BlackRock Multi, Flaherty & Crumrine Dynamic, Another 7 Companies Have A High Estimated Dividend Yield

(VIANEWS) – BlackRock Multi (BIT), Flaherty & Crumrine Dynamic (DFP), Sculptor Capital Management (SCU) have the highest dividend yield stocks on this list.

Almost 2K companies listed in the Nasdaq and NYSE pay out dividends to its shareholders. The dividend yield is a dividend to price ratio showing how much a company pays out in dividends each year.

1. BlackRock Multi (BIT) – Dividend Yield: 10.04%

BlackRock Multi’s last close was $14.70, 10.64% under its 52-week high of $16.45. Intraday change was -0.61%.

BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust is a close ended fixed income mutual fund launched by BlackRock, Inc. It is co-managed by BlackRock Advisors, LLC and BlackRock (Singapore) Limited. The fund invests in fixed income markets. It invests primarily in loan and debt instruments and other investments with similar economic characteristic. BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust was formed on February 25, 2013 and is domiciled in the United States.

Dividend Yield

As claimed by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Aug 13, 2023, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 1.48 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 10.04%.

Yearly Top and Bottom Value

BlackRock Multi’s stock is valued at $14.70 at 10:15 EST, way under its 52-week high of $16.45 and higher than its 52-week low of $13.96.

Volume

Today’s last reported volume for BlackRock Multi is 74277 which is 14.7% below its average volume of 87082.

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2. Flaherty & Crumrine Dynamic (DFP) – Dividend Yield: 8.83%

Flaherty & Crumrine Dynamic’s last close was $17.72, 22.42% under its 52-week high of $22.84. Intraday change was -1.5%.

Flaherty & Crumrine Dynamic Preferred and Income Fund Inc. is a closed ended balanced mutual fund launched and managed by Flaherty & Crumrine Incorporated. The fund invests in the public equity and fixed income markets across the globe. It seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. The fund primarily invests in investment grade securities consisting of preferred securities and other income-producing securities issued by companies which include traditional preferred stock, trust preferred securities, hybrid securities that have characteristics of equity and debt securities, convertible securities, subordinated debt, and senior debt. Flaherty & Crumrine Dynamic Preferred and Income Fund Inc. was formed on May 23, 2013 and is domiciled in the United States.

Earnings Per Share

As for profitability, Flaherty & Crumrine Dynamic has a trailing twelve months EPS of $-4.28.

Volume

Today’s last reported volume for Flaherty & Crumrine Dynamic is 64012 which is 15.26% below its average volume of 75545.

Moving Average

Flaherty & Crumrine Dynamic’s value is below its 50-day moving average of $17.83 and under its 200-day moving average of $18.67.

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3. Sculptor Capital Management (SCU) – Dividend Yield: 3.63%

Sculptor Capital Management’s last close was $11.20, 1.75% below its 52-week high of $11.40. Intraday change was -0.8%.

Sculptor Capital Management, Inc. is a publicly owned hedge fund sponsor. The firm provides investment advisory services to its clients. It primarily caters to institutional investors, which include pension funds, fund-of-funds, foundations and endowments, corporations and other institutions, private banks and family offices. The firm also manages separate client-focused equity, fixed income, and real estate separate accounts. It also manages commingled funds and specialized products. The firm invests in equity, fixed income and real estate markets across the world. It employs quantitative and qualitative analysis to make its investments through a combination of fundamental bottom-up research, a high degree of flexibility, and integrated risk management. For its multi-strategy portfolios, the firm employs strategies like convertible and derivative arbitrage, corporate credit, long/short equity special situations, buyout investments, merger arbitrage, private investments, and structured credit. It also invests in real estate and traditional real estate assets including multifamily, office, hotel and retail, loans, portfolio acquisitions, loan pools, operating companies, structured debt products, public securities, and non-traditional real estate assets including gaming, distressed land and residential, cell towers, parking, golf, debt and senior housing. For private equity investments, it considers investments in a variety of special situations that seek to realize value through strategic sales or initial public offerings. The firm was previously known as Och-Ziff Capital Management Group Inc. Sculptor Capital Management, Inc. was founded in 1994 and is based New York, New York.

