(VIANEWS) – Black Hills Corporation (BKH), Hamilton Lane Incorporated (HLNE), Diamondrock Hospitality Company (DRH) are the highest payout ratio stocks on this list.
We have congregated information about stocks with the highest payout ratio at the moment. The payout ratio in itself isn’t a guarantee 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. Black Hills Corporation (BKH)
63.94% Payout Ratio
Black Hills Corporation, through its subsidiaries, operates as an electric and natural gas utility company in the United States. It operates through four segments: Electric Utilities, Gas Utilities, Power Generation, and Mining. The Electric Utilities segment generates, transmits, and distributes electricity to approximately 216,000 electric customers in Colorado, South Dakota, and Wyoming, as well as provides electrical system construction services to large industrial customers. This segment owns 992 megawatts of generation capacity and 8,892 miles of electric transmission and distribution lines. The Gas Utilities segment distributes natural gas to approximately 1,083,000 natural gas utility customers in Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, and Wyoming. It also provides appliance repair services to residential customers; and constructs and maintains gas infrastructure facilities for gas transportation customers. This segment owns and operates approximately 4,774 miles of intrastate gas transmission pipelines; 41,838 miles of gas distribution mains and service lines; seven natural gas storage sites; and approximately 49,000 horsepower of compression and 560 miles of gathering lines. The Power Generation segment produces electric power through wind, natural gas, and coal-fired generating plants; and sells the electric capacity and energy primarily to utilities under long-term contracts. The Mining segment produces coal at its coal mine located near Gillette, Wyoming; and sells the coal to electric generation facilities. Black Hills Corporation was incorporated in 1941 and is headquartered in Rapid City, South Dakota.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Black Hills Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.91.
PE Ratio
Black Hills Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 14.39. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $14.39 for every dollar of annual earnings.
Moving Average
Black Hills Corporation’s worth is higher than its 50-day moving average of $53.46 and above its 200-day moving average of $53.11.
Sales Growth
Black Hills Corporation’s sales growth is negative 21.1% for the present quarter and 1% for the next.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Black Hills Corporation’s stock is valued at $56.25 at 20:23 EST, way under its 52-week high of $66.43 and way above its 52-week low of $46.43.
2. Hamilton Lane Incorporated (HLNE)
53.38% Payout Ratio
Hamilton Lane Incorporated is an investment firm specializing in direct and fund of fund investments. It provides following services: separate accounts (customized to each individual client and structured as single client vehicles); specialized strategies (fund-of-funds, secondaries, co-investments, taft-hartley, distribution management); advisory relationships (including due diligence, strategic portfolio planning, monitoring and reporting services); and reporting and analytics solutions. For direct investments, the firm invests in early, mid and late venture, mature companies, growth equity, emerging growth, distressed debt, later stage, turnarounds, bridge financing, mezzanine financing, and buyouts in middle market companies. For fund of fund investments, it invests in mezzanine, venture capital, private equity, turnaround, secondary investments, real estate, and special situation funds. The firm invests in real estate investments. It also invest in technology, healthcare, education, natural resources, energy and essential consumer goods sectors, cleantech, and environment, community development, and financial empowerment. It invests in private equity markets in North America, Latin America, United States, Western Europe, Middle East, Africa, United Kingdom, Asia, Japan, and Australia. The firm prefer to invest $1 million to $100 million in companies. It prefers to have majority stake in companies. Hamilton Lane Incorporated was founded in 1991 and is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with additional offices across Europe, North America, and Asia.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Hamilton Lane Incorporated has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.25.
PE Ratio
Hamilton Lane Incorporated has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 35.59. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $35.59 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 34.97%.
3. Diamondrock Hospitality Company (DRH)
33.33% Payout Ratio
DiamondRock Hospitality Company is a self-advised real estate investment trust (REIT) that is an owner of a leading portfolio of geographically diversified hotels concentrated in top gateway markets and destination resort locations. The Company owns 31 premium quality hotels with over 10,000 rooms. The Company has strategically positioned its hotels to be operated both under leading global brand families as well as unique boutique hotels in the lifestyle segment.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Diamondrock Hospitality Company has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.36.
PE Ratio
Diamondrock Hospitality Company has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 23.67. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $23.67 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 5.29%.
Dividend Yield
As maintained by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Mar 27, 2024, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 0.12 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 1.41%.
Moving Average
Diamondrock Hospitality Company’s worth is under its 50-day moving average of $9.27 and under its 200-day moving average of $8.69.
4. Cathay General Bancorp (CATY)
30.09% Payout Ratio
Cathay General Bancorp operates as the holding company for Cathay Bank that offers various commercial banking products and services to individuals, professionals, and small to medium-sized businesses in the United States. The company offers various deposit products, including passbook accounts, checking accounts, money market deposit accounts, certificates of deposit, individual retirement accounts, and public funds deposits. It also provides loan products, such as commercial mortgage loans, commercial loans, small business administration loans, residential mortgage loans, real estate construction loans, and home equity lines of credit, as well as installment loans to individuals for household, and other consumer expenditures. In addition, the company offers trade financing, letter of credit, wire transfer, forward currency spot and forward contract, traveler's check, safe deposit, night deposit, social security payment deposit, collection, bank-by-mail, drive-up and walk-up window, automatic teller machine, Internet banking, investment, and other customary bank services, as well as securities and insurance products. As of March 1, 2022, it operated 31 branches in Southern California, 16 branches in Northern California, 10 branches in New York, four branches in Washington, two branches in Illinois, and two branches in Texas, as well as one branch each in Maryland, Massachusetts, Nevada, and New Jersey, and Hong Kong; and a representative office each in Beijing, Taipei, and Shanghai. The company was founded in 1962 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Cathay General Bancorp has a trailing twelve months EPS of $4.52.
PE Ratio
Cathay General Bancorp has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 7.75. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $7.75 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 12.39%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Cathay General Bancorp’s stock is valued at $35.04 at 20:23 EST, way under its 52-week high of $45.72 and way above its 52-week low of $27.24.
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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%.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
1’s EBITDA is 1.
Volatility
1’s last week, last month’s, and last quarter’s current intraday variation average was 1.00%, 1.00%, and 1.00%.
1’s highest amplitude of average volatility was 1.00% (last week), 1.00% (last month), and 1.00% (last quarter).
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the ongoing quarter and the next is 1% and 1%, respectively.
Stock Price Classification
According to the stochastic oscillator, a useful indicator of overbought and oversold conditions, 1’s stock is considered to be overbought (>=80).
