Windstream Looks Perfect For Patient Investors

By Osman Gulseven:Windstream Corp. (WIN) is a leading provider of communications and technology solutions, including cloud computing and managed services to businesses countrywide. In addition to business services, the company provides broadband, video and voice services to customers in mainly rural markets.

ByTravis Giarde:Windstream Corporation (WIN) is a provider of advanced communications and technology solutions, including managed services and cloud computing, to businesses nationwide. Windstream is currently trading at $8.45 per share while offering an 11.83% dividend yield.

By Vatalyst: Windstream (WIN) is a player in the rural telecommunications market. It provides wireline broadband services, telephone services, managed services and cloud computing. The company does not have wireless services as part of its business offerings. The stock is currently paying a monster 10.9% dividend yield.

By Osman Gulseven:By: Ahmed Ishtiaq

By Osman Gulseven:Windstream (WIN) is one of the largest telecommunication providers in the U.S. The company was formed in 2006 as a result of the merger between Volar Communications and Alltell's local telephone services. Since the merger, the company has become one of the largest residential telephone providers in the United States.

By Stock Croc:The evaluation of high yield dividend stocks such as Windstream (WIN) requires looking at a different set of data compared to the tools many investors use to evaluate stocks. Typical stock evaluation involves looking at earnings per share, earnings per share growth, price to earnings ratios and similar metrics. With a high yield stock, the amount of annual dividend often is greater than the reported earnings per share.

By Vatalyst: With interest rates so low, investors may want to turn to the equity markets where dividends can give higher returns than bank deposits, and the opportunity of capital growth on top. We looked at 7 dividend kings that income investors might like to consider in the midst of the recent turmoil:

eChristian Investing submits:For investors currently evaluating dividend stocks, there really are a lot of attractive options. The average yield of dividend stocks in the Dow Jones index is now 2.9%. The S&P 500 sports 15 stocks with dividend yields above 6%. Those are pretty attractive yields for income investors, given that a money market account currently offers less than a 1% return.