Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund, Liberty All, Another 7 Companies Have A High Estimated Dividend Yield

(VIANEWS) – Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund (HIO), Liberty All (ASG), FNCB Bancorp (FNCB) have the highest dividend yield stocks on this list.

Financial Asset Forward Dividend Yield Updated (EST)
Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund (HIO) 10.87% 2024-01-25 01:43:04
Liberty All (ASG) 8.27% 2024-01-23 01:42:06
FNCB Bancorp (FNCB) 5.43% 2024-01-19 01:10:05
Comerica Incorporated (CMA) 5.29% 2024-01-23 19:08:06
Williams Companies (WMB) 5.29% 2024-01-29 15:00:56
Dow Chemical Company (DOW) 5.18% 2024-01-29 15:55:11
Bristol (BMY) 4.83% 2024-01-29 15:19:39
Mercer International (MERC) 3.05% 2024-01-14 05:14:07
American International Group (AIG) 2.07% 2024-01-29 15:52:53

Close to 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 Opportunity Fund (HIO) – Dividend Yield: 10.87%

Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund’s last close was $3.92, 6.44% below its 52-week high of $4.19. Intraday change was 0.51%.

Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Inc. is a closed ended fixed-income mutual fund launched and managed by Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC. It is co-managed by Western Asset Management Company and Western Asset Management Company Limited. The fund invests in the fixed income markets of the United States. It seeks to invest in high-yielding corporate debt obligations. The fund seeks to maintain an average duration of around four years with an average credit quality of B. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the Barclays Capital U.S. Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Cap Index. The fund was formerly known as High Income Opportunity Fund. Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Inc. was formed on November 16, 1993 and is domiciled in the United States.

Earnings Per Share

As for profitability, Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.3.

PE Ratio

Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 13.07. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $13.07 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 7.06%.

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2. Liberty All (ASG) – Dividend Yield: 8.27%

Liberty All’s last close was $5.20, 8.93% below its 52-week high of $5.71. Intraday change was 1.17%.

Liberty All-Star Growth Fund, Inc. is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by ALPS Advisers, Inc. It is co-managed by Weatherbie Capital, LLC, Congress Asset Management Company, and Sustainable Growth Advisers, LP. The fund invests in the public equity markets of the United States. It seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. The fund primarily invests in growth stocks of companies across all market capitalizations. It employs fundamental analysis with a bottom-up stock picking approach to create its portfolio. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the NASDAQ Composite Index, Russell 3000 Growth Index, and the S&P 500 Index. It conducts in-house research to make its investments. The fund was previously known as Charles Allmon Trust, Inc. Liberty All-Star Growth Fund, Inc. was formed on March 14, 1986 and is domiciled in the United States.

Earnings Per Share

As for profitability, Liberty All has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.75.

PE Ratio

Liberty All has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 6.93. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $6.93 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 13.54%.

Revenue Growth

Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 14.6%, now sitting on 1.94M for the twelve trailing months.

Yearly Top and Bottom Value

Liberty All’s stock is valued at $5.20 at 16:15 EST, under its 52-week high of $5.71 and way above its 52-week low of $4.47.

Volume

Today’s last reported volume for Liberty All is 223225 which is 9.21% below its average volume of 245896.

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3. FNCB Bancorp (FNCB) – Dividend Yield: 5.43%

FNCB Bancorp’s last close was $6.63, 26.33% below its 52-week high of $9.00. Intraday change was 0.45%.

FNCB Bancorp, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for FNCB Bank that provides retail and commercial banking services to individuals, businesses, local governments, and municipalities in Northeastern Pennsylvania. The company offers checking, savings, money market, and certificate of deposit products; and debit cards. It also provides 1-4 family residential loans; construction, land acquisition, and development loans; commercial real estate loans; commercial and industrial loans; consumer loans, such as secured and unsecured installment loans, lines of credit, overdraft protection loans, automobile financing, home equity term loans and lines of credit; and state and political subdivision loans. In addition, the company offers mobile and telephone banking, check imaging, and electronic statement services; online banking products, such as bill payment, internal and external funds transfer, and purchase rewards; remote deposit capture and merchant services; and wealth management services through a third party. As of February 16, 2021, it operated 17 community offices located in Lackawanna, Luzerne and Wayne Counties. The company was formerly known as First National Community Bancorp, Inc. and changed its name to FNCB Bancorp, Inc. in October 2016. FNCB Bancorp, Inc. was founded in 1910 and is headquartered in Dunmore, Pennsylvania.

