Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust And 5 Other Stocks Have Very High Payout Ratio

(VIANEWS) – Companhia Siderurgica Nacional S.A. (SID), Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust (PMO), Ambev (ABEV) are the highest payout ratio stocks on this list.

We have collected information about stocks with the highest payout ratio up to now. The payout ratio in itself isn’t a guarantee of 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 are a few stocks with an above 30% percent payout ratio.

1. Companhia Siderurgica Nacional S.A. (SID)

508.04% Payout Ratio

Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional operates as an integrated steel producer in Brazil and Latin America. It operates in five segments: Steel, Mining, Logistics, Energy, and Cement. The company offers flat steel products, such as high, medium, low carbon, micro-alloyed, ultra-low-carbon, and interstitial free slabs; hot-rolled products, including heavy and light-gauge hot-rolled coils and sheets; cold-rolled products comprising cold-rolled coils and sheets; galvanized products; tin mill products that consist of flat-rolled low-carbon steel coils or sheets; and profiles, channels, UPE sections, and steel sleepers for the distribution, packaging, automotive, home appliance, and construction industries. It primarily explores for iron ore reserves at Casa de Pedra and Engenho mines located in the city of Congonhas; and limestone and dolomite at the Bocaina mine located in the city of Arcos in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, as well as produces tin. In addition, the company operates railway and port facilities; produces and sells cement to construction material stores, home centers, concrete producers, construction companies, mortar industries, and cement artifact producers; and generates electric power from its thermoelectric co-generation and hydroelectric power plants. It also exports its products. The company was incorporated in 1941 and is headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil. Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional operates as a subsidiary of Vicunha Aços S.A.

Earnings Per Share

As for profitability, Companhia Siderurgica Nacional S.A. has a trailing twelve months EPS of $-0.13.

The company’s return on equity, which measures the profitability of a business relative to shareholder’s equity, for the twelve trailing months is 1.94%.

Volume

Today’s last reported volume for Companhia Siderurgica Nacional S.A. is 2727920 which is 1.17% below its average volume of 2760410.

2. Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust (PMO)

121.55% Payout Ratio

Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust is a closed ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by Putnam Investment Management, LLC. The fund is co-managed by Putnam Investments Limited. It invests in fixed income markets of United States. The fund invests in companies operating across healthcare, utilities, transportation, water and sewer, and housing sectors. Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust was formed in 1993 and is domiciled in United States.

Earnings Per Share

As for profitability, Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.42.

PE Ratio

Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 23.6. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $23.6 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 2.04%.

Volume

Today’s last reported volume for Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust is 135108 which is 42.41% above its average volume of 94866.

Moving Average

Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust’s value is under its 50-day moving average of $10.26 and under its 200-day moving average of $9.93.

Revenue Growth

Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 10.5%, now sitting on 21.36M for the twelve trailing months.

Dividend Yield

As stated by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Apr 23, 2024, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 0.42 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 4.08%.

3. Ambev (ABEV)

79.64% Payout Ratio

Ambev S.A., through its subsidiaries, engages in the production, distribution, and sale of beer, draft beer, carbonated soft drinks, other non-alcoholic beverages, malt, and food products. It offers beer primarily under the Skol, Brahma, Antarctica, Brahva, Budweiser, Bud Light, Beck, Leffe and Hoegaarden, Bucanero, Cristal, Mayabe, Presidente, Presidente Light, Brahma Light, Bohemia, The One, Corona, Modelo Especial, Stella Artois, Quilmes Clásica, Paceña, Taquiña, Huari, Becker, Cusqueña, Michelob Ultra, Busch, Pilsen, Ouro Fino, Banks, Deputy, Patricia, Labatt Blue, Alexander Keith's, and Kokanee brands. The company also provides carbonated soft drinks, bottled water, isotonic beverages, energy drinks, coconut water, powdered and natural juices, and ready-to-drink teas under the Guaraná Antarctica, Gatorade, H2OH!, Lipton Iced Tea, Fusion, Do Bem, Pepsi-Cola, Canada Dry, Squirt, Red Rock, Red Bull, Seven Up, Nutrl, Bud Light Seltzer, Palm Bay, and Mike's brands. It offers its products through a network of third-party distributors and a direct distribution system. The company was founded in 1885 and is headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil. Ambev S.A. operates as a subsidiary of Interbrew International B.V.

Earnings Per Share

As for profitability, Ambev has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.18.

