Ashland And 3 Other Stocks Have Very High Payout Ratio

(VIANEWS) – VOC Energy Trust Units of Beneficial Interest (VOC), ConAgra Foods (CAG), Ashland (ASH) 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 promise of 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 are a few stocks with an above 30% percent payout ratio.

1. VOC Energy Trust Units of Beneficial Interest (VOC)

100% Payout Ratio

VOC Energy Trust acquires and holds a term net profits interest of the net proceeds from production and sale of the interests in oil and natural gas properties in the states of Kansas and Texas. The company has an 80% term net profits interest of the net proceeds on the underlying properties. As of December 31, 2020, its underlying properties had interests in 470.3 net producing wells and 84,332 net acres; and had proved reserves of approximately 3.1 million barrels of oil equivalent (MMBoe) attributable to the portion of the Kansas underlying properties, and approximately 3.1 MMBoe attributable to the Texas underlying properties. VOC Energy Trust was incorporated in 2010 and is based in Houston, Texas.

Earnings Per Share

As for profitability, VOC Energy Trust Units of Beneficial Interest has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.28.

PE Ratio

VOC Energy Trust Units of Beneficial Interest has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 6.15. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $6.15 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 139.6%.

Yearly Top and Bottom Value

VOC Energy Trust Units of Beneficial Interest’s stock is valued at $7.87 at 02:23 EST, way under its 52-week high of $13.70 and way above its 52-week low of $5.75.

Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization

VOC Energy Trust Units of Beneficial Interest’s EBITDA is 28.28.

2. ConAgra Foods (CAG)

77.99% Payout Ratio

Conagra Brands, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a consumer packaged goods food company in North America. The company operates in four segments: Grocery & Snacks, Refrigerated & Frozen, International, and Foodservice. The Grocery & Snacks segment primarily offers shelf stable food products through various retail channels in the United States. The Refrigerated & Frozen segment provides temperature-controlled food products through various retail channels in the United States. The International segment offers food products in various temperature states through retail and foodservice channels outside of the United States. The Foodservice segment offers branded and customized food products, including meals, entrees, sauces, and various custom-manufactured culinary products packaged for restaurants and other foodservice establishments in the United States. The company sells its products under the Birds Eye, Duncan Hines, Healthy Choice, Marie Callender's, Reddi-wip, Slim Jim, Angie's BOOMCHICKAPOP, Duke's, Earth Balance, Gardein, and Frontera brands. The company was formerly known as ConAgra Foods, Inc. and changed its name to Conagra Brands, Inc. in November 2016. Conagra Brands, Inc. was founded in 1919 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Earnings Per Share

As for profitability, ConAgra Foods has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.67.

PE Ratio

ConAgra Foods has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 22.63. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $22.63 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 9.05%.

Moving Average

ConAgra Foods’s value is higher than its 50-day moving average of $36.96 and above its 200-day moving average of $36.18.

Dividend Yield

As claimed by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Apr 26, 2023, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 1.32 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 3.49%.

Sales Growth

ConAgra Foods’s sales growth is 4.6% for the ongoing quarter and 4.6% for the next.

Revenue Growth

Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 5.9%, now sitting on 12.21B for the twelve trailing months.

3. Ashland (ASH)

38.27% Payout Ratio

Ashland Global Holdings Inc. provides additives and specialty ingredients worldwide. It operates through Life Sciences; Personal Care & Household; Specialty Additives; and Intermediates and Solvents segments. The Life Sciences segment offers pharmaceutical solutions, including controlled release polymers, disintegrants, tablet coatings, thickeners, solubilizers, and tablet binders; nutrition solutions, such as thickeners, stabilizers, emulsifiers, and additives; and nutraceutical solutions comprising products for weight management, joint comfort, stomach and intestinal health, sports nutrition, and general wellness, as well as custom formulation, toll processing, and particle engineering solutions. The Personal Care & Household segment provides a range of nature-based, biodegradable, and performance ingredients; solutions for toothpastes, mouth washes and rinses, denture cleaning, and care for teeth; and household supplies nature-derived rheology ingredients, biodegradable surface wetting agents, performance encapsulates, and specialty polymers. The Specialty Additives segment offers rheology modifiers, foam control agents, surfactants and wetting agents, pH neutralizers, advanced ceramics used in catalytic converters, environmental filters, ingredients for the manufacturing of ceramic capacitors, plasma display panels and solar cells, ingredients for textile printing, thermoplastic metals, and alloys for welding. The Intermediates and Solvents segment produces 1,4 butanediol and related derivatives, including n-methylpyrrolidone. Ashland Global Holdings Inc. offers its products to customers in a range of consumer and industrial markets, such as architectural coatings, construction, energy, food and beverage, nutraceuticals, personal care, and pharmaceutical. The company was formerly known as Ashland Inc. and changed its name to Ashland Global Holdings Inc. in September 2016. Ashland Global Holdings Inc. was founded in 1924 and is based in Wilmington, Delaware.

Earnings Per Share

As for profitability, Ashland has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.41.

PE Ratio

Ashland has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 29.8. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $29.8 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 6.28%.

Moving Average

Ashland’s worth is higher than its 50-day moving average of $100.91 and below its 200-day moving average of $103.60.

Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization

Ashland’s EBITDA is 69.18.

4. Host Hotels & Resorts (HST)

37.5% Payout Ratio

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. is an S&P 500 company and is the largest lodging real estate investment trust and one of the largest owners of luxury and upper-upscale hotels. The Company currently owns 74 properties in the United States and five properties internationally totaling approximately 46,100 rooms. The Company also holds non-controlling interests in six domestic and one international joint ventures. Guided by a disciplined approach to capital allocation and aggressive asset management, the Company partners with premium brands such as Marriott®, Ritz-Carlton®, Westin®, Sheraton®, W®, St. Regis®, The Luxury Collection®, Hyatt®, Fairmont®, Hilton®, Swissôtel®, ibis® and Novotel®, as well as independent brands. For additional information, please visit the Company's website at www.hosthotels.com.

Earnings Per Share

As for profitability, Host Hotels & Resorts has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.88.

PE Ratio

Host Hotels & Resorts has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 18.16. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $18.16 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 9.56%.

Revenue Growth

Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 27.2%, now sitting on 4.91B for the twelve trailing months.

Volume

Today’s last reported volume for Host Hotels & Resorts is 6622090 which is 4.97% below its average volume of 6968460.

Sales Growth

Host Hotels & Resorts’s sales growth is 22.2% for the current quarter and negative 0.5% for the next.

Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization

Host Hotels & Resorts’s EBITDA is 43.32.

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