15 Energy Stocks for Dividend Lovers

Energy sector stocks were among the best performers in 2010. IShares S&P Global Energy (IXC) gained 22.3% during the last 12 months, beating the SPY by a large margin. We prepared a list of 15 energy companies which pay fat dividend checks regularly. All companies in this list have a market capitalization above $1 billion, P/E ratio lower than 26, and dividend yield of at least 5%. These 15 stocks returned 29.4% (including dividends) during the past 12 months, beating government bonds by a large margin. 1. TOTAL SA (ADR) (TOT): Total is one of the leading multinational companies in the oil and gas industry. TOT recently traded at $57.58 and has a 5.4% dividend yield. TOT gained 6.8% during the past 12 months. The stock has a market cap of $135 billion and P/E ratio of 8.7. 2. Eni SpA (ADR) (E): Eni is one of the leading multinational... Read more