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AGNC Investment Corp., Blackrock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust, Another 8 Companies Have A High Estimated Dividend Yield

Via News Editorial Team

January 11, 2023

AGNC Investment Corp., Blackrock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust, Another 8 Companies Have A High Estimated Dividend Yield

(VIANEWS) - AGNC Investment Corp. (AGNC), Blackrock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust (BDJ), SLM Corporation (SLMBP) have the highest dividend yield stocks on this list.

Rank Financial Asset Price Change Forward Dividend Yield Updated (EST)
1 AGNC Investment Corp. (AGNC) 10.28 -1.86% 13.83% 2022-12-30 15:13:07
2 Blackrock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust (BDJ) 8.62 1.41% 9.69% 2022-12-25 10:43:07
3 SLM Corporation (SLMBP) 58.90 1.76% 9.08% 2023-01-04 13:42:17
4 Lumen Technologies (LUMN) 5.59 3.71% 8.63% 2023-01-10 15:52:35
5 Gladstone Investment Corporation (GAIN) 12.91 -0.23% 7.44% 2023-01-01 19:07:12
6 The Blackstone Group (BX) 80.33 -0.31% 5.29% 2023-01-10 15:56:00
7 Summit Financial Group (SMMF) 25.00 1.71% 3.21% 2023-01-04 15:10:08
8 General American Investors (GAM) 36.27 1.54% 2.8% 2022-12-26 21:14:08
9 Taiwan Fund (TWN) 23.22 0.69% 2.56% 2022-12-29 23:23:17
10 Union Pacific Corporation (UNP) 212.16 0.33% 2.29% 2023-01-10 15:57:05

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. AGNC Investment Corp. (AGNC) - Dividend Yield: 13.83%

AGNC Investment Corp.'s last close was $10.48, 33.08% below its 52-week high of $15.66.

AGNC Investment Corp. is a United States real estate investment trust. It invests in collateralized mortgage obligations and residential mortgage pass-through security. The principal and interest payments of the company are guaranteed by either the United States Government-sponsored Enterprise or the United States Government Agency. The company funds its investments mostly through collateralized borrowings that are structured as repurchase contracts. If it gives at least 90% of its income to stockholders, the company will be treated as a REIT according to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. The former name of the company was American Capital Agency Corp., but it changed its name in September 2016 to AGNC Investment Corp. AGNC Investment Corp. was established in 2008, and its headquarters are in Bethesda (Maryland).

Earnings Per Share

As for profitability, AGNC Investment Corp. has a trailing twelve months EPS of $-1.86.

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 -19.87%.

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2. Blackrock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust (BDJ) - Dividend Yield: 9.69%

Blackrock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust's last close was $8.62, 17.51% below its 52-week high of $10.45.

BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust, a closed-ended equity mutual funds, was launched by BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Advisors, LLC manages the fund. The fund invests in American public equity markets. It invests in stocks from companies that operate across diverse sectors. The fund invests primarily in dividend-paying stocks from companies of all market capitalizations. It also invests in derivatives with an emphasis upon option writing. The fund benchmarks its portfolio's performance against the Russell 1000 Value Index. The trust was previously known as BlackRock Enhanced dividend Achievers TM Trust. BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust, which was established on August 31, 2005, is based in the United States.

Earnings per Share

Blackrock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust's trailing 12 months EPS is $1.75.

PE Ratio

Blackrock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust's trailing 12-month price-to-earnings ratio is 4.93. The purchaser of the shares is therefore investing $4.93 per dollar in annual earnings.

For the 12 trailing months, the company's return-on-equity, which is a measure of the profitability and shareholder equity ratio, was negative at -4.73%.

Dividend Yield

According to Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Dec 14, 2022, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 0.82 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 9.69%.

Moving Average

Blackrock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust is worth less than its moving averages of $8.94 for 50 days and $9.19 for 200 days.

Volume

The Blackrock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust's current volume is currently 343290, which is 24.45% less than its usual volume of 454443.

Yearly Top and Bottom Value

Blackrock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust's stock is valued at $8.62 at 09:15 EST, way below its 52-week high of $10.45 and above its 52-week low of $8.00.

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3. SLM Corporation (SLMBP) - Dividend Yield: 9.08%

SLM Corporation's last close was $57.88, 7.24% below its 52-week high of $62.40.

Through its subsidiaries, SLM Corporation originates and provides services for private education loans to student and their families in order to help them finance their American education. The company also provides retail deposit accounts including certificates of deposits, high-yield savings account, and money market deposit accounts. The original name of the company was New BLC Corporation. In December 2013, it changed its name from SLM Corporation to SLM Corporation. SLM Corporation was established in 1972. It is located in Newark, Delaware.

Earnings per Share

SLM Corporation's trailing 12 months profit per share is $3.07.

PE Ratio

SLM Corporation's trailing 12-month price-earnings ratio is 19.19. The purchaser of the shares is therefore investing $19.19 per dollar in annual earnings.

