(VIANEWS) – ConAgra Foods (CAG), Juniper Networks (JNPR), Ramco (RPT) are the highest payout ratio stocks on this list.
We have gathered information regarding stocks with the highest payout ratio up until now. 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 researching 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. ConAgra Foods (CAG)
77.99% Payout Ratio
Conagra Brands, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a consumer packaged goods food company in North America. The company operates in four segments: Grocery & Snacks, Refrigerated & Frozen, International, and Foodservice. The Grocery & Snacks segment primarily offers shelf stable food products through various retail channels in the United States. The Refrigerated & Frozen segment provides temperature-controlled food products through various retail channels in the United States. The International segment offers food products in various temperature states through retail and foodservice channels outside of the United States. The Foodservice segment offers branded and customized food products, including meals, entrees, sauces, and various custom-manufactured culinary products packaged for restaurants and other foodservice establishments in the United States. The company sells its products under the Birds Eye, Duncan Hines, Healthy Choice, Marie Callender's, Reddi-wip, Slim Jim, Angie's BOOMCHICKAPOP, Duke's, Earth Balance, Gardein, and Frontera brands. The company was formerly known as ConAgra Foods, Inc. and changed its name to Conagra Brands, Inc. in November 2016. Conagra Brands, Inc. was founded in 1919 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, ConAgra Foods has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.67.
PE Ratio
ConAgra Foods has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 22.96. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $22.96 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 9.05%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
ConAgra Foods’s stock is valued at $38.33 at 14:23 EST, under its 52-week high of $41.30 and way higher than its 52-week low of $31.02.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the current quarter is a negative 6.2% and positive 10.5% for the next.
Dividend Yield
According to Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Apr 26, 2023, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 1.32 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 3.48%.
2. Juniper Networks (JNPR)
58.74% Payout Ratio
Juniper Networks, Inc. designs, develops, and sells network products and services worldwide. The company offers routing products, such as ACX series universal access routers to deploy high-bandwidth services; MX series Ethernet routers that function as a universal edge platform; PTX series packet transport routers; cloud customer premises equipment; and NorthStar controllers. It also provides switching products, including EX series Ethernet switches to address the access, aggregation, and core layer switching requirements of micro branch, branch office, and campus environments; QFX series of core, spine, and top-of-rack data center switches; and mist access points, which provide wireless access and performance. In addition, the company offers security products comprising SRX series services gateways for the data center; Branch SRX family provides an integrated firewall and next-generation firewall; virtual firewall that delivers various features of physical firewalls; and advanced malware protection, a cloud-based service and Juniper ATP. Further, it offers Junos OS, a network operating system; Contrail networking and cloud platform, which provides an open-source and standards-based platform for SDN and NFV; Contrail Insights, an optimization and management software platform for public, private, and hybrid clouds; and Marvis Actions and AI-driven Virtual Network Assistant, which identifies the root cause of issues across the information technology, domains and automatically resolves issues. Additionally, the company provides technical support, maintenance, and professional services, as well as education and training programs. It sells its products through direct sales, distributors, value-added resellers, and original equipment manufacturer partners to end-users in the cloud, service provider, and enterprise markets. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Juniper Networks has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.43.
PE Ratio
Juniper Networks has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 23.77. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $23.77 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 10.71%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Juniper Networks is 1905250 which is 48.88% below its average volume of 3727570.
Dividend Yield
As stated by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Feb 27, 2023, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 0.88 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 2.58%.
Moving Average
Juniper Networks’s worth is above its 50-day moving average of $31.97 and way higher than its 200-day moving average of $30.19.
3. Ramco (RPT)
58.43% Payout Ratio
RPT Realty owns and operates a national portfolio of open-air shopping destinations principally located in top U.S. markets. The Company's shopping centers offer diverse, locally-curated consumer experiences that reflect the lifestyles of their surrounding communities and meet the modern expectations of the Company's retail partners. The Company is a fully integrated and self-administered REIT publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”). The common shares of the Company, par value $0.01 per share (the “common shares”) are listed and traded on the NYSE under the ticker symbol “RPT”. As of June 30, 2020, our property portfolio consisted of 49 shopping centers (including five shopping centers owned through a joint venture) representing 11.9 million square feet of gross leasable area. As of June 30, 2020, the Company's pro-rata share of the aggregate portfolio was 93.6% leased.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Ramco has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.89.
PE Ratio
Ramco has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 10.31. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $10.31 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 9.14%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth declined by 8.4%, now sitting on 218.82M for the twelve trailing months.
Moving Average
Ramco’s worth is below its 50-day moving average of $9.92 and below its 200-day moving average of $9.90.
Sales Growth
Ramco’s sales growth is negative 8.7% for the present quarter and negative 8.7% for the next.
4. Union Pacific Corporation (UNP)
45.32% Payout Ratio
Union Pacific Corporation, through its subsidiary, Union Pacific Railroad Company, operates in the railroad business in the United States. The company offers transportation services for grain and grain products, fertilizers, food and refrigerated products, and coal and renewables to grain processors, animal feeders, ethanol producers, and other agricultural users; petroleum, and liquid petroleum gases; and construction products, industrial chemicals, plastics, forest products, specialized products, metals and ores, soda ash, and sand, as well as finished automobiles, automotive parts, and merchandise in intermodal containers. As of December 31, 2021, its rail network included 32,452 route miles connecting Pacific Coast and Gulf Coast ports with the Midwest and Eastern United States gateways. The company was founded in 1862 and is headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Union Pacific Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $11.44.
PE Ratio
Union Pacific Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 17.11. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $17.11 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 53.17%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Union Pacific Corporation’s stock is valued at $195.72 at 14:23 EST, way under its 52-week high of $250.52 and above its 52-week low of $183.69.
5. Kayne Anderson MLP Investment Company (KYN)
30.88% Payout Ratio
Kayne Anderson MLP Investment Company is a closed ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by KA Fund Advisors, LLC. It is co-managed by Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, L.P. The fund invests in the public equity markets of the United States. It invests in stocks of companies operating in the energy sector. The fund primarily invests in energy-related master limited partnerships. Kayne Anderson MLP Investment Company was formed on June 4, 2004 and is domiciled in the United States.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Kayne Anderson MLP Investment Company has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.51.
PE Ratio
Kayne Anderson MLP Investment Company has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 3.4. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $3.4 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 25.12%.
Dividend Yield
As claimed by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Apr 5, 2023, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 0.84 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 9.85%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Kayne Anderson MLP Investment Company is 1036490 which is 107.14% above its average volume of 500380.
Moving Average
Kayne Anderson MLP Investment Company’s value is under its 50-day moving average of $8.69 and under its 200-day moving average of $8.77.
