(VIANEWS) – Western Asset High Income Fund II (HIX), Dime Community Bancshares (DCOMP), Enstar Group Limited (ESGRP) have the highest dividend yield stocks on this list.
| Financial Asset | Forward Dividend Yield | Updated (EST) |
|---|---|---|
| Western Asset High Income Fund II (HIX) | 11.81% | 2023-12-20 19:08:06 |
| Dime Community Bancshares (DCOMP) | 7.81% | 2023-12-31 13:14:06 |
| Enstar Group Limited (ESGRP) | 6.98% | 2023-12-31 19:55:11 |
| Ennis (EBF) | 4.4% | 2023-12-19 21:08:05 |
| Ingredion Incorporated (INGR) | 2.9% | 2023-12-20 23:49:05 |
| Genuine Parts Company (GPC) | 2.74% | 2024-01-01 12:55:00 |
A little less 2K companies listed in the Nasdaq and NYSE pay out dividends to its shareholders. The dividend yield is a dividend to price ratio showing how much a company pays out in dividends each year.
1. Western Asset High Income Fund II (HIX) – Dividend Yield: 11.81%
Western Asset High Income Fund II’s last close was $4.85, 15.06% under its 52-week high of $5.71. Intraday change was -1.64%.
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 $-0.48.
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 -9.26%.
Moving Average
Western Asset High Income Fund II’s worth is above its 50-day moving average of $4.54 and higher than its 200-day moving average of $4.74.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Western Asset High Income Fund II is 372058 which is 107.95% above its average volume of 178914.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Western Asset High Income Fund II’s stock is valued at $4.85 at 02:15 EST, way below its 52-week high of $5.71 and way above its 52-week low of $4.16.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 15.7%, now sitting on 43.35M for the twelve trailing months.
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2. Dime Community Bancshares (DCOMP) – Dividend Yield: 7.81%
Dime Community Bancshares’s last close was $17.64, 21.25% under its 52-week high of $22.40. Intraday change was -1.01%.
Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. operates as the holding company for Dime Community Bank that provides various commercial banking and financial services. It accepts time, savings, and demand deposits from the businesses, consumers, and local municipalities. The company also offers commercial real estate loans; multi-family mortgage loans; residential mortgage loans; secured and unsecured commercial and consumer loans; home equity loans; and construction and land loans. In addition, it invests in Federal Home Loan Bank, Federal National Mortgage Association, Government National Mortgage Association, and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation mortgage-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations, and other asset backed securities; U.S. Treasury securities; New York state and local municipal obligations; U.S. government-sponsored enterprise securities; and corporate bonds. Further, the company offers certificate of deposit account registry services and insured cash sweep programs; federal deposit insurance corporation insurance; merchant credit and debit card processing, automated teller machines, cash management services, lockbox processing, online banking services, remote deposit capture, safe deposit boxes, and individual retirement accounts; investment products and services through a third-party broker dealer; and title insurance broker services, as well as SBA loans, commercial lines of credit, and letters of credit. Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. was founded in 1910 and is headquartered in Hauppauge, New York.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Dime Community Bancshares has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.74.
PE Ratio
Dime Community Bancshares has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 4.72. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $4.72 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 10.22%.
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3. Enstar Group Limited (ESGRP) – Dividend Yield: 6.98%
Enstar Group Limited’s last close was $25.08, 2.11% under its 52-week high of $25.62. Intraday change was -1.8%.
Enstar Group Limited acquires and manages insurance and reinsurance companies, and portfolios of insurance and reinsurance business in run-off. The company engages in the running off property and casualty, and other non-life lines of businesses. It also provides consulting services, including claims inspection, claims validation, reinsurance asset collection, and IT consulting services to the insurance and reinsurance industry. The company operates in Bermuda, the United States, the United Kingdom, Continental Europe, Australia, and internationally. The company was formerly known as Castlewood Holdings Limited and changed its name to Enstar Group Limited in January 2007. Enstar Group Limited was founded in 2001 and is based in Hamilton, Bermuda.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Enstar Group Limited has a trailing twelve months EPS of $-1.49.
The company’s return on equity, which measures the profitability of a business relative to shareholder’s equity, for the twelve trailing months is 17.97%.
Stock Price Classification
According to the stochastic oscillator, a useful indicator of overbought and oversold conditions, Enstar Group Limited’s stock is considered to be overbought (>=80).
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4. Ennis (EBF) – Dividend Yield: 4.4%
Ennis’s last close was $21.76, 6.09% under its 52-week high of $23.17. Intraday change was 1.73%.
