(VIANEWS) - Duke Energy (DUK), Cisco (CSCO), Middlesex Water Company (MSEX) are the highest payout ratio stocks on this list.
Here's the data we've collected of stocks with a high payout ratio as yet. 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. Duke Energy (DUK)
79.76% Payout Ratio
Duke Energy Corporation and its subsidiaries operate in the United States as an energy company. The company operates in three main segments, Electric Utilities and Infrastructure; Gas Utilities and Infrastructure; and Commercial Renewables. Electric Utilities and Infrastructure generates and distributes electricity throughout the Carolinas and Florida. It also uses natural gas, coal, and oil to produce electricity. The company also deals in wholesale electricity, including to electric cooperative utilities and load-serving agencies. The segment services approximately 8.2 Million customers across 6 US states, covering approximately 91,000 sq. miles. It also owns 50.259 megawatts of generation capacity. Gas Utilities and Infrastructure distributes natural gaz to residential, industrial, and power generation customers. It also owns, manages and invests in natural gas storage and pipeline transmission. There are approximately 1.6million customers. This includes 1.1 million in North Carolina and South Carolina and ten thousand in Tennessee. In addition, there are 550,000 customers located in northern Kentucky and southwestern Ohio. Commercial Renewables is responsible for acquiring, developing, building, operating, maintaining, and distributing wind and solar energy generation projects. This includes non-regulated renewable energy as well as energy storage services to utility companies, electric cooperatives and municipalities. There are 23 wind turbines, 178 solar and two battery storage locations. Additionally, there are 71 fuel cells with a total capacity of 3,554MW in 22 states. The former name of the company was Duke Energy Holding Corp., but it changed its name in April 2005 to Duke Energy Corporation. It was established in 1904, and its headquarters is in Charlotte in North Carolina.
Earnings per Share
Duke Energy's trailing 12 months profit per share is $1.72
PE Ratio
Duke Energy's trailing 12-month price-earnings ratio is 58.63. The purchaser of the shares is investing $58.63 per dollar in annual earnings.
For the 12 trailing months, the company's return-on-equity, which is an indicator of the business' profitability relative to shareholders' equity, was 7.19%.Moving Average
Duke Energy's current value is higher than its $50.74 moving average and lower than its $200.43 moving average.2. Cisco (CSCO)
53.19% Payout Ratio
Cisco Systems, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells Internet Protocol based networking and other products related to the communications and information technology industry in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, Japan, and China. The company also offers switching portfolio encompasses campus switching as well as data center switching; enterprise routing portfolio interconnects public and private wireline and mobile networks, delivering highly secure, and reliable connectivity to campus, data center and branch networks; wireless products include wireless access points that are standalone, controller appliance-based, switch-converged, and Meraki cloud-managed offerings; and compute portfolio including the cisco unified computing system, hyperflex, and software management capabilities, which combine computing, networking, and storage infrastructure management and virtualization. In addition, it provides Internet for the future product consists of routed optical networking, 5G, silicon, and optics solutions; collaboration products, such as meetings, collaboration devices, calling, contact center, and communication platform as a service; end-to-end security product consists of network security, cloud security, security endpoints, unified threat management, and zero trust; and optimized application experiences products including full stack observability and cloud-native platform. Further, the company offers a range of service and support options for its customers, including technical support and advanced services and advisory services. It serves businesses of various sizes, public institutions, governments, and service providers. The company sells its products and services directly, as well as through systems integrators, service providers, other resellers, and distributors. Cisco Systems, Inc. has strategic alliances with other companies. Cisco Systems, Inc. was incorporated in 1984 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.
Earnings per Share
Cisco's trailing 12 month EPS is $2.39.
PE Ratio
Cisco's trailing 12-month price-earnings ratio is 19.92. The purchaser of the shares is therefore investing $19.92 per dollar in annual earnings.
For the 12 trailing months, the company's return-on-equity, which is a measure of the business' profitability relative to shareholders' equity, was 29.15%.Moving Average
Cisco's value falls below its 50-day average moving price of $47.68, and is higher than its 200 day moving average at $45.93.Dividend Yield
According to Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Oct 3, 2022, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 1.52 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 3.42%.
3. Middlesex Water Company (MSEX)
48.33% Payout Ratio
Middlesex Water Company operates and owns regulated water utilities and wastewater treatment plants. The company operates in Regulated as well as Non-Regulated segments. The Regulated segment treats and distributes water to retail customers and wholesale customers on a wholesale and retail basis in New Jersey, Delaware and Pennsylvania. The segment includes New Jersey's regulated wastewater system and Delaware's. Non-Regulated provides contract services that are not regulated for operation and maintenance municipal, private and wastewater systems in New Jersey or Delaware. Company was founded in 1896. It is located in Iselin in New Jersey.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Middlesex Water Company has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.4.
