| 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 (%) |
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| 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 |
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