Earnings Per Share

As for profitability, FNCB Bancorp has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.73.

PE Ratio

FNCB Bancorp has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 9.08. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $9.08 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 12.69%.

Yearly Top and Bottom Value

FNCB Bancorp’s stock is valued at $6.63 at 16:15 EST, way below its 52-week high of $9.00 and way above its 52-week low of $5.45.

Moving Average

FNCB Bancorp’s value is higher than its 50-day moving average of $6.40 and higher than its 200-day moving average of $6.10.

Revenue Growth

Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth declined by 9%, now sitting on 53.42M for the twelve trailing months.

Volume

Today’s last reported volume for FNCB Bancorp is 10311 which is 51.63% below its average volume of 21321.

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4. Comerica Incorporated (CMA) – Dividend Yield: 5.29%

Comerica Incorporated’s last close was $53.96, 30.23% below its 52-week high of $77.34. Intraday change was 0.54%.

Comerica Incorporated, through its subsidiaries, provides various financial products and services. It operates through Commercial Bank, Retail Bank, Wealth Management, and Finance segments. The Commercial Bank segment offers various products and services, including commercial loans and lines of credit, deposits, cash management, capital market products, international trade finance, letters of credit, foreign exchange management services, and loan syndication services for small and middle market businesses, multinational corporations, and governmental entities. The Retail Bank segment provides personal financial services, such as consumer lending, consumer deposit gathering, and mortgage loan origination. This segment also offers various consumer products that include deposit accounts, installment loans, credit cards, student loans, home equity lines of credit, and residential mortgage loans, as well as commercial products and services to micro-businesses. The Wealth Management segment provides products and services comprising fiduciary, private banking, retirement, investment management and advisory, and investment banking and brokerage services. It also sells annuity products, as well as life, disability, and long-term care insurance products. The Finance segment engages in the securities portfolio, and asset and liability management activities. It operates in Texas, California, Michigan, Arizona, Florida, and Canada. The company was formerly known as DETROITBANK Corporation and changed its name to Comerica Incorporated in July 1982. Comerica Incorporated was founded in 1849 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

Earnings Per Share

As for profitability, Comerica Incorporated has a trailing twelve months EPS of $6.44.

PE Ratio

Comerica Incorporated has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 8.38. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $8.38 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 15.21%.

Sales Growth

Comerica Incorporated’s sales growth is negative 15.9% for the ongoing quarter and negative 7.6% for the next.

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5. Williams Companies (WMB) – Dividend Yield: 5.29%

Williams Companies’s last close was $34.87, 6.89% under its 52-week high of $37.45. Intraday change was -0.96%.

The Williams Companies, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an energy infrastructure company primarily in the United States. It operates through Transmission & Gulf of Mexico, Northeast G&P, West, and Gas & NGL Marketing Services segments. The Transmission & Gulf of Mexico segment comprises Transco and Northwest natural gas pipelines; and natural gas gathering and processing, and crude oil production handling and transportation assets in the Gulf Coast region, as well as various petrochemical and feedstock pipelines. The Northeast G&P segment engages in the midstream gathering, processing, and fractionation activities in the Marcellus Shale region primarily in Pennsylvania and New York, and the Utica Shale region of eastern Ohio. The West segment comprises gas gathering, processing, and treating operations in the Rocky Mountain region of Colorado and Wyoming, the Barnett Shale region of north-central Texas, the Eagle Ford Shale region of South Texas, the Haynesville Shale region of northwest Louisiana, and the Mid-Continent region, which includes the Anadarko, Arkoma, and Permian basins; and operates natural gas liquid (NGL) fractionation and storage facilities in central Kansas near Conway. The Gas & NGL Marketing Services segment provides wholesale marketing, trading, storage, and transportation of natural gas for natural gas utilities, municipalities, power generators, and producers; risk and asset management; and NGL marketing services. The company owns and operates 33,000 miles of pipelines, 29 processing facilities, 7 fractionation facilities, and approximately 24 million barrels of NGL storage capacity. The Williams Companies, Inc. was founded in 1908 and is headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Earnings Per Share

As for profitability, Williams Companies has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.28.

PE Ratio

Williams Companies has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 15.15. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $15.15 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 20.67%.

Stock Price Classification

According to the stochastic oscillator, a useful indicator of overbought and oversold conditions, Williams Companies’s stock is considered to be oversold (<=20).

