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Stocks Yielding Double-Digit Dividends During Volatile Market Conditions

October 03 2011 Tweet Email This

There are 14 companies with market caps between $2 and $10 billion whose dividend yield is greater than 10%. Following is some information on these companies:

American Capital Agency Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC): The shares yield 20.66%. They recently traded at $25.89, down $1.21, or 4.46%, on the day. The shares have traded in a 52-week range of $22.03 to $30.76 and its market capitalization is $4.62 billion. About the company: American Capital Agency Corporation is a real estate investment trust. The Trust invests in agency pass-through securities and collateralized mortgage obligations for which the principal and interest payments are guaranteed by a US Government agency or a US Government-sponsored entity.
Ares Capital Corporation (NASDAQ:ARCC): The shares yield 10.17%. The shares recently traded at $13.26, down $0.51, or 3.7%, on the day. The shares have traded in a 52-week range of $12.75 to $17.97 and its market capitalization is $2.72 billion. About the company: Ares Capital Corporation is a closed-end management investment company. The Company seeks to generate both income and capital appreciation through debt and equity investments by primarily investing in US middle market companies.
Cellcom Israel Ltd. (NYSE:CEL): The shares yield 16.71%. The shares recently closed at $19.13, down $1.09, or 5.39%, on the day. The shares have traded in a 52-week range of $19.13 to $35.35 and its market capitalization is $1.9 billion. About the company: Cellcom Israel Ltd. provides cellular communications services.
Chimera Investment Corporation (NYSE:CIM): The shares recently traded at $2.62, down $0.15, or 5.42%, on the day. The shares have traded in a 52-week range of $2.55 to $4.36 and its market capitalization is $2.69 billion. The shares yield 18.77%. About the company: Chimera Investment Corporation is a specialty finance company. The Company invests in residential mortgage loans, residential mortgage-backed securities, real estate-related securities and various other asset classes.
Cheniere Energy Partners LP (AMEX:CQP): The shares yield 12.55%. The shares recently traded at $12.72, down $0.83, or 6.13%, on the day. The shares have traded in a 52-week range of $12 to $24.54 and its market capitalization is $2.06 billion. About the company: Cheniere Energy Parts, L.P., through its subsidiary, will develop, own, and operate the Sabine Pass LNG receiving terminal currently under construction in western Cameron Parish, Louisiana on the Sabine Pass Channel.
Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global (NYSE:EXG): The shares yield 14.22%. The shares recently traded at $7.72, down $0.28, or 3.5%, on the day. The shares have traded in a 52-week range of $7.72 to $11.55 and its market capitalization is $2.36 billion. About the company: Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Diversified Equity Income Fund is a diversified closed-end management investment company incorporated in the USA. The Fund’s objective is to provide current income and gains, with a secondary objective of capital appreciation. The Fund invests in a portfolio of domestic and foreign stocks that pay dividends that qualify for favorable federal tax treamtment.
Frontier Communications Corporation (NYSE:FTR): The shares yield 12.27%. The shares recently traded at $5.66, down $0.45, or 7.36%, on the day. The shares have traded in a 52-week range of $5.66 to $9.84 and its market capitalization is $5.63 billion. About the company: Frontier Communications Corporation provides communications services to rural areas and small and medium-sized towns and cities. The Company offers a variety of voice, data, and Internet, and television services.
MFA Financial, Inc. (NYSE:MFA): The shares yield 14.25%. The shares recently traded at $6.61, down $0.41, or 5.84%, on the day. The shares have traded in a 52-week range of $6.60 to $8.64 and its market capitalization is $2.35 billion. About the company: MFA Financial, Inc. is a mortgage real estate investment trust that invests primarily in hybrid and adjustable rate mortgage securities issued or guaranteed by an agency of the United States’ government.
Inergy, LP (NYSE:NRGY): The shares yield 11.27%. The shares recently traded at $23.96, down $1.06, or 4.24%, on the day. The shares have traded in a 52-week range of $23.91 to $42.75 and its market capitalization is $3.14 billion. About the company: Inergy, L.P. is an energy infrastructure and distribution company. Inergy operates a retail and wholesale propane supply, marketing and distribution business. The Company also operates a midstream business that includes a natural gas storage business, a liquefied petroleum gas storage business, a natural gas liquids business and a solution-mining and salt production company.
Och-Ziff Capital Management Group LLC (NYSE:OZM): The shares yield 11.83%. The shares recently traded at $8.52, down $0.61, or 6.68%, on the day. The shares have traded in a 52-week range of $8.47 to $17.56 and its market capitalization is $3.19 billion. About the company: Och-Ziff Capital Management Group manages hedge funds. The Company provides a variety of alternative asset management services for fund investors through locations in the United States, Europe, and Asia. Och-ziff Capital’s investment strategies include private equity, real estate, and equity restructuring.
Portugal Telecom SGPS SA (NYSE:PT): The shares yield 12.88%. The shares recently traded at $6.86, down $0.39, or 5.38%, on the day. The shares have traded in a 52-week range of $6.81 to $15.24 and its market capitalization is $6.01 billion. About the company: Portugal Telecom, SGPS, S.A. offers telecommunications services in Portugal. The Company offers domestic, long distance, and international telephone, mobile telephone, paging, Internet access, and data communications services. Portugal Telecom also distributes television programming over the Internet. The Company offers some of its services in Brazil, Africa, and Asia.
Rhino Resource Partners LP (NYSE:RNO): The shares yield 10.31%. The shares recently traded at $16.54, down $1.11, or 6.29%, on the day. The shares have traded in a 52-week range of $16.23 to $28.23 and its market capitalization is $458.01 million. About the company: Rhino Resource Partners LP produces and markets coal in Central and Northern Appalachia. The Company markets a broad range of mid to high Btu, low to medium sulfur steam coal to a diverse customer base of electric utilities in the United States.
United Microelectronics Corp. (NYSE:UMC): The shares yield 10.03%. The shares recently traded at $1.85, down $0.06, or 3.14%, on the day. The shares have traded in a 52-week range of $1.77 to $3.52 and its market capitalization is $4.81 billion. About the company: United Microelectronics Corporation designs, manufactures, and markets integrated circuits and related electronic products. The Company’s main products are consumer electronic ICs, memory ICs, personal computer peripheral ICs, and communication ICs.
Veolia Environment S. A. (NYSE:VE): The shares yield 11.92%. The shares recently traded at $13.78, down $0.78, or 5.36%, on the day. The shares have traded in a 52-week range of $13.02 to $33.86 and its market capitalization is $6.96 billion. About the company: Veolia Environnement operates utility and public transportation businesses. The Company supplies drinking water, provides waste management services, manages and maintains heating and air conditioning systems, and operates rail and road passenger transportation systems.