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The Best Dividends on March 26, 2012

March 23, 2012 | About:
Here is a current overview of best yielding stocks that have their ex-dividend date on the next trading day. If your broker settles your trade today, you will receive the next dividend. A full list of all stocks with ex-dividend date can be found here: Ex-Dividend Stocks March 26, 2012. In total, five stocks and preferred shares go ex-dividend of which four are yielding above 3 percent. The average yield amounts to 5.07 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 stocks:

RAIT Financial Trust (RAS) has a market capitalization of USD513.34 million and operates within the “REIT - Diversified” industry. These are the market ratios of the company:

P/E Ratio: -
Forward P/E Ratio: 12.36
P/S Ratio: 2.19
P/B Ratio: 0.24
Dividend Yield: 6.17%

Campus Crest Communities (CCG) has a market capitalization of USD360.76 million and operates within the “REIT - Residential” industry. These are the market ratios of the company:

P/E Ratio: 96.92
Forward P/E Ratio: 145.38
P/S Ratio: 3.81
P/B Ratio: 1.57
Dividend Yield: 5.50%

Universal Insurance Holdings (UVE) has a market capitalization of USD165.16 million and operates within the “Property & Casualty Insurance” industry. These are the market ratios of the company:

P/E Ratio: 5.82
Forward P/E Ratio: -
P/S Ratio: 0.70
P/B Ratio: 1.05
Dividend Yield: 4.84%

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CM) has a market capitalization of USD32.26 billion and operates within the “Money Center Banks” industry. These are the market ratios of the company:

P/E Ratio: 11.27
Forward P/E Ratio: 9.27
P/S Ratio: 2.67
P/B Ratio: 1.92
Dividend Yield: 4.65%

Guess' (GES) has a market capitalization of USD3.01 billion and operates within the “Apparel Stores” industry. These are the market ratios of the company:

P/E Ratio: 11.27
Forward P/E Ratio: 8.80
P/S Ratio: 1.12
P/B Ratio: 2.46
Dividend Yield: 2.46%

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