(VIANEWS) – Horizon Technology Finance Corporation (HRZN), GAMCO Natural Resources, Gold & Income Trust (GNT), Air Products and Chemicals (APD) are the highest payout ratio stocks on this list.
We have collected information concerning stocks with the highest payout ratio up until now. 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. Horizon Technology Finance Corporation (HRZN)
140.45% Payout Ratio
Horizon Technology Finance Corporation is a business development company specializing in lending and and investing in development-stage investments. It focuses on making secured debt and venture lending investments to venture capital backed companies in the technology, life science, healthcare information and services, and cleantech industries. It seeks to invest in companies in the United States.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Horizon Technology Finance Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.89.
PE Ratio
Horizon Technology Finance Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 13.57. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $13.57 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 7.62%.
2. GAMCO Natural Resources, Gold & Income Trust (GNT)
116.13% Payout Ratio
GAMCO Natural Resources, Gold & Income Trust is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched by GAMCO Investors, Inc. The fund is managed by Gabelli Funds, LLC. It invests in public equity markets across the globe. The fund invests in securities of companies principally engaged in natural resource and gold industries and by writing covered call options on the underlying equity securities. It focuses on factors such as recent prices of comparable securities that are publicly traded, reliable prices of securities not publicly traded, the use of valuation models, current analyst reports, valuing the income or cash flow of the issuer, or cost if the preceding factors do not apply to create its portfolio. The fund invests in stocks of companies across market capitalization. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the CBOE S&P 500 Buy/Write Index, Philadelphia Gold & Silver Index, Dow Jones U.S. Basic Materials Index, and S&P Global Agribusiness Equity Index. The fund was formerly known as Gabelli Natural Resources, Gold & Income Trust. GAMCO Natural Resources, Gold & Income Trust was formed on January 27, 2011 and is domiciled in the United States.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, GAMCO Natural Resources, Gold & Income Trust has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.31.
PE Ratio
GAMCO Natural Resources, Gold & Income Trust has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 16.03. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $16.03 for every dollar of annual earnings.
3. Air Products and Chemicals (APD)
68% Payout Ratio
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. provides atmospheric gases, process and specialty gases, equipment, and related services in the Americas, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, India, and internationally. The company produces atmospheric gases, including oxygen, nitrogen, and argon; process gases, such as hydrogen, helium, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, and syngas; specialty gases; and equipment for the production or processing of gases comprising air separation units and non-cryogenic generators for customers in various industries, including refining, chemical, manufacturing, electronics, magnetic resonance imaging, energy production, medical, food, and metals. It also designs and manufactures equipment for air separation, hydrocarbon recovery and purification, natural gas liquefaction, and liquid helium and liquid hydrogen transport and storage. The company was founded in 1940 and is headquartered in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Air Products and Chemicals has a trailing twelve months EPS of $9.72.
PE Ratio
Air Products and Chemicals has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 29.36. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $29.36 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 15.08%.
Previous days news about Air Products and Chemicals (APD)
- Air products and chemicals (apd) stock moves -0.61%: what you should know. According to Zacks on Friday, 23 June, "In terms of valuation, Air Products and Chemicals is currently trading at a Forward P/E ratio of 25.23. ", "For comparison, its industry has an average Forward P/E of 13.89, which means Air Products and Chemicals is trading at a premium to the group."
4. Home Depot (HD)
47.44% Payout Ratio
The Home Depot, Inc. operates as a home improvement retailer. It sells various building materials, home improvement products, lawn and garden products, and décor products, as well as facilities maintenance, repair, and operations products. The company also offers installation services for flooring, water heaters, bath, garage doors, cabinets, cabinet makeovers, countertops, sheds, furnaces and central air systems, and windows. In addition, it provides tool and equipment rental services. The company primarily serves homeowners; and professional renovators/remodelers, general contractors, maintenance professionals, handymen, property managers, and building service contractors, as well as specialty tradesmen, such as electricians, plumbers, and painters. It also sells its products through websites, including homedepot.com; homedepot.ca and homedepot.com.mx; blinds.com, an online site for custom window coverings; and thecompanystore.com, an online site for textiles and décor products, as well as through The Home Depot stores. The Home Depot, Inc. was founded in 1977 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Home Depot has a trailing twelve months EPS of $16.41.
PE Ratio
Home Depot has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 18.27. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $18.27 for every dollar of annual earnings.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth declined by 4.2%, now sitting on 155.75B for the twelve trailing months.
5. Analog Devices (ADI)
44.6% Payout Ratio
Analog Devices, Inc. designs, manufactures, tests, and markets integrated circuits (ICs), software, and subsystems that leverage analog, mixed-signal, and digital signal processing technologies. The company provides data converter products, which translate real-world analog signals into digital data, as well as translates digital data into analog signals; power management and reference products for power conversion, driver monitoring, sequencing, and energy management applications in the automotive, communications, industrial, and high-end consumer markets; and power ICs that include performance, integration, and software design simulation tools for accurate power supply designs. It also offers high-performance amplifiers to condition analog signals; and radio frequency and microwave ICs to support cellular infrastructure; and micro-electro-mechanical systems technology solutions, including accelerometers used to sense acceleration, gyroscopes for sense rotation, inertial measurement units to sense multiple degrees of freedom, and broadband switches for radio and instrument systems, as well as isolators. In addition, the company provides digital signal processing and system products for high-speed numeric calculations. It serves clients in the industrial, automotive, consumer, instrumentation, aerospace, and communications markets through a direct sales force, third-party distributors, and independent sales representatives in the United States, rest of North and South America, Europe, Japan, China, and rest of Asia, as well as through its Website. Analog Devices, Inc. was incorporated in 1965 and is headquartered in Wilmington, Massachusetts.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Analog Devices has a trailing twelve months EPS of $7.05.
PE Ratio
Analog Devices has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 26.49. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $26.49 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 9.91%.
Previous days news about Analog Devices (ADI)
- Analog devices (adi) stock moves -0.11%: what you should know. According to Zacks on Friday, 23 June, "In that report, analysts expect Analog Devices to post earnings of $2.53 per share. ", "In terms of valuation, Analog Devices is currently trading at a Forward P/E ratio of 17.61. "
