Monday, May 31, 2010

Top 10 Pharmaceutical Stocks with Highest Dividend Yield: AZN, LLY, GSK, BMY, PFE, MRK, NVS, ABT, JNJ, TPI (May 31, 2010)

Posted: 31 May 2010 07:30 AM PDT

Below are the top 10 Pharmaceutical stocks with highest dividend yields for the last 12 months. One Chinese company (TPI) is on the list.

AstraZeneca plc (ADR) (NYSE:AZN) has the 1st highest dividend yield in this segment of the market. Its current dividend yield is 8.17%. Its dividend payout ratio was 37.11% for the last 12 months. Eli Lilly & Co. (NYSE:LLY) has the 2nd highest dividend yield in this segment of the market. Its current dividend yield is 5.97%. Its dividend payout ratio was 52.87% for the last 12 months. GlaxoSmithKline plc (ADR) (NYSE:GSK) has the 3rd highest dividend yield in this segment of the market. Its current dividend yield is 5.52%. Its dividend payout ratio was 54.91% for the last 12 months. Bristol Myers Squibb Co. (NYSE:BMY) has the 4th highest dividend yield in this segment of the market. Its current dividend yield is 5.48%. Its dividend payout ratio was 70.28% for the last 12 months. Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) has the 5th highest dividend yield in this segment of the market. Its current dividend yield is 4.68%. Its dividend payout ratio was 66.64% for the last 12 months.

Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK) has the 6th highest dividend yield in this segment of the market. Its current dividend yield is 4.52%. Its dividend payout ratio was 33.83% for the last 12 months. Novartis AG (ADR) (NYSE:NVS) has the 7th highest dividend yield in this segment of the market. Its current dividend yield is 4.31%. Its dividend payout ratio was 42.06% for the last 12 months. Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT) has the 8th highest dividend yield in this segment of the market. Its current dividend yield is 3.68%. Its dividend payout ratio was 47.77% for the last 12 months. Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) has the 9th highest dividend yield in this segment of the market. Its current dividend yield is 3.66%. Its dividend payout ratio was 40.66% for the last 12 months. Tianyin Pharmaceutical Co, Inc. (AMEX:TPI) has the 10th highest dividend yield in this segment of the market. Its current dividend yield is 3.34%. Its dividend payout ratio was 21.52% for the last 12 months.

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