(VIANEWS) - Williams Companies (WMB), STARWOOD PROPERTY TRUST (STWD), ONE Gas (OGS) are the highest payout ratio stocks on this list.
We have congregated information about stocks with the highest payout ratio up until now. The payout ratio in itself isn't a guarantee of good investment but it's an indicator of whether dividends are being paid and how the company chooses to issue them.
When investigating a potential investment, the dividend payout ratio is a good statistic to know so here are a few stocks with an above 30% percent payout ratio.
1. Williams Companies (WMB)
137.92% Payout Ratio
Together with its subsidiaries, The Williams Companies, Inc. operates as an infrastructure company that primarily serves the United States. The company operates in three segments: Transmission & Gulf of Mexico and Northeast G&P. West as well as Gas & NGL Marketing Services. Transco's and Northwest's natural gas pipelines are part of the Transmission & Gulf of Mexico segment. They also handle natural gas gathering, processing and crude oil production handling. There is also transportation assets for natural gas in the Gulf Coast region. Northeast G&P is involved in midstream gathering and processing in addition to fractionation in Marcellus Shale, mainly in Pennsylvania and New York. It also operates in eastern Ohio's Utica Shale. The West segment includes gas processing and treatment operations in the Rocky Mountain area of Colorado and Wyoming. It also operates in the Eagle Ford Shale Region of South Texas and North Texas. Gas & NGL Marketing Services provides services such as wholesale marketing, trading and storage of natural gas, transportation and production for producers, natural gas utilities and municipalities; risk management and NGL marketing. It owns or operates approximately 30,000 miles worth of pipelines, 29 processing plants, seven fractionation plants, and 23 million barrels NGL storage. Williams Companies, Inc. was established in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1908.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Williams Companies has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.95.
PE Ratio
Williams Companies has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 31.39. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $31.39 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 10.68%.2. STARWOOD PROPERTY TRUST (STWD)
79.01% Payout Ratio
Starwood Property Trust, Inc. is a real-estate investment trust (REIT), in both the United States of America and Europe. The company operates in four segments, including Commercial and Residential Lending and Infrastructure Lending. It also has Property and Investing & Servicing segments. Commercial and Residential Lending is responsible for the origination, acquisition, financing, and management of residential and commercial first mortgages. It also manages residential subordinated and agency residential mortgages. The Infrastructure lending segment manages and originates debt investments in infrastructure. Property is a segment that focuses on the acquisition and management of equity in commercial real estate properties. This includes multi-family homes. The Investing and Servicing section manages and resolves problem assets. It also acquires and manages unrated investment grade and non-investment-grade rated CMBS. If the company distributes less than 90% of its income, it qualifies for federal income tax. Starwood Property Trust, Inc., was established in 2009 in Greenwich, Connecticut.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, STARWOOD PROPERTY TRUST has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.43.
PE Ratio
STARWOOD PROPERTY TRUST has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 7.5. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $7.5 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 15.22%.3. ONE Gas (OGS)
60.67% Payout Ratio
ONE Gas, Inc., along with its subsidiaries, is a regulated natural-gas distribution utility company in America. It operates in three segments: Oklahoma Natural Gas and Kansas Gas Service. Texas Gas Service is its other division. The company provides natural gas distribution services for 2.2 million customers across three states. The company serves both residential and commercial customers as well as transportation clients. It had approximately 41,600 mile of distribution mains and 2400 miles transmission pipelines. In addition, 51.4 billion cubic feet natural gas storage capacity. ONE Gas, Inc. was established in 1906. It is based in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, ONE Gas has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.75.
PE Ratio
ONE Gas has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 18.67. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $18.67 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 8.84%.Yearly Top and Bottom Value
ONE Gas's stock is valued at $70.10 at 02:23 EST, way under its 52-week high of $92.26 and way higher than its 52-week low of $62.52.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company's growth estimates for the present quarter and the next is 5.4% and 13.2%, respectively.4. First Busey Corporation (BUSE)
45.54% Payout Ratio
First Busey Corporation is the bank holding firm for Busey Bank. It provides commercial and retail banking products to individuals, corporations, institutions, and government customers throughout the United States. It operates in three main segments: Remittance Processing and Wealth Management. The company offers standard types of demand, savings, and commercial, agriculture, residential, and real estate construction deposits. It also provides consumer loans and home equity lines. It also offers money transfer, safe deposit and IRA services via banking centers, ATMs and technology-based networks. It also offers financial planning, investment management and trust services. The company also offers asset and investment management, professional farm management, and commercial depository service, including cash management. It also offers payment processing services, including walk-in payments processing to pay customers who have made payments directly to the billing company; online bill payments solutions that allow customers to pay their bills on the website of the billing company; customer service payments for customers who make payments over the phone; bill pay by mobile; direct debit services; electronic concentration, credit card networks and money management software; lockbox remittance for mail payments. There are 53 banks in Illinois, 10 in Missouri, 4 in Southwest Florida and one in Indianapolis. Champaign, Illinois is the headquarters of this company.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, First Busey Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.02.
PE Ratio
First Busey Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 11.15. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $11.15 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 9.1%.5. IDEX Corporation (IEX)
33.04% Payout Ratio
IDEX Corporation and its subsidiaries provide global applied solutions. Three segments make up Fluid & Metering Technologies, Health & Science Technologies and Fire & Safety/Diversified Products. FMT is a segment that designs, manufactures and distributes small-volume provers, positive displacement pumps and flow meters. It also offers flow monitoring services and other fluid handling pump systems. HST produces and distributes precision fluidics. The segment is involved in food, beverage, biopharmaceutical and cosmetics, as well as chemical, water and wastewater treatment. It also serves research and defense markets. The FSDP section designs, manufactures, and distributes firefighting valves, controls, rescue tools and lifting bags as well as engineered stainless-steel banding and clamping device for various industrial applications. Precision equipment is also available for dispensing, metering and mixing colors and paints for retail and commercial use. IDEX Corporation was founded in 1987. It is headquartered at Northbrook, Illinois.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, IDEX Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $5.09.
PE Ratio
IDEX Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 39.75. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $39.75 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 18.77%.Dividend Yield
As maintained by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Jul 13, 2022, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 2.4 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 1.15%.