Mid Caps With Over 3.5% Yields Going Ex-Dividend The Second Week Of September

There are many different strategies to trade, and one of them is to look for dividend stocks. Investors like dividend stocks as long-term investments, as these dividend payments tend to protect the stock price from the market volatility that affects non-dividend paying stocks. However, careful analysis of dividend stocks and choosing the right dividend stocks at the right time is critical for investors. In this article, I will focus on mid-cap stocks with a high dividend yield and with their ex-dividend date within the next week (September 10 to September 14). These stocks are screened based on the following criteria: Security Type: Common Stock Market Cap: Greater than $2 billion and less than $10 billion Dividend Yield: Greater than or equal to 3.5% Ex-Dividend Date: Between September 10, 2012 and September 14, 2012 The following chart shows the dividend summary for these mid-cap companies: Click to enlarge 1. Ares Capital... Read more