(VIANEWS) – Stellus Capital Investment Corporation (SCM), Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT), Stepan Company (SCL) are the highest payout ratio stocks on this list.
We have collected 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. Stellus Capital Investment Corporation (SCM)
199.95% Payout Ratio
Stellus Capital Investment Corporation is a business development company specializing in investments in private middle-market companies. It invests through first lien, second lien, unitranche, and mezzanine debt financing, often with a corresponding equity investment. The fund prefers to invest in US and Canada. The fund seeks to invest in companies with an EBITDA between $5 million and $50 million.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Stellus Capital Investment Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.8.
PE Ratio
Stellus Capital Investment Corporation 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 5.89%.
Dividend Yield
As maintained by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Apr 29, 2024, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 1.6 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 11.29%.
Sales Growth
Stellus Capital Investment Corporation’s sales growth is 10.7% for the ongoing quarter and negative 0.7% for the next.
2. Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT)
173.43% Payout Ratio
Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc., a real estate finance company, originates senior loans collateralized by commercial properties in North America, Europe, and Australia. The company operates as a real estate investment trust for federal income tax purposes. It generally would not be subject to U.S. federal income taxes if it distributes at least 90% of its taxable income to its stockholders. The company was formerly known as Capital Trust, Inc. and changed its name to Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc. in May 2013. Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc. was founded in 1966 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Blackstone Mortgage Trust has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.43.
PE Ratio
Blackstone Mortgage Trust has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 12.97. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $12.97 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 5.6%.
Moving Average
Blackstone Mortgage Trust’s worth is under its 50-day moving average of $19.52 and way under its 200-day moving average of $21.12.
3. Stepan Company (SCL)
84% Payout Ratio
Stepan Company, together with its subsidiaries, produces and sells specialty and intermediate chemicals to other manufacturers for use in various end products worldwide. It operates through three segments: Surfactants, Polymers, and Specialty Products. The Surfactants segment offers surfactants that are used as principal ingredients in consumer and industrial cleaning and disinfection products, including detergents for washing clothes, dishes, carpets, and floors and walls, as well as shampoos and body washes; and other applications, such as fabric softeners, germicidal quaternary compounds, disinfectants, and lubricating ingredients. Its surfactants are also used in various applications, including emulsifiers for spreading agricultural products; and industrial applications comprising latex systems, plastics, and composites. The Polymers segment provides polyurethane polyols that are used in the manufacture of rigid foam for thermal insulation in the construction industry, as well as a base raw material for coatings, adhesives, sealants, and elastomers (CASE); polyester resins, including liquid and powdered products, which are used in CASE applications; and phthalic anhydride that is used in unsaturated polyester resins, alkyd resins, and plasticizers for applications in construction materials, as well as components of automotive, boating, and other consumer products. The Specialty Products segment offers flavors, emulsifiers, and solubilizers for use in food, flavoring, nutritional supplement, and pharmaceutical applications. Stepan Company was founded in 1932 and is headquartered in Northbrook, Illinois.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Stepan Company has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.75.
PE Ratio
Stepan Company has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 48.51. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $48.51 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 3.38%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Stepan Company’s stock is valued at $84.89 at 20:23 EST, way under its 52-week high of $100.61 and way above its 52-week low of $63.60.
Moving Average
Stepan Company’s worth is below its 50-day moving average of $87.59 and under its 200-day moving average of $85.41.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth declined by 15.2%, now sitting on 2.33B for the twelve trailing months.
4. Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. (ARLP)
58.21% Payout Ratio
Alliance Resource Partners, L.P., a diversified natural resource company, produces and markets coal primarily to utilities and industrial users in the United States. The company operates through four segments: Illinois Basin Coal Operations, Appalachia Coal Operations, Oil & Gas Royalties, and Coal Royalties. It produces a range of thermal and metallurgical coal with sulfur and heat contents. The company operates seven underground mining complexes in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. In addition, it leases land and operates a coal loading terminal on the Ohio River at Mt. Vernon, Indiana; and buys and resells coal, as well as owns mineral and royalty interests in approximately 1.5 million gross acres of oil and gas producing regions primarily in the Permian, Anadarko, and Williston Basins. Further, the company offers various mining technology products and services, including data network, communication and tracking systems, mining proximity detection systems, industrial collision avoidance systems, and data and analytics software. As of December 31, 2021, it had approximately 547.1 million tons of proven and probable coal mineral reserves, as well as 1.17 billion tons of measured, indicated, and inferred coal mineral resources in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. The company was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. has a trailing twelve months EPS of $4.81.
PE Ratio
Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 4.46. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $4.46 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 35.67%.
Moving Average
Alliance Resource Partners, L.P.’s worth is higher than its 50-day moving average of $20.04 and above its 200-day moving average of $20.73.
5. Columbia Seligman Premium Technology Growth Fund (STK)
34.07% Payout Ratio
Columbia Seligman Premium Technology Growth Fund is a closed ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC. It invests in public equity markets. The fund seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating in the technology sector. It primarily invests in growth stocks of companies. It employs fundamental analysis with focus on factors like companies that have best growth prospects, trade at attractive valuations and deliver solid investment returns over time to create its portfolio. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the S&P North American Technology Sector Index. The fund was formerly known as Seligman Premium Technology Growth Fund, Inc. Columbia Seligman Premium Technology Growth Fund was formed on November 30, 2009 and is domiciled in the United States.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Columbia Seligman Premium Technology Growth Fund has a trailing twelve months EPS of $5.43.
PE Ratio
Columbia Seligman Premium Technology Growth Fund has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 5.61. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $5.61 for every dollar of annual earnings.
Moving Average
Columbia Seligman Premium Technology Growth Fund’s worth is below its 50-day moving average of $31.94 and above its 200-day moving average of $30.24.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Columbia Seligman Premium Technology Growth Fund’s stock is valued at $30.47 at 20:23 EST, way below its 52-week high of $34.31 and way above its 52-week low of $24.95.
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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.
