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If you are looking for dividend buys, here are some stocks going ex-dividend during the last half of July. Most of the following stocks have a P/E below 20, and all have PEG ratios below 2.5 and yields over 2.5%.

First Defiance Financial (FDEF): 7/9/2008, Yield: 6.62%, P/E: 8, PEG: 0.99
Horizon Financial (HRZB): 7/9/2008, Yield: 9.22%, P/E: 4, PEG: 0.36
West Coast Bancorp (WCBO): 7/9/2008, Yield: 6.62%, P/E: 13, PEG: 1.23
Whole Foods Market (WFMI): 7/9/2008, Yield: 3.52%, P/E: 21, PEG: 1.12
Washington Federal (WFSL): 7/9/2008, Yield: 4.75%, P/E: 12, PEG: 1.47
BB&T (BBT) 7/9/2008, Yield: 7.78%, P/E: 8, PEG: 1.09
Ennis (EBF) 7/9/2008, Yield: 4.11%, P/E: 9, PEG: 0.90
Capital Bank (CBKN): 7/10/2008, Yield: 3.72%, P/E: 13, PEG: 1.42
Gevity HR (GVHR): 7/11/2008, Yield: 3.90%, P/E: 22, PEG: 2.45
Heritage Financial (HFWA): 7/11/2008, Yield: 6.08%, P/E: 9, PEG: 0.69
Lithia Motors (LAD): 7/11/2008, Yield: 11.86%, P/E: 6, PEG: 0.56
Oxford Industries (OXM): 7/11/2008, Yield: 3.82%, P/E: 12, PEG: 0.96
Shaw Communications (SJR): 7/11/2008, Yield: 3.45%, P/E: 14, PEG: 0.79
Watsco (WSO): 7/11/2008, Yield: 4.36%, P/E: 19, PEG: 1.31
Abbott Laboratories (ABT): 7/11/2008, Yield: 2.65%, P/E: 22, PEG: 1.79
The Bon-Ton Stores (BONT): 7/11/2008, Yield: 3.87%, P/E: 16, PEG: 0.89
City Holding (CHCO): 7/11/2008, Yield: 3.49%, P/E: 13, PEG: 1.80
Corus Entertainment (CJR): 7/11/2008, Yield: 3.52%, P/E: 12, PEG: 0.83
McGrath RentCorp (MGRC): 7/14/2008, Yield: 3.33%, P/E: 14, PEG: 0.89
Quaker Chemical (KWR): 7/15/2008, Yield: 3.71%, P/E: 16, PEG: 0.91
WD-40 (WDFC): 7/15/2008, Yield: 3.69%, P/E: 15, PEG: 1.59
CBRL Group (CBRL): 7/16/2008, Yield: 3.46%, P/E: 7, PEG: 0.70
Royal Bank of Canada (RY): 7/22/2008, Yield: 4.66%, P/E: 12, PEG: 1.58
Spartech (SEH): 7/22/2008, Yield: 5.89%, P/E: 28, PEG: 2.37
Williams-Sonoma (WSM): 7/23/2008, Yield: 2.59%, P/E: 11, PEG: 0.99
Clorox (CLX): 7/24/2008, Yield: 3.04%, P/E: 17, PEG: 1.57
Zenith National Insurance (ZNT): 7/29/2008, Yield: 5.59%, P/E: 6, PEG: 1.27
Lifetime Brands (LCUT): 7/30/2008, Yield: 3.35%, P/E: 36, PEG: 2.41
Bank of Montreal (BMO): 7/30/2008, Yield: 6.94%, P/E: 11, PEG: 2.30

If you are unfamiliar with the concept of buying dividends, you should check out the article on dividend buying. Also check out the list of dividend definitions.

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