Yearly Top and Bottom Value

Williams Companies’s stock is valued at $34.53 at 16:15 EST, below its 52-week high of $37.45 and way higher than its 52-week low of $27.80.

Moving Average

Williams Companies’s worth is below its 50-day moving average of $35.32 and higher than its 200-day moving average of $33.24.

Volatility

Williams Companies’s last week, last month’s, and last quarter’s current intraday variation average was a positive 0.46%, a negative 0.07%, and a positive 0.88%.

Williams Companies’s highest amplitude of average volatility was 0.50% (last week), 0.85% (last month), and 0.88% (last quarter).

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6. Dow Chemical Company (DOW) – Dividend Yield: 5.18%

Dow Chemical Company’s last close was $54.06, 11.2% below its 52-week high of $60.88. Intraday change was -0.06%.

Dow Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of various materials science solutions for packaging, infrastructure, mobility, and consumer applications in the United States, Canada, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, India, the Asia Pacific, and Latin America. It operates through Packaging & Specialty Plastics, Industrial Intermediates & Infrastructure, and Performance Materials & Coatings segments. The Packaging & Specialty Plastics segment provides ethylene, and propylene and aromatics products; and polyethylene, polyolefin elastomers, ethylene vinyl acetate, and ethylene propylene diene monomer rubbers for mobility and transportation, consumer, wire and cable, and construction end-markets. The Industrial Intermediates & Infrastructure segment offers purified ethylene and propylene oxides, ethylene and ethanol amines, propylene glycol and polyether polyols, aromatic isocyanates and polyurethane systems, coatings, adhesives, sealants, elastomers, and composites. This segment also provides caustic soda, and ethylene dichloride and vinyl chloride monomers; and cellulose ethers, redispersible latex powders, and acrylic emulsions. The Performance Materials and Coatings segment provides architectural paints and coatings, and industrial coatings that are used in maintenance and protective industries, wood, metal packaging, traffic markings, thermal paper, and leather; and silicon metal, siloxanes, and intermediates used as key materials in manufacturing differentiated downstream silicone products. It also engages in property and casualty insurance, as well as reinsurance business. Dow Inc. was incorporated in 2018 and is headquartered in Midland, Michigan.

Earnings Per Share

As for profitability, Dow Chemical Company has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.82.

PE Ratio

Dow Chemical Company has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 65.88. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $65.88 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 3.27%.

Sales Growth

Dow Chemical Company’s sales growth is negative 5.9% for the current quarter and 3.1% for the next.

Moving Average

Dow Chemical Company’s worth is above its 50-day moving average of $53.07 and above its 200-day moving average of $52.67.

Dividend Yield

As claimed by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Nov 28, 2023, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 2.8 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 5.18%.

Yearly Top and Bottom Value

Dow Chemical Company’s stock is valued at $54.03 at 16:15 EST, way under its 52-week high of $60.88 and way above its 52-week low of $47.26.

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7. Bristol (BMY) – Dividend Yield: 4.83%

Bristol’s last close was $49.70, 33.89% below its 52-week high of $75.18. Intraday change was 0.09%.

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company discovers, develops, licenses, manufactures, markets, distributes, and sells biopharmaceutical products worldwide. It offers products for hematology, oncology, cardiovascular, immunology, fibrotic, and neuroscience diseases. The company's products include Eliquis, an oral inhibitor for reduction in risk of stroke/systemic embolism in NVAF, and for the treatment of DVT/PE; Opdivo for anti-cancer indications; Pomalyst/Imnovid indicated for patients with multiple myeloma; Orencia for adult patients with active RA and psoriatic arthritis; and Sprycel for the treatment of Philadelphia chromosome-positive chronic myeloid leukemia. It also provides Yervoy for the treatment of patients with unresectable or metastatic melanoma; Empliciti for the treatment of multiple myeloma; Abecma for the treatment of relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma; Reblozyl for the treatment of anemia in adult patients with beta thalassemia; Opdualag for the treatment of unresectable or metastatic melanoma; and Zeposia to treat relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis. In addition, the company offers Breyanzi, a CD19-directed genetically modified autologous T cell immunotherapy for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory large B-cell lymphoma; Onureg for the treatment of adult patients with AML; Inrebic, an oral kinase inhibitor indicated for the treatment of myelofibrosis; Camzyos for the treatment of adults with symptomatic obstructive HCM to enhance functional capacity and symptoms; Sotyktu for the treatment of adults with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis; Revlimid, an oral immunomodulatory drug for the treatment of multiple myeloma; and Abraxane, a protein-bound chemotherapy product. It sells products to wholesalers, distributors, pharmacies, retailers, hospitals, clinics, and government agencies. The company was formerly known as Bristol-Myers Company. The company was founded in 1887 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

Earnings Per Share

As for profitability, Bristol has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.94.