For the 12 trailing months, the company's return-on-equity, which is a measure of the business' profitability relative to shareholders' equity, was 41.44%.

Dividend Yield

According to Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Nov 30, 2022, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 3.79 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 9.08%.

Revenue growth

The year-on-year revenue growth was 10.3%. It now stands at 1.68B in the 12 trailing months.

Volatility

SLM Corporation's intraday variation average for the week and quarter ended last week at 0.59%, 0.12% and 0.67%, respectively.

SLM Corporation had the highest average volatility amplitude at 0.59%, 0.53% and 0.67% respectively.

Moving Average

SLM Corporation's current value exceeds its moving average 50 days of $57.49, and its moving average 200 days of $57.36.

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4. Lumen Technologies (LUMN) - Dividend Yield: 8.63%

Lumen Technologies's last close was $5.60, 62.94% under its 52-week high of $15.11.

Lumen Technologies, Inc. is a technology-based communications and technology company that provides integrated products and services to residential and business customers across the United States. It operates in two markets: Mass Markets and Business. The company offers cloud and application services such as colocation and server services, managed security services and content delivery services. It also provides IP and data services including Ethernet, VPN, Internet Protocol (IP), voice over the internet protocol, and VPN data network. It also offers fiber infrastructure services, which include high-bandwidth optical wavelength networks and unlit optic fiber. It also offers voice and other services. This includes private line services that are specifically designed to connect two or more organizations; traditional time division multiplexing voice service portfolios; and synchronous optical network based Ethernet and legacy data hosting. The company had approximately 4.5million broadband subscribers as of December 31, 2021. The former name of the company was CenturyLink, Inc., but it changed its name in September 2020 to Lumen Technologies, Inc. Lumen Technologies, Inc. is located in Monroe, Louisiana.

Earnings per Share

Lumen Technologies' trailing 12 months profit per share is $-0.71.

For the 12 trailing months, the company's return-on-equity, which is a measure of the profitability and shareholder equity for a business, was 17.68%.

Volatility

Lumen Technologies's last week, last month's, and last quarter's current intraday variation average was a positive 1.00%, a negative 0.07%, and a positive 2.43%.

Lumen Technologies's highest amplitude of average volatility was 1.27% (last week), 1.82% (last month), and 2.43% (last quarter).

Revenue Growth

Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth declined by 5.4%, now sitting on 19.69B for the twelve trailing months.

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5. Gladstone Investment Corporation (GAIN) - Dividend Yield: 7.44%

Gladstone Investment Corporation's last close was $12.91, 24.59% below its 52-week high of $17.12.

Gladstone Investment Corporation is business development company, specializes in lower middle market, mature stage, buyouts; refinancing existing debt; senior debt securities such as senior loans, senior term loans, lines of credit, and senior notes; senior subordinated debt securities such as senior subordinated loans and senior subordinated notes; junior subordinated debt securities such as subordinated notes and mezzanine loans; limited liability company interests, and warrants or options. The fund does not invest in start-ups. The fund seeks to invest in manufacturing, consumer products and business/consumer services sector. It seeks to invest in small and mid-sized companies based in the United States. The fund prefers to make debt investments between $5 million and $30 million and equity investments between $10 million and $40 million in companies. The fund seeks to invest in companies with revenue between $20 million and $100 million. The fund invests in companies with EBITDA from $3 million to $20 million. It seeks minority equity ownership and prefers to hold a board seat in its portfolio companies. It also prefers to take majority stake in its portfolio companies. The fund typically holds the investments for seven years and exits via sale or recapitalization, initial public offering, or sale to third party.

Earnings Per Share

As for profitability, Gladstone Investment Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.26.

PE Ratio

Gladstone Investment Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 10.25. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $10.25 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 9.55%.

Volume

Gladstone Investment Corporation's current reported volume is 108367, which is 20.13% lower than its average volume 135690.

Moving Average

Gladstone Investment Corporation is worth less than its 50-day average $13.43 or its 200-day average $14.31.

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6. The Blackstone Group (BX) - Dividend Yield: 5.29%

The Blackstone Group's last close was $80.53, 42.04% under its 52-week high of $138.95.

Blackstone Inc. is an alternative asset management firm specializing in real estate, private equity, hedge fund solutions, credit, secondary funds of funds, public debt and equity and multi-asset class strategies. The firm typically invests in early-stage companies. It also provide capital markets services. The real estate segment specializes in opportunistic, core+ investments as well as debt investment opportunities collateralized by commercial real estate, and stabilized income-oriented commercial real estate across North America, Europe and Asia. The firm's corporate private equity business pursues transactions throughout the world across a variety of transaction types, including large buyouts,special situations, distressed mortgage loans, mid-cap buyouts, buy and build platforms, which involves multiple acquisitions behind a single management team and platform, and growth equity/development projects involving significant majority stakes in portfolio companies and minority investments in operating companies, shipping, real estate, corporate or consumer loans, and alternative energy greenfield development projects in energy and power, property, dislocated markets, shipping opportunities, financial institution breakups, re-insurance, and improving freight mobility, financial services, healthcare, life sciences, enterprise tech and consumer, as well as consumer technologies. The firm considers investment in Asia and Latin America. It has a three year investment period. Its hedge fund business manages a broad range of commingled and customized fund solutions and its credit business focuses on loans, and securities of non-investment grade companies spread across the capital structure including senior debt, subordinated debt, preferred stock and common equity. Blackstone Inc. was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in New York, New York with additional offices across Asia, Europe and North America.

