(VIANEWS) – Star Bulk Carriers Corp. (SBLK), Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT), Juniper Networks (JNPR) are the highest payout ratio stocks on this list.
Here’s the data we’ve collected of stocks with a high payout ratio up to now. The payout ratio in itself isn’t a guarantee of a future 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 is a list of some companies with an above 30% payout ratio.
1. Star Bulk Carriers Corp. (SBLK)
137.18% Payout Ratio
Star Bulk Carriers Corp., a shipping company, engages in the ocean transportation of dry bulk cargoes worldwide. The company's vessels transport a range of major bulks, including iron ores, coal, and grains, as well as minor bulks, such as bauxite, fertilizers, and steel products. As of December 31, 2021, it had a fleet of 128 vessels with an aggregate capacity of approximately 14.1 million deadweight tons, including 17 Newcastlemax, 24 Capesize, 7 Post Panamax, 41 Kamsarmax, 2 Panamax, 20 Ultramax, and 17 Supramax vessels. The company also provides vessel management services. Star Bulk Carriers Corp. was incorporated in 2006 and is based in Marousi, Greece.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Star Bulk Carriers Corp. has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.75.
PE Ratio
Star Bulk Carriers Corp. has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 6.27. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $6.27 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 13.94%.
2. Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT)
91.91% Payout Ratio
Federal Realty is a recognized leader in the ownership, operation and redevelopment of high-quality retail-based properties located primarily in major coastal markets from Washington, D.C. to Boston as well as San Francisco and Los Angeles. Founded in 1962, Federal Realty's mission is to deliver long-term, sustainable growth through investing in communities where retail demand exceeds supply. Its expertise includes creating urban, mixed-use neighborhoods like Santana Row in San Jose, California, Pike & Rose in North Bethesda, Maryland and Assembly Row in Somerville, Massachusetts. These unique and vibrant environments that combine shopping, dining, living and working provide a destination experience valued by their respective communities. Federal Realty's 106 properties include approximately 3,100 tenants, in 25 million square feet, and approximately 3,200 residential units. Federal Realty has increased its quarterly dividends to its shareholders for 54 consecutive years, the longest record in the REIT industry. Federal Realty is an S&P 500 index member and its shares are traded on the NYSE under the symbol FRT. For additional information about Federal Realty and its properties, visit www.federalrealty.com.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Federal Realty Investment Trust has a trailing twelve months EPS of $4.7.
PE Ratio
Federal Realty Investment Trust 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 12.72%.
3. Juniper Networks (JNPR)
68.25% Payout Ratio
Juniper Networks, Inc. designs, develops, and sells network products and services worldwide. The company offers routing products, such as ACX series universal access routers to deploy high-bandwidth services; MX series Ethernet routers that function as a universal edge platform; PTX series packet transport routers; cloud customer premises equipment; and NorthStar controllers. It also provides switching products, including EX series Ethernet switches to address the access, aggregation, and core layer switching requirements of micro branch, branch office, and campus environments; QFX series of core, spine, and top-of-rack data center switches; and mist access points, which provide wireless access and performance. In addition, the company offers security products comprising SRX series services gateways for the data center; Branch SRX family provides an integrated firewall and next-generation firewall; virtual firewall that delivers various features of physical firewalls; and advanced malware protection, a cloud-based service and Juniper ATP. Further, it offers Junos OS, a network operating system; Contrail networking and cloud platform, which provides an open-source and standards-based platform for SDN and NFV; Contrail Insights, an optimization and management software platform for public, private, and hybrid clouds; and Marvis Actions and AI-driven Virtual Network Assistant, which identifies the root cause of issues across the information technology, domains and automatically resolves issues. Additionally, the company provides technical support, maintenance, and professional services, as well as education and training programs. It sells its products through direct sales, distributors, value-added resellers, and original equipment manufacturer partners to end-users in the cloud, service provider, and enterprise markets. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Juniper Networks has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.26.
PE Ratio
Juniper Networks has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 22.17. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $22.17 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 9.57%.
4. Exelon (EXC)
65.19% Payout Ratio
Exelon Corporation, a utility services holding company, engages in the energy distribution and transmission businesses in the United States and Canada. The company is involved in the purchase and regulated retail sale of electricity and natural gas, transmission and distribution of electricity, and distribution of natural gas to retail customers. It also offers support services, including legal, human resources, information technology, supply management, financial, engineering, customer operations, distribution and transmission planning, asset management, system operations, and power procurement services. It serves distribution utilities, municipalities, cooperatives, and financial institutions, as well as commercial, industrial, governmental, and residential customers. Exelon Corporation was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Exelon has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.14.
PE Ratio
Exelon has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 18.86. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $18.86 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 8.7%.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Exelon’s EBITDA is 4.21.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the ongoing quarter is a negative 5.3% and positive 23.3% for the next.
Previous days news about Exelon (EXC)
- According to Zacks on Thursday, 21 September, "Along with FirstEnergy, other electric power companies like Xcel Energy, Inc. (XEL Quick QuoteXEL – Free Report) , Exelon Corporation (EXC Quick QuoteEXC – Free Report) and Duke Energy (DUK Quick QuoteDUK – Free Report) are adopting measures to strengthen their existing infrastructure."
- According to Zacks on Thursday, 21 September, "Investors interested in stocks from the Utility – Electric Power sector have probably already heard of Portland General Electric (POR Quick QuotePOR – Free Report) and Exelon (EXC Quick QuoteEXC – Free Report) . ", "Portland General Electric has a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy), while Exelon has a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold) right now. "
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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%.
