Ex-Dividend Date Reminder For Next Week February 13-19, 2012

Here is a current overview of best yielding large capitalized stocks that have their ex-dividend date on the next trading week. If your broker settles your trade before the day you will receive the next dividend. A full list of all stocks with ex-dividend date can be found here: Ex-Dividend Stocks February 13-19, 2012. In total, 204 stocks and preferred shares go ex-dividend of which 95 yielding above 3 percent. The average yield amounts to 4.02 percent.


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 best yielding large cap stocks:


Southern Copper Corp. (SCCO) has a market capitalization of USD 28.33 Billion and operates within the “Copper” industry. These are the market ratios of the company:


P/E Ratio: 12.48,

Forward P/E Ratio: 13.21,

Price/Sales Ratio: 4.26,

Price/Book Ratio: 6.90,

Dividend Yield: 6.14%.


AstraZeneca PLC (AZN) has a market capitalization of USD 60.48 Billion and operates within the “Drug Manufacturers - Major” industry. These are the market ratios of the company:


P/E Ratio: 6.47,

Forward P/E Ratio: 7.78,

Price/Sales Ratio: 1.80,

Price/Book Ratio: 2.62,

Dividend Yield: 5.73%.


Exelon Corporation (EXC) has a market capitalization of USD 26.41 Billion and operates within the “Diversified Utilities” industry. These are the market ratios of the company:


P/E Ratio: 10.62,

Forward P/E Ratio: 14.13,

Price/Sales Ratio: 1.38,

Price/Book Ratio: 1.84,

Dividend Yield: 5.27%.


Eli Lilly & Co. (LLY) has a market capitalization of USD 45.51 Billion and operates within the “Drug Manufacturers - Major” industry. These are the market ratios of the company:


P/E Ratio: 10.08,

Forward P/E Ratio: 10.77,

Price/Sales Ratio: 1.87,

Price/Book Ratio: 2.91,

Dividend Yield: 4.99%.


GlaxoSmithKline plc (GSK) has a market capitalization of USD 113.03 Billion and operates within the “Drug Manufacturers - Major” industry. These are the market ratios of the company:


P/E Ratio: 21.83,

Forward P/E Ratio: 13.05,

Price/Sales Ratio: 2.59,

Price/Book Ratio: 9.46,

Dividend Yield: 4.93%.


Thomson Reuters Corporation (TRI) has a market capitalization of USD 21.96 Billion and operates within the “Information & Delivery Services” industry. These are the market ratios of the company:


P/E Ratio: 15.89,

Forward P/E Ratio: 11.90,

Price/Sales Ratio: 1.60,

Price/Book Ratio: 1.13,

Dividend Yield: 4.67%.