Earnings Per Share

As for profitability, The Blackstone Group has a trailing twelve months EPS of $5.47.

PE Ratio

The Blackstone Group has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 14.68. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $14.68 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 25.54%.

Sales Growth

Blackstone Group sales growth was negative 36.5% in the current quarter, and negative 14.5% the following.

Moving Average

The Blackstone Group's value is under its 50-day moving average of $85.25 and way under its 200-day moving average of $97.64.

Stock Price Classification

According to the stochastic oscillator, a useful indicator of overbought and oversold conditions,

The Blackstone Group's stock is considered to be oversold (<=20).

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7. Summit Financial Group (SMMF) - Dividend Yield: 3.21%

Summit Financial Group's last close was $24.58, 20.27% under its 52-week high of $30.83.

Summit Financial Group, Inc. is a financial holding firm for Summit Community Bank, Inc.. It provides financial services and community banking to people and businesses in West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle, Southern, North Central, Northern, Shenandoah Valley, Southwestern, and Central regions. It offers community banking services such as demand, saving, and time deposits, residential realty, construction, land development, residential realty, consumer loans, trust and wealth management and cash management as well as mortgage warehouse credit lines. It had 43 branches as of December 31, 2020. It was founded in 1987 in Moorefield West Virginia.

Earnings per Share

Summit Financial Group's trailing 12 months EPS is $3.82.

PE Ratio

Summit Financial Group's trailing 12-month price-earnings ratio is 6.54. The purchaser of the shares is investing $6.54 per dollar in annual earnings.

For the 12 trailing months, the company's return-on-equity, which is a measure of the business' profitability relative to shareholders' equity, was 15.25%.

Growth Estimates Quarters

The company's growth estimates for the ongoing quarter and the next is 25.3% and 23.3%, respectively.

Revenue growth

The twelve-month trailing revenue was 135.76M, an increase of 15% year-over-year.

Moving Average

Summit Financial Group's worth is under its 50-day moving average of $27.50 and under its 200-day moving average of $27.50.

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8. General American Investors (GAM) - Dividend Yield: 2.8%

General American Investors's last close was $36.27, 20.34% below its 52-week high of $45.53.

General American Investors Company, Inc., is an investment manager that is publicly held. It invests in United States' public equity markets. The firm invests in companies with growth stock. It invests in Information Technology, Financials, Consumer Staples, Consumer Discretionary, Retailing, Communication Services, Industrials, Health Care, Energy and Materials. To make its investments, the firm uses fundamental analysis and a bottom-up stock selection approach. To make investments, it conducts its own research. General American Investors Company, Inc., was established in New York, New York, in 1927.

Earnings Per Share

As for profitability, General American Investors has a trailing twelve months EPS of $12.53.

PE Ratio

General American Investors has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 2.89. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $2.89 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 negative -12.05%.

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9. Taiwan Fund (TWN) - Dividend Yield: 2.56%

Taiwan Fund's last close was $23.22, 40.03% under its 52-week high of $38.72.

The Taiwan Fund, Inc. is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by JF International Management Inc. It invests in the public equity markets of Taiwan. The fund seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. It employs fundamental analysis focusing on such factors as overall growth prospects, competitive position in the respective industry, technology, research, and development, productivity, labor costs, raw material costs and sources, profit margins, return on investment, capital resources, government regulation, and management to create its portfolio. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the TAIEX Total Return Index. The Taiwan Fund, Inc. was formed on December 23, 1986 and is domiciled in the United States.

Earnings per Share

Taiwan Fund's trailing 12-month EPS is $9.71.

PE Ratio

Taiwan Fund's trailing 12-month price-to-earnings ratio is 2.39. The purchaser of the shares is therefore investing $2.39 per dollar in annual earnings.

For the 12 trailing months, the company's return-on-equity, which is a measure of the profitability and shareholder equity for a business, was 27.68%.

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10. Union Pacific Corporation (UNP) - Dividend Yield: 2.29%

Union Pacific Corporation's last close was $212.28, 23.9% below its 52-week high of $278.94.

Union Pacific Corporation operates the United States railroad industry through Union Pacific Railroad Company. It provides transportation services for grain, grain products and fertilizers as well as food and frozen products. Its rail network had 32,452 miles linking Pacific Coast and Gulf Coast ports to the Midwest and Eastern United States gateways as of December 31, 2021. It was established in Omaha, Nebraska in 1862.

Earnings Per Share

As for profitability, Union Pacific Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $7.73.

PE Ratio

Union Pacific Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 27.46. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $27.46 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 50.71%.

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