(VIANEWS) – Ecopetrol S.A. (EC), Prudential Financial (PRU), AEGON N.V. (AEG) have the highest dividend yield stocks on this list.
| Financial Asset | Forward Dividend Yield | Updated (EST) |
|---|---|---|
| Ecopetrol S.A. (EC) | 28.29% | 2024-01-26 15:19:28 |
| Prudential Financial (PRU) | 4.83% | 2024-01-26 15:57:38 |
| AEGON N.V. (AEG) | 4.73% | 2024-01-22 19:46:05 |
| Xcel Energy (XEL) | 3.5% | 2024-01-26 15:17:28 |
| Greif (GEF) | 3.24% | 2024-01-24 19:23:05 |
| ESSA Bancorp (ESSA) | 3.11% | 2024-01-12 17:13:05 |
| Walker & Dunlop (WD) | 2.59% | 2024-01-10 11:06:06 |
Almost 2K companies listed in the Nasdaq and NYSE pay out dividends to its shareholders. The dividend yield is a dividend to price ratio showing how much a company pays out in dividends each year.
1. Ecopetrol S.A. (EC) – Dividend Yield: 28.29%
Ecopetrol S.A.’s last close was $12.29, 6.47% below its 52-week high of $13.14. Intraday change was 2.54%.
Ecopetrol S.A. operates as an integrated energy company. The company operates through four segments: Exploration and Production; Transport and Logistics; Refining, Petrochemical and Biofuels; and Electric Power Transmission and Toll Roads Concessions. It engages in the exploration and production of oil and gas; transportation of crude oil, motor fuels, fuel oil, and other refined products, including diesel, jet, and biofuels; processing and refining crude oil; distribution of natural gas and LPG; sale of refined and petrochemical products; supplying of electric power transmission services; design, development, construction, operation, and maintenance of road and energy infrastructure projects; and supplying of information technology and telecommunications services. As of December 31, 2022, the company had approximately 9,127 kilometers of crude oil and multi-purpose pipelines. It also produces and commercializes polypropylene resins and compounds, and masterbatches; and offers industrial service sales to customers and specialized management services. It has operations in Colombia, the United States, Asia, Central America and the Caribbean, Europe, and South America. The company was formerly known as Empresa Colombiana de Petróleos and changed its name to Ecopetrol S.A. in June 2003. Ecopetrol S.A. was incorporated in 1948 and is headquartered in Bogotá, Colombia.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Ecopetrol S.A. has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.97.
PE Ratio
Ecopetrol S.A. has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 4.14. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $4.14 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 23.3%.
Stock Price Classification
According to the stochastic oscillator, a useful indicator of overbought and oversold conditions, Ecopetrol S.A.’s stock is considered to be oversold (<=20).
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2. Prudential Financial (PRU) – Dividend Yield: 4.83%
Prudential Financial’s last close was $105.77, 1.44% below its 52-week high of $107.31. Intraday change was 0.44%.
Prudential Financial, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides insurance, investment management, and other financial products and services in the United States and internationally. It operates through PGIM, Retirement Strategies, Group Insurance, Individual Annuities, Individual Life, Assurance IQ, and International Businesses segments. The company offers investment management services and solutions related to public fixed income, public equity, real estate debt and equity, private credit and other alternatives, and multi-asset class strategies to institutional and retail clients, as well as its general account. It also provides a range of retirement investment, and income products and services to retirement plan sponsors in the public, private, and not-for-profit sectors; and group life, long-term and short-term group disability, and group corporate-, bank-, and trust-owned life insurance in the United States, primarily to institutional clients for use in connection with employee and membership benefits plans, as well as sells accidental death and dismemberment, and other supplemental health solutions; and provides plan administration services in connection with its insurance coverages. In addition, the company develops and distributes individual variable and fixed annuity products, principally to the mass affluent and affluent markets; and individual variable, term, and universal life insurance products to the mass middle, mass affluent, and affluent markets in the United States. Further, it provides third-party life, health, Medicare, property and casualty, and term life products to retail shoppers through its digital and agent channels. The company offers its products and services to individual and institutional customers through its proprietary and third-party distribution networks. Prudential Financial, Inc. was founded in 1875 and is headquartered in Newark, New Jersey.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Prudential Financial has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.54.
