(VIANEWS) – MFS Special Value Trust (MFV), Tredegar Corporation (TG), Alexander & Baldwin (ALEX) 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 promise 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. 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 33.92. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $33.92 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%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for MFS Special Value Trust is 5198 which is 86.32% below its average volume of 38017.
2. Tredegar Corporation (TG)
159.38% Payout Ratio
Tredegar Corporation, through its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells aluminum extrusions, polyethylene (PE) films, and plastic and polyester films in the United States and internationally. It operates through three segments: Aluminum Extrusions, PE Films, and Flexible Packaging Films. The Aluminum Extrusions segment produces soft and medium strength alloyed aluminum extrusions, custom fabricated and finished aluminum extrusions for the building and construction, automotive and transportation, consumer durables, machinery and equipment, electrical and renewable energy, and distribution markets; and manufactures mill, anodized, and painted and fabricated aluminum extrusions to fabricators and distributors. The PE Films segment offers single- and multi-layer surface protection films for protecting components of flat panel displays that are used in televisions, monitors, notebooks, smart phones, tablets, e-readers, and digital signage under the UltraMask, ForceField, ForceField PEARL, and Pearl A brands. This segment also provides thin-gauge films as overwrap for bathroom tissue and paper towels, as well as polyethylene overwrap films and films for other markets. The Flexible Packaging Films segment offers polyester-based films for food packaging and industrial applications under the Terphane, Ecophane, and Sealphane brands. Tredegar Corporation was incorporated in 1988 and is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Tredegar Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $-3.1.
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 -59.26%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Tredegar Corporation’s stock is valued at $6.56 at 14:23 EST, way under its 52-week high of $9.53 and way higher than its 52-week low of $3.98.
3. Alexander & Baldwin (ALEX)
157.59% Payout Ratio
Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. ("A&B") is Hawai'i's premier commercial real estate company and the largest owner of grocery-anchored, neighborhood shopping centers in the state. A&B owns, operates and manages approximately 3.9 million square feet of commercial space in Hawai'i, including 22 retail centers, ten industrial assets and four office properties, as well as 154 acres of ground leases. These core assets comprise nearly 72% of A&B's total assets. A&B's non-core assets include renewable energy generation facilities, 27,000 acres of agricultural and conservation land and a vertically integrated paving business. A&B is achieving its strategic objective of becoming a Hawai'i-focused commercial real estate company by expanding and strengthening its Hawai'i CRE portfolio and monetizing non-core assets. Over its 150-year history, A&B has evolved with the state's economy and played a leadership role in the development of the agricultural, transportation, tourism, construction, residential and commercial real estate industries.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Alexander & Baldwin has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.56.
PE Ratio
Alexander & Baldwin has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 28.61. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $28.61 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 3.99%.
4. Columbia Seligman Premium Technology Growth Fund (STK)
34.07% Payout Ratio
Columbia Seligman Premium Technology Growth Fund is a closed ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC. It invests in public equity markets. The fund seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating in the technology sector. It primarily invests in growth stocks of companies. It employs fundamental analysis with focus on factors like companies that have best growth prospects, trade at attractive valuations and deliver solid investment returns over time to create its portfolio. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the S&P North American Technology Sector Index. The fund was formerly known as Seligman Premium Technology Growth Fund, Inc. Columbia Seligman Premium Technology Growth Fund was formed on November 30, 2009 and is domiciled in the United States.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Columbia Seligman Premium Technology Growth Fund has a trailing twelve months EPS of $5.43.
PE Ratio
Columbia Seligman Premium Technology Growth Fund has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 5.86. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $5.86 for every dollar of annual earnings.
Moving Average
Columbia Seligman Premium Technology Growth Fund’s worth is below its 50-day moving average of $32.53 and above its 200-day moving average of $30.19.
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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%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the current quarter and the next is 1% and 1%, respectively.