PE Ratio

Ambev has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 13.39. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $13.39 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 18.3%.

Revenue Growth

Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth declined by 11.9%, now sitting on 79.74B for the twelve trailing months.

Sales Growth

Ambev’s sales growth is 3.3% for the present quarter and 1.8% for the next.

Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization

Ambev’s EBITDA is 6.14.

Yearly Top and Bottom Value

Ambev’s stock is valued at $2.41 at 08:23 EST, below its 52-week low of $2.42.

4. Eaton Vance Tax (ETY)

76.3% Payout Ratio

Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Diversified Equity Income Fund is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by Eaton Vance Management. The fund invests in public equity markets across the globe. It seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. The fund primarily invests in dividend paying stocks of companies. It also writes S&P 500 Index call options with respect to a portion of the value of its common stock portfolio to generate current cash flow from the options premium received. The Fund also normally invests in issuers located in at least three countries including the United States. It also invests through derivatives. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against a composite benchmark comprised of 80% S&P 500 Index and 20% FTSE Eurotop 100 Index. Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Diversified Equity Income Fund was formed on November 30, 2006 and is domiciled in the United States.

Earnings Per Share

As for profitability, Eaton Vance Tax has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.27.

PE Ratio

Eaton Vance Tax has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 10.43. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $10.43 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 11.01%.

Volume

Today’s last reported volume for Eaton Vance Tax is 189960 which is 21.96% below its average volume of 243440.

Dividend Yield

As maintained by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Mar 20, 2024, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 0.97 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 7.2%.

Moving Average

Eaton Vance Tax’s worth is above its 50-day moving average of $12.96 and higher than its 200-day moving average of $12.16.

5. Haverty Furniture Companies (HVT)

35.12% Payout Ratio

Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc. operates as a specialty retailer of residential furniture and accessories in the United States. The company offers furniture merchandise under the Havertys brand name. It also provides custom upholstery products and eclectic looks; and mattress product lines under the Sealy, Stearns and Foster, Tempur-Pedic, and Serta names, as well as private label Skye name. The company sells home furnishings through its retail stores, as well as through its Website. As of December 31, 2021, it operated 121 showrooms in 16 states in the Southern and Midwestern regions. Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc. was founded in 1885 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

Earnings Per Share

As for profitability, Haverty Furniture Companies has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.36.

PE Ratio

Haverty Furniture Companies has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 9.42. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $9.42 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 18.84%.

Dividend Yield

As stated by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Mar 8, 2024, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 1.2 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 3.79%.

Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization

Haverty Furniture Companies’s EBITDA is 30.91.

6. The Travelers Companies (TRV)

30.73% Payout Ratio

The Travelers Companies, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides a range of commercial and personal property, and casualty insurance products and services to businesses, government units, associations, and individuals in the United States and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Business Insurance, Bond & Specialty Insurance, and Personal Insurance. The Business Insurance segment offers workers' compensation, commercial automobile and property, general liability, commercial multi-peril, employers' liability, public and product liability, professional indemnity, marine, aviation, onshore and offshore energy, construction, terrorism, personal accident, and kidnap and ransom insurance products. This segment operates through select accounts, which serve small businesses; commercial accounts that serve mid-sized businesses; national accounts, which serve large companies; and national property and other that serve large and mid-sized customers, commercial trucking industry, and agricultural businesses, as well as markets and distributes its products through brokers, wholesale agents, and program managers. The Bond & Specialty Insurance segment provides surety, fidelity, management and professional liability, and other property and casualty coverages and related risk management services through independent agencies and brokers. The Personal Insurance segment offers property and casualty insurance covering personal risks, primarily automobile and homeowners' insurance to individuals through independent agencies and brokers. The Travelers Companies, Inc. was founded in 1853 and is based in New York, New York.

Earnings Per Share

As for profitability, The Travelers Companies has a trailing twelve months EPS of $12.8.

PE Ratio

The Travelers Companies has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 18.04. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $18.04 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 12.87%.

Moving Average

The Travelers Companies’s worth is way higher than its 50-day moving average of $205.93 and way above its 200-day moving average of $179.21.

Yearly Top and Bottom Value

The Travelers Companies’s stock is valued at $230.89 at 08:23 EST, higher than its 52-week high of $223.88.

Sales Growth

The Travelers Companies’s sales growth is 11.7% for the current quarter and 10.2% for the next.

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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%.

Revenue Growth

Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 1%, now sitting on 1 for the twelve trailing months.

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).

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