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 > > >
