Franchise Group, Enstar Group Limited, Another 7 Companies Have A High Estimated Dividend Yield

(VIANEWS) – Franchise Group (FRG), Enstar Group Limited (ESGRP), The Blackstone Group (BX) have the highest dividend yield stocks on this list.

Close to 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. Franchise Group (FRG) – Dividend Yield: 9.44%

Franchise Group’s last close was $26.47, 40.18% below its 52-week high of $44.25. Intraday change was -0.45%.

Franchise Group, Inc. operates as a retailer, franchisor operator, and acquirer of franchised and franchisable businesses. It operates through 4 segments: Liberty Tax, Buddy's, Sears Outlet, and Vitamin Shoppe. The company provides tax preparation services in the United States and Canada; and franchises and operates rent-to-own stores that lease durable goods, such as electronics, residential furniture, appliances, and household accessories to customers. It also operates as a retailer primarily focused on providing customers with in-store and online access to purchase new, one-of-a kind, out-of-box, discontinued, obsolete, used, reconditioned, overstocked, and scratched and dented products in various merchandise categories, including home appliances, mattresses, furniture, and lawn and garden equipment, at prices that are lower than list prices; and specialty retailer of vitamins, minerals, herbs, specialty supplements, sports nutrition, and other health and wellness products. The company also operates pet-specialty stores. The company was formerly known as Liberty Tax, Inc., and changed its name to Franchise Group, Inc. in September 2019. Franchise Group, Inc. was incorporated in 2010 and is based in Delaware, Ohio.

Earnings Per Share

As for profitability, Franchise Group has a trailing twelve months EPS of $-1.95.

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 -11.58%.

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2. Enstar Group Limited (ESGRP) – Dividend Yield: 7.84%

Enstar Group Limited’s last close was $22.48, 13.77% under its 52-week high of $26.07. Intraday change was 0.4%.

Enstar Group Limited acquires and manages insurance and reinsurance companies, and portfolios of insurance and reinsurance business in run-off. The company engages in the running off property and casualty, and other non-life lines of businesses. It also provides consulting services, including claims inspection, claims validation, reinsurance asset collection, and IT consulting services to the insurance and reinsurance industry. The company operates in Bermuda, the United States, the United Kingdom, Continental Europe, Australia, and internationally. The company was formerly known as Castlewood Holdings Limited and changed its name to Enstar Group Limited in January 2007. Enstar Group Limited was founded in 2001 and is based in Hamilton, Bermuda.

Earnings Per Share

As for profitability, Enstar Group Limited has a trailing twelve months EPS of $-1.49.

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 -16.16%.

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3. The Blackstone Group (BX) – Dividend Yield: 4.79%

The Blackstone Group’s last close was $89.45, 27.38% below its 52-week high of $123.18. Intraday change was -1.13%.

Blackstone Inc. is an alternative asset management firm specializing in real estate, private equity, hedge fund solutions, credit, secondary funds of funds, public debt and equity and multi-asset class strategies. The firm typically invests in early-stage companies. It also provide capital markets services. The real estate segment specializes in opportunistic, core+ investments as well as debt investment opportunities collateralized by commercial real estate, and stabilized income-oriented commercial real estate across North America, Europe and Asia. The firm's corporate private equity business pursues transactions throughout the world across a variety of transaction types, including large buyouts,special situations, distressed mortgage loans, mid-cap buyouts, buy and build platforms, which involves multiple acquisitions behind a single management team and platform, and growth equity/development projects involving significant majority stakes in portfolio companies and minority investments in operating companies, shipping, real estate, corporate or consumer loans, and alternative energy greenfield development projects in energy and power, property, dislocated markets, shipping opportunities, financial institution breakups, re-insurance, and improving freight mobility, financial services, healthcare, life sciences, enterprise tech and consumer, as well as consumer technologies. The firm considers investment in Asia and Latin America. It has a three year investment period. Its hedge fund business manages a broad range of commingled and customized fund solutions and its credit business focuses on loans, and securities of non-investment grade companies spread across the capital structure including senior debt, subordinated debt, preferred stock and common equity. Blackstone Inc. was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in New York, New York with additional offices across Asia, Europe and North America.

Earnings Per Share

As for profitability, The Blackstone Group has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.79.

PE Ratio

The Blackstone Group has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 111.95. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $111.95 for every dollar of annual earnings.

Moving Average

The Blackstone Group’s value is higher than its 50-day moving average of $87.79 and below its 200-day moving average of $90.17.

Growth Estimates Quarters

The company’s growth estimates for the current quarter is a negative 34.2% and positive 13.2% for the next.

Yearly Top and Bottom Value

The Blackstone Group’s stock is valued at $88.44 at 20:15 EST, way below its 52-week high of $123.18 and way above its 52-week low of $71.72.

Volatility

The Blackstone Group’s last week, last month’s, and last quarter’s current intraday variation average was 0.65%, 0.34%, and 1.97%.

