I know this...but...given that QP shows .21 for the divvy, partial, total, otherwise, which is only half the total payment, and since 4% is about 1/2 of 8%, I have to assume that the yield difference is due to not all the payments being counte the last two quarters.
--- In [email protected], George <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Not all web pages calculate the yield the same. You have to determine > what method they actually use to compare it with another site. Some > sites quote Yield based on projected earning over the next year, some > base it on the last 12 months actual. If you go to the following, it > helps explain FAQs on yield > > http://www.streetauthority.com/hy/faq/yields.asp > > At 07:29 PM 1/8/2007, you wrote: > >Merrill Lynch shows yield of BGF to be over 8.5%..not 4%... > > > > > > > >B&G FOODS INC UTS (BGF) > > > >This is real-time market data for informational purposes only. The > >accuracy of this data is not warranted. > >Date/Time 3:55 p.m. > >Last 19.94 (D) > >Change +0.09 (+0.45%) > >Bid (Bid Size) 19.44 (1) (P) > >Ask (Ask Size) 20.45 (1) (P) > >Previous Close 19.85 > >Open 19.86 > >Day Range 19.85 - 20.00 > >52-Week Range 14.11 - 20.80 > > Volume 57,900 > >Last Trade Volume 100 > >Block Trade Count 0 > >Earnings/Share 0.59 > >P/E 33.80 > >Dividend/Share 1.706 > >Dividend Yield 8.56% > >Beta 0.00 > >Ex Dividend Date 12/27/2006 > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > >
