Ex-Dividend Date Reminder for February 23, 2012

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Feb 22, 2012
Here is a current overview of best-yielding stocks that have their ex-dividend date on the next trading day. If your broker settles your trade today, you will receive the next dividend. A full list of all stocks with ex-dividend date can be found here: Ex-Dividend Stocks February 23, 2012. In total, 15 stocks and preferred shares go ex-dividend of which 5 are yielding above 3 percent. The average yield amounts to 2.68 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:


NorthStar Realty Finance Corp. (NRF, Financial) has a market capitalization of USD554.76 million and operates within the REIT - Retail industry. These are the market ratios of the company:


P/E Ratio:


Forward P/E Ratio: 4.38


Price/Sales Ratio: 1.05


Price/Book Ratio: 0.55


Dividend Yield: 9.34%


Jeffersonville Bancorp (JFBC, Financial) has a market capitalization of USD47.42 million and operates within the Regional - Northeast Banks industry. These are the market ratios of the company:


P/E Ratio: 12.60


Forward P/E Ratio:


Price/Sales Ratio: 2.23


Price/Book Ratio: 0.96


Dividend Yield: 4.64%


Atmos Energy Corporation (ATO, Financial) has a market capitalization of USD2.90 billion and operates within the Gas Utilities industry. These are the market ratios of the company:


P/E Ratio: 15.28


Forward P/E Ratio: 12.84


Price/Sales Ratio: 0.67


Price/Book Ratio: 1.27


Dividend Yield: 4.30%


General Electric Company (GE, Financial) has a market capitalization of USD204.92 billion and operates within the Diversified Machinery industry. These are the market ratios of the company:


P/E Ratio: 15.78


Forward P/E Ratio: 10.97


Price/Sales Ratio: 1.39


Price/Book Ratio: 1.76


Dividend Yield: 3.50%


Northrop Grumman Corporation NOC) has a market capitalization of USD15.12 billion and operates within the Aerospace/Defense - Major Diversified industry. These are the market ratios of the company:


P/E Ratio: 8.06


Forward P/E Ratio: 8.87


Price/Sales Ratio: 0.57


Price/Book Ratio: 1.47


Dividend Yield: 3.34%