PE Ratio
Prudential Financial has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 30.01. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $30.01 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 6.12%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth declined by 58.7%, now sitting on 51.53B for the twelve trailing months.
Dividend Yield
As claimed by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Nov 19, 2023, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 5 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 4.83%.
Moving Average
Prudential Financial’s value is higher than its 50-day moving average of $99.69 and way higher than its 200-day moving average of $92.25.
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3. AEGON N.V. (AEG) – Dividend Yield: 4.73%
AEGON N.V.’s last close was $6.00, 0.5% below its 52-week high of $6.03. Intraday change was 1.52%.
Aegon N.V. provides insurance, pensions, and asset management services in the Americas, Europe, and Asia. Its insurance products include life, accident, and health insurance; property and casualty insurance; and household and car insurance. The company also offers savings products, such as retirement plan services; annuities; mutual funds; and stable value solutions. In addition, it provides retail and institutional investment management solutions, retirement savings vehicles, residential mortgages, and digital banking services. The company markets its products through brokers, agents, banks, employee benefit consultants, independent financial advisors, bancassurance channels, and advice centers. Aegon N.V. was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in The Hague, the Netherlands.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, AEGON N.V. has a trailing twelve months EPS of $-0.75.
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 -11.52%.
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4. Xcel Energy (XEL) – Dividend Yield: 3.5%
Xcel Energy’s last close was $59.39, 17.47% under its 52-week high of $71.96. Intraday change was 0.98%.
Xcel Energy Inc., through its subsidiaries, generates, purchases, transmits, distributes, and sells electricity. It operates through Regulated Electric Utility, Regulated Natural Gas Utility, and All Other segments. The company generates electricity through coal, nuclear, natural gas, hydroelectric, solar, biomass, oil, wood/refuse, and wind energy sources. It also purchases, transports, distributes, and sells natural gas to retail customers, as well as transports customer-owned natural gas. In addition, the company develops and leases natural gas pipelines, and storage and compression facilities; and invests in rental housing projects, as well as procures equipment for the construction of renewable generation facilities. It serves residential, commercial, and industrial customers in the portions of Colorado, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas, and Wisconsin. The company was incorporated in 1909 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Xcel Energy has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.16.
PE Ratio
Xcel Energy has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 18.82. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $18.82 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 10.33%.
Previous days news about Xcel Energy
- Xcel energy (xel) Q4 earnings and revenues lag estimates. According to Zacks on Thursday, 25 January, "In 2023, Xcel Energy registered 1.1% growth in both Electric and Natural Gas customer volume. ", "In 2023, Xcel Energy raised the annual dividend by 6.7%, representing a consecutive annual increase in the dividend in the past two decades."
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5. Greif (GEF) – Dividend Yield: 3.24%
Greif’s last close was $63.45, 16.51% under its 52-week high of $76.00. Intraday change was -1.03%.
Greif, Inc. engages in the production and sale of industrial packaging products and services worldwide. It operates through three segments: Global Industrial Packaging; Paper Packaging & Services; and Land Management. The Global Industrial Packaging segment produces and sells industrial packaging products, including steel, fiber, and plastic drums; rigid and flexible intermediate bulk containers; closure systems for industrial packaging products; transit protection products; water bottles, and remanufactured and reconditioned industrial containers; and various services, such as container life cycle management, filling, logistics, warehousing, and other packaging services to chemicals, paints and pigments, food and beverage, petroleum, industrial coatings, agriculture, pharmaceuticals, mineral product, and other industries. This segment also offers flexible intermediate bulk containers and related services. The Paper Packaging & Services segment produces and sells containerboards, corrugated sheets and containers, and other corrugated and specialty products to customers in the packaging, automotive, food, and building products markets; and produces and sells coated and uncoated recycled paperboard, and recycled fiber. This segment's corrugated container products are used to ship various products, such as home appliances, small machinery, grocery products, automotive components, books, and furniture, as well as various other applications. The Land Management segment engages in harvesting and regeneration of timber properties; and sale of timberland and special use properties. As of October 31, 2022, this segment owned approximately 175,000 acres of timber properties in the southeastern United States. The company was formerly known as Greif Bros. Corporation and changed its name to Greif, Inc. in 2001. Greif, Inc. was founded in 1877 and is headquartered in Delaware, Ohio.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Greif has a trailing twelve months EPS of $6.15.