The Blackstone Group’s highest amplitude of average volatility was 2.37% (last week), 1.79% (last month), and 1.97% (last quarter).

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4. VALE (VALE) – Dividend Yield: 4.64%

VALE’s last close was $14.27, 26.1% below its 52-week high of $19.31. Intraday change was -0.6%.

Vale S.A., together with its subsidiaries, produces and sells iron ore and iron ore pellets for use as raw materials in steelmaking in Brazil and internationally. The company operates through Iron Solutions and Energy Transition Materials segments. The Iron Solutions segment produces and extracts iron ore and pellets, manganese, and other ferrous products; and provides related logistic services. The Energy Transition Materials segment produces and extracts nickel used to produce stainless steel, electric vehicles, and metal alloys; and its by-products, such as gold, silver, cobalt, precious metals, platinum, and others, as well as copper used in the construction sector to produce pipes and electrical wires. The company was formerly known as Companhia Vale do Rio Doce and changed its name to Vale S.A. in May 2009. Vale S.A. was founded in 1942 and is headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Earnings Per Share

As for profitability, VALE has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.61.

PE Ratio

VALE has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 3.93. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $3.93 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 44.15%.

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5. NBT Bancorp (NBTB) – Dividend Yield: 3.62%

NBT Bancorp’s last close was $33.16, 31.88% below its 52-week high of $48.68. Intraday change was -0.39%.

NBT Bancorp Inc., a financial holding company, provides commercial banking, retail banking, and wealth management services. Its deposit products include demand deposit, savings, negotiable order of withdrawal, money market deposit, and certificate of deposit accounts. The company's loan portfolio comprises commercial and industrial, commercial real estate, agricultural, and commercial construction loans; indirect and direct consumer, home equity, mortgages, business banking loans, and commercial loans; and residential real estate loans. It also provides trust and investment services; financial planning and life insurance services; and retirement plan consulting and recordkeeping services. In addition, the company offers insurance products comprising personal property and casualty, business liability, and commercial insurance, as well as other products and services through 24-hour online, mobile, and telephone channels that enable customers to check balances, make deposits, transfer funds, pay bills, access statements, apply for loans, and access various other products and services. As of December 31, 2020, it had 141 branches and 176 ATMs in New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine. NBT Bancorp Inc. was founded in 1856 and is headquartered in Norwich, New York.

Earnings Per Share

As for profitability, NBT Bancorp has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.52.

PE Ratio

NBT Bancorp has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 9.42. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $9.42 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 12.54%.

Volume

Today’s last reported volume for NBT Bancorp is 134474 which is 37.14% below its average volume of 213933.

Growth Estimates Quarters

The company’s growth estimates for the current quarter and the next is a negative 5.6% and a negative 12.5%, respectively.

Moving Average

NBT Bancorp’s worth is under its 50-day moving average of $36.53 and way below its 200-day moving average of $40.45.

Volatility

NBT Bancorp’s last week, last month’s, and last quarter’s current intraday variation average was a negative 0.64%, a negative 0.26%, and a positive 1.55%.

NBT Bancorp’s highest amplitude of average volatility was 1.95% (last week), 1.30% (last month), and 1.55% (last quarter).

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6. MSC Industrial Direct Company (MSM) – Dividend Yield: 3.57%

MSC Industrial Direct Company’s last close was $88.42, 1.8% under its 52-week high of $90.04. Intraday change was 1.09%.

MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc., together with its subsidiaries, distributes metalworking and maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO) products in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the United Kingdom. The company's MRO products comprise cutting tools, measuring instruments, tooling components, metalworking products, fasteners, flat stock products, raw materials, abrasives, machinery hand and power tools, safety and janitorial supplies, plumbing supplies, materials handling products, power transmission components, and electrical supplies. It offers approximately 1.7 million stock-keeping units through its catalogs and brochures; e-commerce channels, including its Website, mscdirect.com; inventory management solutions; and call-centers and branches. The company serves through its distribution network of 99 branch offices and 12 customer fulfillment centers. It serves individual machine shops, Fortune 100 manufacturing companies, and government agencies, as well as manufacturers of various sizes. The company was founded in 1941 and is headquartered in Melville, New York.

Earnings Per Share

As for profitability, MSC Industrial Direct Company has a trailing twelve months EPS of $6.49.

PE Ratio

MSC Industrial Direct Company has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 13.62. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $13.62 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 27.32%.

Revenue Growth

Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 11.5%, now sitting on 3.9B for the twelve trailing months.

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7. Oil (ODC) – Dividend Yield: 2.74%

Oil’s last close was $40.89, 5.17% below its 52-week high of $43.12. Intraday change was -4.48%.