Earnings Per Share

As for profitability, Sculptor Capital Management has a trailing twelve months EPS of $-1.39.

The company’s return on equity, which measures the profitability of a business relative to shareholder’s equity, for the twelve trailing months is negative -8.22%.

Moving Average

Sculptor Capital Management’s value is way above its 50-day moving average of $9.88 and way above its 200-day moving average of $9.21.

Volatility

Sculptor Capital Management’s last week, last month’s, and last quarter’s current intraday variation average was 0.78%, 1.24%, and 1.80%.

Sculptor Capital Management’s highest amplitude of average volatility was 1.58% (last week), 1.68% (last month), and 1.80% (last quarter).

Stock Price Classification

According to the stochastic oscillator, a useful indicator of overbought and oversold conditions, Sculptor Capital Management’s stock is considered to be overbought (>=80).

Dividend Yield

As claimed by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on May 14, 2023, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 0.4 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 3.63%.

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4. UNITIL Corporation (UTL) – Dividend Yield: 3.27%

UNITIL Corporation’s last close was $49.58, 18.17% below its 52-week high of $60.59. Intraday change was 0.75%.

Unitil Corporation, a public utility holding company, engages in the distribution of electricity and natural gas. It operates through three segments: Utility Electric Operations, Utility Gas Operations, and Non-Regulated. The company distributes electricity in the southeastern seacoast and state capital regions of New Hampshire, and the greater Fitchburg area of north central Massachusetts; and distributes natural gas in southeastern New Hampshire and portions of southern and central Maine, including the city of Portland and the Lewiston-Auburn area, as well as the greater Fitchburg area of north central Massachusetts. It also operates 86 miles of interstate underground natural gas transmission pipeline that provides interstate natural gas pipeline access and transportation services primarily in Maine and New Hampshire. In addition, the company provides energy brokering and advisory services to commercial and industrial customers; and real estate management services. It serves approximately 107,700 electric customers and 86,600 natural gas customers. Unitil Corporation was incorporated in 1984 and is headquartered in Hampton, New Hampshire.

Earnings Per Share

As for profitability, UNITIL Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.75.

PE Ratio

UNITIL Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 18.03. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $18.03 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 9.13%.

Yearly Top and Bottom Value

UNITIL Corporation’s stock is valued at $49.58 at 10:15 EST, way below its 52-week high of $60.59 and way higher than its 52-week low of $44.67.

Moving Average

UNITIL Corporation’s value is below its 50-day moving average of $51.41 and under its 200-day moving average of $53.31.

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5. HCI Group (HCI) – Dividend Yield: 2.71%

HCI Group’s last close was $56.11, 19.84% below its 52-week high of $70.00. Intraday change was -2.67%.

HCI Group, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the property and casualty insurance, reinsurance, real estate, and information technology businesses in Florida. It provides residential insurance products, such as homeowners, fire, flood, and wind-only insurance to homeowners, condominium owners, and tenants for properties, as well as offers reinsurance programs. The company also owns and operates waterfront properties and retail shopping centers, and an office building, as well as commercial properties for investment purposes. In addition, it designs and develops web-based applications and products for mobile devices, including SAMS, an online policy administration platform; Harmony, a policy administration platform; ClaimColony, an end-to-end claims management platform; and AtlasViewer, a mapping and data visualization platform. The company was formerly known as Homeowners Choice, Inc. and changed its name to HCI Group, Inc. in May 2013. HCI Group, Inc. was incorporated in 2006 and is headquartered in Tampa, Florida.

Earnings Per Share

As for profitability, HCI Group has a trailing twelve months EPS of $-4.79.

The company’s return on equity, which measures the profitability of a business relative to shareholder’s equity, for the twelve trailing months is negative -5.26%.

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6. Pepsico (PEP) – Dividend Yield: 2.71%

Pepsico’s last close was $175.70, 10.76% below its 52-week high of $196.88. Intraday change was -0.04%.