PE Ratio
Greif has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 10.32. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $10.32 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 19.33%.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Greif’s EBITDA is 1.03.
Moving Average
Greif’s value is below its 50-day moving average of $66.04 and below its 200-day moving average of $66.87.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Greif is 136157 which is 5.59% below its average volume of 144232.
Volatility
Greif’s last week, last month’s, and last quarter’s current intraday variation average was a positive 0.05%, a negative 0.26%, and a positive 1.17%.
Greif’s highest amplitude of average volatility was 1.49% (last week), 0.98% (last month), and 1.17% (last quarter).
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6. ESSA Bancorp (ESSA) – Dividend Yield: 3.11%
ESSA Bancorp’s last close was $19.25, 8.9% under its 52-week high of $21.13. Intraday change was 0.42%.
ESSA Bancorp, Inc. operates as a bank holding company for ESSA Bank & Trust that provides a range of financial services to individuals, families, and businesses in Pennsylvania. The company accepts savings accounts, interest bearing demand accounts, checking accounts, money market accounts, club accounts, certificates of deposit and IRAs, and other qualified plan accounts, as well as commercial checking accounts. Its loan portfolio includes first mortgage loans for the purchase, construction, or refinancing of one- to four-family residential real estate property; commercial real estate loans; home equity loans and lines of credit; and commercial and other consumer loans, as well as loans secured by deposits and personal unsecured loans. In addition, the company offers insurance benefits consulting services, such as health insurance, life insurance, short term and long term disability, dental, vision, 401(K) retirement planning, and individual health products, as well as asset management and trust, and investment services. As of September 30, 2021, it operated 21 community offices, including seven offices in Monroe County, three offices in Lehigh County, five offices in Northampton County, one office in Lackawanna County, one office in Luzerne County, one office in Chester County, two offices in Delaware County, and one office in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The company was founded in 1916 and is headquartered in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, ESSA Bancorp has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.91.
PE Ratio
ESSA Bancorp has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 10.12. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $10.12 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 8.6%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the current quarter and the next is a negative 8% and a negative 16.7%, respectively.
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7. Walker & Dunlop (WD) – Dividend Yield: 2.59%
Walker & Dunlop’s last close was $97.16, 14.52% below its 52-week high of $113.67. Intraday change was 0.61%.
Walker & Dunlop, Inc., through its subsidiaries, originates, sells, and services a range of multifamily and other commercial real estate financing products and services for owners and developers of real estate in the United States. The company offers first mortgage, second trust, supplemental, construction, mezzanine, preferred equity, and small-balance loans. It also provides finance for multifamily, manufactured housing communities, student housing, affordable housing, and senior housing properties under the Fannie Mae's DUS program; and construction and permanent loans to developers and owners of multifamily housing, affordable housing, senior housing, and healthcare facilities. In addition, the company acts as a debt broker to work with life insurance companies, banks, and other institutional lenders to find debt and/or equity solution for the borrowers' needs; and offers property sales brokerage services to owners and developers of multifamily properties, and commercial real estate and multifamily property appraisals for various investors. Further, it provides appraisal and valuation services; and real estate-related investment banking and advisory services, including housing market research. Additionally, the company offers servicing and asset-managing the portfolio of loans; originates loans through its principal lending and investing activities; and manages third-party capital invested in tax credit equity funds focused on the affordable housing and other commercial real estate sectors. Walker & Dunlop, Inc. was founded in 1937 and is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Walker & Dunlop has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.48.
PE Ratio
Walker & Dunlop has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 28.09. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $28.09 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 6.53%.
Dividend Yield
As stated by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Nov 21, 2023, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 2.52 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 2.59%.
Moving Average
Walker & Dunlop’s worth is way above its 50-day moving average of $88.72 and way above its 200-day moving average of $80.02.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth declined by 17.8%, now sitting on 1.01B for the twelve trailing months.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the ongoing quarter is a negative 34.7% and positive 3.8% for the next.
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