(VIANEWS) - WhiteHorse Finance (WHF), Eaton Vance Tax (EXG), AmeriServ Financial (ASRV) 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 distribute 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. WhiteHorse Finance (WHF)
189.33% Payout Ratio
WhiteHorse Finance, LLC is a business development company.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, WhiteHorse Finance has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.75.
PE Ratio
WhiteHorse Finance has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 16.99. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $16.99 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 5.16%.2. Eaton Vance Tax (EXG)
163.42% Payout Ratio
Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Diversified Equity Income Fund is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by Eaton Vance Management. It invests in public equity markets across the globe. The fund seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. It primarily invests in dividend paying stocks of companies. The fund also invests through derivatives. It also writes call options on one or more U.S. and foreign indices with respect to a portion of the value of its common stock portfolio. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the MSCI World Index. Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Diversified Equity Income Fund was formed on February 27, 2007 and is domiciled in the United States.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Eaton Vance Tax has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.46.
PE Ratio
Eaton Vance Tax has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 16.85. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $16.85 for every dollar of annual earnings.
3. AmeriServ Financial (ASRV)
48% Payout Ratio
AmeriServ Financial, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for AmeriServ Financial Bank that provides various consumer, mortgage, and commercial financial products. It offers retail banking services, such as demand, savings, and time deposits; checking and money market accounts; secured and unsecured consumer loans, and mortgage loans; and safe deposit boxes, holiday club accounts, and money orders. The company also provides lending, depository, and related financial services, such as commercial real estate mortgage loans, short and medium-term loans, revolving credit arrangements, lines of credit, inventory and accounts receivable financing, real estate-construction loans, business savings accounts, certificates of deposit, wire transfers, night depository, and lock box services to commercial, industrial, financial, and governmental customers. In addition, the company offers personal trust products and services, including personal portfolio investment management, estate planning and administration, custodial services, and pre-need trusts; institutional trust products and services comprising 401(k) plans, defined benefit and defined contribution employee benefit plans, and individual retirement accounts; financial services consisting of the sale of mutual funds, annuities, and insurance products; and union collective investment funds to invest union pension dollars in construction projects that utilize union labor. Further, it engages in underwriting as reinsurer of credit life and disability insurance. The company operates through a network of 17 banking locations in Allegheny, Cambria, Centre, Somerset, and Westmoreland counties, Pennsylvania, and Washington County, Maryland; and operates 18 automated bank teller machines. AmeriServ Financial, Inc. is headquartered in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, AmeriServ Financial has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.25.
PE Ratio
AmeriServ Financial has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 12.6. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $12.6 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 4.17%.Volume
Today's last reported volume for AmeriServ Financial is 4626 which is 74.52% below its average volume of 18161.
4. Southside Bancshares (SBSI)
41.32% Payout Ratio
Southside Bancshares, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Southside Bank that provides a range of financial services to individuals, businesses, municipal entities, and nonprofit organizations. Its deposit products include savings, money market, and interest and noninterest bearing checking accounts, as well as certificates of deposit. The company's loan portfolio comprises consumer loans that include 1-4 family residential loans, home equity loans, home improvement loans, automobile loans, and other consumer related loans; commercial loans, such as short-term working capital loans for inventory and accounts receivable, short and medium-term loans for equipment or other business capital expansion, commercial real estate loans, and municipal loans; and construction loans for 1-4 family residential and commercial real estate. It also offers wealth management and trust services consisting of investment management, administration, revocable and testamentary trusts, and custodian services for individuals, partnerships, and corporations; safe deposit services; and brokerage services. As of December 31, 2021, the company operated through 56 banking facilities and 73 ATMs/ITMs. Southside Bancshares, Inc. was founded in 1960 and is headquartered in Tyler, Texas.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Southside Bancshares has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.34.
PE Ratio
Southside Bancshares has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 9.05. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $9.05 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 14.1%.1. 1 (1)
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%.Growth Estimates Quarters
The company's growth estimates for the current quarter and the next is 1% and 1%, respectively.Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
1's EBITDA is 1.