(VIANEWS) – Eaton Vance Senior Floating (EFR), Urstadt Biddle Properties (UBA), Healthcare Services Group (HCSG) are the highest payout ratio stocks on this list.
Here’s the data we’ve collected of stocks with a high payout ratio up until now. The payout ratio in itself isn’t a promise of a future 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 is a list of some companies with an above 30% payout ratio.
1. Eaton Vance Senior Floating (EFR)
11494.4% Payout Ratio
Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust is a closed-ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by Eaton Vance Management. The fund invests in the fixed income markets of the United States. It primarily invests in senior, secured floating rate loans. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index. Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust was formed on November 28, 2003 and is domiciled in the United States.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Eaton Vance Senior Floating has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.01.
PE Ratio
Eaton Vance Senior Floating has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 1195. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $1195 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 negative -0.22%.
Dividend Yield
As maintained by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Jul 20, 2023, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 1.26 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 10.6%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Eaton Vance Senior Floating’s stock is valued at $11.95 at 02:23 EST, under its 52-week high of $13.23 and way higher than its 52-week low of $10.76.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 70.5%, now sitting on 45.89M for the twelve trailing months.
2. Urstadt Biddle Properties (UBA)
159.84% Payout Ratio
Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc. is a self-administered equity real estate investment trust which owns or has equity interests in 81 properties containing approximately 5.2 million square feet of space. Listed on the New York Stock Exchange since 1970, it provides investors with a means of participating in ownership of income-producing properties. It has paid 203 consecutive quarters of uninterrupted dividends to its shareholders since its inception.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Urstadt Biddle Properties has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.61.
PE Ratio
Urstadt Biddle Properties has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 37.3. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $37.3 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 6.7%.
3. Healthcare Services Group (HCSG)
82.45% Payout Ratio
Healthcare Services Group, Inc. provides management, administrative, and operating services to the housekeeping, laundry, linen, facility maintenance, and dietary service departments of nursing homes, retirement complexes, rehabilitation centers, and hospitals in the United States. It operates through two segments, Housekeeping and Dietary. The Housekeeping segment engages in the cleaning, disinfecting, and sanitizing of resident rooms and common areas of the client's facility, as well as laundering and processing of the bed linens, uniforms, resident personal clothing, and other assorted linen items utilized at a client's facility. The Dietary segment provides food purchasing, meal preparation, and professional dietitian services, which include the development of menus that meet the dietary needs of residents. This segment also offers on-site management and clinical consulting services to facilities. As of December 31, 2021, the company provided its services to approximately 3,000 facilities. Healthcare Services Group, Inc. was incorporated in 1976 and is based in Bensalem, Pennsylvania.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Healthcare Services Group has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.52.
PE Ratio
Healthcare Services Group has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 24.62. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $24.62 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 8.5%.
Sales Growth
Healthcare Services Group’s sales growth is 2.2% for the current quarter and 1% for the next.
4. Procter & Gamble (PG)
62.38% Payout Ratio
The Procter & Gamble Company provides branded consumer packaged goods worldwide. It operates through five segments: Beauty; Grooming; Health Care; Fabric & Home Care; and Baby, Feminine & Family Care. The Beauty segment offers conditioners, shampoos, styling aids, and treatments under the Head & Shoulders, Herbal Essences, Pantene, and Rejoice brands; and antiperspirants and deodorants, personal cleansing, and skin care products under the Olay, Old Spice, Safeguard, Secret, and SK-II brands. The Grooming segment provides shave care products and appliances under the Braun, Gillette, and Venus brand names. The Health Care segment offers toothbrushes, toothpastes, and other oral care products under the Crest and Oral-B brand names; and gastrointestinal, rapid diagnostics, respiratory, vitamins/minerals/supplements, pain relief, and other personal health care products under the Metamucil, Neurobion, Pepto-Bismol, and Vicks brands. The Fabric & Home Care segment provides fabric enhancers, laundry additives, and laundry detergents under the Ariel, Downy, Gain, and Tide brands; and air care, dish care, P&G professional, and surface care products under the Cascade, Dawn, Fairy, Febreze, Mr. Clean, and Swiffer brands. The Baby, Feminine & Family Care segment offers baby wipes, taped diapers, and pants under the Luvs and Pampers brands; adult incontinence and feminine care products under the Always, Always Discreet, and Tampax brands; and paper towels, tissues, and toilet papers under the Bounty, Charmin, and Puffs brands. The company sells its products primarily through mass merchandisers, e-commerce, grocery stores, membership club stores, drug stores, department stores, distributors, wholesalers, specialty beauty stores, high-frequency stores, pharmacies, electronics stores, and professional channels, as well as directly to consumers. The Procter & Gamble Company was founded in 1837 and is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Procter & Gamble has a trailing twelve months EPS of $5.76.
PE Ratio
Procter & Gamble has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 26.99. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $26.99 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 31.6%.
Previous days news about Procter & Gamble (PG)
- According to Zacks on Friday, 4 August, "Companies like Unilever PLC (UL Quick QuoteUL – Free Report) , Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (CHD Quick QuoteCHD – Free Report) , The Procter & Gamble Company (PG Quick QuotePG – Free Report) and Colgate-Palmolive (CL Quick QuoteCL – Free Report) have resorted to cost-curtailment actions to counter cost inflation."
5. Ralph Lauren Corporation (RL)
39.58% Payout Ratio
Ralph Lauren Corporation designs, markets, and distributes lifestyle products in North America, Europe, Asia, and internationally. The company offers apparel, including a range of men's, women's, and children's clothing; footwear and accessories, which comprise casual shoes, dress shoes, boots, sneakers, sandals, eyewear, watches, fashion and fine jewelry, scarves, hats, gloves, and umbrellas, as well as leather goods, such as handbags, luggage, small leather goods, and belts; home products consisting of bed and bath lines, furniture, fabric and wallcoverings, lighting, tabletop, kitchen linens, floor coverings, and giftware; and fragrances. It sells apparel and accessories under the Ralph Lauren Collection, Ralph Lauren Purple Label, Polo Ralph Lauren, Double RL, Lauren Ralph Lauren, Polo Golf Ralph Lauren, Ralph Lauren Golf, RLX Ralph Lauren, Polo Ralph Lauren Children, and Chaps brands; women's fragrances under the Ralph Lauren Collection, Woman by Ralph Lauren, Romance Collection, and Ralph Collection brand names; and men's fragrances under the Polo Blue, Ralph's Club, Safari, Purple Label, Polo Red, Polo Green, Polo Black, Polo Sport, and Big Pony Men's brand names. The company's restaurant collection includes The Polo Bar in New York City; RL Restaurant in Chicago; Ralph's in Paris; The Bar at Ralph Lauren located in Milan; and Ralph's Coffee concept. It sells its products to department stores, specialty stores, and golf and pro shops, as well as directly to consumers through its retail stores, concession-based shop-within-shops, and its digital commerce sites. The company directly operates 504 retail stores and 684 concession-based shop-within-shops; and operates 175 Ralph Lauren stores, 329 factory stores, and 148 stores and shops through licensing partners. Ralph Lauren Corporation was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Ralph Lauren Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $7.58.
PE Ratio
Ralph Lauren Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 17.33. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $17.33 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 21.05%.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Ralph Lauren Corporation’s EBITDA is 77.73.
