(VIANEWS) – Alliant Energy Corporation (LNT), NorthWestern Corporation (NWE), Hillenbrand (HI) are the highest payout ratio stocks on this list.
Here’s the data we’ve collected of stocks with a high payout ratio so far. 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 issue 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. Alliant Energy Corporation (LNT)
76.12% Payout Ratio
Alliant Energy Corporation operates as a utility holding company that provides regulated electricity and natural gas services in the United States. It operates in three segments: Utility Electric Operations, Utility Gas Operations, and Utility Other. The company, through its subsidiary, Interstate Power and Light Company (IPL), primarily generates and distributes electricity, and distributes and transports natural gas to retail customers in Iowa; sells electricity to wholesale customers in Minnesota, Illinois, and Iowa; and generates and distributes steam in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Alliant Energy Corporation, through its other subsidiary, Wisconsin Power and Light Company (WPL), generates and distributes electricity, and distributes and transports natural gas to retail customers in Wisconsin; and sells electricity to wholesale customers in Wisconsin. It serves retail customers in the farming, agriculture, industrial manufacturing, chemical, packaging, and food industries, as well as wholesale customers comprising municipalities and rural electric cooperatives. In addition, the company owns and operates a short-line rail freight service in Iowa; a Mississippi River barge, rail, and truck freight terminal in Illinois; freight brokerage services; wind turbine blade recycling services; and a rail-served warehouse in Iowa. Further, it holds interests in a natural gas-fired electric generating unit near Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin; and a wind farm located in Oklahoma. The company was formerly known as Interstate Energy Corp. and changed its name to Alliant Energy Corporation in May 1999. Alliant Energy Corporation was incorporated in 1981 and is headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Alliant Energy Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.45.
PE Ratio
Alliant Energy Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 23.91. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $23.91 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 9.44%.
Sales Growth
Alliant Energy Corporation’s sales growth is negative 14.1% for the current quarter and 29.6% for the next.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Alliant Energy Corporation’s stock is valued at $58.58 at 08:23 EST, under its 52-week high of $59.80 and way above its 52-week low of $45.15.
Dividend Yield
As claimed by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Jul 31, 2024, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 1.92 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 3.28%.
2. NorthWestern Corporation (NWE)
75.22% Payout Ratio
NorthWestern Corporation, doing business as NorthWestern Energy, provides electricity and natural gas to residential, commercial, and various industrial customers. The company operates through three segments: Electric Utility Operations; Natural Gas Utility Operations; and Other. It generates, purchases, transmits, and distributes electricity; and produces, purchases, stores, transmits, and distributes natural gas, as well as owns municipal franchises to provide natural gas service in the communities. The company operates 6,597 miles of electric transmission and 18,534 miles of electric distribution lines with approximately 121 transmission and distribution substations; and 2,235 miles of natural gas transmission and 5,099 miles of natural gas distribution lines with approximately 135 city gate stations in Montana. It also operates 1,308 miles of electric transmission and 2,342 miles of electric distribution lines in South Dakota with approximately 121 transmission and distribution substations; and 55 miles of natural gas transmission and 2,545 miles of natural gas distribution lines in South Dakota and Nebraska. The company serves approximately 764,200 customers in Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Yellowstone National Park. NorthWestern Corporation was incorporated in 1923 and is based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, NorthWestern Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.43.
PE Ratio
NorthWestern Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 16.31. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $16.31 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%.
3. Hillenbrand (HI)
75% Payout Ratio
Hillenbrand, Inc. operates as a diversified industrial company in the United States and internationally. It operates through three segments: Advanced Process Solutions, Molding Technology Solutions, and Batesville. The Advanced Process Solutions segment designs, engineers, manufactures, markets, and services process and material handling equipment and systems comprising compounding, extrusion, and material handling equipment, as well as offers equipment system design services; and provides screening and separating equipment for various industries, including plastics, food and pharmaceuticals, chemicals, fertilizers, minerals, energy, wastewater treatment, forest products, and other general industrials. The Molding Technology Solutions segment offers injection molding and extrusion equipment; hot runner systems; process control systems; and mold bases and components for various industries, including automotive, consumer goods, medical, packaging, construction, and electronics. The Batesville segment designs, manufactures, distributes, and sells funeral services products and solutions, such as burial caskets, cremation caskets, containers and urns, other personalization and memorialization products, and web-based technology applications. The company was founded in 1906 and is headquartered in Batesville, Indiana.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Hillenbrand has a trailing twelve months EPS of $-2.96.
