(VIANEWS) - Westwood Holdings Group (WHG), Advance Auto Parts (AAP), WD-40 Company (WDFC) are the highest payout ratio stocks on this list.
We have gathered information concerning stocks with the highest payout ratio up until now. 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 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. Westwood Holdings Group (WHG)
375% Payout Ratio
Westwood Holdings Group, Inc., through its subsidiaries, manages investment assets and provides services for its clients. The company operates in two segments, Advisory and Trust. The Advisory segment provides investment advisory services to corporate retirement plans, public retirement plans, endowments, foundations, individuals, and the Westwood Funds; and investment sub-advisory services to mutual funds, pooled investment vehicles, and its Trust segment. The Trust segment offers trust and custodial services; and participates in common trust funds that it sponsors to institutions and high net worth individuals. Westwood Holdings Group, Inc. was founded in 1983 and is based in Dallas, Texas.
Earnings per Share
Westwood Holdings Group's trailing twelve-month EPS is $0.16.
PE Ratio
Westwood Holdings Group's trailing 12 months price-to-earnings ratio is 71. The purchaser of the shares is therefore investing $71 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 1.14%.Earnings before Interest, Taxes and Depreciation
EBITDA for Westwood Holdings Group is 0.41
Volume
Today's last reported volume for Westwood Holdings Group is 15771 which is 39.65% above its average volume of 11293.
2. Advance Auto Parts (AAP)
70.51% Payout Ratio
Advance Auto Parts, Inc. provides automotive replacement parts, accessories, batteries, and maintenance items for domestic and imported cars, vans, sport utility vehicles, and light and heavy duty trucks. The company offers battery accessories; belts and hoses; brakes and brake pads; chassis and climate control parts; clutches and drive shafts; engines and engine parts; exhaust systems and parts; hub assemblies; ignition components and wires; radiators and cooling parts; starters and alternators; and steering and alignment parts. It also offers air conditioning chemicals and accessories; air fresheners; antifreeze and washer fluids; electrical wires and fuses; electronics; floor mats, seat covers, and interior accessories; hand and specialty tools; lighting products; performance parts; sealants, adhesives and compounds; tire repair accessories; vent shades, mirrors and exterior accessories; washes, waxes and cleaning supplies; and wiper blades. In addition, the company offers air filters; fuel and oil additives; fuel filters; grease and lubricants; motor oils; oil filters, part cleaners and treatments; and transmission fluids for engine maintenance. Further, it offers battery and wiper installation; engine light scanning checking; electrical system testing; video clinic; oil and battery recycling; and loaner tool program services. Additionally, the company sells its products through its Website. It serves professional installers and do-it-yourself customers. Advance Auto Parts, Inc. operates its stores under the Advance Auto Parts, Autopart International, Carquest, and Worldpac brand names. As of December 28, 2019, it operated 4,877 stores and 160 branches in the United States, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Canada; and served 1,253 independently owned Carquest branded stores in Mexico, the Bahamas, Turks and Caicos, and the British Virgin Islands. The company was founded in 1929 and is based in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Earnings per Share
Advance Auto Parts' trailing 12-month EPS is $7.8.
PE Ratio
Advance Auto Parts' trailing 12-month price-to-earnings ratio is 18.37. The purchaser of the shares is investing $18.37 per dollar in annual earnings.
For the 12 trailing months, the company's return-on-equity, which is a measure of the profitability and shareholder equity for a company, was 16.13%.Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Advance Auto Parts's EBITDA is 1.07.
