(VIANEWS) – Piedmont Office Realty Trust (PDM), Star Bulk Carriers Corp. (SBLK), T. Rowe Price Group (TROW) are the highest payout ratio stocks on this list.
We have gathered information concerning stocks with the highest payout ratio at the moment. 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. Piedmont Office Realty Trust (PDM)
121.74% Payout Ratio
Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: PDM) is an owner, manager, developer, redeveloper, and operator of high-quality, Class A office properties located primarily in select sub-markets within seven major Eastern U.S. office markets, with the majority of its revenue being generated from the Sunbelt. Its geographically-diversified, approximately $5 billion portfolio is currently comprised of approximately 17 million square feet. The Company is a fully-integrated, self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT) with local management offices in each of its markets and is investment-grade rated by S&P Global Ratings (BBB) and Moody's (Baa2). At the end of the third quarter, approximately 63% of the company's portfolio was ENERGY STAR certified and approximately 41% was LEED certified.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Piedmont Office Realty Trust has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.69.
PE Ratio
Piedmont Office Realty Trust has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 10.49. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $10.49 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 4.68%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 4.6%, now sitting on 569.98M for the twelve trailing months.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the ongoing quarter and the next is a negative 100% and a negative 100%, respectively.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Piedmont Office Realty Trust’s EBITDA is 5.
Sales Growth
Piedmont Office Realty Trust’s sales growth is 5.1% for the ongoing quarter and 4.2% for the next.
2. Star Bulk Carriers Corp. (SBLK)
118.88% Payout Ratio
Star Bulk Carriers Corp., a shipping company, engages in the ocean transportation of dry bulk cargoes worldwide. The company's vessels transport a range of major bulks, including iron ores, coal, and grains, as well as minor bulks, such as bauxite, fertilizers, and steel products. As of December 31, 2021, it had a fleet of 128 vessels with an aggregate capacity of approximately 14.1 million deadweight tons, including 17 Newcastlemax, 24 Capesize, 7 Post Panamax, 41 Kamsarmax, 2 Panamax, 20 Ultramax, and 17 Supramax vessels. The company also provides vessel management services. Star Bulk Carriers Corp. was incorporated in 2006 and is based in Marousi, Greece.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Star Bulk Carriers Corp. has a trailing twelve months EPS of $4.29.
PE Ratio
Star Bulk Carriers Corp. has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 4.33. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $4.33 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 21.75%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the ongoing quarter and the next is a negative 75% and a negative 32.3%, respectively.
Sales Growth
Star Bulk Carriers Corp.’s sales growth is negative 46.7% for the ongoing quarter and negative 15% for the next.
Dividend Yield
As stated by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Jun 5, 2023, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 3.8 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 21.16%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth declined by 37.9%, now sitting on 1.3B for the twelve trailing months.
3. T. Rowe Price Group (TROW)
78.76% Payout Ratio
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. is a publicly owned investment manager. The firm provides its services to individuals, institutional investors, retirement plans, financial intermediaries, and institutions. It launches and manages equity and fixed income mutual funds. The firm invests in the public equity and fixed income markets across the globe. It employs fundamental and quantitative analysis with a bottom-up approach. The firm utilizes in-house and external research to make its investments. It employs socially responsible investing with a focus on environmental, social, and governance issues. It makes investment in late-stage venture capital transactions and usually invests between $3 million and $5 million. The firm was previously known as T. Rowe Group, Inc. and T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. was founded in 1937 and is based in Baltimore, Maryland, with additional offices in Colorado Springs, Colorado; Owings Mills, Maryland; San Francisco, California; New York, New York; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Tampa, Florida; Toronto, Ontario; Hellerup, Denmark; Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg; Zurich, Switzerland; Dubai, United Arab Emirates; London, United Kingdom; Sydney, New South Wales; Hong Kong; Tokyo, Japan; Singapore; Frankfurt, Shanghai, China; Germany, Madrid, Spain, Milan, Italy, Stockholm, Sweden, Melbourne, Australia, Amsterdam, Netherlands and Washington, DC.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, T. Rowe Price Group has a trailing twelve months EPS of $6.05.
PE Ratio
T. Rowe Price Group has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 18.58. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $18.58 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 13.64%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for T. Rowe Price Group is 522628 which is 59.65% below its average volume of 1295460.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
T. Rowe Price Group’s stock is valued at $112.40 at 02:23 EST, way under its 52-week high of $134.64 and way above its 52-week low of $93.53.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth declined by 17.5%, now sitting on 6.16B for the twelve trailing months.
Moving Average
T. Rowe Price Group’s value is higher than its 50-day moving average of $109.26 and under its 200-day moving average of $112.42.
4. Atmos Energy Corporation (ATO)
49.31% Payout Ratio
Atmos Energy Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the regulated natural gas distribution, and pipeline and storage businesses in the United States. It operates in two segments, Distribution, and Pipeline and Storage. The Distribution segment is involved in the regulated natural gas distribution and related sales operations in eight states. This segment distributes natural gas to approximately three million residential, commercial, public authority, and industrial customers. As of September 30, 2020, it owned 71,558 miles of underground distribution and transmission mains. The Pipeline and Storage segment engages in the pipeline and storage operations. This segment transports natural gas for third parties and manages five underground storage reservoirs in Texas; and provides ancillary services to the pipeline industry, including parking arrangements, lending, and inventory sales. As of September 30, 2020, it owned 5,684 miles of gas transmission lines. Atmos Energy Corporation was founded in 1906 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Atmos Energy Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $5.76.
PE Ratio
Atmos Energy Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 20.11. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $20.11 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 8.65%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Atmos Energy Corporation is 153328 which is 83.54% below its average volume of 931791.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the current quarter and the next is 12% and 33.3%, respectively.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Atmos Energy Corporation’s EBITDA is 5.14.
5. Shutterstock (SSTK)
43.61% Payout Ratio
Shutterstock, Inc., a technology company, provides quality content, and creative workflow solutions in North America, Europe, and internationally. It offers image services consisting of photographs, vectors, and illustrations, which is used in visual communications, such as websites, digital and print marketing materials, corporate communications, books, publications, and others; footage services, including video clips, filmed by industry experts and cinema grade video effects, and HD and 4K formats that are integrated into Websites, social media, marketing campaigns, and cinematic productions; and music services comprising music tracks and sound effects, which are used to complement images and footage. The company provides its services under the Shutterstock, Bigstock, Offset, TurboSquid,PremiumBeat brand names, as well as Application programming interface to enhance workflow and project management needs, and search capabilities. It serves corporate professionals and organizations, media and broadcast companies, and small and medium-sized businesses, and individual creators. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Shutterstock has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.27.
PE Ratio
Shutterstock has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 20.9. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $20.9 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 17.89%.
Moving Average
Shutterstock’s worth is way below its 50-day moving average of $55.28 and way under its 200-day moving average of $58.94.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Shutterstock’s stock is valued at $47.45 at 02:23 EST, way below its 52-week high of $81.23 and above its 52-week low of $44.61.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the present quarter is 16.9% and a drop 7% for the next.
