(VIANEWS) – W.P. Carey REIT (WPC), MetLife (MET), Ramco (RPT) are the highest payout ratio stocks on this list.
Here’s the data we’ve collected of stocks with a high payout ratio up to now. 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. W.P. Carey REIT (WPC)
123.99% Payout Ratio
Celebrating its 50th anniversary, W. P. Carey ranks among the largest net lease REITs with an enterprise value of approximately $23 billion and a well-diversified portfolio of high-quality, operationally critical commercial real estate, which includes 1,475 net lease properties covering approximately 180 million square feet and a portfolio of 85 self-storage operating properties, as of June 30, 2023. With offices in New York, London, Amsterdam and Dallas, the company remains focused on investing primarily in single-tenant, industrial, warehouse and retail properties located in the U.S. and Northern and Western Europe, under long-term net leases with built-in rent escalations.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, W.P. Carey REIT has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.28.
PE Ratio
W.P. Carey REIT has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 17.02. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $17.02 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 8%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
W.P. Carey REIT’s stock is valued at $55.83 at 13:23 EST, way under its 52-week high of $82.99 and way above its 52-week low of $50.30.
2. MetLife (MET)
113.81% Payout Ratio
MetLife, Inc., a financial services company, provides insurance, annuities, employee benefits, and asset management services worldwide. It operates through five segments: U.S.; Asia; Latin America; Europe, the Middle East and Africa; and MetLife Holdings. The company offers life, dental, group short-and long-term disability, individual disability, pet insurance, accidental death and dismemberment, vision, and accident and health coverages, as well as prepaid legal plans; administrative services-only arrangements to employers; and general and separate account, and synthetic guaranteed interest contracts, as well as private floating rate funding agreements. It also provides pension risk transfers, institutional income annuities, structured settlements, and capital markets investment products; and other products and services, such as life insurance products and funding agreements for funding postretirement benefits, as well as company, bank, or trust-owned life insurance used to finance nonqualified benefit programs for executives. In addition, it provides fixed, indexed-linked, and variable annuities; pension products; regular savings products; whole and term life, endowments, universal and variable life, and group life products; longevity reinsurance solutions; credit insurance products; and protection against long-term health care services. MetLife, Inc. was founded in 1863 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, MetLife has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.81.
PE Ratio
MetLife has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 38.12. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $38.12 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 5.57%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for MetLife is 1128880 which is 71.43% below its average volume of 3952340.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the current quarter and the next is 30.3% and 12.9%, respectively.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
MetLife’s stock is valued at $69.00 at 13:23 EST, under its 52-week high of $72.72 and way higher than its 52-week low of $48.95.
Sales Growth
MetLife’s sales growth is 4.9% for the present quarter and negative 2.2% for the next.
3. Ramco (RPT)
101.85% 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 $0.54.
PE Ratio
Ramco has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 23.76. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $23.76 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 5.9%.
Dividend Yield
As maintained by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Dec 6, 2023, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 0.56 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 4.36%.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Ramco’s EBITDA is 82.61.
Moving Average
Ramco’s worth is higher than its 50-day moving average of $11.75 and way higher than its 200-day moving average of $10.49.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Ramco’s stock is valued at $12.83 at 13:23 EST, below its 52-week high of $13.78 and way higher than its 52-week low of $8.62.
4. BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust (BPT)
100.76% Payout Ratio
BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust operates as a grantor trust in the United States. The company holds overriding royalty interest in the Prudhoe Bay oil field located on the North Slope of Alaska. The Prudhoe Bay field extends approximately 12 miles by 27 miles and contains approximately 150,000 gross productive acres. BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust was founded in 1989 and is based in Houston, Texas.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.41.
PE Ratio
BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 1.02. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $1.02 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 912.93%.
5. Procter & Gamble (PG)
60.19% Payout Ratio
The Procter & Gamble Company provides branded consumer packaged goods worldwide. It operates through five segments: Beauty; Grooming; Health Care; Fabric & Home Care; and Baby, Feminine & Family Care. The Beauty segment offers conditioners, shampoos, styling aids, and treatments under the Head & Shoulders, Herbal Essences, Pantene, and Rejoice brands; and antiperspirants and deodorants, personal cleansing, and skin care products under the Olay, Old Spice, Safeguard, Secret, and SK-II brands. The Grooming segment provides shave care products and appliances under the Braun, Gillette, and Venus brand names. The Health Care segment offers toothbrushes, toothpastes, and other oral care products under the Crest and Oral-B brand names; and gastrointestinal, rapid diagnostics, respiratory, vitamins/minerals/supplements, pain relief, and other personal health care products under the Metamucil, Neurobion, Pepto-Bismol, and Vicks brands. The Fabric & Home Care segment provides fabric enhancers, laundry additives, and laundry detergents under the Ariel, Downy, Gain, and Tide brands; and air care, dish care, P&G professional, and surface care products under the Cascade, Dawn, Fairy, Febreze, Mr. Clean, and Swiffer brands. The Baby, Feminine & Family Care segment offers baby wipes, taped diapers, and pants under the Luvs and Pampers brands; adult incontinence and feminine care products under the Always, Always Discreet, and Tampax brands; and paper towels, tissues, and toilet papers under the Bounty, Charmin, and Puffs brands. The company sells its products primarily through mass merchandisers, e-commerce, grocery stores, membership club stores, drug stores, department stores, distributors, wholesalers, specialty beauty stores, high-frequency stores, pharmacies, electronics stores, and professional channels, as well as directly to consumers. The Procter & Gamble Company was founded in 1837 and is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Procter & Gamble has a trailing twelve months EPS of $5.97.
PE Ratio
Procter & Gamble has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 26.66. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $26.66 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 33.2%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the current quarter and the next is 6.9% and 5.8%, respectively.
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1% Payout Ratio
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Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, 1 has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.
PE Ratio
1 has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 1. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $1 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 1%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 1%, now sitting on 1 for the twelve trailing months.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for 1 is 1 which is 1% above its average volume of 1.