15 Special Dividend Stocks With Low PE Ratios and Excellent Track Records

In our recent study we have shown that the average return of high dividend yielding stocks was 13.04% between 1927 and 2009. We compiled a list of 15 companies with low PE ratios that also pay fat dividend checks regularly. All companies in this list have a market capitalization above $500 million, P/E ratio lower than 12 and dividend yield of at least 3.4%. These 15 stocks returned 21% (including dividends) during the past 12 months beating government bonds by a large margin. Stock Yield (%) Recent Price (USD) Dividend (USD) 2008 2009 2010 1. Alliance Resource Partners, LP (ARLP): 4.4% 82.4 2.53 2.95 3.21 2. Exelon Corporation (EXC): 5.1% 42.2 2.03 2.10 2.10 3.Lockheed Martin (LMT): 3.8% 79.3 1.83 2.34 2.64 4. Maiden Holdings (MHLD): 3.8% 7.5 0.16 0.25 0.27 5. NextEra Energy, Inc. (NEE): 3.9% 56.6 1.78 1.89 2.00 6. NL Industries, Inc. (NL): 3.5% 14.2 0.50 0.50... Read more