(VIANEWS) – Pearson, Plc (PSO), Penns Woods Bancorp (PWOD), Gerdau S.A. (GGB) are the highest payout ratio stocks on this list.
Here’s the data we’ve collected of stocks with a high payout ratio as yet. The payout ratio in itself isn’t a promise of a future good investment but it’s an indicator of whether dividends are being paid and how the company chooses to distribute them.
When investigating a potential investment, the dividend payout ratio is a good statistic to know so here is a list of some companies with an above 30% payout ratio.
1. Pearson, Plc (PSO)
54.14% Payout Ratio
Pearson plc provides educational products and services to governments, educational institutions, corporations, and professional bodies worldwide. The company operates through North America, Core, and Growth segments. It offers courseware services, including curriculum materials provided in book form and/or through access to digital content; and assessments, such as test development, processing, and scoring services. The company also operates schools, colleges, and universities; and provides online learning services in partnership with universities and other academic institutions. In addition, it delivers and installs off-the-shelf software; and offers services to academic institutions, such as program development, student acquisition, education technology, and student support services, as well as undertakes contracts to process qualifying tests for individual professions and government departments under multi-year contractual arrangements. The company was founded in 1844 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Pearson, Plc has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.43.
PE Ratio
Pearson, Plc has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 25.35. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $25.35 for every dollar of annual earnings.
The company’s return on equity, which measures the profitability of a business relative to shareholder’s equity, for the twelve trailing months is 6.4%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 12%, now sitting on 3.62B for the twelve trailing months.
Moving Average
Pearson, Plc’s worth is below its 50-day moving average of $11.20 and above its 200-day moving average of $10.39.
2. Penns Woods Bancorp (PWOD)
51.82% Payout Ratio
Penns Woods Bancorp, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Jersey Shore State Bank and Luzerne Bank, which provides commercial and retail banking services to individuals, partnerships, non-profit organizations, and corporations. It accepts time, demand, and savings deposits, including super NOW accounts, statement savings accounts, money market accounts, and certificates of deposit, as well as checking and individual retirement accounts. The company also offers loan products comprising residential, commercial, and construction real estate loans; agricultural loans for the purchase or improvement of real estate; commercial loans for the acquisition and improvement of real estate, purchase of equipment, and working capital purposes; letters of credit; consumer loans, such as construction and residential mortgages, home equity loans and lines, automobile financing, personal loans and lines of credit, and overdraft and check lines; and revolving credit loans with overdraft protection. In addition, it provides securities brokerage and financial planning services, which include the sale of life insurance products, annuities, and estate planning services; property and casualty, and auto insurance products; safe deposit services; ATM services; and Internet and telephone banking services. Further, the company engages in real estate transactions and investment activities. It operates through a network of twenty-seven offices located in Clinton, Lycoming, Centre, Montour, Union, Blair, and Luzerne Counties, Pennsylvania. The company was founded in 1907 and is headquartered in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Penns Woods Bancorp has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.47.
PE Ratio
Penns Woods Bancorp has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 10.56. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $10.56 for every dollar of annual earnings.
The company’s return on equity, which measures the profitability of a business relative to shareholder’s equity, for the twelve trailing months is 10.25%.
Dividend Yield
As stated by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Dec 4, 2022, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 1.28 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 4.89%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 3.9%, now sitting on 64.58M for the twelve trailing months.
Moving Average
Penns Woods Bancorp’s worth is under its 50-day moving average of $26.80 and higher than its 200-day moving average of $24.20.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Penns Woods Bancorp is 2327 which is 73.75% below its average volume of 8865.
3. Gerdau S.A. (GGB)
38.68% Payout Ratio
Gerdau S.A., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a steel producer company in the Americas. The company operates through Brazil Business, North America Business, South America Business, and Special Steel Business divisions. It provides semi-finished products, including billets, blooms, and slabs; common long rolled products, such as rebars, wire rods, merchant bars, light shapes, and profiles to the construction and manufacturing industries; drawn products comprising barbed and barbless fence wires, galvanized wires, fences, concrete reinforcing wire mesh, nails, and clamps for manufacturing, construction, and agricultural industries; and special steel products used in auto parts, light and heavy vehicles, and agricultural machinery, as well as in the oil and gas, wind energy, machinery and equipment, mining and rail, and other markets. The company also offers flat products, such as hot-rolled steel coils and heavy plates; and resells flat steel products. In addition, it operates three mines that produce iron ore located in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. The company sells its products through independent distributors, direct sales from the mills, and its retail network. The company was founded in 1901 and is based in São Paulo, Brazil.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Gerdau S.A. has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.25.
