(VIANEWS) – U.S. Physical Therapy (USPH), Western Gas Partners, LP Limited Partner Interests (WES), MetLife (MET) are the highest payout ratio stocks on this list.
Here’s the data we’ve collected of stocks with a high payout ratio as yet. The payout ratio in itself isn’t a promise 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. U.S. Physical Therapy (USPH)
100% Payout Ratio
U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates outpatient physical therapy clinics that provide pre-and post-operative care and treatment for orthopedic-related disorders, sports-related injuries, preventative care, rehabilitation of injured workers, and neurological-related injuries. The company operates through two segments, Physical Therapy Operations and Industrial Injury Prevention Services. It offers industrial injury prevention services, including onsite injury prevention and rehabilitation, performance optimization, post-offer employment testing, functional capacity evaluations, and ergonomic assessments through physical therapists and specialized certified athletic trainers for Fortune 500 companies, and other clients comprising insurers and their contractors. The company was founded in 1990 and is based in Houston, Texas.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, U.S. Physical Therapy has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.7.
PE Ratio
U.S. Physical Therapy has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 55.38. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $55.38 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 7.38%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
U.S. Physical Therapy’s stock is valued at $94.15 at 19:23 EST, way under its 52-week high of $124.11 and way above its 52-week low of $78.08.
2. Western Gas Partners, LP Limited Partner Interests (WES)
89.24% Payout Ratio
Western Midstream Partners, LP, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a midstream energy company primarily in the United States. It is involved in gathering, compressing, treating, processing, and transporting natural gas; gathering, stabilizing, and transporting condensate, natural gas liquids (NGLs), and crude oil; and gathering and disposing produced water. It also buys and sells natural gas, NGLs, and condensate. The company operates assets located in Texas, New Mexico, the Rocky Mountains, and North-central Pennsylvania. Western Midstream Holdings, LLC operates as the general partner of the company. The company was formerly known as Western Gas Equity Partners, LP and changed its name to Western Midstream Partners, LP in February 2019. Western Midstream Partners, LP was incorporated in 2007 and is based in The Woodlands, Texas.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Western Gas Partners, LP Limited Partner Interests has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.71.
PE Ratio
Western Gas Partners, LP Limited Partner Interests has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 10.85. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $10.85 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 36.82%.
Moving Average
Western Gas Partners, LP Limited Partner Interests’s worth is higher than its 50-day moving average of $28.43 and higher than its 200-day moving average of $27.26.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Western Gas Partners, LP Limited Partner Interests’s stock is valued at $29.40 at 19:23 EST, below its 52-week high of $30.20 and way higher than its 52-week low of $23.79.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth declined by 7.3%, now sitting on 3.03B for the twelve trailing months.
3. MetLife (MET)
75.2% Payout Ratio
MetLife, Inc., a financial services company, provides insurance, annuities, employee benefits, and asset management services worldwide. It operates through five segments: U.S.; Asia; Latin America; Europe, the Middle East and Africa; and MetLife Holdings. The company offers life, dental, group short-and long-term disability, individual disability, pet insurance, accidental death and dismemberment, vision, and accident and health coverages, as well as prepaid legal plans; administrative services-only arrangements to employers; and general and separate account, and synthetic guaranteed interest contracts, as well as private floating rate funding agreements. It also provides pension risk transfers, institutional income annuities, structured settlements, and capital markets investment products; and other products and services, such as life insurance products and funding agreements for funding postretirement benefits, as well as company, bank, or trust-owned life insurance used to finance nonqualified benefit programs for executives. In addition, it provides fixed, indexed-linked, and variable annuities; pension products; regular savings products; whole and term life, endowments, universal and variable life, and group life products; longevity reinsurance solutions; credit insurance products; and protection against long-term health care services. MetLife, Inc. was founded in 1863 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, MetLife has a trailing twelve months EPS of $-0.4.
The company’s return on equity, which measures the profitability of a business relative to shareholder’s equity, for the twelve trailing months is negative -0.68%.
