Mid Caps With Over 2% Yields Going Ex-Dividend The Second Week Of October

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 (October 08 to October 12). 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 2% Ex-Dividend Date: Between October 08, 2012 and October 12, 2012 The following chart shows the dividend summary for these mid-cap companies: (Click to enlarge) 1. SAIC Inc... Read more