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MEDIFAST, IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones S.A., Another 7 Companies Have A High Estimated Dividend Yield

(VIANEWS) – MEDIFAST (MED), IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones S.A. (IRS), Diana Shipping (DSX) have the highest dividend yield stocks on this list.

Financial Asset Forward Dividend Yield Updated (EST)
MEDIFAST (MED) 33.38% 2024-07-04 11:46:07
IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones S.A. (IRS) 18.81% 2024-07-03 23:47:06
Diana Shipping (DSX) 15.36% 2024-07-02 19:11:06
Saratoga Investment Corp New (SAR) 12.98% 2024-07-05 19:42:06
Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU) 10.89% 2024-07-02 19:10:08
Guess? (GES) 6.03% 2024-07-03 11:09:06
The AES (AES) 3.82% 2024-07-07 03:14:28
NiSource (NI) 3.7% 2024-07-04 22:42:06
Tri Continental Corporation (TY) 3.46% 2024-07-06 10:42:06

A little less 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. MEDIFAST (MED) – Dividend Yield: 33.38%

MEDIFAST’s last close was $19.77, 81.95% below its 52-week high of $109.52. Intraday change was -3.47%.

Medifast, Inc., through its subsidiaries, manufactures and distributes weight loss, weight management, healthy living products, and other consumable health and nutritional products in the United States and the Asia-Pacific. It offers bars, bites, pretzels, puffs, oatmeal and cereal crunch products, drinks, hearty choices, pancakes, puddings, soft serves, shakes, smoothies, soft bakes, and soups under the Medifast, OPTAVIA, Thrive by Medifast, Optimal Health by Take Shape for Life, and Flavors of Home brands. The company markets its products through direct ecommerce platform and franchise weight control center channels. Medifast, Inc. was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland.

Earnings Per Share

As for profitability, MEDIFAST has a trailing twelve months EPS of $6.19.

PE Ratio

MEDIFAST has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 3.19. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $3.19 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 35.49%.

Sales Growth

MEDIFAST’s sales growth is negative 44.7% for the present quarter and negative 31.1% for the next.

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2. IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones S.A. (IRS) – Dividend Yield: 18.81%

IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones S.A.’s last close was $8.64, 25.96% under its 52-week high of $11.67. Intraday change was 2.25%.

IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima engages in the diversified real estate activities in Argentina. It is involved in the acquisition, development, and operation of shopping malls, office buildings, and other non-shopping mall properties primarily for rental purposes. The company also acquires and operates hotels; develops and sells residential properties; and acquires undeveloped land reserves for future development or sale. In addition, it engages in the consumer finance operations. The company was founded in 1943 and is headquartered in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Earnings Per Share

As for profitability, IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones S.A. has a trailing twelve months EPS of $-2.33.

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 -27.87%.

Volume

Today’s last reported volume for IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones S.A. is 104133 which is 34.47% below its average volume of 158916.

Revenue Growth

Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth declined by 6.7%, now sitting on 119.72B for the twelve trailing months.

Moving Average

IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones S.A.’s worth is way under its 50-day moving average of $10.02 and higher than its 200-day moving average of $8.49.

Dividend Yield

As claimed by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Jun 3, 2024, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 1.63 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 18.81%.

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3. Diana Shipping (DSX) – Dividend Yield: 15.36%

Diana Shipping’s last close was $2.92, 26.63% under its 52-week high of $3.98. Intraday change was -0.34%.

Diana Shipping Inc. provides shipping transportation services. The company transports a range of dry bulk cargoes, including commodities, such as iron ore, coal, grain, and other materials in shipping routes worldwide. As of December 3, 2021, it operated a fleet of 33 dry bulk vessels, including 4 Newcastlemax, 11 Capesize, 5 Post-Panamax, 5 Kamsarmax, and 8 Panamax. The company was formerly known as Diana Shipping Investments Corp. and changed its name to Diana Shipping Inc. in February 2005. Diana Shipping Inc. was incorporated in 1999 and is based in Athens, Greece.

Earnings Per Share

As for profitability, Diana Shipping has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.21.

PE Ratio

Diana Shipping has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 13.9. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $13.9 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 5.91%.

Volume

Today’s last reported volume for Diana Shipping is 267469 which is 57.46% below its average volume of 628788.

Moving Average

Diana Shipping’s worth is below its 50-day moving average of $2.99 and under its 200-day moving average of $3.09.

