(VIANEWS) – Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust (EVF), News Corporation (NWS), Sturm, Ruger & Company (RGR) are the highest payout ratio stocks on this list.
We have collected information concerning stocks with the highest payout ratio so far. 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 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. Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust (EVF)
70.53% Payout Ratio
Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust is a closed-ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by Eaton Vance Management. The fund invests in the fixed income markets of the United States. It seeks to invest in the securities of companies operating across the diversified sectors. The fund primarily invests in senior secured floating rate loans. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index. Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust was formed on October 30, 1998 and is domiciled in the United States.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.94.
PE Ratio
Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 6.72. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $6.72 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 13.38%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust is 63507 which is 2.29% below its average volume of 65000.
Moving Average
Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust’s value is below its 50-day moving average of $6.39 and higher than its 200-day moving average of $6.22.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 26%, now sitting on 16.88M for the twelve trailing months.
2. News Corporation (NWS)
54.05% Payout Ratio
News Corporation, a media and information services company, focuses on creating and distributing content for consumers and businesses worldwide. It operates in six segments: Digital Real Estate Services, Subscription Video Services, Dow Jones, Book Publishing, News Media, and Other. The company distributes content and data products, including The Wall Street Journal, Factiva, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance, Dow Jones Newswires, Barron's, MarketWatch, and Investor's Business Daily through various media channels, such as newspapers, newswires, websites, applications for mobile devices, tablets and e-book readers, newsletters, magazines, proprietary databases, live journalism, videos, and podcasts. It also owns and operates daily, Sunday, weekly, and bi-weekly newspapers comprising The Australian, The Weekend Australian, The Daily Telegraph, The Sunday Telegraph, Herald Sun, Sunday Herald Sun, The Courier Mail, The Sunday Mail, The Advertiser, Sunday Mail, The Sun, The Sun on Sunday, The Times, The Sunday Times, and New York Post, as well as digital mastheads and other websites. In addition, the company publishes general fiction, nonfiction, children's, and religious books; provides video sports, entertainment, and news services to pay-TV subscribers and other commercial licensees primarily through cable, satellite, and internet distribution; and broadcasts rights to live sporting events. Further, it offers property and property-related advertising and services on its websites and mobile applications; online real estate services; and professional software and service products, as well as financial services. The company is headquartered in New York, New York.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, News Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.37.
PE Ratio
News Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 76.24. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $76.24 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 2.81%.
3. Sturm, Ruger & Company (RGR)
46.96% Payout Ratio
Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and sells firearms under the Ruger name and trademark in the United States. The company operates through two segments: Firearms and Castings. It provides single-shot, autoloading, bolt-action, and modern sporting rifles; rimfire and centerfire autoloading pistols; single-action and double-action revolvers; and firearms accessories and replacement parts, as well as manufactures lever-action rifles under the Marlin name and trademark. The company offers steel investment castings and metal injection molding parts. It sells its firearm products through independent wholesale distributors to commercial sporting market; and castings and MIM parts directly or through manufacturers' representatives. It exports its firearm products through a network of selected commercial distributors and directly to foreign customers comprising primarily of law enforcement agencies and foreign governments. Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. was founded in 1949 and is based in Southport, Connecticut.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Sturm, Ruger & Company has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.3.
PE Ratio
Sturm, Ruger & Company has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 18.58. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $18.58 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 49.62%.
Sales Growth
Sturm, Ruger & Company’s sales growth is negative 3.6% for the present quarter and 14.6% for the next.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Sturm, Ruger & Company is 126455 which is 12.69% below its average volume of 144839.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Sturm, Ruger & Company’s stock is valued at $42.73 at 08:23 EST, way below its 52-week high of $56.20 and higher than its 52-week low of $41.90.
Dividend Yield
As stated by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on May 17, 2024, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 0.64 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 1.51%.
4. The Bank of Princeton (BPRN)
31.91% Payout Ratio
Princeton Bancorp, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for The Bank of Princeton that provides various banking products and services. It accepts various deposit products, including checking, savings, attorney trust, and money market accounts, as well as certificates of deposit. The company also offers various loan products comprising commercial real estate and multi-family, commercial and industrial, construction, paycheck protection program, residential first-lien mortgage, home equity, and consumer loans. In addition, it provides debit and credit cards, and money orders, direct deposit, automated teller machines, cashier's checks, safe deposit boxes, wire transfers, night depository, remote deposit capture, bank-by-mail, online, and automated telephone banking services, as well as payroll-related services and merchant credit card processing services. Further, the company offers full on-line statements, on-line bill payment, account inquiries, transaction histories and details, and account-to-account transfer services. Princeton Bancorp, Inc. was incorporated in 2007 and is headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, The Bank of Princeton has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.76.
The company’s return on equity, which measures the profitability of a business relative to shareholder’s equity, for the twelve trailing months is 10.28%.
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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%.
