(VIANEWS) – Entravision Communications Corporation (EVC), MFS Government Markets Income Trust (MGF), Sprott Focus Trust (FUND) are the highest payout ratio stocks on this list.
Here’s the data we’ve collected of stocks with a high payout ratio up until now. The payout ratio in itself isn’t a guarantee 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. Entravision Communications Corporation (EVC)
1750% Payout Ratio
Entravision Communications Corporation operates as an advertising, media, and technology solutions company worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Digital, Television, and Audio. It reaches and engages Hispanics across acculturation levels and media channels. The company's portfolio encompasses integrated end-to-end advertising solutions, including digital, television, and audio properties. It also offers a suite of end-to-end digital advertising solutions, including digital commercial partnerships services, as well as advertising customers billing and technological and other support services, including strategic marketing and training; and Smadex, a programmatic ad purchasing platform that enables advertising customers or ad agencies to purchase advertising electronically and manage data-driven advertising campaigns through online marketplaces. In addition, the company provides a branding and mobile performance solutions, such as managed services to advertisers looking to connect with consumers on mobile devices; and digital audio advertising solutions for advertisers. Further, it sells advertisements and syndicated radio programming solutions through its Entravision radio network. As of March 3, 2022, the company had 50 television stations; and 46 Spanish-language radio stations. It serves advertisers from various industries, such as e-commerce, retail, entertainment, gaming, delivery services, financial technology, communications, lifestyle, and travel. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Santa Monica, California.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Entravision Communications Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $-0.75.
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 -27.6%.
Moving Average
Entravision Communications Corporation’s worth is higher than its 50-day moving average of $2.01 and way below its 200-day moving average of $3.47.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 16.1%, now sitting on 1.15B for the twelve trailing months.
Dividend Yield
As claimed by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Jun 14, 2024, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 0.2 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 9.13%.
2. MFS Government Markets Income Trust (MGF)
1243.35% Payout Ratio
MFS Government Markets Income Trust is a close ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by Massachusetts Financial Services Company. The fund invests in the fixed income markets of United States. It primarily invests in investment grade debt instruments. The fund also invests in mortgage backed, U.S. government agencies, international sovereigns, U.S. treasuries, cash and other net assets, emerging markets debt, high grade corporates, and residential mortgage backed securities. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the Barclays U.S. Government/Mortgage Bond Index. MFS Government Markets Income Trust was formed in May 28, 1987 and is domiciled in the United States.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, MFS Government Markets Income Trust has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.02.
PE Ratio
MFS Government Markets Income Trust has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 154. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $154 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 0.44%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 31%, now sitting on 4.19M for the twelve trailing months.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
MFS Government Markets Income Trust’s stock is valued at $3.08 at 20:23 EST, below its 52-week high of $3.34 and above its 52-week low of $2.91.
3. Sprott Focus Trust (FUND)
53.54% Payout Ratio
Sprott Focus Trust, Inc. is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by Sprott Asset Management, LP. The fund is co-managed by Sprott Asset Management USA Inc. It invests in the public equity markets of the United States. The fund seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. It primarily invests in value stocks of companies across all market capitalizations. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the Russell 3000 Index. It was formerly known as Royce Focus Trust, Inc. Sprott Focus Trust, Inc. was formed on March 2, 1988 and is domiciled in the United States.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Sprott Focus Trust has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.93.
PE Ratio
Sprott Focus Trust has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 8.49. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $8.49 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 10.57%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth declined by 29.7%, now sitting on 8.4M for the twelve trailing months.
4. State Street Corporation (STT)
49.72% Payout Ratio
State Street Corporation, through its subsidiaries, provides a range of financial products and services to institutional investors worldwide. The company offers investment servicing products and services, including custody, accounting, regulatory reporting, investor, and performance and analytics; middle office products, such as IBOR, transaction management, loans, cash, derivatives and collateral, record keeping, and client reporting and investment analytics; finance leasing; foreign exchange, and brokerage and other trading services; securities finance and enhanced custody products; deposit and short-term investment facilities; investment manager and alternative investment manager operations outsourcing; performance, risk, and compliance analytics; and financial data management to support institutional investors. It also engages in the provision of portfolio management and risk analytics, as well as trading and post-trade settlement services with integrated compliance and managed data. In addition, the company offers investment management strategies and products, such as core and enhanced indexing, multi-asset strategies, active quantitative and fundamental active capabilities, and alternative investment strategies. Further, it provides services and solutions, including environmental, social, and governance investing; defined benefit and defined contribution; and global fiduciary solutions, as well as exchange-traded funds under the SPDR ETF brand. The company provides its products and services to mutual funds, collective investment funds, UCITS, hedge funds and other investment pools, corporate and public retirement plans, insurance companies, foundations, endowments, and investment managers. State Street Corporation was founded in 1792 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, State Street Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $5.58.
PE Ratio
State Street Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 13.58. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $13.58 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 7.55%.
5. QUALCOMM (QCOM)
42.67% Payout Ratio
QUALCOMM Incorporated engages in the development and commercialization of foundational technologies for the wireless industry worldwide. It operates through three segments: Qualcomm CDMA Technologies (QCT); Qualcomm Technology Licensing (QTL); and Qualcomm Strategic Initiatives (QSI). The QCT segment develops and supplies integrated circuits and system software based on 3G/4G/5G and other technologies for use in wireless voice and data communications, networking, computing, multimedia, and position location products. The QTL segment grants licenses or provides rights to use portions of its intellectual property portfolio, which include various patent rights useful in the manufacture and sale of wireless products comprising products implementing CDMA2000, WCDMA, LTE and/or OFDMA-based 5G standards and their derivatives. The QSI segment invests in early-stage companies in various industries, including 5G, artificial intelligence, automotive, consumer, enterprise, cloud, IoT, and extended reality, and investments, including non-marketable equity securities and, to a lesser extent, marketable equity securities, and convertible debt instruments. It also provides development, and other services and related products to the United States government agencies and their contractors. The company was incorporated in 1985 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, QUALCOMM has a trailing twelve months EPS of $7.01.
PE Ratio
QUALCOMM has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 24.44. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $24.44 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 38.27%.
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6. Micron Technology (MU)
31.56% Payout Ratio
Micron Technology, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, and sells memory and storage products worldwide. The company operates through four segments: Compute and Networking Business Unit, Mobile Business Unit, Embedded Business Unit, and Storage Business Unit. It provides memory and storage technologies comprising dynamic random access memory semiconductor devices with low latency that provide high-speed data retrieval; non-volatile and re-writeable semiconductor storage devices; and non-volatile re-writable semiconductor memory devices that provide fast read speeds under the Micron and Crucial brands, as well as through private labels. The company offers memory products for the cloud server, enterprise, client, graphics, networking, industrial, and automotive markets, as well as for smartphone and other mobile-device markets; SSDs and component-level solutions for the enterprise and cloud, client, and consumer storage markets; discrete storage products in component and wafers; and memory and storage products for the automotive, industrial, and consumer markets. It markets its products through its direct sales force, independent sales representatives, distributors, and retailers; and web-based customer direct sales channel, as well as through channel and distribution partners. Micron Technology, Inc. was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Boise, Idaho.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Micron Technology has a trailing twelve months EPS of $-3.44.
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 -8.27%.
Dividend Yield
According to Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Mar 28, 2024, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 0.46 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 0.38%.
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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%.
Sales Growth
1’s sales growth is 1% for the present quarter and 1% for the next.
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).
