Dividends on (MSA) (NC) (POL) (SCI) (TEG) Declared

Mine Safety Appliances Co. (NYSE:MSA), NACCO INDUSTRIES (NYSE:NC), PolyOne Corp (NYSE:POL), Service Corp. International (NYSE:SCI) and Integrys Energy Group Inc. (NYSE:TEG) declare dividends.

The Board of Directors of Mine Safety Appliances Co. (MSA) declared a quarterly common stock dividend of $0.26 per share payable 6/10/11 to shareholders of record at the close of business on 5/23/1.

The Board of Directors of NACCO INDUSTRIES (NC) declared a quarterly common stock dividend of $0.5325 per share payable 6/15/11 to shareholders of record at the close of business on 6/1/11.

The Board of Directors of PolyOne Corp (POL) declared a quarterly common stock dividend of $0.04 per share payable 7/7/11 to shareholders of record at the close of business on 6/16/11.

The Board of Directors of Service Corp. International (SCI) declared a quarterly common stock dividend of $0.05 per share payable 7/29/11 to shareholders of record at the close of business on 7/15/11.

The Board of Directors of Integrys Energy Group Inc. (TEG) declared a quarterly common stock dividend of $0.68 per share payable 6/20/11 to shareholders of record at the close of business on 5/31/11.

Dividend Yields for (TEG) (PPL) (AEP) (EXC) (SO)

Indicated dividend yields for Standard & Poor's 500 Index companies Integrys Energy Group Inc (TEG), PPL Corp (PPL), American Electric Power Co Inc (AEP), Exelon Corp (EXC) and Southern Co (SO).

These dividend data indicate dividend yields of companies in the Standard & Poor's 500 Index as of Saturday, April 30. The yield is determined by taking the latest declared dividend, annualized and divided by the price of the stock. Payout ratios are calculated based on latest quarterly dividend paid divided by earnings.

Integrys Energy Group Inc (TEG) has a dividend yield of 5.20 percent on a declared dividend of $0.68. The payout ratio is 70.8 percent.

PPL Corp (PPL) has a dividend yield of 5.12 percent on a declared dividend of $0.35. The payout ratio is 50.6 percent.

American Electric Power Co Inc (AEP) has a dividend yield of 5.04 percent on a declared dividend of $0.46. The payout ratio is 125.4 percent.

Exelon Corp (EXC) has a dividend yield of 4.99 percent on a declared dividend of $0.53. The payout ratio is 52.2 percent.

Southern Co (SO) has a dividend yield of 4.84 percent on a declared dividend of $0.47. The payout ratio is 94.6 percent.

Dividend Yields from (APU) (NKA) (SPH) (TEG)

Very few investors doubt that natural gas is going to be a huge play in the years ahead, with the only question being when it'll break out, not if it'll break out.

Long-term investors have been loading up on low-valuation natural gas stocks in order to position themselves for the expected huge returns coming to the industry.

In the meantime, there are some decent plays for those wanting to invest in natural gas companies for dividends.

For example, AmeriGas Partners LP (NYSE:APU), a distributor of retail propane in America, provided a dividend of yield of 6.00 in 2010, with EPS growth of 20.59 percent during that period. It pays out $0.705 a share at this time.

Niska Gas Storage Partners LLC (NYSE:NKA) is another natural gas company offering up a good dividend yield, paying out 6.38 in 2010. EPS growth over the next 5 years is estimated to be 3 percent. Niska pays out $0.35 a share.

Suburban Propane Partners LP (SPH) had a dividend yield of 6.10 in 2010, with EPS growth over the last five years of 10.08 percent. They pay out $0.853 a share at this time.

Last is Integrys Energy Group, Inc. (NYSE:TEG), which had a dividend yield in 2010 of 5.40 percent. EPS in the last 5 years has been a dismal -5.78 percent, but is expected to grow at a healthy 6.96 percent clip over the next five years. They pay out $0.68 a share.