(VIANEWS) – Western Asset Mortgage Defined Opportunity Fund (DMO), Telefonica (TEF), Universal Corporation (UVV) have the highest dividend yield stocks on this list.
| Financial Asset | Forward Dividend Yield | Updated (EST) |
|---|---|---|
| Western Asset Mortgage Defined Opportunity Fund (DMO) | 12.55% | 2024-02-10 19:42:06 |
| Telefonica (TEF) | 7.82% | 2024-02-22 15:59:22 |
| Universal Corporation (UVV) | 6.33% | 2024-02-14 11:13:06 |
| Blackrock MuniYield Quality Fund II (MQT) | 5.66% | 2024-02-12 13:14:06 |
| Citizens Financial Group (CFG) | 5.32% | 2024-02-22 15:19:17 |
| Blackrock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund (MUJ) | 5.22% | 2024-02-12 15:15:06 |
| PotlatchDeltic Corporation (PCH) | 4.07% | 2024-02-19 01:08:05 |
| Merck (MRK) | 2.41% | 2024-02-22 15:56:56 |
Almost 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 Mortgage Defined Opportunity Fund (DMO) – Dividend Yield: 12.55%
Western Asset Mortgage Defined Opportunity Fund’s last close was $11.47, 1.63% below its 52-week high of $11.66. Intraday change was -0.09%.
Western Asset Mortgage Opportunity Fund Inc. is a closed ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC. The fund is co-managed Western Asset Management Company and Western Asset Management Company Limited. It invests in the fixed income markets of the United States. The fund invests primarily in mortgage-backed securities. It employs intensive proprietary research to create its portfolio. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the BofA Merrill Lynch U.S. Floating Rate Home Equity Loan Asset Backed Securities Index. Western Asset Mortgage Opportunity Fund Inc. was formed on December 11, 2009 and is domiciled in the United States.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Western Asset Mortgage Defined Opportunity Fund has a trailing twelve months EPS of $-0.02.
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 -0.22%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Western Asset Mortgage Defined Opportunity Fund is 23779 which is 49.22% below its average volume of 46832.
Dividend Yield
According to Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Feb 21, 2024, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 1.44 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 12.55%.
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2. Telefonica (TEF) – Dividend Yield: 7.82%
Telefonica’s last close was $4.06, 10.38% below its 52-week high of $4.53. Intraday change was 1.5%.
Telefónica, S.A., together with its subsidiaries, provides telecommunications services in Europe and Latin America. The company's mobile and related services and products comprise mobile voice, value added, mobile data and Internet, wholesale, corporate, roaming, fixed wireless, and trunking and paging services. Its fixed telecommunication services include PSTN lines; ISDN accesses; public telephone services; local, domestic, and international long-distance and fixed-to-mobile communications; corporate communications; supplementary value-added services; video telephony; intelligent network; and telephony information services, as well as leases and sells handset equipment. The company also provides Internet and broadband multimedia services comprising Internet service provider, portal and network, retail and wholesale broadband access, narrowband switched access, high-speed Internet through fibre to the home, and voice over Internet protocol services. In addition, it offers leased line, virtual private network, fibre optics, web hosting and application, managed hosting, content delivery, outsourcing and consultancy, desktop, and system integration and professional services. Further, the company offers wholesale services for telecommunication operators, including domestic interconnection and international wholesale services; leased lines for other operators; and local loop leasing services, as well as bit stream services, wholesale line rental accesses, and leased ducts for other operators' fiber deployment. Additionally, it provides video/TV services; smart connectivity and services, and consumer IoT products; financial and other payment, security, cloud, advertising, big data, and digital experience services; virtual assistants; and Movistar Home devices. The company was incorporated in 1924 and is headquartered in Madrid, Spain.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Telefonica has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.29.
PE Ratio
Telefonica has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 13.97. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $13.97 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 6.53%.
Volatility
Telefonica’s last week, last month’s, and last quarter’s current intraday variation average was a positive 1.68%, a negative 0.22%, and a positive 1.14%.
Telefonica’s highest amplitude of average volatility was 1.68% (last week), 1.02% (last month), and 1.14% (last quarter).
