6 Stocks Paying High Dividend Yield
- By Tiziano Frateschi
According to the GuruFocus All-in-One Screener, the following stocks have high dividend yields but performed poorly over the last 12 months.
Anworth Mortgage Asset Corp. (ANH)'s dividend yield is 12.75% with a payout ratio of 157%. Over the last 52 weeks, the share price has fallen 5.5%. The stock is trading with a price-sales ratio of 8.41 and a price-earnings ratio of 11.8.
The company, which operates in the business of investment, financing and management, has a market cap of $432.26 million and a profitability and growth rating of 1 out of 10. The return on equity of 5.53% and return on assets of 0.82% are underperforming the industry and are ranked lower than 86% of competitors. Its financial strength is rated 4 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.18 is underperforming 70% of competitors. The equity-asset ratio of 0.11 is below the industry median of 0.52.
With 6.03% of outstanding shares, Jim Simons' (Trades, Portfolio) Renaissance Technologies is the company's largest guru shareholder, followed by John Buckingham (Trades, Portfolio)'s AFAM Capital with 0.36%, Pioneer Investments (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.05% and Caxton Associates (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.03%.
Barrett Business Services Inc. (BBSI)'s dividend yield is 1.58% with a payout ratio of 24%. Over the last 52 weeks, the share price has fallen 9.1%. The stock is trading with a price-sales ratio of 0.5 and a price-earnings ratio of 15.4.
The staffing solutions provider has a $465.82 million market cap.
The company has a profitability and growth rating of 8 out of 10. The return on equity of 36.87% and return on assets of 4.55% are outperforming the sector and are ranked higher than 51% of competitors. Its financial strength is rated 7 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 8.37 is outperforming 57% of competitors. The equity-asset ratio of 0.13 is below the industry median of 0.49.
The Simons' firm is the company's largest guru shareholder with 5.59% of outstanding shares followed by Hotchkis & Wiley with 0.19% and Paul Tudor Jones (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.06%.
Financial Institutions Inc. (FISI)'s dividend yield is 3.55% with a payout ratio of 36%. Over the last 52 weeks, the share price has fallen 13.4%. The stock is trading with a price-sales ratio of 2.8 and a price- earnings ratio of 10.3.
The company, which provides full range of banking and related financial services, has a market cap of $430.29 million.
GuruFocus rated the company's profitability and growth 4 out of 10. The return on equity of 10.92% and return on assets of 1.04% are outperforming the sector and are ranked higher than 58% of competitors. Its financial strength is rated 4 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.34 is underperforming 84% of competitors. The equity-asset ratio of 0.09 is below the industry median of 0.11.
With 2.44% of outstanding shares, Simons' firm is the company's largest guru shareholder followed by Chuck Royce (Trades, Portfolio) with 1.35%.
Sprague Resources LP (SRLP)'s dividend yield is 15.42% with a payout ratio of 259%. Over the last 52 weeks, the share price has fallen 23.7%. The stock is trading with a price-sales ratio of 0.1 and a price- earnings ratio of 17.2.
The wholesale and commercial distributor has a market cap of $387.16 million.
The company has a profitability and growth rating of 4 out of 10. While the return on equity of 15.21% is outperforming the sector, the return on assets of 2.74% is underperforming the industry and is ranked lower than 61% of competitors. Its financial strength is rated 5 out of 10 with a cash-debt ratio of 0.03 that is underperforming 99% of competitors. The equity-asset ratio of 0.12 is slightly below the industry median of 0.42.
LeMaitre Vascular Inc. (LMAT)'s dividend yield is 1.21% with a payout ratio of 25%. Over the last 52 weeks, the share price has fallen 30.7%. The stock is trading with a price-sales ratio of 4.6 and a price- earnings ratio of 22.5.
The company, which supplies medical devices and human tissue cryopreservation services, has a market cap of $457.83 million.
GuruFocus rated its profitability and growth 7 out of 10. The return on equity of 18.42% and return on assets of 16.10% are outperforming the sector and are ranked higher than 80% of competitors. Its financial strength is rated 9 out of 10 with no debt. The equity-asset ratio of 0.87 is above the industry median of 0.60.
Royce is the company's largest guru shareholder with 0.35% of outstanding shares.
Hi-Crush Partners LP (HCLP)'s dividend yield is 32.75% with a payout ratio of 62%. Over the last 52 weeks, the share price has fallen 59.2%. The stock is trading with a price-sales ratio of 0.5 and a price- earnings ratio of 2.17.
The manufacturer of monocrystalline sand for proppant in oil and gas industries has a market cap of $430.70 million.
The company has a profitability and growth rating of 7 out of 10. The return on equity of 23.46% and return on assets of 16.04% are outperforming the sector and are ranked higher than 94% of competitors. Its financial strength is rated 6 out of 10 with a cash-debt ratio of 0.39 that is underperforming 88% of competitors.
With 0.16% of outstanding shares, Scott Black (Trades, Portfolio) is the company's largest shareholder among the gurus.
Disclosure: I do not own any stocks mentioned.
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This article first appeared on GuruFocus.
