TABLE 3. Firms with the Highest Dividend Yields: DRPs vs. Non-DRPs
Company
(Exchange: Ticker)
Dividend Yield Annual Growth Rates Payout Ratio
(%)
52-Week Relative Strength
(%)
Price Change
(1 Year)
(%)
Description
Current
(%)
5- Year Avg.
(%)
Dividend
(%)
EPS
(%)
Est. EPS
(%)
Firms With Dividend Reinvestment Plans
Aquila, Inc. (N: ILA) 5.3 5.0 0.5 11.1 11.3 47.6 -27 -23.2 Utilities & appliance repair & servic'g
GATX Corporation (N: GMT) 3.6 3.1 7.6 9.9 12.4 34.6 -3 -25.1 Leasing & management of railcars
Pinnacle West Capital (N: PNW) 3.5 3.3 8.2 12.3 7.1 41.8 6 -1.1 Electric utility, land developer, & venture capital
Colonial BancGroup, Inc. (N: CNB) 3.4 3.2 12.2 10.6 9.8 45.3 36 14.8 Bank holding company
SBC Communications Inc. (N: SBC) 3.3 2.3 3.7 3.8 6.9 48.1 -10 -16.1 Telecommunications holding company
Provident Bankshares Corp (M: PBKS) 3.2 2.7 21.8 10.7 14.0 46.3 28 12.6 Bank holding company
State Bancorp, Inc./NY (A: STB) 3.2 3.0 13.2 11.8 na 39.1 30 17.4 Bank holding company
Chesapeake Corporation (N: CSK) 3.1 2.9 1.9 45.0 na 10.7 48 17.3 Paperboard & plastic packaging products
Comerica Incorporated (N: CMA) 3.0 2.7 11.7 10.3 10.6 38.7 35 1.7 Bank holding company
E.I. DuPont de Nemours (N: DD) 3.0 2.4 4.6 5.3 9.8 33.2 16 15.9 Science & technology
Median for Top Ten Yielders 3.3 3.0 7.9 10.7 10.2 40.5 22 7.2  
Median All DRP Firms 2.1 2.5 4.2 3.2 11.0 43.0 29 15.4  
Firms Without Dividend Reinvestment Plans
American National BankShr (M: AMNB) 3.4 3.3 13.5 15.5 7.0 41.8 9 -2.3 Bank holding company
Birmingham Utilities Inc (A: BIW) 3.4 3.3 18.3 46.8 na 17.2 38 29.7 Water collection & distribution
Chase Corporation (A: CCF) 3.3 2.3 29.2 19.2 na 30.5 12 -7.3 Industrial products
MetroBanCorp (M: METB) 3.3 2.6 26.9 19.8 na 36.5 46 17.9 Bank holding company
Norwood Financial Corp. (M: NWFL) 3.3 2.2 12.7 18.1 na 32.8 50 30.7 Bank holding company
Savannah Bancorp, Inc (M: SAVB) 3.3 2.0 54.7 11.1 na 41.9 24 15.8 Bank holding company
First Independence /DE/ (M: FFSL) 3.2 2.9 18.3 17.6 na 19.2 35 22.8 S&L holding company
Commercial Bankshares, In (M: CLBK) 3.1 2.9 38.7 58.9 8.0 42.3 69 32.1 Bank holding company
United Security Bancshare (M: UBFO) 3.1 2.0 19.3 11.6 na 42.5 13 1.5 Independent commercial bank
Hawkins, Inc. (M: HWKN) 3.0 2.7 16.5 4.3 na 41.7 21 -5.0 Industrial chemicals & services
Median for Top Ten Yielders 3.3 2.7 18.8 17.9 7.5 39.1 29.5 16.8  
Median All Non-DRP Firms 0.0 2.4 0.0 0.0 18.6 0.0 9 0.0  
Statistics are based upon figures as of April 19th, 2002.
Source: AAII's
Stock Investor Pro/Market Guide Inc. and I/B/E/S