(VIANEWS) - Franchise Group (FRG), Pepsico (PEP), Cohn & Steers (CNS) are the highest payout ratio stocks on this list.
Here's the data we've collected of stocks with a high payout ratio as yet. 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 distribute them.
When investigating 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. Franchise Group (FRG)
138.89% Payout Ratio
Franchise Group, Inc. operates as a retailer, franchisor operator, and acquirer of franchised and franchisable businesses. It operates through 4 segments: Liberty Tax, Buddy's, Sears Outlet, and Vitamin Shoppe. The company provides tax preparation services in the United States and Canada; and franchises and operates rent-to-own stores that lease durable goods, such as electronics, residential furniture, appliances, and household accessories to customers. It also operates as a retailer primarily focused on providing customers with in-store and online access to purchase new, one-of-a kind, out-of-box, discontinued, obsolete, used, reconditioned, overstocked, and scratched and dented products in various merchandise categories, including home appliances, mattresses, furniture, and lawn and garden equipment, at prices that are lower than list prices; and specialty retailer of vitamins, minerals, herbs, specialty supplements, sports nutrition, and other health and wellness products. The company also operates pet-specialty stores. The company was formerly known as Liberty Tax, Inc., and changed its name to Franchise Group, Inc. in September 2019. Franchise Group, Inc. was incorporated in 2010 and is based in Delaware, Ohio.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Franchise Group has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.84.
PE Ratio
Franchise Group has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 16.1. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $16.1 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 14.16%.2. Pepsico (PEP)
63.66% Payout Ratio
PepsiCo Inc. produces, markets, distributes and sells beverages and convenience foods around the world. It operates in seven areas: Frito-Lay North America, Quaker Foods North America, PepsiCo Beverages North America, Latin America, Europe, Africa, Middle East, and South Asia, and Asia Pacific and Australia, New Zealand, and China Region. You can find dips and cheese-flavored snacks as well as tortilla chips, corn, potato and rice. It serves wholesale and other distributors, foodservice customers, grocery stores, drug stores, convenience stores, discount/dollar stores, mass merchandisers, membership stores, hard discounters, e-commerce retailers and authorized independent bottlers, and others through a network of direct-store-delivery, customer warehouse, and distributor networks, as well as directly to consumers through e-commerce platforms and retailers. Purchase is the headquarters of this company, which was established in 1898.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Pepsico has a trailing twelve months EPS of $5.4.
PE Ratio
Pepsico has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 31.11. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $31.11 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 55.71%.3. Cohn & Steers (CNS)
50.97% Payout Ratio
Cohen & Steers, Inc. is a publicly owned asset management holding company. Through its subsidiaries, the firm provides its services to institutional investors, including pension funds, endowments, and foundations. It manages separate client-focused equity, fixed income, multi-asset, and commodity portfolios through its subsidiaries. The firm launches and manages equity, fixed income, balanced, and multi-asset mutual funds through its subsidiaries. Through its subsidiaries, it also launches and manages hedge funds. The firm invests in public equity, fixed income, and commodity markets across the globe through its subsidiaries. Through its subsidiaries, it invests in companies operating in the real estate sector, including real estate investment trusts, infrastructure sector, and natural energy resources sector for its equity and fixed income investments. The firm also invests in preferred securities for its fixed income investments through its subsidiaries. Cohen & Steers, Inc. was founded in 1986 and is based in New York, with additional offices in London, United Kingdom; Central, Hong Kong; Tokyo, Japan; and Seattle, Washington.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Cohn & Steers has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.15.
PE Ratio
Cohn & Steers has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 33.72. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $33.72 for every dollar of annual earnings.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth declined by 9.2%, now sitting on 601.2M for the twelve trailing months.
Sales Growth
Cohn & Steers's sales growth for the current quarter is negative 7.2%.
Dividend Yield
As maintained by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Aug 11, 2022, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 2.2 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 3.7%.
Volume
Cohn & Steers's latest reported volume is 103370, which is 22.51% less than its average volume at 133404.
4. Stryker Corp (SYK)
50% Payout Ratio
Stryker Corporation is a company that specializes in medical technology. Two segments of the company are MedSurg, Neurotechnology and Orthopaedics & Spine. Orthopaedics and Spine provides implant products for hip and knee replacements as well as trauma and extremities surgery. The segment offers products for spinal injuries, deformities, and other degenerative treatments. MedSurg & Neurotechnology offers medical and surgical navigation equipment, surgical communication systems, patient handing, intensive care disposables, medical and emergency equipment, as well as reprocessed, remanufactured, medical devices that can be used in different medical specialties. The segment also offers neurotechnology products. These include products that can be used to perform minimally invasive procedures, products for open and brain-based surgery, orthobiologic products and biosurgery, like synthetic bone grafts, vertebral enhancement products and vertebral augmentation; products for acute ischemic stroke and hemorhagic stroke treatment; craniomaxillofacial implants, which includes cranial, maxillofacial and chest wall devices as well as sealants and dural substitutes It sells products to hospitals and doctors through its subsidiaries and branches. Third-party distributors and dealers are also available in around 75 countries. Stryker Corporation was established in Kalamazoo in Michigan in 1941.
Earnings per Share
Stryker Corp's trailing 12 months EPS is $3.69.
PE Ratio
Stryker Corp's trailing 12-month price-to-earnings ratio is 68.75. The purchaser of the shares is therefore investing $68.75 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 14.1%.Growth Estimates Quarters
For the current quarter, the company expects to grow by 1.4% and 7.4% respectively.Annual Top and Bottom Value
Stryker Corp stock was valued at $27.28 at 13:23 ET, which is below its 52 week high of $279.28 but much higher than its low 52-week of $188.84.
Revenue growth
The year-on-year revenue growth was 4.6%. It now stands at 17.63B in the 12 trailing months.
5. National Bankshares (NKSH)
40.26% Payout Ratio
National Bankshares, Inc. is the bank holding firm for National Bank of Blacksburg. It provides commercial and retail banking products to businesses, individuals, as well as non-profits and local governments. It accepts both interest-bearing, non-interest bearing, demand deposit accounts and money market deposits accounts. Savings accounts and certificates of deposit are also accepted. Individual retirement accounts can be opened. The company offers loans to commercial, agricultural, residential, real estate and home equity as well as various consumer products. It also offers business and consumer credit cards, letters of credit and night depository, safe deposit boxes and utility payment services. Wealth management, trust and estate services are provided by the company. Non-deposit investments and insurance products can be accessed via telephone, mobile and Internet banking. There are 25 offices that offer full service, including a loan production and automated teller machines. National Bankshares, Inc. is an American bank headquartered in Blacksburg, Virginia.
Earnings per Share
National Bankshares' trailing 12-month EPS is $3.63.
PE Ratio
National Bankshares' trailing 12-month price-earnings ratio is 11.1. The purchaser of the shares is therefore investing $11.1 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 14.44%.Dividend Yield
Morningstar, Inc. claims that the next dividend payment will be on November 17, 2022. The forward dividend rate for 2020 is estimated at 1.56, and the forward dividend yield at 3.87%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 7.3%, now sitting on 53M for the twelve trailing months.
Sales Growth
National Bankshares's sales growth is 31.4% for the ongoing quarter and 38.6% for the next.

