Here are the highest yielding stocks that trade on the New York Stock Exchange, with P/E ratios below 20, PEG ratios below one, and market caps above $500 million. You will notice that there are many European companies on the list, including a couple Irish banks.
- Northstar Realty Finance Corp. (NRF) is a debt-oriented real estate investment trust that yields 15.91%.
- KKR Financial Holdings LLC (KFN) is a mortgage-oriented real estate investment trust that yields 15.31%.
- Barclays PLC (BCS) is the London-based bank holding company that yields 12.83%.
- Bank of Ireland (IRE) is the Ireland-based bank that yields 12.55%.
- Allied Irish Banks, plc. (AIB) is an Ireland-based bank that yields 11.57%.
- Magyar Telekom Plc. (MTA) is a Hungarian telecom company that yields 8.87%.i
- Qwest Communications International Inc. (Q) is a Denver-based telecom company that yields 8.40%.
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- AEGON N.V. (AEG) is a Netherlands-based insurance company that yields 7.73%.
- Deutsche Bank AG (DB) is a German-based bank that yields 7.40%.
Disclosure: The author owns DB.
