(VIANEWS) – Information Services Group (III), Penns Woods Bancorp (PWOD), Southside Bancshares (SBSI) are the highest payout ratio stocks on this list.
We have collected information about stocks with the highest payout ratio up to 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 distribute 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. Information Services Group (III)
145.83% Payout Ratio
Information Services Group, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a technology research and advisory company in the Americas, Europe, and the Asia Pacific. The company offers digital transformation services, including automation, cloud, and data analytics; sourcing advisory; managed governance and risk; network carrier; technology strategy and operations design; change management; and market intelligence and technology research and analysis services. It supports private and public sector organizations to transform and optimize their operational environments. The company also provides ISG Digital, a client solution platform that helps clients developing technology, transformation, sourcing, and digital solutions; and ISG Enterprise, a client solution platform that helps clients manage change and optimize operations in areas comprising finance, human resource, and Procure2Pay. In addition, it offers ISG GovernX, a software platform, which provides insights from market and performance data, and automates the management of third-party supplier relationships that comprise contract and project lifecycles, and risk management. The company serves private sector clients operating in the manufacturing, banking and financial services, insurance, health sciences, energy and utilities, and consumer services industries; and public sector clients, including state and local governments, airport and transit authorities, and national and provincial government units. Information Services Group, Inc. was founded in 2006 and is based in Stamford, Connecticut.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Information Services Group has a trailing twelve months EPS of $-0.03.
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 -1.03%.
2. Penns Woods Bancorp (PWOD)
55.41% Payout Ratio
Penns Woods Bancorp, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Jersey Shore State Bank and Luzerne Bank, which provides commercial and retail banking services to individuals, partnerships, non-profit organizations, and corporations. It accepts time, demand, and savings deposits, including super NOW accounts, statement savings accounts, money market accounts, and certificates of deposit, as well as checking and individual retirement accounts. The company also offers loan products comprising residential, commercial, and construction real estate loans; agricultural loans for the purchase or improvement of real estate; commercial loans for the acquisition and improvement of real estate, purchase of equipment, and working capital purposes; letters of credit; consumer loans, such as construction and residential mortgages, home equity loans and lines, automobile financing, personal loans and lines of credit, and overdraft and check lines; and revolving credit loans with overdraft protection. In addition, it provides securities brokerage and financial planning services, which include the sale of life insurance products, annuities, and estate planning services; property and casualty, and auto insurance products; safe deposit services; ATM services; and Internet and telephone banking services. Further, the company engages in real estate transactions and investment activities. It operates through a network of twenty-seven offices located in Clinton, Lycoming, Centre, Montour, Union, Blair, and Luzerne Counties, Pennsylvania. The company was founded in 1907 and is headquartered in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Penns Woods Bancorp has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.31.
PE Ratio
Penns Woods Bancorp has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 9.72. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $9.72 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 9.14%.
Moving Average
Penns Woods Bancorp’s value is higher than its 50-day moving average of $21.84 and above its 200-day moving average of $20.44.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Penns Woods Bancorp’s stock is valued at $22.46 at 14:23 EST, way below its 52-week high of $26.19 and way higher than its 52-week low of $17.01.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Penns Woods Bancorp is 10059 which is 74.3% below its average volume of 39145.
Dividend Yield
As stated by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Sep 10, 2024, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 1.28 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 5.62%.
3. Southside Bancshares (SBSI)
52.59% Payout Ratio
Southside Bancshares, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Southside Bank that provides a range of financial services to individuals, businesses, municipal entities, and nonprofit organizations. Its deposit products include savings, money market, and interest and noninterest bearing checking accounts, as well as certificates of deposit. The company's loan portfolio comprises consumer loans that include 1-4 family residential loans, home equity loans, home improvement loans, automobile loans, and other consumer related loans; commercial loans, such as short-term working capital loans for inventory and accounts receivable, short and medium-term loans for equipment or other business capital expansion, commercial real estate loans, and municipal loans; and construction loans for 1-4 family residential and commercial real estate. It also offers wealth management and trust services consisting of investment management, administration, revocable and testamentary trusts, and custodian services for individuals, partnerships, and corporations; safe deposit services; and brokerage services. As of December 31, 2021, the company operated through 56 banking facilities and 73 ATMs/ITMs. Southside Bancshares, Inc. was founded in 1960 and is headquartered in Tyler, Texas.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Southside Bancshares has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.7.
PE Ratio
Southside Bancshares has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 12.46. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $12.46 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 10.46%.
Moving Average
Southside Bancshares’s value is above its 50-day moving average of $30.86 and way higher than its 200-day moving average of $29.35.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the ongoing quarter and the next is 21.7% and 29.8%, respectively.
Dividend Yield
According to Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Aug 22, 2024, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 1.44 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 4.21%.
4. Middlefield Banc Corp. (MBCN)
41.24% Payout Ratio
Middlefield Banc Corp., headquartered in Middlefield, Ohio, is the bank holding company of The Middlefield Banking Company with total assets of $1.39 billion at March 31, 2021. The bank operates 16 full-service banking centers and an LPL Financial® brokerage office serving Beachwood, Chardon, Cortland, Dublin, Garrettsville, Mantua, Middlefield, Newbury, Orwell, Plain City, Powell, Solon, Sunbury, Twinsburg, and Westerville. The Bank also operates a Loan Production Office in Mentor, Ohio. Additional information is available at www.middlefieldbank.bank.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Middlefield Banc Corp. has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.94.
PE Ratio
Middlefield Banc Corp. has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 14.42. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $14.42 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 7.78%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth declined by 7.6%, now sitting on 66.74M for the twelve trailing months.
Moving Average
Middlefield Banc Corp.’s value is way higher than its 50-day moving average of $24.57 and higher than its 200-day moving average of $25.50.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Middlefield Banc Corp.’s stock is valued at $27.97 at 14:23 EST, way below its 52-week high of $37.00 and way higher than its 52-week low of $20.61.
5. Argan (AGX)
40.93% Payout Ratio
Argan, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, operations management, maintenance, project development, technical, and consulting services to the power generation and renewable energy markets. The company operates through Power Industry Services, Industrial Fabrication and Field Services, and Telecommunications Infrastructure Services segments. The Power Industry Services segment offers engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contracting services to the owners of alternative energy facilities, such as biomass plants, wind farms, and solar fields; and design, construction, project management, start-up, and operation services for projects with approximately 15 gigawatts of power-generating capacity. This segment serves independent power project owners, public utilities, power plant equipment suppliers, and energy plant construction companies. The Industrial Fabrication and Field Services segment provides industrial field, and steel pipe and vessel fabrication services for forest products, power, energy, large fertilizer, EPC, mining, and petrochemical companies in southeast region of the United States. The Telecommunications Infrastructure Services segment offers trenchless directional boring and excavation for underground communication and power networks, as well as aerial cabling services; and installs buried cable, high and low voltage electric lines, and private area outdoor lighting systems. It also provides structuring, cabling, terminations, and connectivity that offers the physical transport for high speed data, voice, video, and security networks. This segment serves state and local government agencies, regional communications service providers, electric utilities, and other commercial customers, as well as federal government facilities comprising cleared facilities in the mid-Atlantic region of the United States. Argan, Inc. was founded in 1961 and is headquartered in Rockville, Maryland.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Argan has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.81.
PE Ratio
Argan has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 27.16. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $27.16 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 13.35%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Argan is 142642 which is 26.12% below its average volume of 193077.
Moving Average
Argan’s value is higher than its 50-day moving average of $74.08 and way higher than its 200-day moving average of $57.73.
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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%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 1%, now sitting on 1 for the twelve trailing months.
