(VIANEWS) – TeklaLife Sciences Investors (HQL), BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust (BPT), Energy Transfer (ET) are the highest payout ratio stocks on this list.
We have gathered information concerning stocks with the highest payout ratio at the moment. 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. TeklaLife Sciences Investors (HQL)
162.03% Payout Ratio
Tekla Life Sciences Investors is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by Tekla Capital Management LLC. The fund invests in public equity markets across the globe. It seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating in the life sciences sector, including the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, diagnostics, managed healthcare, medical equipment, hospitals, healthcare information technology and services, devices and supplies industries, and in agriculture and environmental management industries. The fund primarily invests in growth stocks of small cap companies. It employs fundamental analysis with a focus on factors such as market position for services or products, experience of business management, technological expertise, and the ability either to generate funds internally to finance growth or to secure outside sources of capital to create its portfolio. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the NASDAQ Biotech Index and the S&P 500 Index. It was formerly known as H&Q Life Sciences Investors fund. Tekla Life Sciences Investors was formed on February 20, 1992 and is domiciled in the United States.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, TeklaLife Sciences Investors has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.79.
PE Ratio
TeklaLife Sciences Investors has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 17.53. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $17.53 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 1.28%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
TeklaLife Sciences Investors’s stock is valued at $13.85 at 14:23 EST, under its 52-week high of $14.37 and way above its 52-week low of $11.34.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for TeklaLife Sciences Investors is 150172 which is 64% above its average volume of 91563.
Dividend Yield
According to Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Feb 21, 2024, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 1.33 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 9.6%.
2. BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust (BPT)
113.66% Payout Ratio
BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust operates as a grantor trust in the United States. The company holds overriding royalty interest in the Prudhoe Bay oil field located on the North Slope of Alaska. The Prudhoe Bay field extends approximately 12 miles by 27 miles and contains approximately 150,000 gross productive acres. BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust was founded in 1989 and is based in Houston, Texas.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.26.
PE Ratio
BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 8.62. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $8.62 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 104.18%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth declined by 99.5%, now sitting on 6.93M for the twelve trailing months.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust’s stock is valued at $2.24 at 14:23 EST, way under its 52-week high of $8.17 and way higher than its 52-week low of $2.00.
3. Energy Transfer (ET)
113.3% Payout Ratio
Energy Transfer LP provides energy-related services. The company owns and operates natural gas transportation pipeline, and natural gas storage facilities in Texas and Oklahoma; and approximately 20,090 miles of interstate natural gas pipeline. It also sells natural gas to electric utilities, independent power plants, local distribution and other marketing companies, and industrial end-users. In addition, the company owns and operates natural gas gathering pipelines, processing plant, and treating and conditioning facilities in Texas, New Mexico, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Kansas, Montana, North Dakota, Wyoming, and Louisiana; natural gas gathering, oil pipeline, and oil stabilization facilities in South Texas; and transports and supplies water to natural gas producer in Pennsylvania. Further, it owns 5,700 miles of natural gas liquid (NGL) pipeline; NGL fractionation facilities; NGL storage facilities; and other NGL storage assets and terminal. Additionally, the company provides crude oil transportation, terminalling, acquisition, and marketing activities; owns and operates approximately 14,500 miles of crude oil trunk and gathering pipelines in the Southwest, Midcontinent, and Midwest United States; and sells and distributes gasoline, middle distillate, and motor fuels and other petroleum products. It also offers natural gas compression services; carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulfide removal services; and manages coal and natural resources properties, as well as sells standing timber, leases coal-related infrastructure facilities, collects oil and gas royalty, and generate electrical power. The company was formerly known as Energy Transfer Equity, L.P. and changed its name to Energy Transfer LP in October 2018. Energy Transfer LP was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Energy Transfer has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.09.
PE Ratio
Energy Transfer has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 14.15. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $14.15 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 12.33%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 0.2%, now sitting on 78.59B for the twelve trailing months.
Dividend Yield
As stated by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on May 10, 2024, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 1.27 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 7.99%.
Moving Average
Energy Transfer’s value is under its 50-day moving average of $15.42 and above its 200-day moving average of $14.08.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Energy Transfer’s stock is valued at $15.42 at 14:23 EST, under its 52-week high of $16.07 and way higher than its 52-week low of $12.18.
