Ex-Dividend Date Reminder For March 06, 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 March 06, 2012. In total, 7 stocks and preferred shares go ex-dividend of which 3 yielding above 3 percent. The average yield amounts to 2.84 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:

TAL International Group (TAL, Financial) has a market capitalization of USD 1.22 billion and operates within the “Rental & Leasing Services” industry. These are the market ratios of the company:

P/E Ratio: 10.85,

Forward P/E Ratio: 9.45,

P/S Ratio: 2.37,

P/B Ratio: 2.17,

Dividend Yield: 6.03%.

NL Industries (NL, Financial) has a market capitalization of USD 678.32 million and operates within the “Synthetics” industry. These are the market ratios of the company:

P/E Ratio: 5.71,

Forward P/E Ratio: -,

P/S Ratio: 4.91,

P/B Ratio: 1.73,

Dividend Yield: 3.59%.

MDU Resources Group (MDU, Financial) has a market capitalization of USD 4.10 billion and operates within the “General Building Materials” industry. These are the market ratios of the company:

P/E Ratio: 18.23,

Forward P/E Ratio: 15.83,

P/S Ratio: 1.01,

P/B Ratio: 1.48,

Dividend Yield: 3.09%.

Kronos Worldwide (KRO, Financial) has a market capitalization of USD 2.74 billion and operates within the “Specialty Chemicals” industry. These are the market ratios of the company:

P/E Ratio: 10.01,

Forward P/E Ratio: 8.68,

P/S Ratio: 1.46,

P/B Ratio: 3.08,

Dividend Yield: 2.54%.

Northrim Bancorp (NRIM, Financial) has a market capitalization of USD 132.02 million and operates within the “Regional - Pacific Banks” industry. These are the market ratios of the company:

P/E Ratio: 11.78,

Forward P/E Ratio: 10.90,

P/S Ratio: 2.88,

P/B Ratio: 1.06,

Dividend Yield: 2.54%.

Forward Air Corp. (FWRD, Financial) has a market capitalization of USD 965.71 million and operates within the “Air Delivery & Freight Services” industry. These are the market ratios of the company:

P/E Ratio: 21.04,

Forward P/E Ratio: 16.18,

P/S Ratio: 1.80,

P/B Ratio: 3.35,

Dividend Yield: 0.83%.