Editor's Note: Any reference to TheStreet Ratings and its underlying recommendation does not reflect the opinion of TheStreet, Inc. or any of its contributors including Jim Cramer or Stephanie Link. Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013, 55 U.S. common stocks are scheduled to go ex-dividend. The dividend yields on these stocks range from 0.2% to 16.3%. All of these stocks can be found on our stocks going ex-dividend section of our dividend calendar. Highlighted Stocks Going Ex-Dividend Thursday:
Duff & Phelps Utility & Corporate Bond
Owners of Duff & Phelps Utility & Corporate Bond (NYSE: DUC) shares as of market close today will be eligible for a dividend of 7 cents per share. At a price of $10.13 as of 3:59 p.m. ET, the dividend yield is 8.3%. The average volume for Duff & Phelps Utility & Corporate Bond has been 70,200 shares per day over the past 30 days. Duff & Phelps Utility & Corporate Bond has a market cap of $277.4 million and is part of the financial services industry. Shares are down 17% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Monday. STOCKS TO BUY: TheStreet Quant Ratings has identified a handful of stocks that can potentially TRIPLE in the next 12 months. Learn more. The company has a P/E ratio of 13.82.- See our top-yielding stocks list.
JAVELIN Mortgage Investment
Owners of JAVELIN Mortgage Investment (NYSE: JMI) shares as of market close today will be eligible for a dividend of 15 cents per share. At a price of $12.79 as of 4:01 p.m. ET, the dividend yield is 14.5%. The average volume for JAVELIN Mortgage Investment has been 269,800 shares per day over the past 30 days. JAVELIN Mortgage Investment has a market cap of $167.8 million and is part of the real estate industry. Shares are down 34.4% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Monday. STOCKS TO BUY: TheStreet Quant Ratings has identified a handful of stocks that can potentially TRIPLE in the next 12 months. Learn more.- See our top-yielding stocks list.
Prosperity
Owners of Prosperity (NASDAQ: PB) shares as of market close today will be eligible for a dividend of 24 cents per share. At a price of $62.61 as of 4:02 p.m. ET, the dividend yield is 1.5%. The average volume for Prosperity has been 332,100 shares per day over the past 30 days. Prosperity has a market cap of $4.2 billion and is part of the banking industry. Shares are up 50.6% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Monday. STOCKS TO BUY: TheStreet Quant Ratings has identified a handful of stocks that can potentially TRIPLE in the next 12 months. Learn more. Prosperity Bancshares, Inc. operates as the holding company for Prosperity Bank that provides a range of financial products and services to small and medium-sized businesses, and consumers in Texas. The company has a P/E ratio of 17.91. TheStreet Ratings rates Prosperity as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, growth in earnings per share, compelling growth in net income, expanding profit margins and solid stock price performance. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company shows weak operating cash flow. You can view the full Prosperity Ratings Report now.- See our top-yielding stocks list.
Garmin
Owners of Garmin (NASDAQ: GRMN) shares as of market close today will be eligible for a dividend of 45 cents per share. At a price of $48.95 as of 4:00 p.m. ET, the dividend yield is 3.7%. The average volume for Garmin has been 1.4 million shares per day over the past 30 days. Garmin has a market cap of $9.5 billion and is part of the electronics industry. Shares are up 19.8% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Monday. STOCKS TO BUY: TheStreet Quant Ratings has identified a handful of stocks that can potentially TRIPLE in the next 12 months. Learn more. Garmin Ltd. is a worldwide provider of navigation, communications and information devices, most of which are enabled by global positioning system (GPS) technology. The company has a P/E ratio of 16.61. TheStreet Ratings rates Garmin as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures, expanding profit margins, good cash flow from operations, increase in stock price during the past year and growth in earnings per share. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had somewhat disappointing return on equity. You can view the full Garmin Ratings Report now.- See our top-yielding stocks list.
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Owners of Thermo Fisher Scientific (NYSE: TMO) shares as of market close today will be eligible for a dividend of 15 cents per share. At a price of $101.93 as of 4:03 p.m. ET, the dividend yield is 0.6%. The average volume for Thermo Fisher Scientific has been 1.5 million shares per day over the past 30 days. Thermo Fisher Scientific has a market cap of $37.1 billion and is part of the health services industry. Shares are up 60% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Monday. STOCKS TO BUY: TheStreet Quant Ratings has identified a handful of stocks that can potentially TRIPLE in the next 12 months. Learn more. Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. provides analytical instruments, equipment, reagents and consumables, software, and services for research, manufacture, analysis, discovery, and diagnostics. The company has a P/E ratio of 28.29. TheStreet Ratings rates Thermo Fisher Scientific as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its solid stock price performance, revenue growth, reasonable valuation levels, growth in earnings per share and expanding profit margins. Although the company may harbor some minor weaknesses, we feel they are unlikely to have a significant impact on results. You can view the full Thermo Fisher Scientific Ratings Report now.- See our top-yielding stocks list.
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