(VIANEWS) – MFS Special Value Trust (MFV), Tekla Healthcare Investors (HQH), Dreyfus High Yield Strategies Fund (DHF) are the highest payout ratio stocks on this list.
Here’s the data we’ve collected of stocks with a high payout ratio as yet. The payout ratio in itself isn’t a promise of a future good investment but it’s an indicator of whether dividends are being paid and how the company chooses to distribute them.
When researching 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. MFS Special Value Trust (MFV)
339.88% Payout Ratio
MFS Special Value Trust is a closed-ended balanced mutual fund launched and managed by Massachusetts Financial Services Company The fund invests in the public equity and fixed income markets of the United States. It primarily invests in value stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. The fund employs fundamental analysis and a bottom-up stock picking approach to create its portfolio. For the fixed income component of its portfolio, it seeks to invest in U.S. government securities, foreign government securities, mortgage backed and other asset-backed securities of U.S. and foreign issuers, corporate bonds of U.S. and foreign issuers, and debt instruments of issuers located in emerging market countries. The fund benchmarks the performance of its equity portfolio against Russell 1000 Value Index and fixed income against Barclays U.S. High-Yield Corporate Bond 2% Issuer Capped, MFS Special Value Trust Blended Index, and JPMorgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Global Index. MFS Special Value Trust was formed on November 30, 1989 and is domiciled in United States.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, MFS Special Value Trust has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.13.
PE Ratio
MFS Special Value Trust has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 31.38. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $31.38 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 3.13%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
MFS Special Value Trust’s stock is valued at $4.08 at 07:23 EST, way below its 52-week high of $4.74 and higher than its 52-week low of $3.74.
2. Tekla Healthcare Investors (HQH)
147.71% Payout Ratio
Tekla Healthcare Investors is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by Tekla Capital Management LLC. The fund invests in public equity markets across the globe. It seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating in the healthcare sector, including the biotechnology, medical devices, and pharmaceuticals industries. The fund primarily invests in growth stocks of small cap companies. It employs fundamental analysis with a focus on factors such as current or anticipated market position for services or products, experienced business management, recognized technological expertise, and the ability either to generate funds internally to finance growth or to secure outside sources of capital to create its portfolio. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the NASDAQ Biotechnology Index, the S&P 500 Index, and the S&P 1500 Healthcare Index. It was previously known as H&Q Healthcare Investors. Tekla Healthcare Investors was formed on October 31, 1986 and is domiciled in the United States.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Tekla Healthcare Investors has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.09.
PE Ratio
Tekla Healthcare Investors has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 15.47. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $15.47 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 6.1%.
Moving Average
Tekla Healthcare Investors’s value is higher than its 50-day moving average of $16.04 and higher than its 200-day moving average of $16.49.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Tekla Healthcare Investors’s stock is valued at $16.86 at 07:23 EST, way below its 52-week high of $19.15 and way higher than its 52-week low of $14.31.
3. Dreyfus High Yield Strategies Fund (DHF)
58.44% Payout Ratio
BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund is a closed ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. The fund invests in the fixed income markets of the United States. It primarily invests in fixed income securities of below investment grade quality, including securities of companies at early stages of development and companies with a highly leveraged financial structure. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the BofA Merrill Lynch U.S High Yield Master II Constrained Index. It was formerly known as Dreyfus High Yield Strategies Fund. BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund was formed in April 29, 1998 and is domiciled in the United States.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Dreyfus High Yield Strategies Fund has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.32.
PE Ratio
Dreyfus High Yield Strategies Fund has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 7.22. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $7.22 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 12.64%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Dreyfus High Yield Strategies Fund is 409405 which is 15.93% below its average volume of 487026.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Dreyfus High Yield Strategies Fund’s stock is valued at $2.31 at 07:23 EST, below its 52-week high of $2.39 and way higher than its 52-week low of $2.06.
4. MGE Energy (MGEE)
50.3% Payout Ratio
MGE Energy, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as a public utility holding company primarily in Wisconsin. It operates through five segments: Regulated Electric Utility Operations; Regulated Gas Utility Operations; Nonregulated Energy Operations; Transmission Investments; and All Other. The company generates, purchases, and distributes electricity; owns or leases electric generation facilities located in Wisconsin and Iowa; and plans, constructs, operates, maintains, and expands transmission facilities to provide transmission services. It also generates electricity from coal-fired, gas-fired, and renewable energy sources, as well as purchases power under short and long-term commitments. As of February 24, 2021, the company generated and distributed electricity to 157,000 customers in Dane County, Wisconsin; and purchased and distributed natural gas to 166,000 customers in seven south-central and western Wisconsin counties. MGE Energy, Inc. was founded in 1855 and is headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, MGE Energy has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.28.
PE Ratio
MGE Energy has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 19.66. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $19.66 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 10.74%.
Moving Average
MGE Energy’s worth is way under its 50-day moving average of $71.82 and way under its 200-day moving average of $74.33.
Sales Growth
MGE Energy’s sales growth for the current quarter is 31.8%.
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1% Payout Ratio
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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%.
Stock Price Classification
According to the stochastic oscillator, a useful indicator of overbought and oversold conditions, 1’s stock is considered to be overbought (>=80).
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%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 1%, now sitting on 1 for the twelve trailing months.