Dividend Yield

According to Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Jun 12, 2024, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 0.45 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 15.36%.

Yearly Top and Bottom Value

Diana Shipping’s stock is valued at $2.92 at 17:15 EST, way below its 52-week high of $3.98 and higher than its 52-week low of $2.78.

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4. Saratoga Investment Corp New (SAR) – Dividend Yield: 12.98%

Saratoga Investment Corp New’s last close was $22.76, 18.57% under its 52-week high of $27.95. Intraday change was -0.22%.

Saratoga Investment Corp. is a business development company specializing in leveraged and management buyouts, acquisition financings, growth financings, recapitalization, debt refinancing, and transitional financing transactions at the lower end of middle market companies. It structures its investments as debt and equity by investing through first and second lien loans, mezzanine debt, co-investments, select high yield bonds, senior secured bonds, unsecured bonds, and preferred and common equity. The firm prefers to invest in aerospace, automotive aftermarket and services, business products and services, consumer products and services, education, environmental services, industrial services, financial services, food and beverage, healthcare products and services, logistics, distribution, manufacturing, restaurants services, food services, software services, technology services, specialty chemical, media and telecommunications. It seeks to invest in the United States. The firm primarily invests $5 million to $50 million in companies having EBITDA of $2 million or greater and revenues of $8 million to $250 million. The firm prefer to take a majority stake. It invests through direct lending as well as participation in loan syndicates. The firm was formerly known as GSC Investment Corp. Saratoga Investment Corp. was formed on 2007 and is based in New York, New York with an additional office in Florham Park, New Jersey.

Earnings Per Share

As for profitability, Saratoga Investment Corp New has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.71.

PE Ratio

Saratoga Investment Corp New has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 32.06. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $32.06 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 2.49%.

Moving Average

Saratoga Investment Corp New’s worth is below its 50-day moving average of $23.40 and under its 200-day moving average of $24.01.

Revenue Growth

Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 15.2%, now sitting on 143.72M for the twelve trailing months.

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5. Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU) – Dividend Yield: 10.89%

Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund’s last close was $10.93, 4.12% below its 52-week high of $11.40. Intraday change was 0.46%.

BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. is a closed ended fixed income mutual fund launched by BlackRock, Inc. The fund is managed by BlackRock Advisors, LLC. It invests in fixed income markets of the United States. The fund primarily invests in a diversified portfolio of companies' debt instruments, including corporate loans, which are rated in the lower rating categories of the established rating services (BBB or lower by S&P's or Baa or lower by Moody's) or unrated debt instruments, which are in the judgment of the investment adviser of equivalent quality. It was formerly known as Debt Strategies Fund Inc. BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. was formed on March 27, 1998 and is domiciled in the United States.

Earnings Per Share

As for profitability, Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.5.

PE Ratio

Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 7.29. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $7.29 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 14.01%.

Yearly Top and Bottom Value

Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund’s stock is valued at $10.93 at 17:15 EST, under its 52-week high of $11.40 and way higher than its 52-week low of $9.75.

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6. Guess? (GES) – Dividend Yield: 6.03%

Guess?’s last close was $19.91, 40.57% under its 52-week high of $33.50. Intraday change was 0.98%.

Guess?, Inc. designs, markets, distributes, and licenses lifestyle collections of apparel and accessories for men, women, and children. It operates through five segments: Americas Retail, Americas Wholesale, Europe, Asia, and Licensing. The company's clothing collection includes jeans, pants, skirts, dresses, shorts, blouses, shirts, jackets, activewear, knitwear, and intimate apparel. It also grants licenses to design, manufacture, and distribute various products that complement its apparel lines, such as eyewear, watches, handbags, footwear, kids' and infants' apparel, outerwear, fragrance, jewelry, and other fashion accessories, as well as to wholesale partners to operate and sell products through licensed retail stores. The company markets its products under the GUESS, GUESS?, GUESS U.S.A., GUESS Jeans, GUESS? and Triangle Design, MARCIANO, Question Mark and Triangle Design, a stylized G and a stylized M, GUESS Kids, Baby GUESS, YES, G by GUESS, GUESS by MARCIANO, and Gc brand names. It sells its products through direct-to-consumer, wholesale, and licensing distribution channels. As of January 29, 2022, the company directly operated 1,068 retail stores in the Americas, Europe, and Asia. Its partner's distributors operated an additional 563 retail stores worldwide. The company also offers its products through its retail websites. Guess?, Inc. was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

Earnings Per Share

As for profitability, Guess? has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.54.

