

Rolta India Limited (NSE: ROLTA) –

Rolta India Limited is an Indian-based company and was established in 1989. The company is engaged in the engineering design/geospatial information system (GIS) Solutions, E-Business and other information technology (IT) related services. The company operates in three business segments: Enterprise Geospatial and Defense Solutions (EGDS), Enterprise Design and Operation Solutions (EDOS) and Enterprise Information Technology Solutions (EITS).

It has a market capitalization of 9.75 Billion, EPS is 21.76, P/E ratio is 2.78 and the dividend yield is 4.96% at the annual dividend payout of 3.00.

ISMT Ltd. (NSE: ISMTLTD) –

ISMT Ltd. is based in India and is engaged in manufacturing seamless tubes and engineering steels. The company makes carbon, alloy and martensitic stainless steel bars with a special emphasis on ultra-clean steels, free machining steels, bearing steels, and on other specially engineering steel grades. On May 28, 2012, the company’s 40 megawatts Captive power plant commenced its commercial production.

The company has a market capitalization of 1.38 Billion, EPS is 6.94, P/E ratio is 1.35 and the dividend yield is 7.98% at the annual dividend payout of 0.75.

Polyplex Corporation Limited (NSE: POLYPLEX) –

Polyplex Corporation Limited Company manufactures Biaxially Oriented Polyester Film for packaging, electrical and other industrial applications which are used in the flexible packaging industry. The company has manufacturing facilities in India, Thailand and Turkey. The company’s business includes PET film, BOPP & CPP films, silicone coating and extrusion coating business. In January 2013, it sold its minority stake in its subsidiary, Polyplex (Americas) Inc. USA to another Subsidiary.

It has a market capitalization of 5.04 Billion and the dividend yield is 2.54 percent at the annual dividend payout of 4.00.

IDBI Bank Limited (NSE: IDBI) –

IDBI Bank Limited is an Indian-based commercial bank that provides credit and other facilities for the development of the fledgling Indian industry. The bank operates in tree segments: Wholesale Banking, Retail Banking and Treasury Services. It offers personalized banking and financial solutions to its clients in the retail and corporate banking area through its network of branches and automated teller machine. The bank also provides infrastructure financing for structuring and financing of infrastructure projects in the areas of power, telecom, roads, airports, seaports, railways and logistics, as well as special economic zones (SEZs).

It has a market capitalization of 111.22 billion and the dividend yield is 4.02% at the annual dividend payout of 3.50.

For more information about Indian dividends please visit the site Dividend Investor.

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