(VIANEWS) - Unilever (UL), Albemarle (ALB), Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment Corporation (CHMI) are the highest payout ratio stocks on this list.
Here's the data we've collected of stocks with a high payout ratio so far. The payout ratio in itself isn't a promise of a future good investment but it's an indicator of whether dividends are being paid and how the company chooses to issue them.
When researching 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. Unilever (UL)
75.82% Payout Ratio
Unilever PLC operates as a fast-moving consumer goods company. It operates through Beauty & Personal Care, Foods & Refreshment, and Home Care segments. The Beauty & Personal Care segment provides skin care and hair care products, deodorants, and skin cleansing products. The Foods & Refreshment segment offers ice cream, soups, bouillons, seasonings, mayonnaise, ketchups, and tea categories. The Home Care segment provides fabric solutions and various cleaning products. The company offers its products under the Domestos, OMO, Seventh Generation, Ben & Jerry's, Knorr, Magnum, Wall's, Bango, the Vegetarian Butcher, Axe, Cif, Comfort, Dove, Lifebuoy, Lux, Rexona, Sunsilk, Equilibra, OLLY, Liquid I.V., SmartyPants, Onnit, Hellmann's, and Vaseline brands. Unilever PLC was incorporated in 1894 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.
Earnings per Share
Unilever's trailing 12-month EPS is $2.55.
PE Ratio
Unilever's trailing 12-month price-earnings ratio is 20.07. The purchaser of the shares is therefore investing $20.07 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 30.43%.Dividend Yield
As stated by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Aug 3, 2022, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 1.87 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 3.85%.
2. Albemarle (ALB)
72.69% Payout Ratio
Albemarle Corporation is a global manufacturer and marketer of engineered specialty chemicals. The company operates in three main segments, Lithium and Bromine. Lithium offers lithium compounds such as lithium carbonate and lithium hydroxide. It also has lithium specialties. The company also offers cesium products to the pharmaceutical and chemical industries, zirconium and barium products, as well as titanium products for pyrotechnical uses, including airbag initiators, technical services for handling reactive lithium products, and recycling of lithium-containing byproducts. Bromine offers specialty chemicals such as bromine, inorganic and elemental bromides; brominated powdered active carbon and other bromine fine chemical for use in chemical and industrial synthesis. Catalysts provides hydroprocessing and isomerization as well as fluidized catalysts for cracking and additives. It serves markets such as energy storage, petroleum refining and consumer electronics. Albemarle Corporation was established in 1887. It is located in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Earnings per Share
Albemarle's trailing twelve-month EPS is $3.52.
PE Ratio
Albemarle's trailing 12-month price-earnings ratio is 69.13. The purchaser of the shares is therefore investing $69.13 per dollar in annual earnings.
For the 12 trailing months, the company's return-on-equity, which is an indicator of the business' profitability relative to shareholders' equity, was 5.66%.Sales Growth
Albemarle saw a 192.4% increase in sales for its current quarter, and 193.1% the following.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 91.2%, now sitting on 4.33B for the twelve trailing months.
Moving Average
Albemarle's worth is way below its 50-day moving average of $273.25 and below its 200-day moving average of $244.23.3. Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment Corporation (CHMI)
40.6% Payout Ratio
Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment Corporation, a residential real estate finance company, acquires, invests in, and manages residential mortgage assets in the United States. The company operates through Investments in RMBS, Investments in Servicing Related Assets, and All Other segments. It manages a portfolio of servicing related assets and residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS). The company qualifies as a real estate investment trust for federal income tax purposes. It generally would not be subject to federal corporate income taxes if it distributes at least 90% of its taxable income to its stockholders. Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment Corporation was incorporated in 2012 and is based in Farmingdale, New Jersey.
Earnings per Share
Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment Corporation's trailing 12 months EPS is $2.66.
PE Ratio
Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment Corporation's trailing 12-month price-to-earnings ratio is 2.41. The purchaser of the shares is therefore investing $2.41 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 23.12%.4. Community Trust Bancorp (CTBI)
37.19% Payout Ratio
Community Trust Bancorp, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Community Trust Bank, Inc. that provides commercial and personal banking services to small and mid-sized communities. The company accepts time and demand deposits, checking accounts, savings accounts and savings certificates, individual retirement accounts and Keogh plans, and money market accounts. Its loan products include commercial, construction, mortgage, and personal loans; lease-financing, lines of credit, revolving lines of credit, and term loans, as well as other specialized loans, including asset-based financing; residential and commercial real estate loans; and consumer loans. The company also provides cash management, safe deposit boxes rental, and funds transfer services; issues letters of credit; and acts as a trustee of personal trusts, executor of estates, trustee for employee benefit trusts, and paying agent for bond and stock issues, as well as an investment agent and depositor for securities. In addition, it offers securities brokerage, and trust and wealth management services; debit cards; annuity and life insurance products; and repurchase agreements, as well as mobile, telephone, and internet banking services. The company operates seventy-nine banking locations in eastern, northeastern, central, south central Kentucky, southern West Virginia, and northeastern Tennessee; four trust offices across Kentucky; and one trust office in northeastern Tennessee. Community Trust Bancorp, Inc. was founded in 1903 and is headquartered in Pikeville, Kentucky.
Earnings per Share
Community Trust Bancorp's trailing twelve-month EPS is $4.41.
PE Ratio
Community Trust Bancorp's trailing 12-month price-to-earnings ratio is 10.41. The purchaser of the shares is therefore investing $10.41 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 12.15%.Annual Top and Bottom Value
At 01:23 EST Community Trust Bancorp stock was valued at $45.93, which is below its 52 week high of $48.05 but well above its low 52-week of $39.10.
Growth Estimates Quarters
For the current quarter, the company expects to grow by 13% and 3.6% respectively.Sales Growth
Community Trust Bancorp saw a 6.7% increase in sales for its current quarter, and 7.7% the following.