Previous days news about MetLife (MET)
- According to FXStreet on Wednesday, 31 January, "Wednesday, January 31 – Phillips 66 (PSX), Mastercard (MA), MetLife (MET), Qualcomm (QCOM), Boeing (BA)"
- Metlife (met) Q4 earnings miss on high costs & weak EMEA unit. According to Zacks on Thursday, 1 February, "Adjusted PFOs of the MetLife Holdings segment are anticipated to increase within 4-6% per year, while the same in the Latin America and EMEA units are forecasted to witness high-single-digit and mid-single-digit growth, respectively. ", "To reflect management responsibility changes, MetLife’s segments underwent reorganization in the fourth quarter of 2023 and the company’s reportable segments were increased to six from five, namely, Group Benefits, Retirement and Income Solutions ("RIS"), Asia, Latin America, EMEA and MetLife Holdings. "
4. Vector Group Ltd. (VGR)
72.07% Payout Ratio
Vector Group Ltd., through its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells cigarettes in the United States. It operates in two segments, Tobacco and Real Estate. The company produces cigarettes under the EAGLE 20's, Pyramid, Montego, Grand Prix, Liggett Select, Eve, and USA brand names, as well as various partner and private label brands. It markets and sells its cigarettes to wholesalers and distributors of tobacco and convenience products, as well as grocery, drug, and convenience store chains. The company also engages in real estate investment business, operates apartment buildings, hotels, and commercial real estate ventures. The company was formerly known as Brooke Group Ltd. and changed its name to Vector Group Ltd. in May 2000. Vector Group Ltd. was founded in 1873 and is headquartered in Miami, Florida.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Vector Group Ltd. has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.11.
PE Ratio
Vector Group Ltd. has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 9.8. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $9.8 for every dollar of annual earnings.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Vector Group Ltd. is 708352 which is 15.82% below its average volume of 841491.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 0.5%, now sitting on 931.42M for the twelve trailing months.
Moving Average
Vector Group Ltd.’s value is under its 50-day moving average of $11.01 and below its 200-day moving average of $11.51.
5. Blackrock MuniYield Fund (MYD)
60.09% Payout Ratio
BlackRock MuniYield Fund, Inc. is a closed ended fixed income mutual fund launched by BlackRock, Inc. The fund is managed by BlackRock Advisors, LLC. It invests in fixed income markets. The fund primarily in long-term investment-grade municipal bonds with a maturity of more than ten years. It is exempt from federal income taxes. BlackRock MuniYield Fund, Inc. was formed on November 29, 1991 and is domiciled in United States.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Blackrock MuniYield Fund has a trailing twelve months EPS of $-0.1.
The company’s return on equity, which measures the profitability of a business relative to shareholder’s equity, for the twelve trailing months is negative -0.96%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Blackrock MuniYield Fund is 103165 which is 44.47% below its average volume of 185806.
6. Micron Technology (MU)
31.56% Payout Ratio
Micron Technology, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, and sells memory and storage products worldwide. The company operates through four segments: Compute and Networking Business Unit, Mobile Business Unit, Embedded Business Unit, and Storage Business Unit. It provides memory and storage technologies comprising dynamic random access memory semiconductor devices with low latency that provide high-speed data retrieval; non-volatile and re-writeable semiconductor storage devices; and non-volatile re-writable semiconductor memory devices that provide fast read speeds under the Micron and Crucial brands, as well as through private labels. The company offers memory products for the cloud server, enterprise, client, graphics, networking, industrial, and automotive markets, as well as for smartphone and other mobile-device markets; SSDs and component-level solutions for the enterprise and cloud, client, and consumer storage markets; discrete storage products in component and wafers; and memory and storage products for the automotive, industrial, and consumer markets. It markets its products through its direct sales force, independent sales representatives, distributors, and retailers; and web-based customer direct sales channel, as well as through channel and distribution partners. Micron Technology, Inc. was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Boise, Idaho.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Micron Technology has a trailing twelve months EPS of $-6.28.
The company’s return on equity, which measures the profitability of a business relative to shareholder’s equity, for the twelve trailing months is negative -14.91%.
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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%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for 1 is 1 which is 1% above its average volume of 1.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the current quarter and the next is 1% and 1%, respectively.
