(VIANEWS) – Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation (ACRE), W.P. Carey REIT (WPC), Thomson Reuters (TRI) are the highest payout ratio stocks on this list.
We have congregated information concerning stocks with the highest payout ratio at the moment. The payout ratio in itself isn’t a promise of good investment but it’s an indicator of whether dividends are being paid and how the company chooses to issue them.
When investigating a potential investment, the dividend payout ratio is a good statistic to know so here are a few stocks with an above 30% percent payout ratio.
1. Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation (ACRE)
231.58% Payout Ratio
Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation, a specialty finance company, originates and invests in commercial real estate (CRE) loans and related investments in the United States. It provides a range of financing solutions for the owners, operators, and sponsors of CRE properties. The company originates senior mortgage loans, subordinate debt products, real estate preferred equity investments, mezzanine loans, and other CRE investments, including commercial mortgage backed securities. Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation has elected and qualified to be taxed as a real estate investment trust for the United States federal income tax purposes under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. Ares Commercial Real Estate Management LLC operates as the manager of the company. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.57.
PE Ratio
Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 15.21. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $15.21 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 4.18%.
2. W.P. Carey REIT (WPC)
141.87% Payout Ratio
W. P. Carey ranks among the largest net lease REITs with an enterprise value of approximately $18 billion and a diversified portfolio of operationally-critical commercial real estate that includes 1,215 net lease properties covering approximately 142 million square feet as of September 30, 2020. For nearly five decades, the company has invested in high-quality single-tenant industrial, warehouse, office, retail and self-storage properties subject to long-term net leases with built-in rent escalators. Its portfolio is located primarily in the U.S. and Northern and Western Europe and is well-diversified by tenant, property type, geographic location and tenant industry.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, W.P. Carey REIT has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.01.
PE Ratio
W.P. Carey REIT has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 25.73. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $25.73 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 7.21%.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
W.P. Carey REIT’s EBITDA is 54.49.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 18.6%, now sitting on 1.48B for the twelve trailing months.
3. Thomson Reuters (TRI)
79.82% Payout Ratio
Thomson Reuters Corporation provides business information services in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. It operates in five segments: Legal Professionals, Corporates, Tax & Accounting Professionals, Reuters News, and Global Print. The Legal Professionals segment offers research and workflow products focusing on legal research and integrated legal workflow solutions that combine content, tools, and analytics to law firms and governments. The Corporates segment provides a suite of content-enabled technology solutions for legal, tax, regulatory, compliance, and IT professionals. The Tax & Accounting Professionals segment offers research and workflow products focusing on tax offerings and automating tax workflows to tax, accounting, and audit professionals in accounting firms. The Reuters News segment provides business, financial, and international news to media organizations, professional, and news consumers through news agency and industry events. The Global Print segment offers legal and tax information primarily in print format to legal and tax professionals, governments, law schools, and corporations. The company was formerly known as The Thomson Corporation and changed its name to Thomson Reuters Corporation in April 2008. The company was founded in 1851 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada. Thomson Reuters Corporation operates a subsidiary of The Woodbridge Company Limited.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Thomson Reuters has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.89.
PE Ratio
Thomson Reuters has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 45. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $45 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 7.82%.
Sales Growth
Thomson Reuters’s sales growth is 3.1% for the present quarter and 4% for the next.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Thomson Reuters is 86498 which is 80.76% below its average volume of 449752.
4. Exelon (EXC)
67.72% Payout Ratio
Exelon Corporation, a utility services holding company, engages in the energy generation, delivery, and marketing businesses in the United States and Canada. It owns nuclear, fossil, wind, hydroelectric, biomass, and solar generating facilities. The company also sells electricity to wholesale and retail customers; and sells natural gas, renewable energy, and other energy-related products and services. Additionally, it is involved in the purchase and regulated retail sale of electricity and natural gas; and transmission and distribution of electricity, and distribution of natural gas to retail customers. Further, the company offers support services, including legal, human resources, information technology, financial, supply management, accounting, engineering, customer operations, distribution and transmission planning, asset management, system operations, and power procurement services. It serves distribution utilities, municipalities, cooperatives, and financial institutions, as well as commercial, industrial, governmental, and residential customers. Exelon Corporation was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Exelon has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.08.
PE Ratio
Exelon has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 20.22. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $20.22 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 7.29%.
Dividend Yield
According to Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Nov 13, 2022, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 1.35 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 3.38%.
Moving Average
Exelon’s worth is higher than its 50-day moving average of $41.30 and higher than its 200-day moving average of $41.87.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Exelon is 1707540 which is 77.02% below its average volume of 7431580.
5. Avery Dennison Corporation (AVY)
31.81% Payout Ratio
Avery Dennison Corporation operates as materials science and digital identification solutions company. It provides branding and information labeling solutions, including pressure-sensitive materials, radio-frequency identification (RFID) inlays and tags, and various converted products and solutions. The company designs and manufactures a range of labeling and functional materials that enhance branded packaging, carry or display information that connects the physical and the digital, and improve customers' product performance. It serves an array of industries, including home and personal care, apparel, e-commerce, logistics, food and grocery, pharmaceuticals, and automotive worldwide. The company was formerly known as Avery International Corporation and changed its name to Avery Dennison Corporation in 1990. Avery Dennison Corporation was founded in 1935 and is headquartered in Mentor, Ohio.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Avery Dennison Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $9.21.
PE Ratio
Avery Dennison Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 19.42. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $19.42 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 38.27%.
