How to Get High Yields from Chesapeake Energy

If you think the price of natural gas and oil is going up, and you like the prospects of Chesapeake Energy Corp. (CHK), especially with its 5.5 PE ratio and 0.47 PEG ratio, but you are still concerned about the stock market, why not consider some of the Chesapeake Energy convertible preferred stocks? Especially since Chesapeake only yields 1.9%.

A preferred stock is a stock that pays income, similar to a bond, but with no maturity date, although it may be callable. There is no growth potential with a preferred stock. But if the company goes out of business, the preferred stock is paid off before the common stock. However, a convertible preferred stock is a preferred stock which can be converted into shares of the company's common stock, thereby providing capital appreciation potential.

Here are three Chesapeake convertible preferreds worth taking a closer look at. Please note: depending on what site you are using, the stock ticker symbol may be different from place to place, so I have included a couple different stock symbols for each. Before investing, please check with your brokerage firm to make sure that the one you are interested in matches that data for the one you are planning on buying.

Chesapeake Energy Convertible Preferred (CHK-PD) (CHK-D) 4.5% Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock paying annually $4.50 yielding 7.52% with an ex-dividend date of 2/26/2009 .

Chesapeake Energy Convertible Preferred (CHK-PE) (CHK-E) 6.25% Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock paying annually $15.63 yielding 11.20% with an ex-dividend date of 2/26/2009 .

Chesapeake Energy Convertible Preferred (CHKDG.PK) (CHKDG) Cumulative Convertible Preferred Bond paying annually $5.00 yielding 9.43% with an ex-dividend date of 1/29/2009 .

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