(VIANEWS) – United-Guardian (UG), AvalonBay Communities (AVB), Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (BAH) are the highest payout ratio stocks on this list.
We have gathered information regarding stocks with the highest payout ratio up until now. The payout ratio in itself isn’t a guarantee 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. United-Guardian (UG)
121.43% Payout Ratio
United-Guardian, Inc. manufactures and markets cosmetic ingredients, pharmaceuticals, medical lubricants, and specialty industrial products in the United States and internationally. It offers cosmetic ingredients, including LUBRAJEL line of water-based moisturizing and lubricating gel formulations; LUBRAJEL NATURAL consisting of natural ingredients for cosmetic use; LUBRAJEL MARINE; LUBRASIL II SB, a special formulation of LUBRAJEL in which silicone oil is incorporated into a LUBRAJEL base; LUBRAJEL II XD; B-122, a powdered lubricant that is used in the manufacture of pressed powders, eyeliners, rouges, and industrial products; KLENSOFT, a surfactant, which is used in shampoos, shower gels, makeup removers, and other cosmetic formulations; and ORCHID COMPLEX, an oil-soluble base for skin creams, lotions, cleansers, and other cosmetics. The company's medical lubricants comprise LUBRAJEL RR and RC, which are water-based lubricant gels for urinary catheters; LUBRAJEL MG to lubricate urinary catheters, pre-lubricated enema tips, and other medical devices; LUBRAJEL LC and LUBRAJEL FA that are LUBRAJEL formulations for oral care; and LUBRAJEL FLUID to lubricate water-soluble products. Its pharmaceutical products consist of RENACIDIN, a prescription drug to prevent and dissolve calcifications in urethral catheters and the urinary bladder; and CLORPACTIN WCS-90, an antimicrobial product to treat infections in the urinary bladder, and localized infections in the peritoneum, as well as eye, ear, nose and throat, and sinuses. The company's industrial products include DESELEX, a sequestering and chelating agent used for manufacturing detergents; and THOROCLENS, a chlorine-based industrial cleanser. It also conducts research and development primarily related to the development of cosmetic ingredients. The company markets its products through marketing partners, distributors, and wholesalers. United-Guardian, Inc. was founded in 1942 and is based in Hauppauge, New York.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, United-Guardian has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.56.
PE Ratio
United-Guardian has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 17.52. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $17.52 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 26.92%.
2. AvalonBay Communities (AVB)
78.33% Payout Ratio
As of December 31, 2022, the Company owned or held a direct or indirect ownership interest in 294 apartment communities containing 88,475 apartment homes in 12 states and the District of Columbia, of which 18 communities were under development and one community was under redevelopment. The Company is an equity REIT in the business of developing, redeveloping, acquiring and managing apartment communities in leading metropolitan areas in New England, the New York/New Jersey Metro area, the Mid-Atlantic, the Pacific Northwest, and Northern and Southern California, as well as in the Company's expansion markets of Raleigh-Durham and Charlotte, North Carolina, Southeast Florida, Dallas and Austin, Texas, and Denver, Colorado.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, AvalonBay Communities has a trailing twelve months EPS of $7.29.
PE Ratio
AvalonBay Communities has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 24.65. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $24.65 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 10.24%.
Sales Growth
AvalonBay Communities’s sales growth is 9.1% for the current quarter and 5.8% for the next.
Dividend Yield
As stated by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Mar 29, 2023, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 6.6 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 3.89%.
3. Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (BAH)
53.42% Payout Ratio
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation provides management and technology consulting, analytics, engineering, digital, mission operations, and cyber solutions to governments, corporations, and not-for-profit organizations in the United States and internationally. The company offers consulting solutions for various domains, business strategies, human capital, and operations. It also provides analytics services, which focuses on delivering transformational solutions in the areas of artificial intelligence, such as machine learning, deep learning; data science, such as data engineering and predictive modeling; automation and decision analytics; and quantum computing. In addition, the company designs, develops, and implements solutions built on contemporary methodologies and modern architectures; delivers engineering services and solutions to define, develop, implement, sustain, and modernize complex physical systems; and provides cyber risk management solutions, such as prevention, detection, and cost effectiveness. Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation was founded in 1914 and is headquartered in McLean, Virginia.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.22.