Ennis, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells business forms and other business products in the United States. The company offers snap sets, continuous forms, laser cut sheets, tags, labels, envelopes, integrated products, jumbo rolls, and pressure sensitive products under the Ennis, Royal Business Forms, Block Graphics, Specialized Printed Forms, 360º Custom Labels, ColorWorx, Enfusion, Uncompromised Check Solutions, VersaSeal, Ad Concepts, FormSource Limited, Star Award Ribbon Company, Witt Printing, B&D Litho, Genforms, PrintGraphics, Calibrated Forms, PrintXcel, Printegra, Falcon Business Forms, Forms Manufacturers, Mutual Graphics, TRI-C Business Forms, Major Business Systems, Independent Printing, Hoosier Data Forms, Hayes Graphics, Wright Business Graphics, Wright 360, Integrated Print & Graphics, the Flesh Company, Impressions Direct, and Ace Forms brands. It also provides point of purchase advertising for large franchise and fast food chains, as well as kitting and fulfillment under the Adams McClure brand; and presentation folders and document folders under the Admore, Folder Express, and Independent Folders brands. In addition, the company offers custom printed, high performance labels, and custom and stock tags under the Ennis Tag & Label brands; custom and stock tags and labels under the Allen-Bailey Tag & Label, Atlas Tag & Label, Kay Toledo Tag, and Special Service Partners brands; custom and imprinted envelopes under the Trade Envelopes, Block Graphics, Wisco, and National Imprint Corporation brands; and financial and security documents under the Northstar and General Financial Supply brands. It distributes business products and forms through independent distributors. The company was formerly known as Ennis Business Forms, Inc. Ennis, Inc. was founded in 1909 and is headquartered in Midlothian, Texas.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Ennis has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.77.
PE Ratio
Ennis has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 12.29. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $12.29 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 13.98%.
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5. Ingredion Incorporated (INGR) – Dividend Yield: 2.9%
Ingredion Incorporated’s last close was $106.62, 6.03% under its 52-week high of $113.46. Intraday change was -0.76%.
Ingredion Incorporated, together with its subsidiaries, produces and sells starches and sweeteners for various industries. It operates through four segments: North America; South America; Asia Pacific; and Europe, Middle East, and Africa. The company offers sweetener products comprising glucose syrups, high maltose syrups, high fructose corn syrups, caramel colors, dextrose, polyols, maltodextrins, glucose and syrup solids, as well as food-grade and industrial starches, biomaterials, and nutrition ingredients. It also provides animal feed products; edible corn oil; refined corn oil to packers of cooking oil and to producers of margarine, salad dressings, shortening, mayonnaise, and other foods; and corn gluten feed used as protein feed for chickens, pet food, and aquaculture. The company's products are derived primarily from processing corn and other starch-based materials, such as tapioca, potato, and rice. It serves food, beverage, paper and corrugating products, brewing, pharmaceutical, textile, and personal care industries, as well as animal feed markets. The company was formerly known as Corn Products International, Inc. and changed its name to Ingredion Incorporated in June 2012. Ingredion Incorporated was founded in 1906 and is headquartered in Westchester, Illinois.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Ingredion Incorporated has a trailing twelve months EPS of $9.34.
PE Ratio
Ingredion Incorporated has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 11.42. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $11.42 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 19.32%.
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6. Genuine Parts Company (GPC) – Dividend Yield: 2.74%
Genuine Parts Company’s last close was $138.50, 23.64% below its 52-week high of $181.37. Intraday change was 0.08%.
Genuine Parts Company distributes automotive replacement parts, and industrial parts and materials. It operates through Automotive Parts Group and Industrial Parts Group segments. The company distributes automotive replacement parts for hybrid and electric vehicles, trucks, SUVs, buses, motorcycles, recreational vehicles, farm vehicles, small engines, farm equipment, marine equipment, and heavy duty equipment; and accessory and supply items used by various automotive aftermarket customers, such as repair shops, service stations, fleet operators, automobile and truck dealers, leasing companies, bus and truck lines, mass merchandisers, farms, and individuals. It also distributes industrial replacement parts and related supplies, such as bearings, mechanical and electrical power transmission products, industrial automation and robotics, hoses, hydraulic and pneumatic components, industrial and safety supplies, and material handling products for original equipment manufacturer, as well as maintenance, repair, and operation customers in equipment and machinery, food and beverage, forest product, primary metal, pulp and paper, mining, automotive, oil and gas, petrochemical, pharmaceutical, power generation, alternative energy, government, transportation, ports, and other industries. In addition, the company provides various services and repairs comprising gearbox and fluid power and process pump assembly and repair, hydraulic drive shaft repair, electrical panel assembly and repair, hose and gasket manufacture and assembly. It operates in the United States, Canada, France, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, Poland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Portugal, Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, Indonesia, and Singapore. Genuine Parts Company was incorporated in 1928 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Genuine Parts Company has a trailing twelve months EPS of $8.86.
PE Ratio
Genuine Parts Company has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 15.63. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $15.63 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 31.77%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 2.6%, now sitting on 23.03B for the twelve trailing months.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Genuine Parts Company’s EBITDA is 42.52.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the present quarter and the next is 6.8% and 6.1%, respectively.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Genuine Parts Company is 705830 which is 34.51% below its average volume of 1077920.
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