Comments on: Top UK Dividend Stocks For International Income

By: Steven Zuckerborg

Steven Zuckerborg — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 20:10:06 +0000

Utilities, telecommunications & tobacco companies tend to have higher dividend yields because of the large & steady cash flows they get from subscribers. When investing in such stocks, be sure to check their dividend payout ratios. Be careful the companies are not forced to cut their dividends in the near future. Also when a company’s stock price drops a lot, the dividend yield automatically goes higher, so watch for a problem with the underlying operations of the company.

You should also inspect the dividend payout ratio of most companies, and anything in excess of 80% signals trouble ahead; potential dividend cuts.

By: Archybald

Archybald — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:00:55 +0000

FTSE 100 highest dividend stocks top 50:

http://www.TopYields.nl/Top-dividend-yields-of-FTSE100.php

By: Builder Bob

Builder Bob — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:04:07 +0000

Great blog, really well written. It is these kind of blogs that really asist a newbie such as myself start to grasp an understanding of this subject. Thanks for sharing and building my knowledge.

By: Jonnyrotten

Jonnyrotten — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 06:06:04 +0000

Good suggestions. May I add DEO and NGG to the mix? Diageo is the world’s largest liquor producer/distributor. Great cash flow; great dividend growth. National Grid is the largest UK utility, and one of the largest utilities in the US. Good, steady eddy; somewhat high levels of debt, but not obscene for a utility. Also, good record of dividend growth, and sports a yield of about 6% at $48 per ADR.

By: MoneyEnergy

MoneyEnergy — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 18:33:26 +0000

you can buy most of these on the closest major stock exchange to you – they will all trade in the London Stock Exchange, but may also be issued to other exchanges using different ticker symbols. If you study each company’s website, it tells you where the stock trades around the world. If it’s not on your exchange, ask your bank or major financial institution how you could buy the stock. It might be easiest to get it through a UK-based mutual fund or ETF. For North American investors, most of these trade on the NYSE in ADR format.

By: kenyantykoon

kenyantykoon — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 18:13:46 +0000

this post is very informative. i have a few questions to ask though. the first is that because all these companies are large cap multinationals isn’t it a little hard to get ones hands in a sizable amount of their stock? the other question is how do international investors buy these stock without having to travel to the said countries? i ask this so that when i link back to this post, i include this info. my niche is about education of a totally green person about investing and how to get around a seemingly complex world. thanks