PepsiCo, Inc. manufactures, markets, distributes, and sells various beverages and convenient foods worldwide. The company operates through seven segments: Frito-Lay North America; Quaker Foods North America; PepsiCo Beverages North America; Latin America; Europe; Africa, Middle East and South Asia; and Asia Pacific, Australia and New Zealand and China Region. It provides dips, cheese-flavored snacks, and spreads, as well as corn, potato, and tortilla chips; cereals, rice, pasta, mixes and syrups, granola bars, grits, oatmeal, rice cakes, simply granola, and side dishes; beverage concentrates, fountain syrups, and finished goods; ready-to-drink tea, coffee, and juices; dairy products; and sparkling water makers and related products. The company offers its products primarily under the Lay's, Doritos, Cheetos, Gatorade, Pepsi-Cola, Mountain Dew, Quaker, Aquafina, Emperador, Diet Mountain Dew, Diet Pepsi, Gatorade Zero, Propel, Marias Gamesa, Ruffles, Sabritas, Saladitas, Tostitos, 7UP, Diet 7UP, H2oh!, Manzanita Sol, Mirinda, Pepsi Black, San Carlos, Toddy, Walkers, Chipsy, Kurkure, Sasko, Spekko, White Star, Smith's, Sting, SodaStream, Lubimy Sad, Pepsi, and other brands. It serves wholesale and other distributors, foodservice customers, grocery stores, drug stores, convenience stores, discount/dollar stores, mass merchandisers, membership stores, hard discounters, e-commerce retailers and authorized independent bottlers, and others through a network of direct-store-delivery, customer warehouse, and distributor networks, as well as directly to consumers through e-commerce platforms and retailers. The company was founded in 1898 and is based in Purchase, New York.

Earnings Per Share

As for profitability, Pepsico has a trailing twelve months EPS of $5.72.

PE Ratio

Pepsico has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 32.11. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $32.11 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 43.69%.

Growth Estimates Quarters

The company’s growth estimates for the ongoing quarter and the next is 9.1% and 4.8%, respectively.

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7. The Travelers Companies (TRV) – Dividend Yield: 2.46%

The Travelers Companies’s last close was $159.94, 17.77% below its 52-week high of $194.51. Intraday change was -0.08%.

The Travelers Companies, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides a range of commercial and personal property, and casualty insurance products and services to businesses, government units, associations, and individuals in the United States and internationally. It operates through three segments: Business Insurance, Bond & Specialty Insurance, and Personal Insurance. The Business Insurance segment offers workers' compensation, commercial automobile and property, general liability, commercial multi-peril, employers' liability, public and product liability, professional indemnity, marine, aviation, onshore and offshore energy, construction, terrorism, personal accident, and kidnap and ransom insurance products. This segment operates through select accounts, which serve small businesses; commercial accounts that serve mid-sized businesses; national accounts, which serve large companies; and national property and other that serve large and mid-sized customers, commercial trucking industry, and agricultural businesses, as well as markets and distributes its products through brokers, wholesale agents, and program managers. The Bond & Specialty Insurance segment provides surety, fidelity, management and professional liability, and other property and casualty coverages and related risk management services through independent agencies and brokers. The Personal Insurance segment offers property and casualty insurance covering personal risks, primarily automobile and homeowners' insurance to individuals through independent agencies and brokers. The Travelers Companies, Inc. was founded in 1853 and is based in New York, New York.

Earnings Per Share

As for profitability, The Travelers Companies has a trailing twelve months EPS of $9.42.

PE Ratio

The Travelers Companies has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 17.71. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $17.71 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 9.99%.

Volume

Today’s last reported volume for The Travelers Companies is 245207 which is 81.02% below its average volume of 1292360.

Volatility

The Travelers Companies’s last week, last month’s, and last quarter’s current intraday variation average was a negative 0.77%, a negative 0.32%, and a positive 0.93%.

The Travelers Companies’s highest amplitude of average volatility was 0.77% (last week), 0.78% (last month), and 0.93% (last quarter).