PE Ratio

Bristol has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 12.63. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $12.63 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 26.87%.

Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization

Bristol’s EBITDA is 31.27.

Volatility

Bristol’s last week, last month’s, and last quarter’s current intraday variation average was a positive 0.07%, a negative 0.18%, and a positive 1.02%.

Bristol’s highest amplitude of average volatility was 0.70% (last week), 0.75% (last month), and 1.02% (last quarter).

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8. Mercer International (MERC) – Dividend Yield: 3.05%

Mercer International’s last close was $9.84, 25.74% below its 52-week high of $13.25. Intraday change was 10.07%.

Mercer International Inc., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells northern bleached softwood kraft (NBSK) pulp in Europe, the United States, Asia, and internationally. It operates through two segments, Pulp and Wood Products. The company also generates and sells green energy produced from biomass cogeneration power plant to third party utilities. In addition, it manufactures, distributes, and sells lumber and other wood residuals. Further, the company produces NBSK pulp primarily from wood chips, pulp logs, and sawlogs; carbon neutral or green energy using carbon-neutral bio-fuels, such as black liquor and wood waste; and tall oil for use as a chemical additive and green energy source. It sells its pulp to tissue, specialty paper, and printing and writing paper, and other manufacturers; and lumber products to distributors, construction firms, secondary manufacturers, retail yards, and home centers. The company was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Earnings Per Share

As for profitability, Mercer International has a trailing twelve months EPS of $-2.03.

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 -19.46%.

Dividend Yield

As claimed by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Dec 18, 2023, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 0.3 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 3.05%.

Volume

Today’s last reported volume for Mercer International is 560820 which is 61.49% above its average volume of 347267.

Moving Average

Mercer International’s worth is above its 50-day moving average of $9.21 and way above its 200-day moving average of $8.91.

Yearly Top and Bottom Value

Mercer International’s stock is valued at $9.84 at 16:15 EST, way below its 52-week high of $13.25 and way above its 52-week low of $7.37.

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9. American International Group (AIG) – Dividend Yield: 2.07%

American International Group’s last close was $69.53, 0.57% under its 52-week high of $69.93. Intraday change was -0.28%.

American International Group, Inc. offers insurance products for commercial, institutional, and individual customers in North America and internationally. It operates through General Insurance, and Life and Retirement segments. The General Insurance segment provides commercial and industrial property insurance, including business interruption and package insurance that cover exposure to made and natural disasters; general liability, environmental, commercial automobile liability, workers' compensation, excess casualty, and crisis management insurance products; and professional liability insurance. This segment also offers marine, energy-related property insurance, aviation, political risk, trade credit, trade finance, and portfolio solutions, as well as operates reinsurance business; voluntary and sponsor-paid personal accident, and supplemental health products; and personal auto and personal property insurance. The Life and Retirement segment offers individual retirement products, including variable, fixed index, and fixed annuities, as well as retail mutual funds; group retirement products comprising record-keeping, plan administrative and compliance services, financial planning, and advisory solutions; life insurance, including term and universal life insurance; and institutional markets products, which includes wrap products, structured settlement, pension risk transfer annuities, corporate and bank-owned life insurance, high net worth, and guaranteed investment contract products. The company distributes its products through a network of brokers, agents, advisors, banks, and other distributors. American International Group, Inc. was founded in 1919 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

Earnings Per Share

As for profitability, American International Group has a trailing twelve months EPS of $5.76.

PE Ratio

American International Group has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 12.04. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $12.04 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 11.64%.

Stock Price Classification

According to the stochastic oscillator, a useful indicator of overbought and oversold conditions, American International Group’s stock is considered to be overbought (>=80).

Sales Growth

American International Group’s sales growth is 2% for the ongoing quarter and 5.3% for the next.

Revenue Growth

Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth declined by 9%, now sitting on 50.15B for the twelve trailing months.

Dividend Yield

According to Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Dec 12, 2023, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 1.44 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 2.07%.

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