The Case for High Yield Dividend Stocks. One of the most compelling cases for dividend investing, is that it provides a significant source of income for investors, while at the same time features attractive long-term returns. Typically, stocks that pay dividends are larger, more established companies.
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But looking at the highest yielding stocks out there, means companies with yields in the teens, twenties, and even as high as 70%! If that kind of return sounds too good to be true, that's because it is. Here's a list of the top 10 highest yielding dividend stocks that are traded on the major U.S. exchanges.
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Top 10 Dividend Yielding U.S. Utilities. We have comprised a list of the top ten dividend yielding US utilities with market caps of at least $4.0 billion. They include Electric, Natural Gas and Diversified Utilities ranging in size from $4.5 billion in market cap to over $20 billion. The lowest dividend yield listed is 4.97% from the mammoth utility, Southern Company (NYSE:SO).
https://seekingalpha.com/article/222093-top-10-dividend-yielding-u-s-utilities
Dividend Yield for Stocks in the S&P 500. Updated: Thursday, Apr-13-2017. 8:15pm ET. Notes about the following table of dividend yields. The Estimated Dividend for each stock below is our best estimate of the per share amount that will be paid during the next year, beginning on Apr-17-2017. Most companies pay dividends on a quarterly frequency; some pay annually or semi-annually.
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Notes about the following table of dividend yields. 1  The Estimated Dividend for each stock below is our best estimate of the per share amount that will be paid during the next year, beginning on Apr-17-2017. Most companies pay dividends on a quarterly frequency; some pay annually or semi-annually.
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Finally, with a dividend of nearly 4.5%, ConocoPhillips (COP) ranks as the number four highest yielding oil major. One nice feature about COP is that the firm has consistently increased its dividend year after year for the better part of a decade now.
http://oilprice.com/Energy/Crude-Oil/Top-4-Oil-Companies-For-Dividend-Investors.html
High Dividend Stocks By Yield. Dividend yield is one of the main factors to consider when investing in dividend-paying stocks. Watch out for “dividend traps”, however, because stocks having a dividend yield of 10% and above are usually very risky investments.
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High yield stocks are stocks which pay high dividends relative to the company's share price. Image source: Getty Images. This article was originally published August 28, 2016 and updated September 28, 2016. Dividend yield is the measure of a company's dividend returns relative to the company's share price. When you hear the term high yield dividend stocks, you may think of a stock with a dividend yield around 5%-7%.
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Topping the list of the highest dividend yield right now is Italian oil giant ENI SpA (NYSE: E). It carries a market cap of nearly $70 billion and a dividend yield over the last 12 months of nearly 6.5%. Those dividends have been volatile over the last decade, but the company has been good about tying its dividends to oil prices, so if oil prices recover, investors in ENI would reap the rewards.
http://oilprice.com/Energy/Crude-Oil/Top-4-Oil-Companies-For-Dividend-Investors.html
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Italian oil giant, ENI SpA is the largest yield company. According to the New York Stock Exchange,  the oil giant Eni S.p.A is the company with the largest yield.