(VIANEWS) - Realty Income Corporation (O), Lamar Advertising Company (LAMR), Citizens & Northern Corp (CZNC) are the highest payout ratio stocks on this list.
We have congregated information concerning stocks with the highest payout ratio as yet. The payout ratio in itself isn't a promise of good investment but it's an indicator of whether dividends are being paid and how the company chooses to distribute them.
When researching 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. Realty Income Corporation (O)
294.65% Payout Ratio
Realty Income, The Monthly Dividend Company, is an S&P 500 company dedicated to providing stockholders with dependable monthly income. The company is structured as a REIT, and its monthly dividends are supported by the cash flow from over 6,500 real estate properties owned under long-term lease agreements with our commercial clients. To date, the company has declared 608 consecutive common stock monthly dividends throughout its 52-year operating history and increased the dividend 109 times since Realty Income's public listing in 1994 (NYSE: O). The company is a member of the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats index. Additional information about the company can be obtained from the corporate website at www.realtyincome.com.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Realty Income Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.97.
PE Ratio
Realty Income Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 70.67. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $70.67 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 2.94%.Dividend Yield
As maintained by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Oct 30, 2022, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 2.98 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 4.87%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Realty Income Corporation's stock is valued at $68.41 at 13:23 EST, under its 52-week high of $75.40 and way above its 52-week low of $55.50.
Sales Growth
Realty Income Corporation's sales growth for the next quarter is 23.9%.
2. Lamar Advertising Company (LAMR)
92.21% Payout Ratio
Founded in 1902, Lamar Advertising (Nasdaq: LAMR) is one of the largest outdoor advertising companies in North America, with over 357,500 displays across the United States and Canada. Lamar offers advertisers a variety of billboard, interstate logo, transit and airport advertising formats, helping both local businesses and national brands reach broad audiences every day. In addition to its more traditional out-of-home inventory, Lamar is proud to offer its customers the largest network of digital billboards in the United States with over 3,600 displays.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Lamar Advertising Company has a trailing twelve months EPS of $4.88.
PE Ratio
Lamar Advertising Company has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 20.51. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $20.51 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 39.42%.3. Citizens & Northern Corp (CZNC)
67.07% Payout Ratio
Citizens & Northern Corporation operates as the bank holding company for Citizens & Northern Bank that provides a range of banking and mortgage services to individual and corporate customers in North Central Pennsylvania and Southern New York. The company offers deposit products, including various types of checking accounts, passbook and statement savings accounts, money market accounts, interest checking accounts, individual retirement accounts, and certificates of deposits. It also provides lending products comprising mortgage loans, commercial loans, and consumer loans, as well as commercial letters-of-credit. In addition, the company offers trust and financial management services consisting of administration of trusts and estates, retirement plans, and other employee benefit plans; investment management services; and a range of personal and commercial insurance products, as well as mutual funds, annuities, educational savings accounts, and other investment products through registered agents. Further, it reinsures credit and mortgage, life and accident, and health insurance products. The company operates 29 banking offices in Bradford, Bucks, Cameron, Chester, Lycoming, McKean, Potter, Sullivan and Tioga Counties in Pennsylvania, as well as Steuben County in New York; and loan production offices in Elmira, New York and York, and Pennsylvania. Citizens & Northern Corporation was founded in 1864 and is based in Wellsboro, Pennsylvania.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Citizens & Northern Corp has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.67.
PE Ratio
Citizens & Northern Corp has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 13.5. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $13.5 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 9.72%.4. Watsco (WSO)
59.76% Payout Ratio
Watsco, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, distributes air conditioning, heating, and refrigeration equipment; and related parts and supplies in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Puerto Rico. It offers residential ducted and ductless air conditioners, including gas, electric, and oil furnaces; commercial air conditioning and heating equipment systems; and other specialized equipment. The company also provides parts comprising replacement compressors, evaporator coils, motors, and other component parts; and supplies, such as thermostats, insulation materials, refrigerants, ductworks, grills, registers, sheet metals, tools, copper tubing, concrete pads, tapes, adhesives, and other ancillary supplies, as well as plumbing and bathroom remodeling supplies. It serves contractors and dealers that service the replacement and new construction markets for residential and light commercial central air conditioning, heating, and refrigeration systems. In addition, the company exports its products to Latin America and the Caribbean Basin. Watsco, Inc. was founded in 1945 and is headquartered in Miami, Florida.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Watsco has a trailing twelve months EPS of $13.89.
PE Ratio
Watsco has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 19.83. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $19.83 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 29.61%.Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Watsco's EBITDA is 43.08.
5. Corning Incorporated (GLW)
48.84% Payout Ratio
Corning Incorporated engages in display technologies, optical communications, environmental technologies, specialty materials, and life sciences businesses worldwide. The company's Display Technologies segment offers glass substrates for liquid crystal displays and organic light-emitting diodes used in televisions, notebook computers, desktop monitors, tablets, and handheld devices. Its Optical Communications segment provides optical fibers and cables; and hardware and equipment products, including cable assemblies, fiber optic hardware and connectors, optical components and couplers, closures, network interface devices, and other accessories. This segment also offers its products to businesses, governments, and individuals. Its Specialty Materials segment manufactures products that provide material formulations for glass, glass ceramics, crystals, precision metrology instruments, software; as well as ultra-thin and ultra-flat glass wafers, substrates, tinted sunglasses, and radiation shielding products. This segment serves various industries, including mobile consumer electronics, semiconductor equipment optics and consumables; aerospace and defense optics; radiation shielding products, sunglasses, and telecommunications components. The company's Environmental Technologies segment offers ceramic substrates and filter products for emissions control in mobile, gasoline, and diesel applications. The company's Life Sciences segment offers laboratory products comprising consumables, such as plastic vessels, liquid handling plastics, specialty surfaces, cell culture media, and serum, as well as general labware and equipment under the Corning, Falcon, Pyrex, and Axygen brands. The company was formerly known as Corning Glass Works and changed its name to Corning Incorporated in April 1989. Corning Incorporated was founded in 1851 and is headquartered in Corning, New York.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Corning Incorporated has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.41.
PE Ratio
Corning Incorporated has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 26.13. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $26.13 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 15.73%.