Oil-Dri Corporation of America, together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and markets sorbent products in the United States and internationally. It operates in two segments, Retail and Wholesale Products Group; and Business to Business Products Group. The company provides agricultural and horticultural products, including mineral-based absorbent products that serve as chemical carriers, drying agents, and growing media under the Agsorb, Verge, and Flo-Fre brand names. It also offers animal health and nutrition products for the livestock industry under the Amlan, Calibrin, Varium, Neoprime, MD-09, and Pel-Unite and Pel-Unite Plus brand names; and bleaching clay and purification aid products for bleaching, purification, and filtration applications under the Pure-Flo, Perform, Select, and Ultra-Clear brand names. In addition, the company provides cat litter products, such as scoopable and non-clumping litters under the Cat's Pride and Jonny Cat brand names; industrial and automotive sorbent products from clay, polypropylene, and recycled materials to absorb oil, acid, paint, ink, water, and other liquids under the Oil-Dri brand name; and sports products for use on baseball, softball, football, and soccer fields under the Pro's Choice brand name. Its customers include mass merchandisers, wholesale clubs, drugstore chains, pet specialty retail outlets, dollar stores, retail grocery stores, distributors of industrial cleanup and automotive products, environmental service companies, and sports field product users; processors and refiners of edible oils, petroleum-based oils, and biodiesel fuel; manufacturers of animal feed and agricultural chemicals; distributors of animal health and nutrition products; and marketers of consumer products. Oil-Dri Corporation of America was founded in 1941 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

Earnings Per Share

As for profitability, Oil has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.78.

PE Ratio

Oil has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 22.97. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $22.97 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 7.82%.

Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization

Oil’s EBITDA is 0.87.

Yearly Top and Bottom Value

Oil’s stock is valued at $40.89 at 20:15 EST, under its 52-week high of $43.12 and way above its 52-week low of $22.14.

Revenue Growth

Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 16.6%, now sitting on 379.13M for the twelve trailing months.

Volume

Today’s last reported volume for Oil is 37420 which is 91.25% above its average volume of 19566.

Previous days news about Oil

• Usd/cad sticks to gains near monthly peak amid sliding oil prices, modest USD strength. According to FXStreet on Monday, 24 April, "Despite the prospect of tighter supplies on OPEC+ supply cuts, Crude Oil prices languish near the monthly low amid concerns that rising borrowing costs will hamper global economic growth and dent fuel demand. "

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8. Stifel Financial Corporation (SF) – Dividend Yield: 2.4%

Stifel Financial Corporation’s last close was $60.09, 14.47% under its 52-week high of $70.26. Intraday change was 0.42%.

Stifel Financial Corp., a financial services and bank holding company, provides retail and institutional wealth management, and investment banking services to individual investors, corporations, municipalities, and institutions in the United States, the United Kingdom, the rest of Europe, and Canada. It operates in three segments: Global Wealth Management, Institutional Group, and Other. The company provides private client services, including securities transaction and financial planning services; institutional equity and fixed income sales, trading and research, and municipal finance services; investment banking services, such as mergers and acquisitions, public offerings, and private placements; and retail and commercial banking services comprising personal and commercial lending programs, as well as deposit accounts. It also participates in and manages underwritings for corporate and public finance; and offers financial advisory and securities brokerage services. The company was founded in 1890 and is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri.

Earnings Per Share

As for profitability, Stifel Financial Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $5.32.

PE Ratio

Stifel Financial Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 11.34. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $11.34 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 12.78%.

Yearly Top and Bottom Value

Stifel Financial Corporation’s stock is valued at $60.35 at 20:15 EST, way under its 52-week high of $70.26 and way above its 52-week low of $49.31.

Revenue Growth

Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth declined by 14.2%, now sitting on 4.36B for the twelve trailing months.

Sales Growth

Stifel Financial Corporation’s sales growth is 0.6% for the ongoing quarter and 1.2% for the next.

Growth Estimates Quarters

The company’s growth estimates for the present quarter is a negative 2% and positive 10% for the next.

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9. Air Lease Corporation (AL) – Dividend Yield: 2.02%

Air Lease Corporation’s last close was $39.69, 15.55% below its 52-week high of $47.00. Intraday change was 1.77%.

Air Lease Corporation, an aircraft leasing company, engages in the purchase and leasing of commercial jet transport aircraft to airlines worldwide. The company also sells aircraft from its operating lease portfolio to third parties, including other leasing companies, financial services companies, and airlines. In addition, it provides fleet management services to investors and owners of aircraft portfolios. As of December 31, 2019, the company owned a fleet of 275 aircraft, including 203 narrowbody jet aircraft and 89 widebody jet aircraft. Air Lease Corporation was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

Earnings Per Share

As for profitability, Air Lease Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $-1.26.

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 -1.42%.

Moving Average

Air Lease Corporation’s value is under its 50-day moving average of $41.02 and higher than its 200-day moving average of $37.77.

Volume

Today’s last reported volume for Air Lease Corporation is 812397 which is 42.17% above its average volume of 571401.

Growth Estimates Quarters

The company’s growth estimates for the ongoing quarter and the next is 128% and 31.6%, respectively.

Sales Growth

Air Lease Corporation’s sales growth is 5.3% for the current quarter and 16.7% for the next.

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