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8. American Financial Group (AFG) – Dividend Yield: 2.22%

American Financial Group’s last close was $111.95, 25.85% below its 52-week high of $150.98. Intraday change was -0.95%.

American Financial Group, Inc., an insurance holding company, provides property and casualty insurance products in the United States. The company operates through three segments: Property and Casualty Insurance, Annuity, and Other. It offers property and transportation insurance products, such as physical damage and liability coverage for buses, trucks, inland and ocean marine, agricultural-related products, and other commercial property coverages; specialty casualty insurance, including primarily excess and surplus, general liability, executive and professional liability, umbrella and excess liability, and specialty coverage in targeted markets, as well as customized programs for small to mid-sized businesses and workers' compensation insurance; and specialty financial insurance products comprising risk management insurance programs for lending and leasing institutions, surety and fidelity products, and trade credit insurance. The company sells its property and casualty insurance products through independent insurance agents and brokers, as well as through employee agents. It also provides traditional fixed, fixed-indexed, and variable-indexed annuities to the retail, financial institutions, registered investment advisor, and education markets. In addition, the company engages in the commercial real estate operations in Cincinnati, Whitefield, New Hampshire, Chesapeake Bay, Charleston, and Palm Beach. American Financial Group, Inc. was founded in 1872 and is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Earnings Per Share

As for profitability, American Financial Group has a trailing twelve months EPS of $9.62.

PE Ratio

American Financial Group has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 11.64. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $11.64 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 21.17%.

Growth Estimates Quarters

The company’s growth estimates for the ongoing quarter and the next is 12.5% and 1.3%, respectively.

Moving Average

American Financial Group’s value is below its 50-day moving average of $117.06 and way under its 200-day moving average of $127.11.

Sales Growth

American Financial Group’s sales growth is negative 6.6% for the present quarter and negative 12.5% for the next.

Revenue Growth

Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 16.4%, now sitting on 7.15B for the twelve trailing months.

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9. Amdocs Limited (DOX) – Dividend Yield: 2.01%

Amdocs Limited’s last close was $86.48, 13.3% below its 52-week high of $99.75. Intraday change was -0.22%.

Amdocs Limited, through its subsidiaries, provides software and services worldwide. The company designs, develops, operates, implements, supports, and markets open and modular cloud portfolio. It provides CES21, a 5G and cloud-native microservices-based market-leading customer experience suite, that enables service providers to build, deliver, and monetize advanced services; the Commerce and Care suite for order capture, handling, and customer engagement; the Monetization suite for charging, billing, policy, and revenue management; Intelligent Networking suite with a set of modular, flexible, and open service lifecycle management capabilities for network automation journeys; MarketONE, a cloud-native business ecosystem; Digital Brands Suite, a pre-integrated digital business suite for digital telecom brands and small-scale service providers; and eSIM Cloud for service providers. It also offers AI-powered, cloud-native, and home operating systems; data intelligence solutions and applications; media services for media publishers, TV networks, and video streaming and service providers; end-to-end application development and maintenance services; and ongoing services. In addition, the company provides a line of services designed for various stages of a service provider's lifecycle includes design, delivery, quality engineering, operations, systems integration, mobile network services, consulting, and content services; managed services comprising application development, modernization and maintenance, IT and infrastructure services, testing and professional services that are designed to assist customers in the selection, implementation, operation, management, and maintenance of IT systems. It serves to the communications, cable and satellite, entertainment, and media industry service providers, as well as mobile virtual network operators and directory publishers. Amdocs Limited was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Saint Louis, Missouri.

Earnings Per Share

As for profitability, Amdocs Limited has a trailing twelve months EPS of $4.67.

PE Ratio

Amdocs Limited has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 18.52. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $18.52 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 15.76%.

Yearly Top and Bottom Value

Amdocs Limited’s stock is valued at $86.48 at 10:15 EST, way under its 52-week high of $99.75 and way higher than its 52-week low of $78.02.

Growth Estimates Quarters

The company’s growth estimates for the present quarter and the next is 10.1% and 10.3%, respectively.

Revenue Growth

Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 6.5%, now sitting on 4.81B for the twelve trailing months.

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