(VIANEWS) – Standard Register Company (SR), Eaton Vance Risk (ETJ), Emerson Electric Company (EMR) are the highest payout ratio stocks on this list.
We have gathered information regarding stocks with the highest payout ratio at the moment. 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. Standard Register Company (SR)
78.57% Payout Ratio
Spire Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the purchase, retail distribution, and sale of natural gas to residential, commercial, industrial, and other end-users of natural gas in the United States. The company operates through two segments, Gas Utility and Gas Marketing. It is also involved in the marketing of natural gas. In addition, the company engages in the transportation of propane through its propane pipeline; risk management; and other activities. Further, it provides physical natural gas storage services. The company was formerly known as The Laclede Group, Inc. and changed its name to Spire Inc. in April 2016. Spire Inc. was founded in 1857 and is based in Saint Louis, Missouri.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Standard Register Company has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.61.
PE Ratio
Standard Register Company has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 15.99. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $15.99 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 7.16%.
Sales Growth
Standard Register Company’s sales growth is 23.9% for the present quarter and 5% for the next.
Dividend Yield
As maintained by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Mar 8, 2024, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 3.02 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 5.09%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Standard Register Company’s stock is valued at $57.74 at 01:23 EST, way below its 52-week high of $73.06 and higher than its 52-week low of $53.77.
2. Eaton Vance Risk (ETJ)
72.58% Payout Ratio
Eaton Vance Risk-Managed Diversified Equity Income Fund is a closed ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by Eaton Vance Management. The fund invests in the public equity markets of the United States. It primarily invests in common stocks and purchases out-of-the-money, short-dated S&P 500 index put options and sells out-of-the-money S&P 500 Index call options of the same term as the put options with roll dates that are staggered across the options portfolio. The fund invests in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the S&P 500 Index and the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. Eaton Vance Risk-Managed Diversified Equity Income Fund was formed on July 31, 2007 and is domiciled in the United States.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Eaton Vance Risk has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.06.
PE Ratio
Eaton Vance Risk has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 7.8. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $7.8 for every dollar of annual earnings.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Eaton Vance Risk is 105756 which is 35.77% below its average volume of 164655.
3. Emerson Electric Company (EMR)
61.14% Payout Ratio
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Emerson Electric Company has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.41.
PE Ratio
Emerson Electric Company has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 31.07. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $31.07 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 8.94%.
4. Sunstone Hotel Investors Sunstone Hotel Investors (SHO)
55% Payout Ratio
Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. is a lodging real estate investment trust ("REIT") that as of the date of this release has interests in 19 hotels comprised of 9,997 rooms. Sunstone's business is to acquire, own, asset manage and renovate or reposition hotels considered to be Long-Term Relevant Real Estate®, the majority of which are operated under nationally recognized brands, such as Marriott, Hilton and Hyatt.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Sunstone Hotel Investors Sunstone Hotel Investors has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.4.
PE Ratio
Sunstone Hotel Investors Sunstone Hotel Investors has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 26.25. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $26.25 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 4.64%.
Dividend Yield
As maintained by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Dec 28, 2023, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 0.3 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 2.79%.
Moving Average
Sunstone Hotel Investors Sunstone Hotel Investors’s value is under its 50-day moving average of $10.64 and above its 200-day moving average of $9.91.
Sales Growth
Sunstone Hotel Investors Sunstone Hotel Investors’s sales growth is negative 11.2% for the ongoing quarter and negative 2.1% for the next.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Sunstone Hotel Investors Sunstone Hotel Investors’s stock is valued at $10.50 at 01:23 EST, under its 52-week high of $11.21 and way higher than its 52-week low of $8.60.
5. Navient Corporation (NAVI)
34.59% Payout Ratio
Navient Corporation provides education loan management and business processing solutions for education, healthcare, and government clients at the federal, state, and local levels in the United States. It operates through four segments: Federal Education Loans, Consumer Lending, Business Processing, and Other. The company owns Federal Family Education Loan Program loans that are insured or guaranteed by state or not-for-profit agencies; and performs servicing and asset recovery services on its own loan portfolio, and federal education loans owned by the United States Department of Education and other institutions. It also owns, originates, and acquires private education loans; and offers healthcare services that include revenue cycle outsourcing, accounts receivable management, extended business office support, consulting engagement, and public health programs, as well as business processing services to state governments, agencies, court systems, municipalities, and parking and tolling authorities. In addition, the company provides customizable solutions for its clients that include hospitals, hospital systems, medical centers, large physician groups, other healthcare providers, and departments of public health; and corporate liquidity portfolio and debt repurchase services. Navient Corporation was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Navient Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.85.
PE Ratio
Navient Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 8.81. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $8.81 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 7.95%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the current quarter and the next is a negative 39.2% and a negative 14.3%, respectively.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Navient Corporation’s stock is valued at $16.29 at 01:23 EST, way under its 52-week high of $19.69 and way above its 52-week low of $14.10.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Navient Corporation is 664904 which is 28.12% below its average volume of 925139.
6. Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corporation (TYG)
32.61% Payout Ratio
Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corporation is a closed ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by Tortoise Capital Advisors L.L.C. The fund invests in the public equity markets of the United States. It seeks to invest in the stocks of companies operating in the energy infrastructure sector, with an emphasis on those companies that are engaged in transporting, processing, storing, distributing or marketing natural gas, natural gas liquids (primarily propane), coal, crude oil or refined petroleum products, or exploring, developing, managing or producing such commodities. The fund primarily invests in securities of publicly traded Master Limited Partnerships and stocks of companies having a market capitalization greater than $100 million. Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corporation is domiciled in the United States.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $-1.22.
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 -3.78%.
Moving Average
Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corporation’s value is higher than its 50-day moving average of $28.74 and below its 200-day moving average of $29.00.
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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).