PE Ratio
Gerdau S.A. has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 21.81. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $21.81 for every dollar of annual earnings.
The company’s return on equity, which measures the profitability of a business relative to shareholder’s equity, for the twelve trailing months is 30.48%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Gerdau S.A.’s stock is valued at $5.54 at 13:23 EST, way under its 52-week high of $6.66 and way higher than its 52-week low of $3.94.
4. Banco De Chile Banco De Chile ADS (BCH)
38.63% Payout Ratio
Banco de Chile, together with its subsidiaries, provides banking and financial products and services to customers in Chile. The company operates through four segments: Retail, Wholesale, Treasury, and Subsidiaries. It offers deposit products, such as checking accounts, current accounts, demand deposits and accounts, saving accounts, and time deposits; commercial, mortgage, consumer, working capital, syndicated, and installment loans; and credit and debit cards. The company also provides leasing, factoring, and foreign trade services; international and treasury banking services; and financial advisory services for mergers and acquisitions, debt restructuring assistance, and payments and collections services. In addition, it offers liquidity management services, debt instruments, and derivative contracts and leases, as well as financial transactions business and currency trading services; and securities brokerage, mutual funds management, wholesale customers, investment banking and management, insurance brokerage, and securitization services. It serves individuals, small and medium-sized companies, corporate clients, and large companies. As of December 31, 2021, the company operated through a network of 334 branches and 1,766 automatic teller machines. Banco de Chile was founded in 1893 and is headquartered in Santiago, Chile.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Banco De Chile Banco De Chile ADS has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.8.
PE Ratio
Banco De Chile Banco De Chile ADS has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 12.12. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $12.12 for every dollar of annual earnings.
The company’s return on equity, which measures the profitability of a business relative to shareholder’s equity, for the twelve trailing months is 30.8%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Banco De Chile Banco De Chile ADS’s stock is valued at $21.81 at 13:23 EST, under its 52-week high of $22.74 and way above its 52-week low of $15.64.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the present quarter and the next is a negative 1.5% and a negative 16.7%, respectively.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Banco De Chile Banco De Chile ADS is 107336 which is 32.43% below its average volume of 158873.
Moving Average
Banco De Chile Banco De Chile ADS’s worth is higher than its 50-day moving average of $20.65 and way above its 200-day moving average of $19.24.
5. Suncor Energy (SU)
31.96% Payout Ratio
Suncor Energy Inc. operates as an integrated energy company. The company primarily focuses on developing petroleum resource basins in Canada's Athabasca oil sands; explores, acquires, develops, produces, transports, refines, and markets crude oil in Canada and internationally; markets petroleum and petrochemical products under the Petro-Canada name primarily in Canada. It operates through Oil Sands; Exploration and Production; Refining and Marketing; and Corporate and Eliminations segments. The Oil Sands segment recovers bitumen from mining and in situ operations, and upgrades it into refinery feedstock and diesel fuel, or blends the bitumen with diluent for direct sale to market. The Exploration and Production segment is involved in offshore operations off the east coast of Canada and in the North Sea; and operating onshore assets in Libya and Syria. The Refining and Marketing segment refines crude oil and intermediate feedstock into various petroleum and petrochemical products; and markets refined petroleum products to retail, commercial, and industrial customers through its other retail sellers. The Corporate and Eliminations segment operates four wind farms in Ontario and Western Canada. The company also markets and trades in crude oil, natural gas, byproducts, refined products, and power. The company was formerly known as Suncor Inc. and changed its name to Suncor Energy Inc. in April 1997. Suncor Energy Inc. was founded in 1917 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Suncor Energy has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.01.
PE Ratio
Suncor Energy has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 2364.29. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $2364.29 for every dollar of annual earnings.
The company’s return on equity, which measures the profitability of a business relative to shareholder’s equity, for the twelve trailing months is 21.19%.
Dividend Yield
As stated by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Nov 30, 2022, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 1.52 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 4.59%.
Sales Growth
Suncor Energy ‘s sales growth is 27.5% for the current quarter and 0.1% for the next.
