Electric utility stocks are considered to defensive stocks as they offer relatively stable and steady growth. Investors are also attracted to them because of their excellent dividend yields. Since electricity is a basic necessity most people pay their bills on time unlike cell phone services and other items. The utility sector is highly regulated in …
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In August 2008, I ran the stock screener with the following criteria: 1. Stocks must trade on the NYSE 2. Market cap. >= $25B 3. Must have dividend yields of at least 5% This resulted in 28 stocks at that time. 14 of these stocks were in the financial sector and 21 were non-US companies. …
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Ten of the foreign fixed-line telecom stocks offer yields of more than 5% as of December 31,2009 as shown in the table below. Fixed-line telecom companies in foreign countries tend to be monopolies or hold a dominating position in the market even if other carries operate. Many of them are also the largest telecom service …
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One of the popular dividend index series published by Standard&Poors is the Dividend Aristocrats indices. In this post, I shall provide a brief description of each index and list the constituents in downloadable excel files. 1. S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Index This index “measures the performance of large cap, blue chip companies within the S&P …
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For investors looking for dividend stocks, the Dow Jones STOXX Select Dividend Index family offers many high dividend-yielding companies. There are seven indices on regional basis in this list. Â Two factors that are unique to these indices are: Companies are selected on the basis of dividend criteria The weighting of the companies in the indices …