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Telefonica is 1013430 which is 6.29% above its average volume of 953376.
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3. Universal Corporation (UVV) – Dividend Yield: 6.33%
Universal Corporation’s last close was $50.58, 25.4% below its 52-week high of $67.80. Intraday change was -0.49%.
Universal Corporation processes and supplies leaf tobacco and plant-based ingredients worldwide. The company operates through two segments, Tobacco Operations; and Ingredients Operations. It is involved in the procuring, financing, processing, packing, storing, and shipping leaf tobacco for sale to manufacturers of consumer tobacco products. The company contracts, purchases, processes, and sells flue-cured, burley, and oriental tobaccos that are primarily used in the manufacture of cigarettes; and dark air-cured tobaccos principally used in the manufacture of cigars, natural wrapped cigars and cigarillos, smokeless, and pipe tobacco products. It also provides value-added services, including blending, chemical, and physical testing of tobacco; service cutting for various manufacturers; manufacturing reconstituted leaf tobacco; just-in-time inventory management services; electronic nicotine delivery systems; and smoke testing services for customers. In addition, the company offers testing services for crop protection agents and tobacco constituents in seed, leaf, and finished products, including e-cigarette liquids and vapors; and analytical services that include chemical compound testing in finished tobacco products and mainstream smoke. Further, it provides a various value-added manufacturing processes to produce specialty vegetable and fruit-based ingredients, as well as botanical extracts and flavorings for human and pet food markets; and recycles waste materials from tobacco production. Universal Corporation was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Universal Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $5.32.
PE Ratio
Universal Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 9.46. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $9.46 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 10.04%.
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4. Blackrock MuniYield Quality Fund II (MQT) – Dividend Yield: 5.66%
Blackrock MuniYield Quality Fund II’s last close was $10.39, 5.55% under its 52-week high of $11.00. Intraday change was 0.48%.
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II, Inc. is a closed ended fixed income mutual fund launched by BlackRock, Inc. It is managed by BlackRock Advisors, LLC. The fund invests in fixed income markets. It primarily invests in municipal debt bonds exempt from federal income taxes. BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II, Inc. was formed in September 21, 1992 and is domiciled in United States.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Blackrock MuniYield Quality Fund II has a trailing twelve months EPS of $-0.11.
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%.
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5. Citizens Financial Group (CFG) – Dividend Yield: 5.32%
Citizens Financial Group’s last close was $31.08, 27.43% under its 52-week high of $42.83. Intraday change was -0.27%.
Citizens Financial Group, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Citizens Bank, National Association that provides retail and commercial banking products and services to individuals, small businesses, middle-market companies, corporations, and institutions in the United States. The company operates in two segments, Consumer Banking and Commercial Banking. The Consumer Banking segment offers deposit products, mortgage and home equity lending products, credit cards, business loans, wealth management, and investment services; and auto, education, and point-of-sale finance loans, as well as digital deposit products. This segment serves its customers through telephone service centers, as well as through its online and mobile platforms. The Commercial Banking segment provides various financial products and solutions, including lending and leasing, deposit and treasury management services, foreign exchange, and interest rate and commodity risk management solutions, as well as syndicated loans, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, and debt and equity capital markets services. This segment serves government banking, not-for-profit, healthcare, technology, professionals, oil and gas, asset finance, franchise finance, asset-based lending, commercial real estate, private equity, and sponsor finance industries. The company was formerly known as RBS Citizens Financial Group, Inc. and changed its name to Citizens Financial Group, Inc. in April 2014. Citizens Financial Group, Inc. was founded in 1828 and is headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Citizens Financial Group has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.13.
PE Ratio
Citizens Financial Group has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 9.94. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $9.94 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 6.7%.
Volatility
Citizens Financial Group’s last week, last month’s, and last quarter’s current intraday variation average was a negative 0.60%, a negative 0.62%, and a positive 1.76%.
Citizens Financial Group’s highest amplitude of average volatility was 0.60% (last week), 1.82% (last month), and 1.76% (last quarter).
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Citizens Financial Group is 2213430 which is 61.72% below its average volume of 5783120.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Citizens Financial Group’s stock is valued at $31.10 at 09:15 EST, way under its 52-week high of $42.83 and way higher than its 52-week low of $22.77.
