(VIANEWS) – SOCIETE GENERALE (GLE.PA), AXWAY SOFTWARE (AXW.PA), SWORD GROUP (SWP.PA) are the highest payout ratio stocks on this list.
We have collected information about stocks with the highest payout ratio up to now. 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. SOCIETE GENERALE (GLE.PA)
95.38% Payout Ratio
Société Générale Société anonyme provides banking and financial services to individuals, businesses, and institutional investors in Europe and internationally. It operates through French Retail Banking, International Retail Banking & Financial Services, and Global Banking and Investor Solutions. It offers retail banking services, such as consumer credit, vehicle leasing and fleet management, online banking, wealth management services, and equipment and vendor finance under the Societe Generale, Credit du Nord, and Boursorama brand names; and insurance products, including home, vehicle, family, health, and mortgage insurance. The company also provides corporate and investment banking, securities, business consulting, consumer finance, advisory and financing, and asset management and private banking services. In addition, it offers brokerage, cash management, payment, factoring, export financing, and supply chain financing services. Société Générale Société anonyme was incorporated in 1864 and is headquartered in Paris, France.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, SOCIETE GENERALE has a trailing twelve months EPS of €-1.02.
The company’s return on equity, which measures the profitability of a business relative to shareholder’s equity, for the twelve trailing months is 4.1%.
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2. AXWAY SOFTWARE (AXW.PA)
86.96% Payout Ratio
Axway Software SA operates as an infrastructure software publisher in the Americas, France, rest of Europe, and the Asia Pacific. The company provides AMPLIFY, an independent and secure platform for managing APIs across teams, hybrid cloud, and third-party gateways; B2B integration, an API-enabled approach to EDI; Managed File Transfer, a solution for transferring data between people, partners, businesses, and applications; and Financial Accounting Hub to accelerate digital finance transformation. It also offers specialized enterprise integration products to provide visibility, intelligence, and security throughout the digital ecosystem; counter threats before they happen; optimize business assets and resources; safeguard against risks; and improve operational performance, as well as provides managed cloud services. The company serves the automotive, energy and utilities, banking and financial services, healthcare, insurance, life science, manufacturing and consumer packaged goods, retail, and transportation and logistics industries, as well as government and public sectors. Axway Software SA was incorporated in 2000 and is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, AXWAY SOFTWARE has a trailing twelve months EPS of €-1.84.
The company’s return on equity, which measures the profitability of a business relative to shareholder’s equity, for the twelve trailing months is negative -11.43%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
AXWAY SOFTWARE’s stock is valued at €21.10 at 17:10 EST, under its 52-week high of €23.30 and way above its 52-week low of €15.15.
Moving Average
AXWAY SOFTWARE’s worth is above its 50-day moving average of €20.02 and way above its 200-day moving average of €18.36.
Sales Growth
AXWAY SOFTWARE’s sales growth is negative 0.8% for the present quarter and 2.2% for the next.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for AXWAY SOFTWARE is 836 which is 83.56% below its average volume of 5086.
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3. SWORD GROUP (SWP.PA)
83.33% Payout Ratio
Sword Group S.E. provides IT services and software in Europe, the United States, the Oceania, and Asia. Its products include Sword GRC, a governance, compliance, and enterprise risk management solution; Sword Aequos offers collaborative tools and solutions; and Sword Venue, an event planning, collaboration, and organizing software. The company also provides information systems integration and engineering services, including strategic and operational consulting, solution engineering and application development, project ownership support and project management support, infrastructure management and application maintenance for third parties, and resource outsourcing. The company serves banking and insurance, energy, public services, aviation, defence, and government institutions. Sword Group S.E. was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Windhof, Luxembourg.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, SWORD GROUP has a trailing twelve months EPS of €5.59.
PE Ratio
SWORD GROUP has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 7.95. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing €7.95 for every euro 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 122.53%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
SWORD GROUP’s stock is valued at €44.40 at 17:10 EST, way below its 52-week high of €53.80 and way higher than its 52-week low of €35.10.
Moving Average
SWORD GROUP’s value is under its 50-day moving average of €45.53 and higher than its 200-day moving average of €40.78.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for SWORD GROUP is 2478 which is 47.62% below its average volume of 4731.
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4. BUREAU VERITAS (BVI.PA)
54.08% Payout Ratio
Bureau Veritas SA provides laboratory testing, inspection, and certification services. It operates through six segments: Marine & Offshore; Agri-Food & Commodities; Industry; Buildings & Infrastructure; Certification; and Consumer Products. The company engages in the inspecting, analyzing, auditing, and certifying the products, assets, and management systems of its customers in relation to regulatory benchmarks or volunteers, as well as issues compliance reports. It also provides laboratory and on-site testing services for manufacturing and process industries; inspection services for products, services, assets, and installations, as well as designed to control quality, verify quantity, and meet regulatory requirements; and certification services for management systems, products, and people. The company serves automotive and transportation, building and infrastructure, chemicals, commodities and agriculture, consumer products and retail, food, marine and offshore, oil and gas, and power and utilities industries, as well as financial services and public sectors. It operates in approximately 140 countries through a network of 1,600 offices and laboratories. Bureau Veritas SA was founded in 1828 and is based in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, BUREAU VERITAS has a trailing twelve months EPS of €0.98.
PE Ratio
BUREAU VERITAS has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 27.11. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing €27.11 for every euro 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 26.66%.
Dividend Yield
As stated by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Jul 4, 2023, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 0.77 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 2.88%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 15.4%, now sitting on 5.65B for the twelve trailing months.
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5. ARCADIS (ARCAD.AS)
46.05% Payout Ratio
Arcadis NV operates as a design and consultancy firm for natural and built assets worldwide. The company operates through four segments: Europe & Middle East, The Americas, Asia Pacific, and CallisonRTKL. It offers architectural based design consultancy services; and asset management services, such as asset management strategy and planning, asset management decision making and operational optimization, life cycle planning and asset management systems, asset information/condition assessment, risk and review, organization and people, and asset management/O&M. The company also provides business advisory services, including asset strategy and performance, business transformation and resiliency, investment and finance, operations and maintenance, and technology and information; cost and commercial management services; and design and engineering solutions for highways, railways, bridges, tunnels, power utilities, water utilities, ports and waterways, geotechnics, architecture, and structures, as well as building mechanical, electrical, and plumbing. In addition, it offers digital environmental health safety and sustainability, environmental restoration, and project management solutions. Further, the company provides mobility solutions for connected highways, intelligent rail and transit, integrated airports, and new mobility; places solutions; resilience solutions, including climate adaption, energy transition, enviro socio permitting, environmental restoration, sustainable advisory, sustainable operations, and water optimization; and water supply and treatment, distribution, resource management, and industrial water and wastewater services. It serves industrial manufacturing, technology, property and investment, contractors, and energy and resources sectors. The company was formerly known as Heidemij NV and changed its name to Arcadis N.V. in October 1997. Arcadis NV was founded in 1888 and is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, ARCADIS has a trailing twelve months EPS of €1.5.
PE Ratio
ARCADIS has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 25.04. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing €25.04 for every euro 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 13.1%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
ARCADIS’s stock is valued at €37.56 at 17:10 EST, way below its 52-week high of €43.70 and way higher than its 52-week low of €30.84.
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