(VIANEWS) – Western Asset High Income Fund II (HIX), Kinder Morgan (KMI), Juniper Networks (JNPR) are the highest payout ratio stocks on this list.
Here’s the data we’ve collected of stocks with a high payout ratio up until 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. Western Asset High Income Fund II (HIX)
534.55% Payout Ratio
Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc. is a closed-ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC. The fund is co-managed by Western Asset Management Company, Western Asset Management Company Limited, and Western Asset Management Company Pte. Ltd. It invests in the fixed income markets across the globe. The fund invests in securities of companies that operate across diversified sectors. It invests in high yield debt securities issued by U.S., foreign corporations and foreign governments. The fund employs a combination of quantitative and fundamental analysis with bottom-up security selection process to create its portfolio. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against Barclays Capital U.S. Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Cap Index and the JPMorgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Global. Western Asset High Income Fund II, Inc. was formed on May 28, 1998 and is domiciled in the United States.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Western Asset High Income Fund II has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.11.
PE Ratio
Western Asset High Income Fund II has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 40.64. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $40.64 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 2.08%.
Dividend Yield
As maintained by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Mar 20, 2024, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 0.59 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 13.15%.
2. Kinder Morgan (KMI)
106.13% Payout Ratio
Kinder Morgan, Inc. operates as an energy infrastructure company primarily in North America. The company operates through Natural Gas Pipelines, Products Pipelines, Terminals, and CO2 segments. The Natural Gas Pipelines segment owns and operates interstate and intrastate natural gas pipeline, and storage systems; natural gas gathering systems and natural gas processing and treating facilities; natural gas liquids fractionation facilities and transportation systems; and liquefied natural gas gasification, liquefaction, and storage facilities. The Products Pipelines segment owns and operates refined petroleum products, and crude oil and condensate pipelines; and associated product terminals and petroleum pipeline transmix facilities. The Terminals segment owns and/or operates liquids and bulk terminals that stores and handles various commodities, including gasoline, diesel fuel, renewable fuel and feedstocks, chemicals, ethanol, metals, and petroleum coke; and owns tankers. The CO2 segment produces, transports, and markets CO2 to recovery and production crude oil from mature oil fields; owns interests in/or operates oil fields and gasoline processing plants; and operates a crude oil pipeline system in West Texas, as well as owns and operates RNG and LNG facilities. It owns and operates approximately 82,000 miles of pipelines and 139 terminals. The company was formerly known as Kinder Morgan Holdco LLC and changed its name to Kinder Morgan, Inc. in February 2011. Kinder Morgan, Inc. was incorporated in 2006 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Kinder Morgan has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.06.
PE Ratio
Kinder Morgan has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 17.03. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $17.03 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 7.79%.
Dividend Yield
As claimed by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Jan 30, 2024, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 1.13 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 6.47%.
Previous days news about Kinder Morgan (KMI)
- Kinder morgan (kmi) rises higher than market: key facts. According to Zacks on Thursday, 21 March, "Market participants will be closely following the financial results of Kinder Morgan in its upcoming release. ", "On that day, Kinder Morgan is projected to report earnings of $0.32 per share, which would represent year-over-year growth of 6.67%. "
3. Juniper Networks (JNPR)
92.63% Payout Ratio
Juniper Networks, Inc. designs, develops, and sells network products and services worldwide. The company offers routing products, such as ACX series universal access routers to deploy high-bandwidth services; MX series Ethernet routers that function as a universal edge platform; PTX series packet transport routers; cloud customer premises equipment; and NorthStar controllers. It also provides switching products, including EX series Ethernet switches to address the access, aggregation, and core layer switching requirements of micro branch, branch office, and campus environments; QFX series of core, spine, and top-of-rack data center switches; and mist access points, which provide wireless access and performance. In addition, the company offers security products comprising SRX series services gateways for the data center; Branch SRX family provides an integrated firewall and next-generation firewall; virtual firewall that delivers various features of physical firewalls; and advanced malware protection, a cloud-based service and Juniper ATP. Further, it offers Junos OS, a network operating system; Contrail networking and cloud platform, which provides an open-source and standards-based platform for SDN and NFV; Contrail Insights, an optimization and management software platform for public, private, and hybrid clouds; and Marvis Actions and AI-driven Virtual Network Assistant, which identifies the root cause of issues across the information technology, domains and automatically resolves issues. Additionally, the company provides technical support, maintenance, and professional services, as well as education and training programs. It sells its products through direct sales, distributors, value-added resellers, and original equipment manufacturer partners to end-users in the cloud, service provider, and enterprise markets. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Juniper Networks has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.95.
PE Ratio
Juniper Networks has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 38.59. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $38.59 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 6.92%.
