Best Dividend Paying Stocks As of May 2011

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May 01, 2011
Here is a current dividend list (from low-yield to high-yield paying stocks) of 29 stocks that have interesting performance and valuation figures. Stocks from that list are mid and large caps (market capitalization of more than USD $1 billion) with double digit long-term earnings growth rates. Companies traded at AMEX, NYSE, NASDAQ and part of the Dow Jones, S&P 500 as well as NASDAQ Composite. The list is selected by the following criteria and sorted by dividend yield:


Market capitalization: > 1 Billion


Price/Earnings Ratio: > 0< 100


Dividend Yield: > 2< 20


Return on investment: > 10< 100


Operating Margin: > 10< 100


10 Year Revenue Growth: > 8< 200


10 Year EPS Growth: > 10< 100


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The average dividend yield amounts to 3.48%, while the average price to earnings ratio is 14.67. Stocks grew with 17.51% in revenues and 19.97% in earnings per share over the past decade. The average operating margin is 29.50%.


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