(VIANEWS) – SOCIETE GENERALE (GLE.PA), QRF (QRF.BR), SPAREBANKEN SØR (SOR.OL) are the highest payout ratio stocks on this list.
We have gathered information about stocks with the highest payout ratio up to 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 distribute 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. SOCIETE GENERALE (GLE.PA)
101.92% 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 €1.62.
PE Ratio
SOCIETE GENERALE has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 14.92. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing €14.92 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 4.11%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
SOCIETE GENERALE’s stock is valued at €24.17 at 22:10 EST, way under its 52-week high of €28.39 and way above its 52-week low of €18.97.
Moving Average
SOCIETE GENERALE’s value is higher than its 50-day moving average of €22.55 and higher than its 200-day moving average of €23.51.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the current quarter and the next is a negative 65.5% and a negative 29.7%, respectively.
Sales Growth
SOCIETE GENERALE’s sales growth is negative 5.2% for the present quarter and negative 0.1% for the next.
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2. QRF (QRF.BR)
47.62% Payout Ratio
Qrf Comm. VA is a publicly owned real estate investment trust. It invests in the real estate markets of Belgium. The firm specializes in retail properties. Qrf Comm. VA was founded in September 3, 2013 and is based in Belgium.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, QRF has a trailing twelve months EPS of €1.68.
PE Ratio
QRF has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 5.89. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing €5.89 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 10.42%.
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3. SPAREBANKEN SØR (SOR.OL)
44.12% Payout Ratio
Sparebanken Sør operates as an independent financial institution in Norway. It operates through two segments, Retail Market and Corporate Market. The company is involved in banking, securities trading, and real estate brokerage activities in Agder, Rogaland, Vestfold, and Telemark counties. It also provides leasing, mortgage, and property management services; and sells general insurance, occupational pension, and group life insurance products. The company was founded in 1824 and is headquartered in Kristiansand, Norway. Sparebanken Sør operates as a subsidiary of Sparebankstiftelsen Sparebanken Sør.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, SPAREBANKEN SØR has a trailing twelve months EPS of kr13.6.
PE Ratio
SPAREBANKEN SØR has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 9.23. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing kr9.23 for every norwegian krone 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 9.48%.
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4. NORSK HYDRO (NHY.OL)
35.49% Payout Ratio
Norsk Hydro ASA engages in the power production, bauxite extraction, alumina refining, aluminium smelting, remelting, and recycling activities; and provision of extruded solutions worldwide. It operates through Hydro Bauxite & Alumina, Hydro Aluminium Metal, Hydro Metal Markets, Hydro Extrusions, and Hydro Energy segments. The Hydro Bauxite & Alumina segment engages in bauxite mining activities, production of alumina, and related commercial activities, primarily the sale of alumina. The Hydro Aluminium Metal segment is involved in the primary aluminum production casting activities. This segment principally offers extrusion ingots, foundry alloys, and sheet and standard ingots. The Metal Markets segment sells products from the company's primary metal plants; operates recyclers; and trades in physical and financial metals. The Hydro Extrusions segment offers extrusion profiles, building systems, and precision tubing products for construction, automotive and heating, and ventilation and air conditioning sectors, as well as operates recycling facilities. The Hydro Energy segment engages in the trading and wholesale business in Brazil; energy sourcing operations; and operation of power stations in Norway, as well as renewable energy production, such as wind and solar, battery, and hydrogen. Norsk Hydro ASA was founded in 1905 and is headquartered in Oslo, Norway.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, NORSK HYDRO has a trailing twelve months EPS of kr9.65.
PE Ratio
NORSK HYDRO has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 6.82. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing kr6.82 for every norwegian krone 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 17.87%.
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5. RETAIL ESTATES (RET.BR)
35.41% Payout Ratio
The Belgian public real estate investment trust Retail Estates nv is a niche player specialised in making in out-of-town retail properties located on the periphery of residential areas or along main access roads to urban centres available to users. Real Estates NV acquires these real properties from third parties or builds and commercialises retail buildings for its own account. The buildings have useful areas ranging between 500m² and 3,000m². A typical retail building has an average area of 1,000 m² in Belgium and 1,500 m² in the Netherlands. As of 31 March 2023, Retail Estates nv has 1,013 rental units in its portfolio with a total retail area of 1,211,004 m², spread over Belgium and the Netherlands. The occupancy rate of the portfolio was 98.08% on 31 March 2023, compared to 97.83% on 31 March 2022. The fair value of the consolidated real estate portfolio of Retail Estates NV as at 31 March 2023 is estimated at € 1,888.56 million by independent real estate experts. Retail Estates NV is listed on Euronext Brussels and Euronext Amsterdam and is registered as a public regulated real estate company.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, RETAIL ESTATES has a trailing twelve months EPS of €12.91.
PE Ratio
RETAIL ESTATES has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 4.62. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing €4.62 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 17.92%.
Sales Growth
RETAIL ESTATES’s sales growth for the current quarter is 9.1%.
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