(VIANEWS) – Southern Copper (SCCO), Philip Morris International (PM), Extra Space Storage (EXR) are the highest payout ratio stocks on this list.
We have collected information regarding stocks with the highest payout ratio as yet. The payout ratio in itself isn’t a promise 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. Southern Copper (SCCO)
110.08% Payout Ratio
Southern Copper Corporation engages in mining, exploring, smelting, and refining copper and other minerals in Peru, Mexico, Argentina, Ecuador, and Chile. The company is involved in the mining, milling, and flotation of copper ore to produce copper and molybdenum concentrates; smelting of copper concentrates to produce blister and anode copper; refining of anode copper to produce copper cathodes; production of molybdenum concentrate and sulfuric acid; production of refined silver, gold, and other materials; and mining and processing of zinc and lead. It operates the Toquepala and Cuajone open-pit mines, and a smelter and refinery in Peru; and La Caridad, an open-pit copper mine, as well as a copper ore concentrator, a SX-EW plant, a smelter, refinery, and a rod plant in Mexico. The company also operates Buenavista, an open-pit copper mine, as well as two copper concentrators and two operating SX-EW plants in Mexico. In addition, it operates five underground mines that produce zinc, lead, copper, silver, and gold; a coal mine that produces coal and coke; and a zinc refinery. The company has interests in 82,134 hectares of exploration concessions in Peru; 493,533 hectares of exploration concessions in Mexico; 246,346 hectares of exploration concessions in Argentina; 29,888 hectares of exploration concessions in Chile; and 7,299 hectares of exploration concessions in Ecuador. Southern Copper Corporation was incorporated in 1952 and is based in Phoenix, Arizona. Southern Copper Corporation operates as a subsidiary of Americas Mining Corporation.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Southern Copper has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.74.
PE Ratio
Southern Copper has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 27.16. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $27.16 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 37.42%.
Sales Growth
Southern Copper’s sales growth for the next quarter is negative 2.3%.
2. Philip Morris International (PM)
89.32% Payout Ratio
Philip Morris International Inc. operates as a tobacco company working to delivers a smoke-free future and evolving portfolio for the long-term to include products outside of the tobacco and nicotine sector. The company's product portfolio primarily consists of cigarettes and smoke-free products, including heat-not-burn, vapor, and oral nicotine products that are sold in markets outside the United States. The company offers its smoke-free products under the HEETS, HEETS Creations, HEETS Dimensions, HEETS Marlboro, HEETS FROM MARLBORO, Marlboro Dimensions, Marlboro HeatSticks, Parliament HeatSticks, and TEREA brands, as well as the KT&G-licensed brands, Fiit, and Miix. It also sells its products under the Marlboro, Parliament, Bond Street, Chesterfield, L&M, Lark, and Philip Morris brands. In addition, the company owns various cigarette brands, such as Dji Sam Soe, Sampoerna A, and Sampoerna U in Indonesia; and Fortune and Jackpot in the Philippines. The company sells its smoke-free products in 71 markets. Philip Morris International Inc. was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Philip Morris International has a trailing twelve months EPS of $5.54.
PE Ratio
Philip Morris International has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 18.33. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $18.33 for every dollar of annual earnings.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth declined by 1.1%, now sitting on 31.71B for the twelve trailing months.
Moving Average
Philip Morris International’s value is above its 50-day moving average of $97.79 and higher than its 200-day moving average of $97.14.
Sales Growth
Philip Morris International’s sales growth is negative 9.9% for the current quarter and negative 5% for the next.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the present quarter and the next is a negative 9.6% and a negative 6.8%, respectively.
3. Extra Space Storage (EXR)
82.83% Payout Ratio
Extra Space Storage Inc., headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, is a self-administered and self-managed REIT and a member of the S&P 500. As of September 30, 2020, the Company owned and/or operated 1,906 self-storage stores in 40 states, Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico. The Company's stores comprise approximately 1.4 million units and approximately 147.5 million square feet of rentable space. The Company offers customers a wide selection of conveniently located and secure storage units across the country, including boat storage, RV storage and business storage. The Company is the second largest owner and/or operator of self-storage stores in the United States and is the largest self-storage management company in the United States.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Extra Space Storage has a trailing twelve months EPS of $4.42.
PE Ratio
Extra Space Storage has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 37.57. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $37.57 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 26.17%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Extra Space Storage’s stock is valued at $166.09 at 19:23 EST, way below its 52-week high of $222.36 and way above its 52-week low of $139.97.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Extra Space Storage is 1229780 which is 16.08% above its average volume of 1059380.
Sales Growth
Extra Space Storage’s sales growth is 19.7% for the present quarter and 16.8% for the next.
4. Pearson, Plc (PSO)
54.14% Payout Ratio
Pearson plc provides educational products and services to governments, educational institutions, corporations, and professional bodies worldwide. The company operates through North America, Core, and Growth segments. It offers courseware services, including curriculum materials provided in book form and/or through access to digital content; and assessments, such as test development, processing, and scoring services. The company also operates schools, colleges, and universities; and provides online learning services in partnership with universities and other academic institutions. In addition, it delivers and installs off-the-shelf software; and offers services to academic institutions, such as program development, student acquisition, education technology, and student support services, as well as undertakes contracts to process qualifying tests for individual professions and government departments under multi-year contractual arrangements. The company was founded in 1844 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Pearson, Plc has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.57.
PE Ratio
Pearson, Plc has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 20.01. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $20.01 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 6.4%.
Dividend Yield
As stated by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Aug 10, 2022, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 0.25 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 2.26%.
Moving Average
Pearson, Plc’s value is under its 50-day moving average of $11.37 and higher than its 200-day moving average of $10.32.
5. A10 Networks (ATEN)
39.22% Payout Ratio
A10 Networks, Inc. provides networking solutions in the United States, Japan, other Asia Pacific, and EMEA countries. The company offers Thunder Application Delivery Controller (ADC) that provides advanced server load balancing; Lightning ADC, a cloud-native software-as-a-service platform to boost the delivery and security of applications and micro services; and Thunder Carrier Grade Networking product, which offers standards-compliant address and protocol translation services for service provider networks. It also provides Thunder Threat Protection System (TPS) for the protection of networks and server resources against massive distributed denial of service attacks; Thunder Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) Insight solution that decrypts SSL-encrypted traffic and forwards it to a third-party security device for deep packet inspection; and Thunder Convergent Firewall, which addresses various critical security capabilities in one package by consolidating various security and networking functions in a single appliance. In addition, the company offers intelligent management and automation tools comprising harmony controller that provides intelligent management, automation, and analytics for secure application delivery in multi-cloud environment; and aGalaxy TPS, a multi-device network management solution. The company delivers its solutions on optimized hardware appliances, bare metal software, containerized software, virtual appliances, and cloud-native software. It serves cloud providers, service providers, government organizations, and enterprises in the telecommunications, technology, industrial, retail, government, financial, gaming, and education industries. The company markets its products through sales organizations, as well as distribution channel partners, including distributors, value added resellers, and system integrators. A10 Networks, Inc. was incorporated in 2004 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, A10 Networks has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.51.
PE Ratio
A10 Networks has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 29.82. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $29.82 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 21.74%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for A10 Networks is 537737 which is 23.71% below its average volume of 704929.
Sales Growth
A10 Networks’s sales growth is 7.7% for the current quarter and 8.2% for the next.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
A10 Networks’s stock is valued at $15.21 at 19:23 EST, way under its 52-week high of $19.79 and way higher than its 52-week low of $12.27.
Moving Average
A10 Networks’s worth is way below its 50-day moving average of $17.13 and below its 200-day moving average of $15.39.
