(VIANEWS) – Suburban Propane Partners, L.P. (SPH), Saga Communications (SGA), Prospect Capital Corporation (PSEC) 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 guarantee 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. Suburban Propane Partners, L.P. (SPH)
59.63% Payout Ratio
Suburban Propane Partners, L.P., through its subsidiaries, engages in the retail marketing and distribution of propane, fuel oil, and refined fuels. The company operates in four segments: Propane, Fuel Oil and Refined Fuels, Natural Gas and Electricity, and All Other. The Propane segment is involved in the retail distribution of propane to residential, commercial, industrial, and agricultural customers, as well as in the wholesale distribution to industrial end users. It offers propane primarily for space heating, water heating, cooking, and clothes drying in the residential and commercial markets; for use as a motor fuel in internal combustion engines to power over-the-road vehicles, forklifts, and stationary engines, as well as to fire furnaces, as a cutting gas to the industrial customers, and in other process applications; and for tobacco curing, crop drying, poultry brooding, and weed control in the agricultural markets. The Fuel Oil and Refined Fuels segment engages in the retail distribution of fuel oil, diesel, kerosene, and gasoline to residential and commercial customers for use primarily as a source of heat in homes and buildings. The Natural Gas and Electricity segment markets natural gas and electricity to residential and commercial customers in the deregulated energy markets in New York and Pennsylvania. The All Other segment sells, installs, and services a range of home comfort equipment, including whole-house heating products, air cleaners, humidifiers, and space heaters. As of September 26, 2020, the company served approximately 1.0 million residential, commercial, industrial, and agricultural customers through 700 locations in 41 states primarily in the east and west coast regions of the United States, as well as portions of the midwest region of the United States and Alaska. Suburban Energy Services Group LLC serves as a general partner of Suburban Propane Partners, L.P. The company was founded in 1945 and is headquartered in Whippany, New Jersey.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Suburban Propane Partners, L.P. has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.18.
PE Ratio
Suburban Propane Partners, L.P. has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 7.16. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $7.16 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 30.27%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Suburban Propane Partners, L.P.’s stock is valued at $15.61 at 01:23 EST, way below its 52-week high of $17.75 and higher than its 52-week low of $14.25.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Suburban Propane Partners, L.P. is 237218 which is 18.19% below its average volume of 289963.
Dividend Yield
According to Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Jan 29, 2023, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 1.3 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 8.25%.
2. Saga Communications (SGA)
54.23% Payout Ratio
Saga Communications, Inc., a broadcast company, acquires, develops, and operates broadcast properties in the United States. The company's radio stations employ various programming formats, including classic hits, adult hits, top 40, country, country legends, mainstream/hot/soft adult contemporary, pure oldies, classic rock, and news/talk. As of February 28, 2022, it owned seventy-nine FM, thirty- four AM radio stations, and seventy-nine metro signals serving twenty-seven markets. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Saga Communications has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.4.
PE Ratio
Saga Communications has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 17.52. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $17.52 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 4.47%.
Dividend Yield
According to Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Dec 19, 2022, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 1 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 4.09%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 3.9%, now sitting on 113.92M for the twelve trailing months.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Saga Communications is 5040 which is 69.33% below its average volume of 16437.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Saga Communications’s stock is valued at $24.53 at 01:23 EST, way below its 52-week high of $29.75 and way above its 52-week low of $21.50.
3. Prospect Capital Corporation (PSEC)
53.73% Payout Ratio
Prospect Capital Corporation is a business development company. It specializes in middle market, mature, mezzanine finance, later stage, emerging growth, leveraged buyouts, refinancing, acquisitions, recapitalizations, turnaround, growth capital, development, capital expenditures and subordinated debt tranches of collateralized loan obligations, cash flow term loans, market place lending and bridge transactions. It also makes real estate investments particularly in multi-family residential real estate asset class. The fund makes secured debt, senior debt, senior and secured term loans, unitranche debt, first-lien and second lien, private debt, private equity, mezzanine debt, and equity investments in private and microcap public businesses. It focuses on both primary origination and secondary loans/portfolios and invests in situations like debt financings for private equity sponsors, acquisitions, dividend recapitalizations, growth financings, bridge loans, cash flow term loans, real estate financings/investments. It also focuses on investing in small-sized and medium-sized private companies rather than large public companies. The fund typically invests across all industry sectors, with a particular expertise in the energy and industrial sectors. It invests in aerospace and defense, chemicals, conglomerate services, consumer services, ecological, electronics, financial services, machinery, manufacturing, media, pharmaceuticals, retail, software, specialty minerals, textiles and leather, transportation, oil and gas production, coal production, materials, industrials, consumer discretionary, information technology, utilities, pipeline, storage, power generation and distribution, renewable and clean energy, oilfield services, healthcare, food and beverage, education, business services, and other select sectors. It prefers to invest in the United States and Canada. The fund seeks to invest between $10 million to $500 million per transaction in companies with EBITDA between $5 million and $150 million, sales value between $25 million and $500 million, and enterprise value between $5 million and $1000 million. It fund also co-invests for larger deals. The fund seeks control acquisitions by providing multiple levels of the capital structure. The fund focuses on sole, agented, club, or syndicated deals.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Prospect Capital Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.2.
