Top Paying Dividend Stocks By Industry

Companies in certain industries and sectors provide higher dividend yields than companies in other industries and sectors. For example, utilities and basic materials companies often provide attractive dividend yields. Within the basic materials sector, gold mining stocks often pay low if any dividends, while some steel companies, another industry within base materials, provide much more attractive yields. The question is what are the top-paying dividend stocks for each industry group. From an initial list of over 7300 publicly traded stocks from AMEX, NYSE, and Nasdaq, I screened out any company below $500 million in market capitalization. This list is a good starting place for an investor looking to diversify across different industries while obtaining a good dividend yields. However, it is important to recognize that simply chasing yield is a risky exercise. I've also noted for each stock the % off the 52-week low. As expected there are several stocks... Read more