Top 3 Companies in the Research and Consulting Services Industry With the Highest Dividend Yield (RECN, DNB, VSEC)

Published on Tue, 12/25/2012 - 11:19
By Mallory Stone in Fast Lane, DNB, RECN, VSEC, dun & bradstreet, highest dividend yield, nasdaq:recn, nasdaq:vsec, nyse:dnb, resources connection, vse

Below are the three companies in the Research and Consulting Services industry with the highest dividend yields. Dividends can enhance returns for investors seeking income in addition to capital gains.

Resources Connection (NASDAQ:RECN) is highest with a dividend yield of 2.0%. Resources Connection Inc is a professional services firm. The Company provides accounting and finance, human resources management, and information technology professionals to clients on a project-by-project basis. Resources assists its clients with discrete projects requiring specialized expertise, compensation program design, and transitions of management information system. Thus far today, Resources Connection has traded 0 shares, vs. average volume of 233,000 shares per day. The stock has matched the Dow (with a 0.0% move) and matched the S&P 500 (with a 0.0% move) during today's trading.

Dun & Bradstreet (NYSE:DNB) is next with a dividend yield of 1.9%.

Finishing up the top three is VSE (NASDAQ:VSEC), with a dividend yield of 1.5%.

By Mallory Stone
mstone@fnno.com

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