PE Ratio
Prospect Capital Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 6.18. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $6.18 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 13.31%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the present quarter and the next is a negative 9.5% and a negative 4.5%, respectively.
Moving Average
Prospect Capital Corporation’s worth is higher than its 50-day moving average of $7.34 and above its 200-day moving average of $7.38.
Dividend Yield
As claimed by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Oct 25, 2022, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 0.72 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 10.06%.
4. Franklin Resources (BEN)
45.85% Payout Ratio
Franklin Resources, Inc. is a publicly owned asset management holding company. Through its subsidiaries, the firm provides its services to individuals, institutions, pension plans, trusts, and partnerships. It launches equity, fixed income, balanced, and multi-asset mutual funds through its subsidiaries. The firm invests in the public equity, fixed income, and alternative markets. Franklin Resources, Inc. was founded in 1947 and is based in San Mateo, California with an additional office in Hyderabad, India.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Franklin Resources has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.53.
PE Ratio
Franklin Resources 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 10.04%.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Franklin Resources’s EBITDA is 40.29.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Franklin Resources’s stock is valued at $30.72 at 01:23 EST, below its 52-week high of $33.03 and way higher than its 52-week low of $20.24.
Sales Growth
Franklin Resources’s sales growth is negative 16.5% for the present quarter and negative 9.5% for the next.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the current quarter and the next is a negative 50% and a negative 36.5%, respectively.
5. Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (BAH)
40.06% Payout Ratio
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation provides management and technology consulting, analytics, engineering, digital, mission operations, and cyber solutions to governments, corporations, and not-for-profit organizations in the United States and internationally. The company offers consulting solutions for various domains, business strategies, human capital, and operations. It also provides analytics services, which focuses on delivering transformational solutions in the areas of artificial intelligence, such as machine learning, deep learning; data science, such as data engineering and predictive modeling; automation and decision analytics; and quantum computing. In addition, the company designs, develops, and implements solutions built on contemporary methodologies and modern architectures; delivers engineering services and solutions to define, develop, implement, sustain, and modernize complex physical systems; and provides cyber risk management solutions, such as prevention, detection, and cost effectiveness. Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation was founded in 1914 and is headquartered in McLean, Virginia.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.22.
PE Ratio
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 28.8. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $28.8 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 37.75%.
6. Sherwin (SHW)
31.09% Payout Ratio
The Sherwin-Williams Company develops, manufactures, distributes, and sells paints, coatings, and related products to professional, industrial, commercial, and retail customers. It operates through three segments: The Americas Group, Consumer Brands Group, and Performance Coatings Group. The Americas Group segment offers architectural paints and coatings, and protective and marine products, as well as OEM product finishes and related products for architectural and industrial paint contractors, and do-it-yourself homeowners. The Consumer Brands Group segment supplies a portfolio of branded and private-label architectural paints, stains, varnishes, industrial products, wood finishes products, wood preservatives, applicators, corrosion inhibitors, aerosols, caulks, and adhesives to retailers and distributors. The Performance Coatings Group segment develops and sells industrial coatings for wood finishing and general industrial applications, automotive refinish products, protective and marine coatings, coil coatings, packaging coatings, and performance-based resins and colorants. It serves retailers, dealers, jobbers, licensees, and other third-party distributors through its branches and direct sales staff, as well as through outside sales representatives. The company has operations primarily in the North and South America, the Caribbean, Europe, Asia, and Australia. As of February 17, 2022, it operated approximately 5,000 company-operated stores and facilities. The Sherwin-Williams Company was founded in 1866 and is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Sherwin has a trailing twelve months EPS of $7.74.
PE Ratio
Sherwin has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 29.43. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $29.43 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 72.94%.
Moving Average
Sherwin’s value is under its 50-day moving average of $242.47 and under its 200-day moving average of $239.85.
Sales Growth
Sherwin’s sales growth is 10.4% for the present quarter and 5.8% for the next.
