What's Up With China Besides China Stocks?

If you have watched the China stocks over the last three months, you would have seen a huge rise, to the tune of 14.93% for the SPDR S&P China (GXC). When you compare this to the S&P 500, which is up only 2.42% during that same time frame, the difference is significant.

So if an investor wants to get in on the China action, what should they do? One way to reduce risk is to look for stocks that pay decent dividends. Dividends tend to reduce the volatility of a stock and return the investor's capital faster, helping to reduce some of the risk. According to WallStreetNewsNetwork.com, there are almost a dozen high yield China stocks.

Many of these stocks pay dividends only once a year, however, there are several that pay semi-annually. One example is Petrochina (PTR) which provides investors with a yield of 4.2%. This producer of oil and gas trades at 11.2 times trailing earnings and 9.1 times forward earnings, with a reasonable price to earnings growth ratio of 1.26.

Another China income stock is China Petroleum & Chemical (SNP). The comapny name basically describes what the company does. The stock trades at 8.6 times training earnings and a very favorable 7.1 times forward earnings. The PEG ratio is a bit high at 2.42. The yield is 3.2%, with the dividends paid every half year.

The telecom company China Mobile Limited (CHL) has a price to earnings ratio of 10.8. The company pays its dividend semi-annually also, providing a yield of 3.6%.

If you want a list of these and other high yield stocks, go to WallStreetNewsNetwork.com to get the free list of high yield China stocks.

Disclosure: Author did not own any of the above at the time the article was written. 

By Stockerblog.com

Stocks Going Ex Dividend the Third Week of May 2012

Here is our latest update on the stock trading technique called 'Buying Dividends'. This is the process of buying stocks before the ex dividend date and selling the stock shortly after the ex date at about the same price, yet still being entitled to the dividend. This technique generally works only in bull markets. In flat or choppy markets, you have to be extremely careful, and may need to avoid the technique during those times.

In order to be entitled to the dividend, you have to buy the stock before the ex-dividend date, and you can't sell the stock until after the ex date. The actual dividend may not be paid for another few weeks. WallStreetNewsNetwork.com has compiled a downloadable and sortable list of the stocks going ex dividend during the next week or two. The list contains many dividend paying companies, all with market caps over $500 million, and yields over 2%. Here are a few examples showing the stock symbol, the market capitalization, the ex-dividend date and the yield.


 

Consolidated Edison, Inc.	ED	$17.2B	5/14/2012	4.1%
H&R Real Estate Investment Trust	HRUFF	$2.8B	5/14/2012	4.9%

Sonoco Products Company	SON	$3.4B	5/16/2012	3.6%
Whirlpool Corporation	WHR	$4.9B	5/16/2012	3.1%
China Mobile Ltd. (ADR)	CHL	$224.9B	5/17/2012	3.8%
Highwoods Properties Inc	HIW	$2.5B	5/17/2012	5.0%

The additional ex-dividend stocks can be found at wsnn.com. (If you have been to the website before, and the latest link doesn't show up, you may have to empty your cache.) If you like dividend stocks, you should check out the high yield utility stocks and the Monthly Dividend Stocks at WallStreetNewsNetwork.com or WSNN.com.

Dividend definitions:
Declaration date: the day that the company declares that there is going to be an upcoming dividend.

Ex-dividend date: the day on which if you buy the stock, you would not be entitled to that particular dividend; or the first day on which a shareholder can sell the shares and still be entitled to the dividend.



Monthly Dividend Stock List Record date: the day when you must be on the company's books as a shareholder to receive the dividend. The ex-dividend date is normally set for stocks two business days before the record date.

Payment date: the day on which the dividend payment is actually made, which can be as long at two months after the ex date.

Don't forget to reconfirm the ex-dividend date with the company before implementing this technique.

Disclosure: Author did not own any of the above at the time the article was written.

By Stockerblog.com

Top Yielding China Stocks

China's vice president Xi Jinping believes in the economic future of the United States, after meeting with vice-president Joe Biden. Other attendees at the meeting included executives of General Motors Co., Coca Cola Co., Caterpillar Inc., Bank of China Ltd., and Lenovo Group. But the big question is, do US investors have confidence in China?

