The Best Dividends Between April 16 - 22, 2012

Here is a current overview of best yielding stocks with a market capitalization over USD 2 billion that have their ex-dividend date on the next trading week. If your broker settles your trade before the ex-date, you will receive the next dividend. A full list of all stocks with ex-dividend date can be found here: Ex-Dividend Stocks April 16 - 22, 2012. In total, 45 stocks and preferred shares go ex-dividend of which 24 yielding above 3 percent. The average yield amounts to 4.66 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:

Pengrowth Energy Corporation (PGH) has a market capitalization of USD 3.25 billion and operates within the “Oil & Gas Drilling & Exploration” industry. These are the market ratios of the company:

P/E Ratio: 34.46,

Forward P/E Ratio: 28.90,

P/S Ratio: 2.84,

P/B Ratio: 0.96,

Dividend Yield: 9.46%.

R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company (RRD) has a market capitalization of USD 2.13 billion and operates within the “Business Services” industry. These are the market ratios of the company:

P/E Ratio: -,

Forward P/E Ratio: 6.34,

P/S Ratio: 0.20,

P/B Ratio: 2.04,

Dividend Yield: 8.72%.

Teekay LNG Partners LP. (TGP) has a market capitalization of USD 2.51 billion and operates within the “Shipping” industry. These are the market ratios of the company:

P/E Ratio: 25.60,

Forward P/E Ratio: 17.18,

P/S Ratio: 6.60,

P/B Ratio: 2.25,

Dividend Yield: 6.52%.

Targa Resources Partners LP (NGLS) has a market capitalization of USD 3.78 billion and operates within the “Oil & Gas Pipelines” industry. These are the market ratios of the company:

P/E Ratio: 20.96,

Forward P/E Ratio: 17.58,

P/S Ratio: 0.54,

P/B Ratio: 2.94,

Dividend Yield: 5.81%.

Teekay Corporation (TK) has a market capitalization of USD 2.42 billion and operates within the “Shipping” industry. These are the market ratios of the company:

P/E Ratio: -,

Forward P/E Ratio: 85.95,

P/S Ratio: 1.24,

P/B Ratio: 1.70,

Dividend Yield: 3.59%.

Ecopetrol SA (EC) has a market capitalization of USD 126.94 billion and operates within the “Major Integrated Oil & Gas” industry. These are the market ratios of the company:

P/E Ratio: 14.79,

Forward P/E Ratio: 12.65,

P/S Ratio: 3.43,

P/B Ratio: 4.17,

Dividend Yield: 3.27%.