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6. Blackrock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund (MUJ) – Dividend Yield: 5.22%
Blackrock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund’s last close was $11.49, 2.46% below its 52-week high of $11.78. Intraday change was 0.52%.
BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund, Inc. is a close ended fixed income mutual fund launched by BlackRock, Inc. The fund is managed by BlackRock Advisors, LLC. It invests in the fixed income markets of United States. The fund invests primarily in long-term, investment grade municipal obligations exempt from federal income taxes and New Jersey personal income taxes. The fund was formerly known as BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Insured Fund. BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund, Inc. was formed in 1998 and is domiciled in United States.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Blackrock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund has a trailing twelve months EPS of $-0.01.
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 -0.28%.
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7. PotlatchDeltic Corporation (PCH) – Dividend Yield: 4.07%
PotlatchDeltic Corporation’s last close was $44.29, 18.64% under its 52-week high of $54.44. Intraday change was -1.03%.
PotlatchDeltic (NASDAQ:PCH) is a leading Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) that owns 1.8 million acres of timberlands in Alabama, Arkansas, Idaho, Louisiana, Minnesota and Mississippi. Through its taxable REIT subsidiary, the company also operates six sawmills, an industrial-grade plywood mill, a residential and commercial real estate development business and a rural timberland sales program. PotlatchDeltic, a leader in sustainable forest management, is committed to environmental and social responsibility and to responsible governance.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, PotlatchDeltic Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.77.
PE Ratio
PotlatchDeltic Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 57.52. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $57.52 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 2.8%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for PotlatchDeltic Corporation is 560082 which is 16.47% above its average volume of 480873.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the current quarter and the next is a negative 90% and a negative 7.1%, respectively.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 0.5%, now sitting on 1.02B for the twelve trailing months.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
PotlatchDeltic Corporation’s stock is valued at $44.29 at 09:15 EST, way below its 52-week high of $54.44 and above its 52-week low of $41.31.
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8. Merck (MRK) – Dividend Yield: 2.41%
Merck’s last close was $129.26, 0.91% higher than its 52-week high of $128.09. Intraday change was 0.98%.
Merck & Co., Inc. operates as a healthcare company worldwide. It operates through two segments, Pharmaceutical and Animal Health. The Pharmaceutical segment offers human health pharmaceutical products in the areas of oncology, hospital acute care, immunology, neuroscience, virology, cardiovascular, and diabetes, as well as vaccine products, such as preventive pediatric, adolescent, and adult vaccines. The Animal Health segment discovers, develops, manufactures, and markets veterinary pharmaceuticals, vaccines, and health management solutions and services, as well as digitally connected identification, traceability, and monitoring products. The company serves drug wholesalers and retailers, hospitals, and government agencies; managed health care providers, such as health maintenance organizations, pharmacy benefit managers, and other institutions; and physicians and physician distributors, veterinarians, and animal producers. It has collaborations with AstraZeneca PLC; Bayer AG; Eisai Co., Ltd.; Ridgeback Biotherapeutics LP; and Gilead Sciences, Inc. to jointly develop and commercialize long-acting treatments in HIV, as well as a collaboration with Bionomics to identify novel a7 nAChR PAMs suitable for the treatment of cognitive disorder; and clinical trial collaboration and supply agreement with Ankyra Therapeutics to evaluate ANK-101 in combination with KEYTRUDA (pembrolizumab) in patients with advanced solid tumors, as well as a clinical trial collaboration and supply agreement with Phanes Therapeutics, Inc. to evaluate PT886 in combination with KEYTRUDA for the treatment of claudin 18.2 positive gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinomas, as well as a development and commercialization agreement with Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited to jointly develop and commercialize Daiichi Sankyo's DXd antibody drug conjugate (ADC) candidates and a collaboration with HiberCell, Inc. Merck & Co., Inc. was founded in 1891 and is headquartered in Rahway, New Jersey.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Merck has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.14.
PE Ratio
Merck has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 924.14. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $924.14 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 0.86%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the ongoing quarter and the next is 46.4% and 197.6%, respectively.
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