“ENP – Another High DIvidend Energy LP” – Oct. 10, 2009

By Robert Hauver

Encore Energy’s 12%-plus dividend yield puts it near the top of the heap for solid, high dividend stocks in our free Energy Sector Dividend Tables .

Formed in 2007, and primarily based in the West and Midwest, ENP’s assets consist mainly of producing and non-producing oil and natural gas properties in the Big Horn Basin in Wyoming and Montana, the Williston Basin in North Dakota and Montana, the Permian Basin in West Texas, and the Arkoma Basin in Arkansas.

ENP also ranks very high vs. its Oil/Gas Drilling/Exploration peers for many other metrics:

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Drilling For Dividends With EV Energy – Oct. 3,2009

By Robert Hauver

If you’re searching for strong dividend paying stocks, make sure that you take a look at our new High Dividend Stocks by Sector tables, where you’ll find some of the best dividend stocks in each industry sector.

EV Energy, (EVEP), which currently tops our Energy Sector table, is one of the best stocks on this list, in terms of their industry comparisons. Not only do they have the highest dividend in the Oil & Gas Drilling/Exploration group, they outshine their peers by many other important metrics:

EVEP Oil&Gas Drilling-Exploration Industry
Dividend Yield 13.01% 2.24%
P/E 1.33 13.45
P/B 0.77 2.85
Current Ratio 8.43 1.3
P/Cash Flow/Share 1.26 8.23
Operating Margin 20% 10.08%
ROE 81.64% 12.58%
ROI 63.00% 6.86%
ROA 45.64% 4.97%

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