(VIANEWS) – Randgold (GOLD), Main Street Capital Corporation (MAIN), Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) are the highest payout ratio stocks on this list.
We have congregated information about stocks with the highest payout ratio up until 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 distribute 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. Randgold (GOLD)
916.67% Payout Ratio
Barrick Gold Corporation engages in the exploration, mine development, production, and sale of gold and copper properties. It has ownership interests in producing gold mines that are located in Argentina, Canada, Côte d'Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Dominican Republic, Mali, Tanzania, and the United States. The company also has ownership interests in producing copper mines located in Chile, Saudi Arabia, and Zambia; and various other projects located throughout the Americas, Asia, and Africa. Barrick Gold Corporation was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Randgold has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.06.
PE Ratio
Randgold has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 293.58. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $293.58 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 1.81%.
Dividend Yield
As claimed by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on May 29, 2023, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 0.4 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 2.27%.
2. Main Street Capital Corporation (MAIN)
84.68% Payout Ratio
Main Street Capital Corporation is a principal investment firm that primarily provides equity capital to lower middle market companies and debt capital to middle market companies. Main Street's portfolio investments are typically made to support management buyouts, recapitalizations, growth financings, refinancings and acquisitions of companies that operate in diverse industry sectors. Main Street seeks to partner with entrepreneurs, business owners and management teams and generally provides "one stop" financing alternatives within its lower middle market portfolio. Main Street's lower middle market companies generally have annual revenues between $10 million and $150 million. Main Street's middle market debt investments are made in businesses that are generally larger in size than its lower middle market portfolio companies.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Main Street Capital Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.32.
PE Ratio
Main Street Capital Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 12.14. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $12.14 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 12.65%.
Sales Growth
Main Street Capital Corporation’s sales growth is 41.1% for the current quarter and 38.7% for the next.
3. Intercontinental Exchange (ICE)
60.23% Payout Ratio
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of market infrastructure, data services, and technology solutions for financial institutions, corporations, and government entities in the United States, the United Kingdom, the European Union, Singapore, India, Abu Dhabi, Israel, and Canada. It operates through three segments: Exchanges, Fixed Income and Data Services, and Mortgage Technology. The company operates regulated marketplaces for listing, trading, and clearing an array of derivatives contracts and financial securities, such as commodities, interest rates, foreign exchange, and equities, as well as corporate and exchange-traded funds; and trading venues, including regulated exchanges and clearing houses. It also offers energy, agricultural and metals, and financial futures and options; and cash equities and equity options, and over-the-counter and other markets, as well as listings and data and connectivity services. In addition, the company provides fixed income data and analytic, fixed income execution, CDS clearing, and other multi-asset class data and network services. Further, it offers proprietary and comprehensive mortgage origination platform, which serves residential mortgage loans; closing solutions that provides customers connectivity to the mortgage supply chain and facilitates the secure exchange of information; data and analytics services; and Data as a Service for lenders to access data and origination information. Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Intercontinental Exchange has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.59.
PE Ratio
Intercontinental Exchange has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 44.84. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $44.84 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 6.56%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Intercontinental Exchange is 1102220 which is 50.21% below its average volume of 2214060.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Intercontinental Exchange’s stock is valued at $116.13 at 02:23 EST, below its 52-week high of $117.85 and way higher than its 52-week low of $88.60.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Intercontinental Exchange’s EBITDA is 58.27.
Dividend Yield
As maintained by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Sep 13, 2023, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 1.68 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 1.43%.
4. Lakeland Bancorp (LBAI)
34.52% Payout Ratio
Lakeland Bancorp, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Lakeland Bank that provides various banking products and services for individuals and small to medium sized businesses. The company offers commercial banking services, including savings, money market, and time accounts, as well as demand deposits; lending solutions, such as short and medium term loans, lines of credit, letters of credit, inventory and accounts receivable financing, real estate construction loans, mortgage loans, small business administration loans, commercial real estate loans, commercial and industrial loans, and equipment financing, as well as merchant credit card services; and internet banking, mobile banking, wire transfer, night depository, and cash management services. It also provides consumer banking services comprising checking accounts, savings accounts, money market accounts, certificates of deposit, secured and unsecured loans, consumer installment loans, mortgage loans, and safe deposit services. In addition, the company offers investment advisory services; and non-deposit products, which include securities brokerage services, including mutual funds and variable annuities, as well as commercial title insurance services and life insurance products. It operates 48 branch offices throughout Bergen, Essex, Morris, Ocean, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex, and Union counties in New Jersey and Highland Mills, New York; six New Jersey regional commercial lending centers in Bernardsville, Iselin, Jackson, Montville, Teaneck, and Waldwick; and one commercial lending center in New York to serve the Hudson Valley region. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Oak Ridge, New Jersey.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Lakeland Bancorp has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.68.
