Note, however, with the Euro weakening, the payout in dollars will be less.

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Their dividend yields are more than double the payout on a 10-year U.S. Treasury note.

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Ticonderoga Securities analyst Neil Herman points out in a research note this morning that the software giant has a history of increased its payout in September.

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One important note is that I looked for stocks that, in addition to having high yields, also had payout ratios similar to or less than their historical payout ratios (meaning that they are not paying out an abnormally large portion of profits as dividends right now).

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