12 Utility Dividend Stocks With Highest Short Float Ratio

Utility Dividend Stocks With Highest Short Float Ratio Researched By Dividend Yield - Stock, Capital, Investment. Utilities are normally stable dividend payer with low growth and high debt. At the stock markets are 122 companies linked to the sector with a total market capitalization of USD 18.4 trillion. The average sector yield amounts to 4.11 percent (highest yields are paid by gas and diversified utilities) and the average P/E ratio is 15.44.

I screened the sector by dividend stocks with the highest amount of short selling stocks, measured by the short float ratio. The ratio shows how many stocks are shorted by investors. Companies with a high ratio of short float have a little upside potential if investors need to close their short position. Twelve dividend stocks from the utility sector have a short float ratio of more than 5 percent.

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Duke Energy (NYSE:DUK) has a market capitalization of $30.63 billion. The company employs 18,440 people, generates revenues of $14,529.00 million and has a net income of $1,713.00 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $4,575.00 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 31.49 percent (operating margin 19.06 percent and the net profit margin finally 11.79 percent). 


Financial Analysis: The total debt representing 33.59 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 92.22 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 7.53 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $1.11. Last fiscal year, the company paid $0.99 in form of dividends to shareholders. The float short amounts to 5.91 percent and the short ratio is 5.96.


Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 20.55, P/S ratio 2.09 and P/B ratio 1.33. Dividend Yield: 4.41 percent. The beta ratio is 0.35.

Long-Term Stock History Chart Of Duke Energy Corpo... (Click to enlarge)

Long-Term Dividends History of Duke Energy Corpo... (DUK) (Click to enlarge)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Duke Energy Corpo... (NYSE: DUK) (Click to enlarge)

Pepco Holdings (NYSE:POM) has a market capitalization of $4.40 billion. The company employs 5,104 people, generates revenues of $5,920.00 million and has a net income of $260.00 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $1,058.00 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 17.87 percent (operating margin 10.68 percent and the net profit margin finally 4.39 percent). 


Financial Analysis: The total debt representing 33.75 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 116.05 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 6.07 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $1.17. Last fiscal year, the company paid $1.08 in form of dividends to shareholders. The float short amounts to 9.77 percent and the short ratio is 9.96.


Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 16.45, P/S ratio 0.75 and P/B ratio 1.02. Dividend Yield: 5.54 percent. The beta ratio is 0.47.

Long-Term Stock History Chart Of Pepco Holdings, Inc. (Click to enlarge)

Long-Term Dividends History of Pepco Holdings, Inc. (POM) (Click to enlarge)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Pepco Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: POM) (Click to enlarge)

Integrys Energy (NYSE:TEG) has a market capitalization of $4.30 billion. The company employs 4,619 people, generates revenues of $4,708.70 million and has a net income of $230.90 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $658.90 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 13.99 percent (operating margin 8.68 percent and the net profit margin finally 4.90 percent). 


Financial Analysis: The total debt representing 24.29 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 80.51 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 7.77 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.55. Last fiscal year, the company paid $2.72 in form of dividends to shareholders. The float short amounts to 5.19 percent and the short ratio is 8.51.


Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 21.49, P/S ratio 0.91 and P/B ratio 1.44. Dividend Yield: 4.97 percent. The beta ratio is 0.84.

Long-Term Stock History Chart Of Integrys Energy G... (Click to enlarge)

Long-Term Dividends History of Integrys Energy G... (TEG) (Click to enlarge)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Integrys Energy G... (NYSE: TEG) (Click to enlarge)

Take a closer look at the full table of most shorted utility dividend stocks. The average price to earnings ratio (P/E ratio) amounts to 19.81 and forward P/E ratio is 16.56. The dividend yield has a value of 3.86 percent. Price to book ratio is 1.42 and price to sales ratio 1.19. The operating margin amounts to 11.78 percent and the beta ratio is 0.52. The average stock is shorted by 11.49 percent.

Here is the full table with some fundamentals (TTM):

Utility Dividend Stocks With Highest Short Float Ratio (Click to enlarge)

Related stock ticker symbols:

POM, TEG, BKH, LG, DUK, GXP, WGL, NWN, NJR, CHG, CV, ORA

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