4. MVB Financial Corp. (MVBF)
39.53% Payout Ratio
MVB Financial Corp., through its subsidiaries, provides financial services to individuals and corporate clients. The company operates through five segments: CoRe Banking, Mortgage Banking, Professional Services, Edge Ventures, and The Financial Holding Company. It offers various demand deposit accounts, savings accounts, money market accounts, and certificates of deposit; and commercial, consumer, and real estate mortgage loans, as well as lines of credit. The company also provides debit cards; cashier's checks; safe deposit rental facilities; and non-deposit investment services, as well as financial technology (Fintech) banking services. In addition, it offers title insurance; and integrated regulatory compliance, state licensing, financial crimes prevention, and enterprise risk management services that include consulting, outsourcing, testing, and training solutions. Further, the company offers a customizable suite of fraud prevention services for merchants, credit agencies, Fintech companies, and other vendors; and consulting for the development of online and mobile banking platforms, and digital products for Fintech companies, as well as develops software. It operates full-service branches in West Virginia and Virginia. MVB Financial Corp. was founded in 1997 and is based in Fairmont, West Virginia.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, MVB Financial Corp. has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.72.
PE Ratio
MVB Financial Corp. has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 12.13. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $12.13 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 8.07%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the current quarter and the next is a negative 56.3% and a negative 27%, respectively.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 1.5%, now sitting on 145.9M for the twelve trailing months.
5. BCB Bancorp (BCBP)
37.65% Payout Ratio
BCB Bancorp, Inc. operates as a bank holding company for BCB Community Bank that provides banking products and services to businesses and individuals in the United States. The company offers deposit products, including savings and club accounts, interest and non-interest-bearing demand accounts, money market accounts, certificates of deposit, and individual retirement accounts. It also provides loans, such as commercial and multi-family real estate, one-to-four family mortgage, commercial business, small business administration, construction, home equity and lines of credit, and consumer loans, as well as residential loans secured by one-to-four family dwellings, condominiums, and cooperative units. In addition, the company offers retail and commercial banking services comprising wire transfers, money orders, safe deposit boxes, night depository services, debit cards, online and mobile banking services, fraud detection services, and automated teller services. As of December 31, 2021, it operated 29 branch offices in Bayonne, Carteret, Edison, Hoboken, Fairfield, Holmdel, Jersey City, Lyndhurst, Maplewood, Monroe Township, Newark, Parsippany, Plainsboro, River Edge, Rutherford, South Orange, Union, and Woodbridge, New Jersey, as well as three branches in Staten Island and Hicksville, New York. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Bayonne, New Jersey.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, BCB Bancorp has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.7.
PE Ratio
BCB Bancorp has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 6.14. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $6.14 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 9.74%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth declined by 20.5%, now sitting on 102.05M for the twelve trailing months.
Sales Growth
BCB Bancorp’s sales growth is negative 2% for the ongoing quarter and negative 10.1% for the next.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
BCB Bancorp’s stock is valued at $10.44 at 02:23 EST, way below its 52-week high of $13.91 and way above its 52-week low of $9.40.
Dividend Yield
According to Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Feb 2, 2024, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 0.64 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 6.15%.
6. New York Times (NYT)
31.43% Payout Ratio
The New York Times Company, together with its subsidiaries, creates, collects, and distributes news and information worldwide. The company operates through two segments, The New York Times Group and The Athletic. It offers The New York Times (The Times) through company's mobile application, website, printed newspaper, and associated content, such as podcast. The company also offers The Athletic, a sports media product; Cooking, a recipe product; Games, a puzzle games product; and Audio, an audio product. In addition, it offers a portfolio of advertising products and services to advertisers, such as luxury goods, technology, and financial companies, to promote products, services or brands on digital platforms in the form of display ads, audio and video, in print in the form of column-inch ads, and at live events; and Wirecutter, a product review and recommendation product. Further, the company licenses content to digital aggregators in the business, professional, academic and library markets, and third-party digital platforms; articles, graphics, and photographs, including newspapers, magazines, and websites; and for use in television, films, and books, as well as provide rights to reprint articles, and create and sell new digests. Additionally, it engages in commercial printing and distribution for third parties; and operates the NYTimes.com website. The company was founded in 1851 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, New York Times has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.4.
PE Ratio
New York Times has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 31.19. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $31.19 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 13.84%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 1.5%, now sitting on 2.4B for the twelve trailing months.
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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%.
Sales Growth
1’s sales growth is 1% for the current quarter and 1% for the next.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 1%, now sitting on 1 for the twelve trailing months.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for 1 is 1 which is 1% above its average volume of 1.
