(VIANEWS) – Internationa Flavors & Fragrances (IFF), AGNC Investment Corp. (AGNC), Packaging Corporation of America (PKG) are the highest payout ratio stocks on this list.
We have collected information about 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 issue 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. Internationa Flavors & Fragrances (IFF)
5400% Payout Ratio
International Flavors & Fragrances Inc., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells cosmetic active and natural health ingredients for use in various consumer products in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Greater Asia, North America, and Latin America. It operates through four segments: Nourish, Scent, Health & Biosciences, and Pharma Solutions. The Nourish segment offers natural and plant-based specialty food ingredients, such as flavor compounds; savory products that includes soups, sauces, meat, fish, poultry, snacks, etc.; beverages, such as juice drinks, carbonated or flavored beverages, spirits, etc.; sweets that includes bakery products, candy, cereal, chewing gum, etc.; and dairy products, such as yogurt, ice cream, cheese, etc. It also provides natural food protection ingredients consist of natural antioxidants and anti-microbials. Its Scent segment provides fragrance compounds, which include fine fragrances comprising perfumes and colognes, as well as consumer fragrances; fragrance ingredients comprising synthetic and natural ingredients that could be combined with other materials to create fragrance and consumer compounds; and cosmetic active ingredients consisting of active and functional ingredients, and delivery systems to support its customers' cosmetic and personal care product lines. The Health & Biosciences segment develops and produces enzymes, food cultures, probiotics, and specialty ingredients for food and non-food applications. Its Pharma Solutions segment produces and sells cellulosics and seaweed-based pharma excipients. The company sells its products primarily to manufacturers of perfumes and cosmetics, hair and other personal care products, soaps and detergents, cleaning products, dairy, meat and other processed foods, beverages, snacks and savory foods, sweet and baked goods, dietary supplements, infant and elderly nutrition, functional food, and pharmaceutical excipients and oral care products. International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. was founded in 1833 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Internationa Flavors & Fragrances has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.06.
PE Ratio
Internationa Flavors & Fragrances has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 1357.67. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $1357.67 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 0.13%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth declined by 7.9%, now sitting on 11.62B for the twelve trailing months.
Moving Average
Internationa Flavors & Fragrances’s value is above its 50-day moving average of $78.23 and higher than its 200-day moving average of $76.95.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Internationa Flavors & Fragrances’s EBITDA is 60.96.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Internationa Flavors & Fragrances’s stock is valued at $81.46 at 01:23 EST, way under its 52-week high of $116.96 and way above its 52-week low of $62.11.
2. AGNC Investment Corp. (AGNC)
2880% Payout Ratio
AGNC Investment Corp. operates as a real estate investment trust (REIT) in the United States. It invests in residential mortgage pass-through securities and collateralized mortgage obligations for which the principal and interest payments are guaranteed by the United States government-sponsored enterprise or by the United States government agency. The company funds its investments primarily through collateralized borrowings structured as repurchase agreements. It has elected to be taxed as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and would not be subject to federal corporate income taxes, if it distributes at least 90% of its taxable income to its stockholders. The company was formerly known as American Capital Agency Corp. and changed its name to AGNC Investment Corp. in September 2016. AGNC Investment Corp. was incorporated in 2008 and is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, AGNC Investment Corp. has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.05.
PE Ratio
AGNC Investment Corp. has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 196.2. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $196.2 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 1.92%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for AGNC Investment Corp. is 10166900 which is 31.37% below its average volume of 14815600.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
AGNC Investment Corp.’s stock is valued at $9.81 at 01:23 EST, way below its 52-week high of $12.25 and way higher than its 52-week low of $6.81.
3. Packaging Corporation of America (PKG)
58.96% Payout Ratio
Packaging Corporation of America manufactures and sells containerboard and corrugated packaging products in the United States. The company operates through Packaging and Paper segments. The Packaging segment offers various containerboard and corrugated packaging products, such as conventional shipping containers used to protect and transport manufactured goods; multi-color boxes and displays that help to merchandise the packaged product in retail locations; and honeycomb protective packaging products, as well as packaging for meat, fresh fruit and vegetables, processed food, beverages, and other industrial and consumer products. This segment sells its corrugated products through a direct sales and marketing organization, independent brokers, and distribution partners. The Paper segment manufactures and sells commodity and specialty papers, as well as communication papers, including cut-size office papers, and printing and converting papers. This segment sells white papers through its sales and marketing organization. Packaging Corporation of America was founded in 1867 and is headquartered in Lake Forest, Illinois.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Packaging Corporation of America has a trailing twelve months EPS of $8.48.
PE Ratio
Packaging Corporation of America has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 20.28. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $20.28 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 20.26%.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Packaging Corporation of America’s EBITDA is 41.46.
Moving Average
Packaging Corporation of America’s worth is above its 50-day moving average of $163.18 and way above its 200-day moving average of $147.56.
4. Shutterstock (SSTK)
32.21% Payout Ratio
Shutterstock, Inc., a technology company, provides quality content, and creative workflow solutions in North America, Europe, and internationally. It offers image services consisting of photographs, vectors, and illustrations, which is used in visual communications, such as websites, digital and print marketing materials, corporate communications, books, publications, and others; footage services, including video clips, filmed by industry experts and cinema grade video effects, and HD and 4K formats that are integrated into Websites, social media, marketing campaigns, and cinematic productions; and music services comprising music tracks and sound effects, which are used to complement images and footage. The company provides its services under the Shutterstock, Bigstock, Offset, TurboSquid,PremiumBeat brand names, as well as Application programming interface to enhance workflow and project management needs, and search capabilities. It serves corporate professionals and organizations, media and broadcast companies, and small and medium-sized businesses, and individual creators. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Shutterstock has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.26.
PE Ratio
Shutterstock has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 14.33. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $14.33 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 24.58%.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Shutterstock’s EBITDA is 27.28.
1. 1 (1)
1% Payout Ratio
1
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%.
Volatility
1’s last week, last month’s, and last quarter’s current intraday variation average was 1.00%, 1.00%, and 1.00%.
1’s highest amplitude of average volatility was 1.00% (last week), 1.00% (last month), and 1.00% (last quarter).
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
1’s EBITDA is 1.
Dividend Yield
According to Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Jan 1, 1970, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 1 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 1%.
