(VIANEWS) - American Tower (AMT), Boston Properties (BXP), Hennessy Advisors (HNNA) are the highest payout ratio stocks on this list.
Here's the data we've collected of stocks with a high payout ratio at the moment. 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. American Tower (AMT)
91.1% Payout Ratio
American Tower Corporation, one of the largest global REITs, is a leading independent owner, operator and developer of multitenant communications real estate with a portfolio of approximately 219,000 communications sites. For more information about American Tower, please visit the “Earnings Materials” and “Investor Presentations” sections of our investor relations website at www.americantower.com.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, American Tower has a trailing twelve months EPS of $4.31.
PE Ratio
American Tower has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 48.92. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $48.92 for every dollar of annual earnings.
Volume
American Tower's current volume is 814909, which is 61.48% lower than its average volume 2115990.
Dividend Yield
As maintained by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Oct 6, 2022, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 5.88 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 2.99%.
Sales Growth
American Tower's sales growth is 8.1% for the current quarter and 5% for the next.
Moving Average
American Tower is worth more than its moving average for 50 days of $207.16, and much less than its moving average for 200 days of $240.00.2. Boston Properties (BXP)
67.59% Payout Ratio
Boston Properties (NYSE:BXP) is the largest publicly-held developer and owner of Class A office properties in the United States, concentrated in five markets - Boston, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco and Washington, DC. The Company is a fully integrated real estate company, organized as a real estate investment trust (REIT), that develops, manages, operates, acquires and owns a diverse portfolio of primarily Class A office space. The Company's portfolio totals 51.2 million square feet and 196 properties, including six properties under construction/redevelopment.
Earnings per Share
Boston Properties' trailing 12 month EPS is $2.93.
PE Ratio
Boston Properties' trailing 12 months earnings to price ratio is 23.55. The purchaser of the shares is therefore investing $23.55 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 13.23%.Revenue growth
The year-on-year revenue growth was 9.4%. We now have 3.03B in the 12 trailing months.
Sales Growth
Boston Properties saw a 5.5% increase in sales for the current quarter, and 3.3% the following.
3. Hennessy Advisors (HNNA)
61.11% Payout Ratio
Hennessy Advisors, Inc. is publicly owned investment manager. It provides its services to Hennessy Funds and investment companies. The firm launches and manages equity, fixed income, and balanced mutual funds. It invests in the public equity and fixed income markets across the globe. The firm primarily invests in growth stocks of companies. It conducts in-house research to make its investments. Hennessy Advisors, Inc. was founded in 1989 and is based in Novato, California with additional offices in Boston, Massachusetts and Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Earnings per Share
Hennessy Advisors' trailing 12-month EPS is $0.95.
PE Ratio
Hennessy Advisors' trailing 12-month price-to-earnings ratio is 8.84. The purchaser of the shares is therefore investing $8.84 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 8.1%.Volume
Today's last reported volume for Hennessy Advisors is 4817 which is 29.81% below its average volume of 6863.
Moving Average
Hennessy Advisors is at a low value of its $50-day moving mean of $8.79, and it's way below its $200-day moving mean of $9.66.Dividend Yield
Morningstar, Inc. has stated that the next dividend payment will be on August 14, 2022. The forward dividend rate for the year is 0.55, and the forward dividend yield is 6.2%.
4. Cisco (CSCO)
53.19% Payout Ratio
Cisco Systems, Inc. manufactures, sells, and designs Internet Protocol-based networking products and related products in the communication and information technology industries. It is located in Americas, Europe, Asia Pacific, Japan, China, Europe, Africa, Asia Pacific, Japan, China, Japan, China, Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific, Japan, China, Japan, Japan, China, Japan, China, Japan, China, Japan, Korea, Japan, China, Japan, China, Japan, China, Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific, Japan, Cisco Systems, Inc. also provides switching services. Its enterprise routing portfolio connects private and public wireline networks to provide highly secure and reliable connectivity to campuses, data centers, branch networks and campus. The wireless portfolio includes standalone access points, controller appliance-based and switch-converged wireless solutions. There is also a compute portfolio that includes the cisco unified computer system, hyperflex and software management capabilities. These combine computing, networking and storage infrastructure management with virtualization. It also offers Internet for the Future, which includes routed optical networking and silicon as well as optics solutions. Collaboration products include meetings, collaboration devices and calling. End-to-end Security product includes network security and security endpoints. The company also offers customers a variety of support services, such as technical support, advanced services, and advisory services. The company serves businesses and public institutions of all sizes as well as service providers. It sells products and services both directly and through system integrators, service provider, resellers and distributors. Cisco Systems, Inc. is a member of strategic alliances. Cisco Systems, Inc. is an American company that was founded in 1984. Its headquarters are in San Jose, California.
Earnings per Share
Cisco's trailing 12 month EPS is $2.39.
PE Ratio
Cisco's trailing 12-month price-earnings ratio is 19.89. The purchaser of the shares is therefore investing $19.89 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 29.15%.Dividend Yield
As claimed by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Oct 3, 2022, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 1.52 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 3.42%.
5. Fresenius Medical Care AG (FMS)
47.83% Payout Ratio
Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA offers dialysis services and other related care in Germany, North America and abroad. Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA provides dialysis care and associated laboratory and diagnostic services via a network of dialysis clinics. It also produces, distributes and manufactures dialysis products. These include hemodialysis machine, dialysis solution, dialysis cycles, dialysis concentrates and solutions, dialysis systems, bloodlines and renal pharmaceuticals. It also develops, acquires and in-licenses kidney pharmaceuticals. The company offers supplies and medications to renal patients at home or in dialysis clinics. It sells products directly to hospitals and dialysis centers, as well through independent distributors and dealers and local agents. It had 4,171 dialysis clinics operating in around 150 countries as of February 23rd 2022. Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA is a German company that was founded in 1996. Its headquarters are in Bad Homburg.
Earnings per Share
Fresenius Medical Care AG's trailing 12 months profit per share was $2.39
PE Ratio
The trailing 12 months earnings to price ratio for Fresenius Medical Care AG is 6.64. The purchaser of the shares is therefore investing $6.64 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 7.45%.Revenue growth
The year-on-year revenue growth was 10.1%. It now stands at 18.39B in the 12 trailing months.
Volume
Fresenius Medical Care AG's current reported volume is 359918, which is 71.25% lower than its average volume (1252190).