Talk:Dividend yield

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[edit] What is it?

The dividend yield is a term used among investors in the financial markets as an evaluation of the possible return on an equity investment, such as in the stock market.

No, no, no. It's NOT expectations. It's just a formula with a numerator and a denominator.--Jerryseinfeld 04:42, 9 Jan 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Yield Calculation

The yield calculation for preferred shares as currently stated is incorrect. You cannot calculate yield of preferred shares with a bond calculator due to accrued interest : bonds got it, prefs don't. Additionally, while the sum of current yield and amortization of the discount/premium to redemption is a good approximation of the yield, it should be clearly stated that it is only a rough approximation - even when the amortization is calculated as carefully as suggested. See http://www.himivest.com/media/moneysaver_0607.pdf for a discussion (and link to a calculator) of preferred share yield calculation. JiHymas@himivest.com 05:26, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Dividend Yield

Here are some helpful links to DividendInvestor.com which also explain dividend yield: http://www.dividendinvestor.com/ (----) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Billbouchard (talk • contribs) 01:28, 5 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] "yield to maturity" ??

i REALLY don't believe stocks have a yield to maturity ! stocks represents claim in a company's assets so they don't mature unless they ware converted into bonds by the company, which rarely happens. So, please anyone who reads this correct me if i'm mistaken, or correct the main article cause it honestly doesn't make any sense to my modest knowledge on the subject, also i can't edit due to the fact that i'm new here, so i don't have any clue about the rules and polices, furthermore, i don't believe in doing something unless its 100% perfect.

thanks future editor :D —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.109.15.196 (talk) 09:07, 25 October 2007 (UTC)