Seven Top Stocks Under $7 per Share All Paying Dividends

Do you like low priced stocks? I like low priced stocks. Some studies say that the returns on low priced stocks outperform higher priced stocks, and some studies say that there is no difference in returns and you have the same chance of a percentage return on a low price as a high priced stock. That being said, there is still a psychological benefit to buying a low priced stock as it seems like a better deal.

Often low priced stocks are indicative of lower quality companies. But there are alway gems in the junk. Here are several examples, all of which pay dividends.

Computer Task Group Inc. (CTG), in the business of IT solutions and staffing services company, sells for a little over $5 a share. The stock trades at 13 times trailing earnings and 15 times forward earnings. It pays a generous yield of 4.7%.

Digirad Corporation (DRAD) provides diagnostic solutions, and it also sells for around $5 a share. The stock has a price to earnings ratio of 5 and a forward P/E of 15. It also pays a healthy yield amounting to 4.1%.

The investment management company Fortress Investment Group LLC (FIG), trades for around $4.60 per share, with a trailing P/E of 15 and a forward P/E of 5. The stock sports a very high yield of 6.7%.

The Hong Kong based company, Highway Holdings Limited (HIHO), has a great stock ticker symbol. It markets metal, plastic, electric, and electronic components. Trading for this stock, which is at $4.50, is very light. The stock trades at 15 times earnings and yields an extremely high 8.8%.

GlobalSCAPE, Inc. (GSB) is a provider of software applications and cloud solutions, with a trailing P/E of 18 and a forward P/E of 13. The yield is a moderate yield of 1.6%. The stock currently trades at $3.88 per share.

LRAD Corporation (LRAD) markets directed sound technologies and products. The stock trades at 6 times earnings and pays a yield of 2.3%. The stock sells for less than $2 per share.

Magic Software Enterprises Ltd. (MGIC) is an Israeli company that provides application development and software solutions, and sells for about $6.50 per share. The stock trades at 18 times trailing earnings and 8 times forward earnings. It pays a decent yield of 2.7%.

Hopefully, many of these low priced stocks will become high priced stocks. If you like interesting stocks lists like this, check out many of the free lists at WallStreetNewsNetwork.com.

Disclosure: Author didn't own any of the above at the time the article was written.

By Stockerblog.com

Stocks Going Ex Dividend the Fourth Week of March

Here is our latest update on the stock trading technique called 'Buying Dividends,' also commonly referred to as 'Dividend Capture.' 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, and can work in flat or choppy markets, but you need to avoid the technique during bear markets.

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 in the near future. The list contains many dividend paying companies, lots with market caps over $500 million, and yields over 2%. Here are a few examples showing the stock symbol, the ex-dividend date, and the yield.

American Capital Senior Fltg	ACSF	3/21/2016	14.7%
Cincinnati Financial	CINF	3/21/2016	3.1%
Computer Task Group, Inc.	CTG	3/21/2016	4.8%
Highway Holdings Ltd.	HIHO	3/21/2016	10.8%
KAR Auction Services Inc	KAR	3/21/2016	3.4%
LTC Properties  REIT	LTC	3/21/2016	4.1%
Bluerock Residential Growth	BRG	3/22/2016	12.4%
Portland General Electric	POR	3/22/2016	3.1%

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 some of the other high yield stock lists at WallStreetNewsNetwork.com or WSNN.com. Most of the lists are free. 
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.

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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 at 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.

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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