PE Ratio
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 29.73. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $29.73 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 37.75%.
Dividend Yield
According to Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Feb 8, 2023, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 1.88 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 1.96%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the ongoing quarter and the next is 9.3% and 8.8%, respectively.
4. New Residential Investment (NRZ)
42.6% Payout Ratio
The company’s return on equity, which measures the profitability of a business relative to shareholder’s equity, for the twelve trailing months is 13.32%.
Moving Average
New Residential Investment’s worth is under its 50-day moving average of $10.47 and under its 200-day moving average of $10.77.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 153.8%, now sitting on 3.01B for the twelve trailing months.
Dividend Yield
As stated by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Mar 31, 2022, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 1 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 9.21%.
5. Service Corporation International (SCI)
33.33% Payout Ratio
Service Corporation International provides deathcare products and services in the United States and Canada. The company operates through Funeral and Cemetery segments. Its funeral service and cemetery operations comprise funeral service locations, cemeteries, funeral service/cemetery combination locations, crematoria, and other businesses. The company also provides professional services related to funerals and cremations, including the use of funeral facilities and motor vehicles; arranging and directing services; and removal, preparation, embalming, cremation, memorialization, and travel protection, as well as catering services. In addition, it offers funeral merchandise, including burial caskets and related accessories, urns and other cremation receptacles, outer burial containers, flowers, online and video tributes, stationery products, casket and cremation memorialization products, and other ancillary merchandise. Further, the company's cemeteries provide cemetery property interment rights, such as developed lots, lawn crypts, mausoleum spaces, niches, and other cremation memorialization and interment options; and sells cemetery merchandise and services, including memorial markers and bases, outer burial containers, flowers and floral placements, graveside services, merchandise installations, and interments, as well as offers preneed cemetery merchandise and services. Service Corporation International offers its products and services under the Dignity Memorial, Dignity Planning, National Cremation Society, Advantage Funeral and Cremation Services, Funeraria del Angel, Making Everlasting Memories, Neptune Society, and Trident Society brands. It owns and operates funeral service locations and cemeteries in 44 states, eight Canadian provinces, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. The company was incorporated in 1962 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Service Corporation International has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.12.
PE Ratio
Service Corporation International has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 20.77. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $20.77 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 28.36%.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Service Corporation International’s EBITDA is 3.78.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Service Corporation International is 1170190 which is 14.89% above its average volume of 1018450.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth declined by 7.5%, now sitting on 4.02B for the twelve trailing months.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the present quarter is a negative 1.2% and positive 13.2% for the next.
6. Freeport (FCX)
33.15% Payout Ratio
Freeport-McMoRan Inc. engages in the mining of mineral properties in North America, South America, and Indonesia. It primarily explores for copper, gold, molybdenum, silver, and other metals, as well as oil and gas. The company's assets include the Grasberg minerals district in Indonesia; Morenci, Bagdad, Safford, Sierrita, and Miami in Arizona; Tyrone and Chino in New Mexico; and Henderson and Climax in Colorado, North America, as well as Cerro Verde in Peru and El Abra in Chile. It also operates a portfolio of oil and gas properties primarily located in offshore California and the Gulf of Mexico. The company was formerly known as Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. and changed its name to Freeport-McMoRan Inc. in July 2014. Freeport-McMoRan Inc. was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Freeport has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.81.
PE Ratio
Freeport has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 20.25. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $20.25 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 14.59%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Freeport’s stock is valued at $36.66 at 02:23 EST, way under its 52-week high of $46.73 and way above its 52-week low of $24.80.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Freeport is 9075950 which is 28.2% below its average volume of 12640900.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth declined by 18.4%, now sitting on 21.57B for the twelve trailing months.
