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 would 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 ex-dividend date can be found here: Ex-Dividend Stocks on Nov. 20, 2012. In total, 32 stocks and preferred shares go ex dividend, of which nine yield more than 3 percent. The average yield amounts to 3.73%. If you would like to receive the next dividend you need to buy the dividend stocks now.

These are the results of the 10 best-yielding, higher-capitalized stocks:

Pembina Pipeline Corporation (PBA) has a market capitalization of $7.95 billion and operates within the Oil & Gas Pipelines industry. These are the market ratios of the company: P/E Ratio: 32.49, Forward P/E Ratio: 33.28, P/S Ratio: 2.97, P/B Ratio: 1.83, Dividend Yield: 5.96%.

Harris (HRS) has a market capitalization of $5.27 billion and operates within the Communication Equipment industry. These are the market ratios of the company: P/E Ratio: 9.59, Forward P/E Ratio: 8.98, P/S Ratio: 0.98, P/B Ratio: 2.84, Dividend Yield: 3.19%.

Carnival Corporation (CCL) has a market capitalization of $28.94 billion and operates within the Resorts & Casinos industry. These are the market ratios of the company: P/E Ratio: 20.47, Forward P/E Ratio: 15.08, P/S Ratio: 1.87, P/B Ratio: 1.20, Dividend Yield: 2.68%.

3M (MMM) has a market capitalization of $62.02 billion and operates within the Conglomerates industry. These are the market ratios of the company: P/E Ratio: 14.16, Forward P/E Ratio: 12.94, P/S Ratio: 2.09, P/B Ratio: 3.47, Dividend Yield: 2.67%.

NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) has a market capitalization of $7.05 billion and operates within the Semiconductor - Specialized industry. These are the market ratios of the company: P/E Ratio: 14.05, Forward P/E Ratio: 11.73, P/S Ratio: 1.71, P/B Ratio: 1.50, Dividend Yield: 2.64%.

Carnival Plc (CUK) has a market capitalization of $29.99 billion and operates within the General Entertainment industry. These are the market ratios of the company: P/E Ratio: 21.21, Forward P/E Ratio: 15.76, P/S Ratio: 1.93, P/B Ratio: 1.24, Dividend Yield: 2.59%.

Hershey (HSY) has a market capitalization of $16.01 billion and operates within the Confectioners industry. These are the market ratios of the company: P/E Ratio: 25.08, Forward P/E Ratio: 20.04, P/S Ratio: 2.48, P/B Ratio: 16.34, Dividend Yield: 2.34%.

Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) has a market capitalization of $8.51 billion and operates within the Beverages - Soft Drinks industry. These are the market ratios of the company: P/E Ratio: 13.06, Forward P/E Ratio: 11.72, P/S Ratio: 1.06, P/B Ratio: 2.97, Dividend Yield: 2.16%.

Cummins (CMI) has a market capitalization of $18.20 billion and operates within the Diversified Machinery industry. These are the market ratios of the company: P/E Ratio: 10.00, Forward P/E Ratio: 10.53, P/S Ratio: 1.01, P/B Ratio: 2.81, Dividend Yield: 2.09%.

Marriott International (MAR) has a market capitalization of $10.86 billion and operates within the Lodging industry. These are the market ratios of the company: P/E Ratio: 21.93, Forward P/E Ratio: 17.04, P/S Ratio: 0.92, P/B Ratio: not calculable, Dividend Yield: 1.51%.

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