(VIANEWS) – Eaton Vance Tax (ETO), Donegal Group (DGICA), MSC Industrial Direct Company (MSM) are the highest payout ratio stocks on this list.
We have collected information regarding stocks with the highest payout ratio up until now. The payout ratio in itself isn’t a promise of good investment but it’s an indicator of whether dividends are being paid and how the company chooses to issue them.
When researching 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. Eaton Vance Tax (ETO)
322.51% Payout Ratio
Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Opportunities Fund is a closed ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by Eaton Vance Management. It invests in public equity markets across the globe. The fund seeks to invest in the stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. It primarily invests in dividend paying value stocks of companies. The fund employs fundamental analysis to create its portfolio. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the MSCI World Index. Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Opportunities Fund was formed on April 30, 2004 and is domiciled in the United States.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Eaton Vance Tax has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.59.
PE Ratio
Eaton Vance Tax has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 39.49. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $39.49 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 2.37%.
2. Donegal Group (DGICA)
216.13% Payout Ratio
Donegal Group Inc., an insurance holding company, provides personal and commercial lines of property and casualty insurance to businesses and individuals in the Mid-Atlantic, Midwestern, New England, and southern states. It operates through four segments: Investment Function, Personal Lines of Insurance, and Commercial Lines of Insurance. The company offers private passenger automobile policies that provide protection against liability for bodily injury and property damage arising from automobile accidents, as well as protection against loss from damage to automobiles. It also offers homeowners policies, which provide coverage for damage to residences and their contents from a range of perils, including fire, lightning, windstorm, and theft; and liability of the insured arising from injury to other persons or their property. In addition, the company offers commercial automobile policies that provide protection against liability for bodily injury and property damage arising from automobile accidents and protection against loss from damage to automobiles owned by the insured; commercial multi-peril policies that provide protection to businesses against various perils, primarily combining liability and physical damage coverages; and workers' compensation policies, which provide benefits to employees for injuries sustained during employment. The company markets its insurance products through a network of approximately 2,400 independent insurance agencies. Donegal Group Inc. was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Marietta, Pennsylvania.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Donegal Group has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.31.
PE Ratio
Donegal Group has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 44.32. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $44.32 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 2.07%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Donegal Group is 59600 which is 50.77% above its average volume of 39530.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Donegal Group’s stock is valued at $13.74 at 07:23 EST, way under its 52-week high of $15.76 and above its 52-week low of $13.58.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the ongoing quarter and the next is 100% and 82.4%, respectively.
Sales Growth
Donegal Group’s sales growth is 4.7% for the current quarter and 5.1% for the next.
3. MSC Industrial Direct Company (MSM)
51.72% Payout Ratio
MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc., together with its subsidiaries, distributes metalworking and maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO) products and services in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the United Kingdom. Its MRO products include cutting tools, measuring instruments, tooling components, metalworking products, fasteners, flat stock products, raw materials, abrasives, machinery hand and power tools, safety and janitorial supplies, plumbing supplies, materials handling products, power transmission components, and electrical supplies. The company offers approximately 2.1 million stock-keeping units through its catalogs and brochures; e-commerce channels, including its Website, mscdirect.com; inventory management solutions; and customer care centers, customer fulfillment centers, regional inventory centers, and warehouses. It operates through a distribution network of 6 customer fulfilment centers, 10 regional inventory centers, and 38 warehouses. The company serves individual machine shops, Fortune 1000 manufacturing companies, and government agencies, as well as manufacturers of various sizes. MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. was founded in 1941 and is headquartered in Melville, New York.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, MSC Industrial Direct Company has a trailing twelve months EPS of $6.11.
PE Ratio
MSC Industrial Direct Company has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 15.7. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $15.7 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 24.04%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for MSC Industrial Direct Company is 595989 which is 43.34% above its average volume of 415764.
4. Simulations Plus (SLP)
45.28% Payout Ratio
Simulations Plus, Inc. develops drug discovery and development software for mechanistic modeling and simulation, and prediction of properties of molecules utilizing artificial-intelligence- and machine-learning-based technology worldwide. The company offers GastroPlus, which simulates the absorption, pharmacokinetics (PK), pharmacodynamics, and drug-drug interactions of compounds administered to humans and animals; DDDPlus that simulates in vitro laboratory experiments; and MembranePlus, which simulates laboratory experiments. It also provides PKPlus, a program that provides the functionality needed by pharmaceutical industry scientists to perform the analyses and generate the outputs needed to satisfy regulatory agency requirements for noncompartmental analysis and compartmental PK modelling; ADMET Predictor, a chemistry-based computer program that takes molecular structures as inputs and predicts their properties; and MedChem Designer, a molecule drawing program or sketcher. In addition, it offers KIWI, a cloud-based web application to organize, process, maintain, and communicate the volume of data and results generated by pharmacologists and scientists over the duration of a drug development program; DILIsym, a quantitative systems pharmacology software; NAFLDsym, a simulation program for analyzing nonalcoholic fatty liver disease; RENAsym for investigating and predicting drug-induced or acute kidney injury; IPFsym, a software tool to treat or cure idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis; and the Monolix Suite, a solution for modeling and simulation. Further, the company provides population modeling and simulation contract research services; and clinical-pharmacology-based consulting services in support of regulatory submissions. It serves pharmaceutical, biotechnology, agrochemical, cosmetics, and food companies, as well as academic and regulatory agencies. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Lancaster, California.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Simulations Plus has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.53.
PE Ratio
Simulations Plus has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 72.85. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $72.85 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 6.05%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Simulations Plus is 79320 which is 38.43% below its average volume of 128841.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Simulations Plus’s EBITDA is 10.6.
Moving Average
Simulations Plus’s worth is under its 50-day moving average of $39.76 and below its 200-day moving average of $42.78.
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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%.
Volatility
1’s last week, last month’s, and last quarter’s current intraday variation average was 1.00%, 1.00%, and 1.00%.
1’s highest amplitude of average volatility was 1.00% (last week), 1.00% (last month), and 1.00% (last quarter).
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for 1 is 1 which is 1% above its average volume of 1.
Dividend Yield
As maintained by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Jan 1, 1970, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 1 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 1%.