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 -12.77%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 9.8%, now sitting on 3.11B for the twelve trailing months.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the present quarter and the next is a negative 18.6% and a negative 8.7%, respectively.
4. Universal Corporation (UVV)
65.91% Payout Ratio
Universal Corporation processes and supplies leaf tobacco and plant-based ingredients worldwide. The company operates through two segments, Tobacco Operations; and Ingredients Operations. It is involved in the procuring, financing, processing, packing, storing, and shipping leaf tobacco for sale to manufacturers of consumer tobacco products. The company contracts, purchases, processes, and sells flue-cured, burley, and oriental tobaccos that are primarily used in the manufacture of cigarettes; and dark air-cured tobaccos principally used in the manufacture of cigars, natural wrapped cigars and cigarillos, smokeless, and pipe tobacco products. It also provides value-added services, including blending, chemical, and physical testing of tobacco; service cutting for various manufacturers; manufacturing reconstituted leaf tobacco; just-in-time inventory management services; electronic nicotine delivery systems; and smoke testing services for customers. In addition, the company offers testing services for crop protection agents and tobacco constituents in seed, leaf, and finished products, including e-cigarette liquids and vapors; and analytical services that include chemical compound testing in finished tobacco products and mainstream smoke. Further, it provides a various value-added manufacturing processes to produce specialty vegetable and fruit-based ingredients, as well as botanical extracts and flavorings for human and pet food markets; and recycles waste materials from tobacco production. Universal Corporation was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Universal Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $4.87.
PE Ratio
Universal Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 10.77. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $10.77 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 9.47%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Universal Corporation is 106204 which is 28.34% below its average volume of 148206.
5. NBT Bancorp (NBTB)
49.81% Payout Ratio
NBT Bancorp Inc., a financial holding company, provides commercial banking, retail banking, and wealth management services. Its deposit products include demand deposit, savings, negotiable order of withdrawal, money market deposit, and certificate of deposit accounts. The company's loan portfolio comprises commercial and industrial, commercial real estate, agricultural, and commercial construction loans; indirect and direct consumer, home equity, mortgages, business banking loans, and commercial loans; and residential real estate loans. It also provides trust and investment services; financial planning and life insurance services; and retirement plan consulting and recordkeeping services. In addition, the company offers insurance products comprising personal property and casualty, business liability, and commercial insurance, as well as other products and services through 24-hour online, mobile, and telephone channels that enable customers to check balances, make deposits, transfer funds, pay bills, access statements, apply for loans, and access various other products and services. As of December 31, 2020, it had 141 branches and 176 ATMs in New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine. NBT Bancorp Inc. was founded in 1856 and is headquartered in Norwich, New York.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, NBT Bancorp has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.57.
PE Ratio
NBT Bancorp has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 17.96. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $17.96 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 9.1%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 11.9%, now sitting on 516.78M for the twelve trailing months.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the present quarter is a negative 8.3% and positive 1.4% for the next.
Moving Average
NBT Bancorp’s worth is under its 50-day moving average of $46.18 and way higher than its 200-day moving average of $39.18.
Previous days news about NBT Bancorp (NBTB)
- According to Zacks on Wednesday, 18 September, "Investors might want to bet on NBT Bancorp (NBTB Quick QuoteNBTB – Free Report) , as it has been recently upgraded to a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy). "
6. Pearson, Plc (PSO)
45.44% Payout Ratio
Pearson plc provides educational products and services to governments, educational institutions, corporations, and professional bodies worldwide. The company operates through North America, Core, and Growth segments. It offers courseware services, including curriculum materials provided in book form and/or through access to digital content; and assessments, such as test development, processing, and scoring services. The company also operates schools, colleges, and universities; and provides online learning services in partnership with universities and other academic institutions. In addition, it delivers and installs off-the-shelf software; and offers services to academic institutions, such as program development, student acquisition, education technology, and student support services, as well as undertakes contracts to process qualifying tests for individual professions and government departments under multi-year contractual arrangements. The company was founded in 1844 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Pearson, Plc has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.65.
PE Ratio
Pearson, Plc has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 21.38. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $21.38 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 8.78%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Pearson, Plc’s stock is valued at $13.90 at 08:23 EST, under its 52-week high of $14.20 and way higher than its 52-week low of $10.31.
1. 1 (1)
1% Payout Ratio
1
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%.
