Top Dividend Buys for Late July

If you are looking for dividend buys, here are some stocks going ex-dividend during the last half of July. Most of the following stocks have a PE below 20, all have PEG ratios below 2.5, and yields over 2.5%.

First Defiance Financial (FDEF) 7/9/2008 Yield: 6.62% PE: 8 PEG: 0.99
Horizon Financial Corp (HRZB) 7/9/2008 Yield: 9.22% PE: 4 PEG: 0.36
West Coast Bancorp (WCBO) 7/9/2008 Yield: 6.62% PE: 13 PEG: 1.23
Whole Foods Market, Inc. (WFMI) 7/9/2008 Yield: 3.52% PE: 21 PEG: 1.12
Washington Federal Inc. (WFSL) 7/9/2008 Yield: 4.75% PE: 12 PEG: 1.47
BB&T Corporation (BBT) 7/9/2008 Yield: 7.78% PE: 8 PEG: 1.09
Ennis, Inc. (EBF) 7/9/2008 Yield: 4.11% PE: 9 PEG: 0.90
Capital Bank Corporation (CBKN) 7/10/2008 Yield: 3.72% PE: 13 PEG: 1.42
Gevity HR, Inc. (GVHR) 7/11/2008 Yield: 3.90% PE: 22 PEG: 2.45
Heritage Financial Corporation (HFWA) 7/11/2008 Yield: 6.08% PE: 9 PEG: 0.69
Lithia Motors, Inc. (LAD) 7/11/2008 Yield: 11.86% PE: 6 PEG: 0.56
Oxford Industries, Inc. (OXM) 7/11/2008 Yield: 3.82% PE: 12 PEG: 0.96
Shaw Communications Inc. (SJR) 7/11/2008 Yield: 3.45% PE: 14 PEG: 0.79
Watsco, Incorporated (WSO) 7/11/2008 Yield: 4.36% PE: 19 PEG: 1.31
Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 7/11/2008 Yield: 2.65% PE: 22 PEG: 1.79
The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. (BONT) 7/11/2008 Yield: 3.87% PE: 16 PEG: 0.89
City Holding Company (CHCO) 7/11/2008 Yield: 3.49% PE: 13 PEG: 1.80
Corus Entertainment Inc. (CJR) 7/11/2008 Yield: 3.52% PE: 12 PEG: 0.83
McGrath RentCorp (MGRC) 7/14/2008 Yield: 3.33% PE: 14 PEG: 0.89
Quaker Chemical Corporation (KWR) 7/15/2008 Yield: 3.71% PE: 16 PEG: 0.91
WD-40 Company (WDFC) 7/15/2008 Yield: 3.69% PE: 15 PEG: 1.59
CBRL Group, Inc. (CBRL) 7/16/2008 Yield: 3.46% PE: 7 PEG: 0.70
Royal Bank of Canada (RY) 7/22/2008 Yield: 4.66% PE: 12 PEG: 1.58
Spartech Corporation (SEH) 7/22/2008 Yield: 5.89% PE: 28 PEG: 2.37
Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (WSM) 7/23/2008 Yield: 2.59% PE: 11 PEG: 0.99
The Clorox Company (CLX) 7/24/2008 Yield: 3.04% PE: 17 PEG: 1.57
Zenith National Insurance Corp. (ZNT) 7/29/2008 Yield: 5.59% PE: 6 PEG: 1.27
Lifetime Brands, Inc. (LCUT) 7/30/2008 Yield: 3.35% PE: 36 PEG: 2.41
Bank of Montreal (BMO) 7/30/2008 Yield: 6.94% PE: 11 PEG: 2.30

If you are unfamiliar with the concept of buying dividends, you should check out the article on dividend buying. Also check out the list of dividend definitions.

Author does not own any of the above.

By Fred Fuld at Stockerblog.com