4. West Bancorporation (WTBA)
75.76% Payout Ratio
West Bancorporation, Inc. operates as the financial holding company for West Bank that provides community banking and trust services to individuals and small- to medium-sized businesses in the United States. It accepts various deposit products, including checking, savings, and money market accounts, as well as time certificates of deposit. The company also provides loan products comprising commercial real estate loans, construction and land development loans, commercial lines of credit, and commercial term loans; consumer loans, including loans extended to individuals for household, family, and other personal expenditures not secured by real estate; and 1-4 family residential mortgages and home equity loans. In addition, it offers trust services, including the administration of estates, conservatorships, personal trusts, and agency accounts. Further, the company provides internet and mobile banking services; treasury management services comprising cash management, client-generated automated clearing house transaction, remote deposit, and fraud protection services; and merchant credit card processing services and corporate credit cards. It has eight offices in the Des Moines area; one office in Coralville; and one office each in Rochester, Owatonna, Mankato, and St. Cloud, Minnesota. West Bancorporation, Inc. was founded in 1893 and is headquartered in West Des Moines, Iowa.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, West Bancorporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.32.
PE Ratio
West Bancorporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 12.89. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $12.89 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 10.03%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the ongoing quarter and the next is a negative 31.9% and a negative 8.6%, respectively.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for West Bancorporation is 23935 which is 10.92% below its average volume of 26870.
Sales Growth
West Bancorporation’s sales growth is negative 2.2% for the present quarter and 7.8% for the next.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth declined by 9.1%, now sitting on 76.48M for the twelve trailing months.
5. Darden Restaurants (DRI)
60.26% Payout Ratio
Darden Restaurants, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, owns and operates full-service restaurants in the United States and Canada. It operates under Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen, Yard House, The Capital Grille, Seasons 52, Bahama Breeze, Eddie V's Prime Seafood, and Capital Burger brand names. Darden Restaurants, Inc. was incorporated in 1995 and is based in Orlando, Florida.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Darden Restaurants has a trailing twelve months EPS of $8.53.
PE Ratio
Darden Restaurants has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 17.94. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $17.94 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 49.05%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Darden Restaurants is 1194140 which is 2.42% above its average volume of 1165840.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the ongoing quarter and the next is 1.6% and 8.4%, respectively.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Darden Restaurants’s stock is valued at $153.05 at 14:23 EST, way below its 52-week high of $176.84 and way above its 52-week low of $133.36.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 6.8%, now sitting on 11.2B for the twelve trailing months.
6. AptarGroup (ATR)
34.55% Payout Ratio
AptarGroup, Inc. provides a range of packaging, dispensing, and sealing solutions primarily for the beauty, personal care, home care, prescription drug, consumer health care, injectable, and food and beverage markets. The company operates through three segments: Pharma, Beauty + Home, and Food + Beverage. The Pharma segment provides pumps for nasal allergy treatments; and metered dose inhaler valves for respiratory ailments, such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases in pharmaceutical market; elastomer for injectable primary packaging components; and active packaging products. The Beauty + Home segment primarily sells pumps, closures, aerosol valves, accessories, and sealing solutions to the personal care and home care markets; and pumps and decorative components to the beauty market. The Food + Beverage segment offers dispensing and non-dispensing closures, elastomeric flow control components, spray pumps, and aerosol valves to the food and beverage markets. The company sells its products through own sales force, as well as independent representatives and distributors in Asia, Europe, Latin America, and North America. AptarGroup, Inc. has a strategic partnership with PureCycle Technologies LLC to develop ultra-pure recycled polypropylene into dispensing applications; and a collaboration with Sonmol for developing a digital therapies and services platform targeting respiratory and other diseases. The company was incorporated in 1992 and is headquartered in Crystal Lake, Illinois.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, AptarGroup has a trailing twelve months EPS of $4.66.
PE Ratio
AptarGroup has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 32.36. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $32.36 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 13.92%.
Dividend Yield
As stated by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Apr 24, 2024, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 1.64 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 1.09%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
AptarGroup’s stock is valued at $150.79 at 14:23 EST, under its 52-week high of $150.87 and way above its 52-week low of $111.63.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the ongoing quarter and the next is 10.6% and 2.9%, respectively.
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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%.