Many investors willing to take a chance on investing in China stocks are picking ones that pay dividends, which can help to reduce risk by returning capital faster and may reduce volatility. There are plenty of bargains out there as China stocks have dropped significantly over the last few weeks. The iShares FTSE China 25 Index Fund (FXI) has dropped over 32% since August 1.

WallStreetNewsNetwork.com has just updated its list of over a dozen China stocks that pay dividends with yields running as high as 6%.

As an example, PetroChina Co. Ltd. (PTR) has been paying dividends since 2000, and pays twice a year also, most recently in May and September. This producer of oil and natural gas has a forward price to earnings ratio of 7.8 and pays a yield of 4.2%.

Another China company with a long term track record of paying dividends is China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. (SNP), which has been paying semi-annually since 2001. This oil, gas, and chemical company has a forward PE of 5.1 and yields 4.2%.

The wireless telecom company, China Mobile Limited (CHL) trades at 10.6 times earnings and yields 3.9%. Dividends are paid twice a year.

For a free Excel database of over a dozen high yielding China stocks, which can be sorted and updated, go to wsnn.com. Eight of the stocks have yields in excess of 2%.

Disclosure: Author did not own any of the above at the time the article was written.

By Stockerblog.com

CNOOC Upgraded, Buys Opti Canada: Good News for High Yield China Stocks?

The largest offshore oil producer in China, CNOOC Ltd. (CEO), just paid $2.1 billion for the Canadian oil company Opti Canada last week. This in spite of the fact that Opti had been suffering from severe financial problems. In addition, CNOOC was just upgraded by from Neutral to Buy by UBS. The stock trades at eight times forward earnings and yields 2.6%. Latest quarterly earnings as of December 31 were up 81.4% on a 63.6% increase in revenues.

There are plenty of other Chinese stocks with decent yields according to the just updated list of high yield China stocks at WallStreetNewsNetwork.com. Yields range from 0.5% to 5.5% with dividends paid either anually or semi-annually.

Another example is China Mobile Limited (CHL), trading at 10.9 times forward earnings and sporting a yield of 3.7% paid semi-annually. The company is the world's largest mobile phone operator and has the largest mobile telecommunications network in the world. The stock, which is listed on both the NYSE and the Hong Kong stock exchange, has over 600 million subscribers. The stock has a forward price to earnings ratio of 10.9. Latest quarterly earnings were up 3.6% on a 6.8% dividend rise. The stock carries a yield of 3.7%.

As for other Chinese industries, Guangshen Railway (GSH) yields 3.1% and Yazhou Coal Mining (YZC) pays 2.1%. A free list of a dozen dividend paying Chinese stocks can be found at WallStreetNewsNetwork.com, which can be downloaded, sorted, and updated.

Disclosure: Author did not own any of the above at the time the article was written.

By Stockerblog.com

Update on High Yield China Stocks

China is planning interest rate hikes later this week, causing many Chinese stocks to drop in price. The country is making this move in order to keep inflation under control. Now that the news is out, it may be a buying opportunity. Investors who are willing to take the risk of investing in China stocks are choosing ones that pay dividends, in order to reduce risk by returning capital faster and possibly reducing volatility.

WallStreetNewsNetwork.com has just updated its list of over a dozen China stocks that pay dividends with yields ranging from one percent to as much as 7.5%.

The wireless telecom company, China Mobile Limited (CHL) trades at 11.6 times forward earnings and yields 3.3%. Dividends are paid twice a year.

PetroChina Co. Ltd. (PTR) has been paying dividends since 2000, and pays twice a year also, most recently in May and September. This producer of oil and natural gas has a forward PE of 9.9 and pays a yield of 3.3%.

Another China company with a long term track record of paying dividends is China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. (SNP), which has been paying semi-annually since 2001. This oil, gas, and chemical company has a forward PE of 6.6 and yields 2.3%.

For a free Excel database of over a dozen high yielding China stocks, which can be sorted and updated, go to wsnn.com. Eight of the stocks have yields in excess of 2%.

Author does not own any of the above.

By Stockerblog.com