(VIANEWS) – California Water Service Group (CWT), Manhattan Bridge Capital (LOAN), Seagate Technology (STX) are the highest payout ratio stocks on this list.
We have gathered information concerning 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 distribute 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. California Water Service Group (CWT)
139.19% Payout Ratio
California Water Service Group, through its subsidiaries, provides water utility and other related services in California, Washington, New Mexico, and Hawaii. It is involved in the production, purchase, storage, treatment, testing, distribution, and sale of water for domestic, industrial, public, and irrigation uses, as well as for fire protection. The company offers its services to approximately 492,600 customer connections in 100 California communities; approximately 5,300 water and wastewater customer connections on the islands of Maui and Hawaii; approximately 36,600 customer connections in the Tacoma, Olympia, Graham, Spanaway, Puyallup, and Gig Harbor areas; and approximately 8,500 water and wastewater customer connections in the Belen, Los Lunas, Indian Hills, and Elephant Butte areas in New Mexico. It also engages in the provision of non-regulated water-related services, including operating of municipally owned water systems, privately owned water, and recycled water distribution systems; water system operation, meter reading, and billing services to private companies and municipalities; leasing of communication antenna sites on its properties to telecommunication companies; and billing of optional third-party insurance programs to its residential customers, as well as provides lab services. In addition, the company offers wastewater collection and treatment services. California Water Service Group was founded in 1926 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, California Water Service Group has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.73.
PE Ratio
California Water Service Group has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 64.73. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $64.73 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 3.04%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth declined by 4.3%, now sitting on 781.06M for the twelve trailing months.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
California Water Service Group’s stock is valued at $47.25 at 01:23 EST, way below its 52-week high of $63.92 and above its 52-week low of $45.44.
Sales Growth
California Water Service Group’s sales growth is 36.2% for the ongoing quarter and 31.2% for the next.
2. Manhattan Bridge Capital (LOAN)
100.54% Payout Ratio
Manhattan Bridge Capital, Inc., a real estate finance company, originates, services, and manages a portfolio of first mortgage loans in the United States. The company offers short-term, secured, and non-banking loans to real estate investors to fund their acquisition, renovation, rehabilitation, or development of residential or commercial properties in the New York metropolitan area, including New Jersey and Connecticut, and in Florida. Its loans are primarily secured by collateral consisting of real estate and accompanied by personal guarantees from the principals of the borrowers. The company qualifies as a real estate investment trust for federal income tax purposes. It generally would not be subject to federal corporate income taxes if it distributes at least 90% of its taxable income to its stockholders. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Great Neck, New York.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Manhattan Bridge Capital has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.46.
PE Ratio
Manhattan Bridge Capital has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 10.37. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $10.37 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 12.37%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 13%, now sitting on 6.99M for the twelve trailing months.
3. Seagate Technology (STX)
98.59% Payout Ratio
Seagate Technology Holdings plc provides data storage technology and solutions in Singapore, the United States, the Netherlands, and internationally. It provides mass capacity storage products, including enterprise nearline hard disk drives (HDDs), enterprise nearline solid state drives (SSDs), enterprise nearline systems, video and image HDDs, and network-attached storage drives. The company also offers legacy applications comprising Mission Critical HDDs and SSDs; external storage solutions under the Seagate Ultra Touch, One Touch, and Expansion product lines, as well as under the LaCie brand name; desktop drives; notebook drives, DVR HDDs, and gaming SSDs. In addition, it provides Lyve edge-to-cloud mass capacity platform. The company sells its products primarily to OEMs, distributors, and retailers. Seagate Technology Holdings plc was founded in 1978 and is based in Dublin, Ireland.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Seagate Technology has a trailing twelve months EPS of $-3.51.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Seagate Technology is 1041750 which is 54.47% below its average volume of 2288240.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth declined by 17.6%, now sitting on 6.47B for the twelve trailing months.
Sales Growth
Seagate Technology’s sales growth for the next quarter is 14.2%.
4. Blackrock MuniYield Quality Fund II (MQT)
79.02% Payout Ratio
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II, Inc. is a closed ended fixed income mutual fund launched by BlackRock, Inc. It is managed by BlackRock Advisors, LLC. The fund invests in fixed income markets. It primarily invests in municipal debt bonds exempt from federal income taxes. BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II, Inc. was formed in September 21, 1992 and is domiciled in United States.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Blackrock MuniYield Quality Fund II has a trailing twelve months EPS of $-0.11.
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 -0.96%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Blackrock MuniYield Quality Fund II’s stock is valued at $10.23 at 01:23 EST, under its 52-week high of $11.00 and way higher than its 52-week low of $8.59.
Moving Average
Blackrock MuniYield Quality Fund II’s worth is above its 50-day moving average of $10.13 and above its 200-day moving average of $9.84.
Dividend Yield
As claimed by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Feb 13, 2024, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 0.59 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 5.75%.
5. Steelcase (SCS)
63.49% Payout Ratio
Steelcase Inc. provides a portfolio of furniture and architectural products in the United States and internationally. It operates through Americas, EMEA, and Other segments. The company's furniture portfolio includes furniture systems, seating, storage, fixed and height-adjustable desks, benches, and tables, as well as complementary products, such as work accessories, lighting, and mobile power and screens. Its seating products comprise task chairs; seating for collaborative environments and casual settings; and specialty seating for specific vertical markets, including education and healthcare. The company's interior architectural products comprise full and partial height walls and architectural pods. It also provides textiles, wall coverings, and surface imaging solutions for architects and designers; and workplace strategy consulting, lease origination, and furniture and asset management services. The company markets and sells its products to corporate, government, healthcare, education, and retail customers under the Steelcase, Designtex, Coalesse, AMQ, Smith System, Orangebox, and Viccarbe brands. It distributes its products and services through a network of independent and company-owned dealers, as well as directly to end-use customers. The company was founded in 1912 and is headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Steelcase has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.63.
PE Ratio
Steelcase has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 20.51. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $20.51 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 8.96%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth declined by 5.9%, now sitting on 3.19B for the twelve trailing months.
6. Inter Parfums (IPAR)
48.08% Payout Ratio
Inter Parfums, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, markets, and distributes a range of fragrances and fragrance related products in the United States and internationally. It operates in two segments, European Based Operations and United States Based Operations. The company offers its fragrance and cosmetic products under the Boucheron, Coach, Jimmy Choo, Karl Lagerfeld, Kate Spade, Lanvin, Moncler, Montblanc, Rochas, S.T. Dupont, Van Cleef & Arpels, Abercrombie & Fitch, Anna Sui, Donna Karan, DKNY, Ferragamo, Graff, GUESS, Hollister, MCM, Oscar de la Renta, and Ungaro brands, as well as French Connection, Intimate, and Aziza names. It sells its products to department stores, specialty stores, duty free shops, beauty retailers, and domestic and international wholesalers, and distributors, as well as through e-commerce. The company was formerly known as Jean Philippe Fragrances, Inc. and changed its name to Inter Parfums, Inc. in July 1999. Inter Parfums, Inc. was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Inter Parfums has a trailing twelve months EPS of $4.94.
PE Ratio
Inter Parfums has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 28.23. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $28.23 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 24.45%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Inter Parfums’s stock is valued at $139.47 at 01:23 EST, way under its 52-week high of $161.17 and way above its 52-week low of $111.83.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 31.2%, now sitting on 1.3B for the twelve trailing months.
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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%.
Stock Price Classification
According to the stochastic oscillator, a useful indicator of overbought and oversold conditions, 1’s stock is considered to be overbought (>=80).
