Attention Yield Seekers: Now Is Your Chance to Act!

by Louis Navellier | July 24, 2013 8:23 pm

In this low interest rate environment, dividends are still looking great. After all, the S&P 500 currently yields about 2%, and that is a heck of a lot better than you can get through most savings accounts. On top of this, dividends do two important things:

1. First, a generous dividend payment lowers a stock’s volatility. I’d much rather own a stock that’s stable rather than one that scatters all over the place.
2. They also tell me how much money a company really has. If the company is willing to part with cash in the form of a dividend payment, then I know they really earned it.

But you still have to do your homework and screen dividend stocks for fundamental health[1]. Stock selection remains critical with dividend stocks, because if you choose them correctly, you can make a fortune both as your invested capital appreciates over the years—and as the quarterly dividend grows.

And now is the perfect time to do so because we’re coming up on a bunch of ex-dividend dates over the next few weeks. I’ve listed the big dividends below, as well as my current Portfolio Grader ranking for each of these stocks.

Symbol	Company	Ex-Dividend	Yield	My Take
AAPL	Apple	8-Aug	2.77%	Strong Sell[2]
BA	Boeing	7-Aug	1.80%	Buy[3]
CAG	ConAgra Foods	29-Jul	2.71%	Strong Buy[4]
CLF	Cliffs Natural Resources	13-Aug	3.28%	Strong Sell[5]
COST	Costco	9-Aug	1.05%	Buy[6]
DFS	Discover Financial	6-Aug	1.60%	Buy[7]
DUK	Duke Energy	14-Aug	4.43%	Hold[8]
EXC	Exelon	13-Aug	3.98%	Strong Sell[9]
F	Ford	31-Jul	2.36%	Buy[10]
FNV	Franco-Nevada Corporation ADR	13-Aug	1.66%	Sell[11]
HAS	Hasbro	30-Jul	3.35%	Buy[12]
HBI	Hanesbrands,	9-Aug	1.39%	Strong Buy[13]
HCI	Homeowners Choice	14-Aug	2.70%	Buy[14]
GSK	GlaxoSmithKline	7-Aug	4.88%	Hold[15]
KR	Kroger	13-Aug	1.54%	Strong Buy[16]
LLY	Eli Lilly	13-Aug	3.73%	Hold[17]
MCO	Moody’s	16-Aug	1.55%	Buy[18]
MSFT	Microsoft	13-Aug	2.88%	Sell[19]
PETS	PetSmart	31-Jul	0.92%	Buy[20]
PFE	Pfizer	31-Jul	3.26%	Buy[21]
SHW	Sherwin Williams	14-Aug	1.16%	Buy[22]
SJM	J.M. Smucker	14-Aug	2.12%	Strong Buy[23]
SON	Sonoco Products	14-Aug	3.25%	Hold[24]
TGT	Target	19-Aug	2.35%	Hold[25]
TXN	Texas Instruments	29-Jul	2.88%	Buy[26]
V	Visa	16-Aug	0.71%	Buy[27]

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