The Best Dividends On April 20, 2012

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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 April 20, 2012. In total, 3 stocks and preferred shares go ex-dividend of which one yielding above 3 percent. The average yield amounts to 4.91 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:

Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) has a market capitalization of USD 724.02 million and operates within the “Staffing & Outsourcing Services” industry. These are the market ratios of the company:

P/E Ratio: -,
Forward P/E Ratio: 8.52,
P/S Ratio: 0.93,
P/B Ratio: 1.46,
Dividend Yield: 9.61%.

Codorus Valley Bancorp (CVLY) has a market capitalization of USD 58.10 million and operates within the “Regional – Northeast Banks” industry. These are the market ratios of the company:

P/E Ratio: 10.87,
Forward P/E Ratio: -,
P/S Ratio: 1.28,
P/B Ratio: 0.62,
Dividend Yield: 2.61%.

Colgate-Palmolive (CL) has a market capitalization of USD 47.06 billion and operates within the “Personal Products” industry. These are the market ratios of the company:

P/E Ratio: 19.94,
Forward P/E Ratio: 16.69,
P/S Ratio: 2.81,
P/B Ratio: 19.94,
Dividend Yield: 2.52%.