(VIANEWS) – Regency Centers Corporation (REG), Pioneer Municipal High Income Advantage Trust (MAV), American Water Works (AWK) are the highest payout ratio stocks on this list.
Here’s the data we’ve collected of stocks with a high payout ratio so far. 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. Regency Centers Corporation (REG)
128.78% Payout Ratio
Regency Centers is the preeminent national owner, operator, and developer of shopping centers located in affluent and densely populated trade areas. Our portfolio includes thriving properties merchandised with highly productive grocers, restaurants, service providers, and best-in-class retailers that connect to their neighborhoods, communities, and customers. Operating as a fully integrated real estate company, Regency Centers is a qualified real estate investment trust (REIT) that is self-administered, self-managed, and an S&P 500 Index member.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Regency Centers Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.05.
PE Ratio
Regency Centers Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 28.92. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $28.92 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 5.78%.
2. Pioneer Municipal High Income Advantage Trust (MAV)
104.46% Payout Ratio
Pioneer Municipal High Income Advantage Trust is a closed ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by Pioneer Investment Management, Inc. The fund invests in the fixed income markets of the United States. It invests primarily in municipal bonds. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the Barclays Capital High Yield Municipal Bond Index and the Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index. It was formerly known as Pioneer Municipal Advantage Trust. Pioneer Municipal High Income Advantage Trust was formed on August 6, 2003 and is domiciled in the United States.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Pioneer Municipal High Income Advantage Trust has a trailing twelve months EPS of $-0.06.
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 -0.39%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 5%, now sitting on 17.98M for the twelve trailing months.
3. American Water Works (AWK)
57.29% Payout Ratio
American Water Works Company, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides water and wastewater services in the United States. It offers water and wastewater services to approximately 1,700 communities in 14 states serving approximately 3.5 million active customers. The company serves residential customers; commercial customers, including food and beverage providers, commercial property developers and proprietors, and energy suppliers; fire service and private fire customers; industrial customers, such as large-scale manufacturers, mining, and production operations; public authorities comprising government buildings and other public sector facilities, such as schools and universities; and other utilities and community water and wastewater systems. It also provides water and wastewater services on military installations; and undertakes contracts with municipal customers, primarily to operate and manage water and wastewater facilities, as well as offers other related services. In addition, the company operates approximately 80 surface water treatment plants; 540 groundwater treatment plants; 175 wastewater treatment plants; 53,700 miles of transmission, distribution, and collection mains and pipes; 1,200 groundwater wells; 1,700 water and wastewater pumping stations; 1,100 treated water storage facilities; and 74 dams. The company was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Camden, New Jersey.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, American Water Works has a trailing twelve months EPS of $4.9.
PE Ratio
American Water Works has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 23.79. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $23.79 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 9.81%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the current quarter and the next is 5.6% and 6.6%, respectively.
4. News Corporation (NWS)
54.05% Payout Ratio
News Corporation, a media and information services company, focuses on creating and distributing content for consumers and businesses worldwide. It operates in six segments: Digital Real Estate Services, Subscription Video Services, Dow Jones, Book Publishing, News Media, and Other. The company distributes content and data products, including The Wall Street Journal, Factiva, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance, Dow Jones Newswires, Barron's, MarketWatch, and Investor's Business Daily through various media channels, such as newspapers, newswires, websites, applications for mobile devices, tablets and e-book readers, newsletters, magazines, proprietary databases, live journalism, videos, and podcasts. It also owns and operates daily, Sunday, weekly, and bi-weekly newspapers comprising The Australian, The Weekend Australian, The Daily Telegraph, The Sunday Telegraph, Herald Sun, Sunday Herald Sun, The Courier Mail, The Sunday Mail, The Advertiser, Sunday Mail, The Sun, The Sun on Sunday, The Times, The Sunday Times, and New York Post, as well as digital mastheads and other websites. In addition, the company publishes general fiction, nonfiction, children's, and religious books; provides video sports, entertainment, and news services to pay-TV subscribers and other commercial licensees primarily through cable, satellite, and internet distribution; and broadcasts rights to live sporting events. Further, it offers property and property-related advertising and services on its websites and mobile applications; online real estate services; and professional software and service products, as well as financial services. The company is headquartered in New York, New York.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, News Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.37.
PE Ratio
News Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 75.03. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $75.03 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 2.81%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for News Corporation is 918684 which is 28.15% above its average volume of 716866.
5. EQT Corporation (EQT)
45.56% Payout Ratio
EQT Corporation operates as a natural gas production company in the United States. As of December 31, 2021, it had 25.0 trillion cubic feet of proved natural gas, natural gas liquids, and crude oil reserves across approximately 2.0 million gross acres, including 1.7 million gross acres in the Marcellus play. The company was founded in 1878 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, EQT Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.35.
PE Ratio
EQT Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 29.74. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $29.74 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 4.53%.
Dividend Yield
As maintained by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on May 7, 2024, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 0.63 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 1.57%.
6. Micron Technology (MU)
31.56% Payout Ratio
Micron Technology, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, and sells memory and storage products worldwide. The company operates through four segments: Compute and Networking Business Unit, Mobile Business Unit, Embedded Business Unit, and Storage Business Unit. It provides memory and storage technologies comprising dynamic random access memory semiconductor devices with low latency that provide high-speed data retrieval; non-volatile and re-writeable semiconductor storage devices; and non-volatile re-writable semiconductor memory devices that provide fast read speeds under the Micron and Crucial brands, as well as through private labels. The company offers memory products for the cloud server, enterprise, client, graphics, networking, industrial, and automotive markets, as well as for smartphone and other mobile-device markets; SSDs and component-level solutions for the enterprise and cloud, client, and consumer storage markets; discrete storage products in component and wafers; and memory and storage products for the automotive, industrial, and consumer markets. It markets its products through its direct sales force, independent sales representatives, distributors, and retailers; and web-based customer direct sales channel, as well as through channel and distribution partners. Micron Technology, Inc. was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Boise, Idaho.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Micron Technology has a trailing twelve months EPS of $-3.44.
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 -8.27%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Micron Technology is 22407400 which is 5.5% above its average volume of 21238100.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 57.7%, now sitting on 18.31B for the twelve trailing months.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the present quarter and the next is 133.6% and 186.9%, respectively.
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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%.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
1’s EBITDA is 1.