PE Ratio
Lakeland Bancorp has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 8.86. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $8.86 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 10.04%.
Sales Growth
Lakeland Bancorp’s sales growth is negative 6.8% for the current quarter and negative 8.4% for the next.
Moving Average
Lakeland Bancorp’s worth is higher than its 50-day moving average of $13.62 and below its 200-day moving average of $16.51.
5. SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC)
34.33% Payout Ratio
SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides software products and software-enabled services to financial services and healthcare industries. The company owns and operates technology stack across securities accounting; front-office functions, such as trading and modeling; middle-office functions include portfolio management and reporting; back-office functions, such as accounting, performance measurement, reconciliation, reporting, processing and clearing, and compliance and tax reporting; and healthcare solutions comprising claims adjudication, benefit management, care management, and business intelligence solutions. Its products and services allow professionals in the financial services and healthcare industries to automate complex business processes and are instrumental in helping its clients to manage information processing requirements. The company's software-enabled services include SS&C GlobeOp, Global Investor and Distribution Solutions, Bluedoor, SS&C Retirement Solutions, Black Diamond Wealth Platform, CRM Solutions, Advent Managed Services, Advent Data Solutions, ALPS Advisors, and Virtual Data Rooms, as well as pharmacy, healthcare administration, and health outcomes optimization solutions. Its software products comprise portfolio/investment accounting and analytics software, portfolio management software, trading software, automation solutions, and banking and lending solutions, as well as research, analytics, risk, and training solutions. The company also provides professional services, including consulting and implementation services to assist clients; and product support services. It operates in the United States; the United Kingdom; Europe, the Middle East, and Africa; the Asia Pacific and Japan; Canada; and the Americas. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Windsor, Connecticut.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, SS&C Technologies Holdings has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.33.
PE Ratio
SS&C Technologies Holdings has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 26.13. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $26.13 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 9.75%.
6. CNO Financial Group (CNO)
30.43% Payout Ratio
CNO Financial Group, Inc., through its subsidiaries, develops, markets, and administers health insurance, annuity, individual life insurance, and other insurance products for senior and middle-income markets in the United States. It offers Medicare supplement, supplemental health, and long-term care insurance policies; life insurance; and annuities, as well as Medicare advantage plans to individuals through phone, online, mail, and face-to-face. The company also focuses on worksite and group sales for businesses, associations, and other membership groups by interacting with customers at their place of employment. In addition, it provides fixed index annuities; fixed interest annuities, including fixed rate single and flexible premium deferred annuities; single premium immediate annuities; supplemental health products, such as specified disease, accident, and hospital indemnity products; and long-term care plans primarily to retirees and older self-employed individuals in the middle-income market. Further, the company offers universal life and other interest-sensitive life products; and traditional life policies that include whole life, graded benefit life, term life, and single premium whole life products, as well as graded benefit life insurance products. CNO Financial Group, Inc. markets its products under the Bankers Life, Washington National, and Colonial Penn brand names. The company sells its products through agents, independent producers, and direct marketing. CNO Financial Group, Inc. was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Carmel, Indiana.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, CNO Financial Group has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.85.
PE Ratio
CNO Financial Group has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 12.76. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $12.76 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 7.43%.
Moving Average
CNO Financial Group’s worth is higher than its 50-day moving average of $22.51 and higher than its 200-day moving average of $22.43.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for CNO Financial Group is 465563 which is 41.1% below its average volume of 790459.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
CNO Financial Group’s stock is valued at $23.60 at 02:23 EST, way under its 52-week high of $26.35 and way higher than its 52-week low of $16.56.
