(VIANEWS) – Ashland (ASH), Nuveen S&P 500 Buy (BXMX), ASML Holding (ASML) are the highest payout ratio stocks on this list.
Here’s the data we’ve collected of stocks with a high payout ratio at the moment. 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. Ashland (ASH)
42.54% 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 $3.62.
PE Ratio
Ashland has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 25.2. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $25.2 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 5.72%.
2. Nuveen S&P 500 Buy (BXMX)
40.95% Payout Ratio
Nuveen S&P 500 Buy-Write Income Fund is a closed-ended equity indexed mutual fund launched by Nuveen Investments, Inc. It is co-managed by Nuveen Fund Advisors LLC and Gateway Investment Advisers, LLC. The fund invests in the public equity markets of the United States. It seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. The fund also invests through index call options. It seeks to replicate the performance of the S&P 500 Index by investing in proportion to their weighting in the index. The fund was formerly known as Nuveen Equity Premium Income Fund. Nuveen S&P 500 Buy-Write Income Fund was formed on July 23, 2004 and domiciled in the United States.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Nuveen S&P 500 Buy has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.31.
PE Ratio
Nuveen S&P 500 Buy has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 5.46. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $5.46 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 17.47%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Nuveen S&P 500 Buy’s stock is valued at $12.61 at 08:23 EST, under its 52-week high of $13.74 and higher than its 52-week low of $11.75.
3. ASML Holding (ASML)
35.89% Payout Ratio
ASML Holding N.V. develops, produces, markets, sells, and services advanced semiconductor equipment systems for chipmakers. It offers advanced semiconductor equipment systems, including lithography, metrology, and inspection systems. The company also provides extreme ultraviolet lithography systems; and deep ultraviolet lithography systems comprising immersion and dry lithography solutions to manufacture various range of semiconductor nodes and technologies. In addition, it offers metrology and inspection systems, including YieldStar optical metrology systems to assess the quality of patterns on the wafers; and HMI electron beam solutions to locate and analyze individual chip defects. Further, the company provides computational lithography solutions, and lithography systems and control software solutions; and refurbishes and upgrades lithography systems, as well as offers customer support and related services. It operates in Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, China, rest of Asia, the Netherlands, rest of Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the United States. The company was formerly known as ASM Lithography Holding N.V. and changed its name to ASML Holding N.V. in 2001. ASML Holding N.V. was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Veldhoven, the Netherlands.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, ASML Holding has a trailing twelve months EPS of $21.61.
PE Ratio
ASML Holding has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 44.51. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $44.51 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 48.57%.
Dividend Yield
As claimed by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Jul 29, 2024, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 6.65 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 0.77%.
Moving Average
ASML Holding’s value is under its 50-day moving average of $981.52 and way above its 200-day moving average of $871.86.
Sales Growth
ASML Holding’s sales growth is 8.6% for the present quarter and 22.4% for the next.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the present quarter and the next is 5.9% and 32.8%, respectively.
4. Winmark Corporation (WINA)
30.11% Payout Ratio
Winmark Corporation, a resale company operates as a franchisor for small business in the United States and Canada. The company franchises retail stores concepts that buy, sell and trade merchandise. It also operates middle-market equipment leasing business. In addition, the company buys and sells used clothing and accessories geared toward the teenage and young adult market under Plato's Closet brand; and operates stores which buys and sells used and new children's clothing, toys, furniture, equipment, and accessories primarily to parents of children ages infant to 12 years under the Once Upon A Child brand. Further, it buys, sells, trades in, and used and new sporting goods, equipment, and accessories for various athletic activities including team sports, such as baseball/softball, hockey, football, lacrosse, and soccer, as well as fitness, ski/snowboard, golf, and others under the Play It Again Sports brand; and buys and sells used women's apparel, shoes, and accessories under the Style Encore brand. Additionally, the company buys, sells, trades in, and used and new musical instruments, speakers, amplifiers, music-related electronics, and related accessories under the Music Go Round brand. Winmark Corporation was incorporated in 1988 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Winmark Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $10.98.
PE Ratio
Winmark Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 35.4. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $35.4 for every dollar of annual earnings.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth declined by 1.2%, now sitting on 82.59M for the twelve trailing months.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Winmark Corporation’s stock is valued at $388.67 at 08:23 EST, way under its 52-week high of $451.30 and way above its 52-week low of $330.25.
1. 1 (1)
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%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the ongoing quarter and the next is 1% and 1%, respectively.