PE Ratio

Guess? has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 5.68. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $5.68 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 42.75%.

Revenue Growth

Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 3.9%, now sitting on 2.8B for the twelve trailing months.

Volume

Today’s last reported volume for Guess? is 398702 which is 74.13% below its average volume of 1541380.

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7. The AES (AES) – Dividend Yield: 3.82%

The AES’s last close was $17.92, 20.71% under its 52-week high of $22.60. Intraday change was -5.44%.

The AES Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a diversified power generation and utility company in the United States and internationally. The company owns and/or operates power plants to generate and sell power to customers, such as utilities, industrial users, and other intermediaries; owns and/or operates utilities to generate or purchase, distribute, transmit, and sell electricity to end-user customers in the residential, commercial, industrial, and governmental sectors; and generates and sells electricity on the wholesale market. It uses various fuels and technologies to generate electricity, such as coal, gas, hydro, wind, solar, and biomass, as well as renewables comprising energy storage and landfill gas. The company owns and/or operates a generation portfolio of approximately 34,596 megawatts and distributes power to 2.6 million customers. The company was formerly known as Applied Energy Services, Inc. and changed its name to The AES Corporation in April 2000. The AES Corporation was incorporated in 1981 and is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.

Earnings Per Share

As for profitability, The AES has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.34.

PE Ratio

The AES has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 49.56. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $49.56 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 negative -1.48%.

Yearly Top and Bottom Value

The AES’s stock is valued at $16.85 at 17:15 EST, way under its 52-week high of $22.60 and way above its 52-week low of $11.43.

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8. NiSource (NI) – Dividend Yield: 3.7%

NiSource’s last close was $28.64, 2.72% under its 52-week high of $29.44. Intraday change was 0.25%.

NiSource Inc., an energy holding company, operates as a regulated natural gas and electric utility company in the United States. It operates through two segments, Gas Distribution Operations and Electric Operations. The company distributes natural gas to approximately 859,000 customers in northern Indiana, as well as approximately 2.4 million residential, commercial, and industrial customers in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Kentucky, and Maryland. It operates approximately 54,800 miles of distribution main pipelines, as well as associated individual customer service lines; and 1,000 miles of transmission main pipelines. The company generates, transmits, and distributes electricity to approximately 486,000 customers in 20 counties in the northern part of Indiana, as well as engages in wholesale electric and transmission transactions. It owns and operates coal-fired electric generating stations with a capacity of 722 megawatts (MW) in Wheatfield and 455 MW in Michigan City; combined cycle gas turbine with a capacity of 563 MW in West Terre Haute; natural gas generating units with a capacity of 155 MW in Wheatfield; hydro generating plants with a capacity of 9 MW in Carroll County and 7 MW in White County; and wind generating units with a capacity of 102 MW and 302 MW in White County, Indiana. The company was formerly known as NIPSCO Industries, Inc. and changed its name to NiSource Inc. in April 1999. NiSource Inc. was founded in 1847 and is headquartered in Merrillville, Indiana.

Earnings Per Share

As for profitability, NiSource has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.54.

PE Ratio

NiSource has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 18.6. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $18.6 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 8.28%.

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9. Tri Continental Corporation (TY) – Dividend Yield: 3.46%

Tri Continental Corporation’s last close was $31.31, 0.06% under its 52-week high of $31.33. Intraday change was 0.22%.

Tri-Continental Corporation is a closed ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC. It primarily invests in the public equity markets of the United States. The fund invests in stocks of companies that operate across diversified sectors. It seeks to invest in stocks of large-cap companies. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against S&P 500 Index. Tri-Continental Corporation was formed in January 1929 and is domiciled in the United States.

Earnings Per Share

As for profitability, Tri Continental Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $4.78.

PE Ratio

Tri Continental Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 6.55. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $6.55 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 15.05%.

Dividend Yield

As claimed by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Jun 10, 2024, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 1.08 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 3.46%.

Revenue Growth

Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 1.1%, now sitting on 67.1M for the twelve trailing months.

Volume

Today’s last reported volume for Tri Continental Corporation is 36014 which is 8.84% above its average volume of 33088.

Volatility

Tri Continental Corporation’s last week, last month’s, and last quarter’s current intraday variation average was 0.22%, 0.17%, and 0.56%.

Tri Continental Corporation’s highest amplitude of average volatility was 0.22% (last week), 0.47% (last month), and 0.56% (last quarter).

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