PE Ratio
Middlesex Water Company has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 33.6. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $33.6 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 11.12%.Growth Estimates Quarters
For the current quarter, the company expects growth of 29.3%. The next will see a decline of 27.9%.Dividend Yield
Morningstar, Inc. claims that the next dividend payment will be on November 14, 2022. The forward dividend rate and yield are 1.25 and 1.57% respectively.
Moving Average
Middlesex Water Company's worth is below its 50-day moving average of $87.35 and below its 200-day moving average of $88.06.Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Middlesex Water Company's EBITDA is 67.15.
4. Escalade (ESCA)
39.86% Payout Ratio
Escalade, Incorporated, along with its affiliates, produces, distributes, imports, sells and markets sporting goods throughout North America, Europe, Asia, and the rest of the world. It offers a variety of sporting goods brands, including indoor and outdoor games recreation, basketball goals and archery. The company offers archery products in the Bear Archery and Trophy Ridge brands. It also sells table tennis under the STIGA, Ping-Pong and Goalrilla brands. Pickleball is available under the DURA and Onix brands. It also offers play systems under Woodplay, Jack & June and Childlife brand names. Safety products are under USWeight brands. The American Heritage Billiards and Brunswick Billiards brands include hockey and soccer tables, as well as accessories and billiard tables. It also offers darting products, including those under the Unicorn and Winmau brands, Accudart and Nodor brand names, water sports products under RAVE Sports brand names, as well as outdoor games products under Victory Tailgate and Triumph Sports and Zume Games brand names. It sells its products via sporting goods dealers, specialty dealers and online retailers as well as traditional department stores and mass merchants. Escalade, Incorporated, was established in 1922. Its headquarters are in Evansville, Indiana.
Earnings per Share
Escalade's trailing twelve-month EPS is $1.48.
PE Ratio
Escalade's trailing 12 months earnings to price ratio is 7.97. The purchaser of Escalade shares $7.97 per dollar in annual earnings.
For the 12 trailing months, the company's return-on-equity, which is a measure of the business' profitability relative to shareholders' equity, was 13.35%.5. A.O. Smith Corporation (AOS)
33.85% Payout Ratio
A. O. Smith Corporation produces and markets residential and business gas and electric water heaters. The company operates in two regions: North America and Rest of World. Water heaters are available for residential, commercial, hotel, motel, restaurant, offices, small businesses, laundry, car wash, and vehicle washes. The company also offers food and beverage filter products, expansion tanks, commercial-scale solar water heating systems and swimming pool heaters and other related products. Its products are available primarily under A. O. Smith's, State and Lochinvar brands. Distributed products are distributed by independent wholesale plumber distributors as well through retailers consisting of hardware and retail chains and manufacturer representative firms. Aquasana products can also be purchased directly from consumers via e-commerce and other online retailers. It was established in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1874.
Earnings per Share
A.O. Smith Corporation's trailing 12 months EPS is $2.4.
PE Ratio
A.O. Smith Corporation's trailing 12 months earnings to price ratio is 26.06. This means that the buyer of the shares is paying $26.06 per dollar in annual earnings.
For the 12 trailing months, the company's return-on-equity, which is a measure of the business' profitability relative to shareholders' equity, was 28.66%.Dividend Yield
Morningstar, Inc. claims that the next dividend payment will be on October 27, 2022. The forward-annual dividend rate and forward dividend yield are 1.2 and 2.3%, respectively.
Sales Growth
A.O. Smith Corporation's sales growth is negative 5.9% for the present quarter and negative 2.9% for the next.
Revenue growth
The year-on-year revenue growth was 12.3%. It now stands at 3.85B in the 12 trailing months.
Moving Average
A.O. Smith Corporation's worth is higher than its 50-day moving average of $58.47 and above its 200-day moving average of $58.05.6. Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS (TKC)
31.31% Payout Ratio
Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri A.S. offers digital services in Turkey and other countries such as Ukraine, Belarus, Northern Cyprus (Germany), and the Netherlands. The company operates via Turkcell Turkey and Turkcell International segments. The company offers mobile communication, fixed-business internet, business phone and loyalty programs, as well as work contact services. Digital business services include uninterrupted access, cybersecurity, data center internet of things, big and e-transformation technologies as well as managed services and cloud solutions. The company also offers various hardware and software solutions, as well as financing options. The company also offers digital services that include search, invoicing, and TL services, as well as information, entertainment and application services. The company also offers TV+ which allows subscribers to view series and other TV content whenever they like; fizy, an online music platform; magazine holders, a magazine and newspaper service; and yaani Browser, a mobile app. The company also offers BiP (an all-access communication application); goals pocket (a news and goal video application); and digital operator (a transaction and technology purchase application). It offers home internet and television services. It was founded in 1993 in Istanbul, Turkey.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.745.
PE Ratio
Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 5.84. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $5.84 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 24.84%.Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS's stock is valued at $4.35 at 13:24 EST, way below its 52-week high of $5.32 and way above its 52-week low of $2.33.
Volume
The Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS's latest reported volume is 326974, which is 42.08% lower than its average volume 564566.