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 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. 21, 2012. In total, eight stocks and preferred shares go ex dividend, of which three yield more than 3 percent. The average yield amounts to 3.39%. If you like to receive the next dividend you need to buy the dividend stocks now.

Here is the sheet of the best yielding ex-dividend stocks:

First Trust Specialty Finance a (FGB) has a market capitalization of $115.24 million and operates within the Closed End Fund Equity industry. Dividend Yield: 8.18%.

Strayer Education (STRA) has a market capitalization of $590.65 million and operates within the Education & Training Services industry. These are the market ratios of the company: P/E Ratio: 7.54, Forward P/E Ratio: 9.83, P/S Ratio: 1.03, P/B Ratio: 9.10, Dividend Yield: 8.04%.

Atmos Energy (ATO) has a market capitalization of $3.07 billion and operates within the Gas Utilities industry. These are the market ratios of the company: P/E Ratio: 16.12, Forward P/E Ratio: 13.18, P/S Ratio: 2.32, P/B Ratio: 1.30, Dividend Yield: 4.12%.

Assurant (AIZ) has a market capitalization of $2.72 bllion and operates within the Accident & Health Insurance industry. These are the market ratios of the company: P/E Ratio: 4.96, Forward P/E Ratio: 6.10, P/S Ratio: 0.32, P/B Ratio: 0.53, Dividend Yield: 2.43%.

Robert Half International (RHI) has a market capitalization of $3.81 billion and operates within the Staffing & Outsourcing Services industry. These are the market ratios of the company: P/E Ratio: 19.61, Forward P/E Ratio: 15.20, P/S Ratio: 0.94, P/B Ratio: 4.56, Dividend Yield: 2.22%.

National Interstate Corporation (NATL) has a market capitalization of $537.35 million and operates within the Property & Casualty Insurance industry. These are the market ratios of the company: P/E Ratio: 14.10, Forward P/E Ratio: 14.71, P/S Ratio: 1.10, P/B Ratio: 1.39, Dividend Yield: 1.45%.

Panhandle Oil and Gas (PHX) has a market capitalization of $213.83 million and operates within the Independent Oil & Gas industry. These are the market ratios of the company: P/E Ratio: 21.99, Forward P/E Ratio: not calculable, P/S Ratio: 4.29, P/B Ratio: 2.55, Dividend Yield: 1.08%.

Vulcan Materials (VMC) has a market capitalization of $6.25 billion and operates within the General Building Materials industry. These are the market ratios of the company: P/E Ratio: not calculable, Forward P/E Ratio: 268.06, P/S Ratio: 2.43, P/B Ratio: 1.66, Dividend Yield: 0.08%.

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