3. WD-40 Company (WDFC)
62.45% Payout Ratio
WD-40 Company develops and sells maintenance products, and homecare and cleaning products in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia-Pacific. The company offers multi-purpose maintenance products, including aerosol sprays, non-aerosol trigger sprays, and in liquid-bulk form products under the WD-40 Multi-Use brand name for various consumer uses and industrial applications; and specialty maintenance products, such as penetrants, degreasers, corrosion inhibitors, greases, lubricants, and rust removers under the WD-40 Specialist brand, as well as various products under the WD-40 Bike brand name. It also provides multi-purpose and specialty drip oils, and spray lubricant products, as well as other specialty maintenance products under the 3-IN-ONE brand name; and professional spray maintenance products and lubricants for the bike market under the GT85 brand name. In addition, the company offers automatic toilet bowl cleaners under the 2000 Flushes brand name; aerosol and liquid trigger carpet stain and odor eliminators under the Spot Shot brand; room and rug deodorizers under the Carpet Fresh brand name; carpet and household cleaners, and rug and room deodorizers under the 1001 brand; heavy-duty hand cleaner products under the Lava brand name in the United States, as well as under the Solvol brand name in Australia; and liquid mildew stain removers and automatic toilet bowl cleaners under the X-14 brand name. It sells its products primarily through warehouse club stores, hardware stores, automotive parts outlets, industrial distributors and suppliers, mass retail and home center stores, value retailers, grocery stores, online retailers, farm supply, sport retailers, and independent bike dealers. WD-40 Company was founded in 1953 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.
Earnings per Share
WD-40 Company's trailing 12 months EPS is $4.9.
PE Ratio
WD-40 Company's trailing 12-month price-earnings ratio is 32.74. The purchaser of the shares is therefore investing $32.74 per dollar in annual earnings.
For the 12 trailing months, the company's return-on-equity, which is a measure of the profitability and shareholder equity for a business, was 34.62%.Moving Average
WD-40 Company's value is under its 50-day moving average of $166.70 and way below its 200-day moving average of $182.03.Growth Estimates Quarters
For the current quarter, the company expects to grow by a negative 18.7% and negative 9.2% respectively.Volume
The last volume reported by WD-40 Company today is 159577, which is 49.77% higher than its average volume (106543).
Revenue growth
The year-over-year revenue growth was 13.2%. It now stands at 518.82M in the 12 trailing months.
4. Accenture (ACN)
36.23% Payout Ratio
Accenture plc, a professional services company, provides strategy and consulting, interactive, industry X, song, and technology and operation services worldwide. The company offers application services, including agile transformation, DevOps, application modernization, enterprise architecture, software and quality engineering, data management, intelligent automation comprises robotic process automation, natural language processing, and virtual agents, and application management services, as well as software engineering services; strategy and consulting services; data and analytics strategy, data discovery and augmentation, data management and beyond, data democratization, and industrialized solutions comprises turnkey analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) solutions; metaverse; and sustainability services. It also provides change management, HR transformation and delivery, organization strategy and design, talent strategy and development, and leadership and culture services; digital commerce; infrastructure services, including cloud infrastructure managed, cloud and data center, network, digital workplace, database platforms, service management, and cloud and infrastructure security services; data-enabled operating models; technology consulting and AI services; and technology consulting services. In addition, the company offers engineering and R&D digitization, smart connected products, product as-a-service enablement, capital projects, intelligent asset management, digital industrial workforce, and autonomous robotic systems; business process outsourcing; and services related to technology innovation. Further, it provides cloud, ecosystem, marketing, security, supply chain management, zero-based transformation, customer experience, finance consulting, mergers and acquisitions, and sustainability services. The company was founded in 1951 and is based in Dublin, Ireland.
Earnings per Share
Accenture's trailing 12 month EPS is $8.45.
PE Ratio
The trailing 12 months price-earnings ratio for Accenture is 31.47. The purchaser of the shares is therefore investing $31.47 per dollar in annual earnings.
For the 12 trailing months, the company's return-on-equity, which is a measure of the profitability and shareholder equity for a business, was 32.62%.Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Accenture's stock is valued at $265.92 at 07:23 EST, way below its 52-week high of $417.37 and higher than its 52-week low of $242.95.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company's growth estimates for the ongoing quarter and the next is 18.4% and 4.5%, respectively.Moving Average
Accenture's value is under its 50-day moving average of $279.25 and below its 200-day moving average of $292.93.Volume
Today's last reported volume for Accenture is 930978 which is 58.98% below its average volume of 2269930.