Best Dividend-Paying Financials And REITs

By Scott Matusow:In this 2 part article, I will list what I believe are 10 of the best dividend paying stocks in the market. The criteria I use matches reasonably priced stocks along with a high % dividend yield plus stock price stability and appreciation potential, translating into higher investor equity.

By Scott Matusow:In part one of this article, I listed 5 of what I consider to be among the best dividend paying stocks in the stock market. In part two here, I list 5 more of my top dividend stock picks. There are many more great dividend paying stocks than just 10, and I will list more of them as time goes on. (All data sourced from Dividend.com.)

By Scott Matusow:Seadrill Limited, (SDRL) an offshore drilling contractor, provides offshore drilling services to the oil and gas industries worldwide. It also offers platform drilling, well intervention, and engineering services. As of March 31, 2011, the company owned and operated 54 offshore drilling units.

By Jim Pyke:Seadrill Limited (NYSE: SDRL) is an oil and gas exploration and drilling company that appears to offer upside given its strong growth and high dividend yield. SDRL is an offshore driller with 54 units, including drillships, jack-up rigs, semisubmersible rigs, and tender rigs. SDRL operates in both shallow and deep sea conditions.

If the analysts at Raymond James Ltd. have got it right, investors in Canadian REITs can expect another banner year in 2013 — though not as high as the 17% that the sector generated in 2012.

By Michael Connellan:Seadrill (SDRL), the Bermuda-based offshore drilling services company, this week reported its quarterly- and nine-month results. Trading around $38.50, SDRL features an $0.85 quarterly dividend, which provides a projected 8.83% annual yield. With such an exceptional yield, the question for an investor, clearly, is "Can the company sustain or even increasing the dividend?"

National Retail Properties (NNN) maintained its quarterly dividend of 38.5 cents per share. The dividend represents an annualized rate of $1.54 per share, and investors can expect to receive a yield of about 5.75% at the current stock price, and it will be payable May 15, 2012 to common shareholders of record on April 30, ...

By Power Hedge: In the previous article in this series, I discussed the positive effects that the West Elara, West Capricorn and West Leo will have on SeaDrill's (SDRL) second quarter revenues.