Ex-Dividend Date Reminder For Next Week February 20 - 26, 2012

Here is a current overview of best yielding stocks with a market capitalization over USD 300 million 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 February 20 -26, 2012. In total, 86 stocks and preferred shares go ex-dividend of which 32 yielding above 3 percent. The average yield amounts to 3.20 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:

Knightsbridge Tankers Limited (VLCCF) has a market capitalization of USD 378.67 million and operates within the “Shipping” industry. These are the market ratios of the company:

P/E Ratio: 12.20,

Forward P/E Ratio: 14.22,

Price/Sales Ratio: 4.08,

Price/Book Ratio: 1.04,

Dividend Yield: 12.90%.



Box Ships (TEU) has a market capitalization of USD 906.05 million and operates within the “Shipping” industry. These are the market ratios of the company:

P/E Ratio: 6.44,

Forward P/E Ratio: 8.42,

Price/Sales Ratio: 0.22,

Price/Book Ratio: 0.85,

Dividend Yield: 12.50%.

NorthStar Realty Finance (NRF) has a market capitalization of USD 547.09 million and operates within the “REIT - Retail” industry. These are the market ratios of the company:

P/E Ratio: -,

Forward P/E Ratio: 6.55,

Price/Sales Ratio: 0.99,

Price/Book Ratio: 0.50,

Dividend Yield: 8.77%.

Pengrowth Energy Corporation (PGH) has a market capitalization of USD 3.64 billion and operates within the “Oil & Gas Drilling & Exploration” industry. These are the market ratios of the company:

P/E Ratio: 34.79,

Forward P/E Ratio: 36.04,

Price/Sales Ratio: 3.10,

Price/Book Ratio: 1.06,

Dividend Yield: 8.22%.

Nordic American Tankers Limited (NAT) has a market capitalization of USD 793.27 million and operates within the “Shipping” industry. These are the market ratios of the company:

P/E Ratio: -,

Forward P/E Ratio: -,

Price/Sales Ratio: 9.79,

Price/Book Ratio: 0.78,

Dividend Yield: 8.01%.

Safe Bulkers (SB) has a market capitalization of USD 542.23 million and operates within the “Shipping” industry. These are the market ratios of the company:

P/E Ratio: 5.31,

Forward P/E Ratio: 5.17,

Price/Sales Ratio: 3.24,

Price/Book Ratio: 1.70,

Dividend Yield: 7.84%.