Hot High Dividend Stocks To Watch For 2014

LONDON -- BAE Systems� (LSE: BA  ) (NASDAQOTH: BAESY  ) and�Vodafone Group� (LSE: VOD  ) (NASDAQ: VOD  ) �operate in completely separate industries, but both companies have an attractive track record of providing high dividend yields.

The two firms also have another similarity -- both depend quite heavily on the substantial income they receive from their American businesses, without which they might struggle to fund their coveted dividend payouts.

I own both shares myself, but am looking top up some of my holdings -- so which of these two high yielders looks the best buy today?

Vodafone vs. BAE Systems
I'm going to start with a look at a few key statistics that can be used to provide a quick comparison of these two companies, based on their most recent annual results:

Hot High Dividend Stocks To Watch For 2014: Stagecoach Hdg(SGC.L)

Stagecoach Group plc, together with its subsidiaries, provides public transport services in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Canada. It provides bus, coach, train, and tram services. The company operates city buses primarily in London, Liverpool, Newcastle, Hull, Manchester, Oxford, Sheffield, and Cambridge. As of September 19th, 2011, it operated 8,100 buses on a network stretching from south-west England to the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. The company also provides commuter/transit, inter-city, tour and charter, sightseeing, and school bus services through a fleet of 2,800 coaches in North America. In addition, it operates South Western commuter rail franchise comprising the South West Trains that provide 1,700 train services in south west England out of London Waterloo railway station, as well as Island Line, which operates on the Isle of Wight; East Midlands rail franchise that comprises main line train services running to London St Pancras, regional ra il services in the East Midlands area, and inter-regional services between Norwich and Liverpool; and Supertram, a light rail network incorporating three routes in the city of Sheffield. Further, the company provides accounting and payroll, and claims handling services. Stagecoach Group plc was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Perth, the United Kingdom.

Hot High Dividend Stocks To Watch For 2014: Fortuna Silver Mines Inc(FVI.TO)

Fortuna Silver Mines Inc. engages in the exploration, extraction, and processing of silver and gold properties in Latin America. It operates the Caylloma silver/lead/zinc mine, which is located to the northwest of Arequipa, Peru; and the San Jose silver/gold mine located in the central portion of the state of Oaxaca, Mexico. The company was formerly known as Fortuna Ventures Inc. and changed its name to Fortuna Silver Mines Inc. in June 2005. Fortuna Silver Mines Inc. was incorporated in 1990 and is headquartered in Lima, Peru.

Top 10 Dividend Stocks To Own Right Now: Oriental Financial Group Inc.(OFG)

Oriental Financial Group Inc., a financial holding company, provides various banking and financial services to mid and high net worth individuals, and families, including professionals and owners of small and mid-sized businesses primarily in Puerto Rico. It operates in three segments: Banking, Wealth Management, and Treasury. The Banking segment offers commercial and consumer lending, saving and time deposit products, financial planning, and corporate and individual trust services. It also provides mortgage lending products that include the origination and purchase of residential mortgage loans. As of October 25, 2011, this segment operated 30 branches in Puerto Rico. The Wealth Management segment offers securities brokerage, trust services, retirement planning, insurance, pension administration, and other wealth management services. Its securities brokerage services include various investment alternatives, such as tax-advantaged fixed income securities, mutual funds, sto cks, and bonds to retail and institutional clients. This segment also provides public offerings and private placements of debt and equity securities, underwriting, and merger and acquisition and financial restructuring advisory services. In addition, it engages in insurance agency services and administration of retirement plans in the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Caribbean. The Treasury segment is involved in various treasury related functions with an investment portfolio consisting of mortgage-backed securities, obligations of U.S. government sponsored agencies, Puerto Rico government and agency obligations, structured credit investments, and money market instruments. The company was founded in 1964 and is based in San Juan, Puerto Rico.