Dividend Yield Analysis Dow Jones And NASDAQ as of August 2011

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Aug 04, 2011
For investors it is necessary to get an overview of yields from major indices in order to allocate capital flows and adjust risk-weighting. I screened stocks from the Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 Index and NASDAQ 100 by dividend yields and dividend structure.


The Dow Jones Industrial Average is a stock market index and one of several indices created by Wall Street Journal editor and Dow Jones & Company co-founder Charles Dow. The index shows how 30 large, publicly owned companies based in the U.S. have traded during a standard trading session in the stock market. The Dow Jones Index is price weighted.


Here are the best yielding Dow Jones 30 stocks:


1. AT&T (T, Financial) is acting within the telecom service industry. The company has a market capitalization of USD $174.7 billion, generates revenues in an amount of USD $125.7 billion and a net income of USD $19.6 billion. It follows P/E ratio is 8.9 and forward price to earnings ratio 11.6, P/S 1.4 and P/B ratio 1.54. Dividend Yield: 5.8 percent. Years of Consecutive Dividend Increasing: 6 Years. 5-Year Dividend Growth: 5.4 percent. The company paid dividends since 1881.


2. Verizon Communications (VZ, Financial) is acting within the telecom service industry. The company has a market capitalization of USD $101.8 billion, generates revenues in an amount of USD $107.4 billion and a net income of USD $6.4 billion. It follows P/E ratio is 16.1 and forward price to earnings ratio 13.8, P/S 1.0 and P/B ratio 2.6. Dividend Yield: 5.4 percent. Years of Consecutive Dividend Increasing: 6 Years. 5-Year Dividend Growth: 3.8 percent. The company has paid dividends since 1984.


3. Pfizer (PFE, Financial) is acting within the major drug industry. The company has a market capitalization of USD $142.5 billion, generates revenues in an amount of USD $67.6 billion and a net income of USD $8.5 billion. It follows P/E ratio is 17.2 and forward price to earnings ratio 7.9, P/S 2.1 and P/B ratio 1.6. Dividend Yield: 4.4 percent. Years of Consecutive Dividend Increasing: 0 Years. 5-Year Dividend Growth: 0.5 percent. The company paid dividends since 1901.


Take a close look at the full yield table of the Dow Jones. In average, dividend stocks from the Dow Jones have a yield of 2.96 percent. All 30 Dow Jones stocks pay dividends.


The NASDAQ 100 Index includes 100 of the largest domestic and international non-financial securities listed on The NASDAQ stock market is based on market capitalization. The Index reflects companies across major industry groups including computer hardware and software, telecommunications, retail/wholesale trade and biotechnology. It does not contain securities of financial companies, including investment companies.


Here are the best yielding NASDAQ 100 stocks:


1. Seagate Technology (STX) is acting within the data storage industry. The company has a market capitalization of USD $5.5 billion, generates revenues in an amount of USD $11.0 billion and a net income of USD $511.0 million. It follows P/E ratio is 11.7 and forward price to earnings ratio 5.4, P/S 0.5 and P/B ratio 2.2. Dividend Yield: 5.6 percent. Years of Consecutive Dividend Increasing: 0 Years. 5-Year Dividend Growth: 0 percent. The company paid dividends since 2003.


2. Vodafone (VOD) is acting within the telecom service industry. The company has a market capitalization of USD $148.5 billion, generates revenues in an amount of USD $75.3 billion and a net income of USD $13.1 billion. It follows P/E ratio is 11.4 and forward price to earnings ratio 9.3, P/S 2.0 and P/B ratio 1.02. Dividend Yield: 5.1 percent. Years of Consecutive Dividend Increasing: 1 Year. 5-Year Dividend Growth: 0 percent. The company paid dividends since 2006.


3. Garmin (GRMN) is acting within the scientific and technical instruments industry. The company has a market capitalization of USD $6.0 billion, generates revenues in an amount of USD $2.8 billion and a net income of USD $642.8 million. It follows P/E ratio is 9.6 and forward price to earnings ratio 13.0, P/S 2.2 and P/B ratio 1.9. Dividend Yield: 5.2 percent. Years of Consecutive Dividend Increasing: 0 Years. 5-Year Dividend Growth: 82.0 percent. The company paid dividends since 2003.


Take a close look at the full yield table of the NASDAQ stocks. In average, dividend stocks from the NASDAQ have a yield of 2.19 percent. 58 stocks from the index don’t pay dividends. The average yield of the full index amounts to 0.92 percent.


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