I made a screen of stocks with very high yields as
well as a stock price close to 52-Week Highs (up to 5 percent below high). 14 companies fulfilled the screening criteria. From
the results are 10 stocks with a current buy or better recommendation.
Here are my favorite stocks:
Invesco Mortgage Capital (NYSE:IVR) has a market capitalization of $2.41 billion. The company generates revenue of $453.35 million and has a net income of $286.80 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $272.54 million. The EBITDA margin is 60.12 percent (operating margin 63.26 percent and net profit margin 63.26 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 0.00 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 0.00 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 19.37 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.83. Last fiscal year, the company paid $3.42 in form of dividends to shareholders. The stock is 1.97 percent below 52-Week High.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 7.38, P/S ratio 5.38 and P/B ratio 1.29. Dividend Yield: 12.31 percent. The beta ratio is 0.79.
Long-Term Stock History Chart Of Invesco Mortgage Capital (Click to enlarge) |
Long-Term Dividends History of Invesco Mortgage Capital (IVR) (Click to enlarge) |
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Invesco Mortgage Capital (NYSE: IVR) (Click to enlarge) |
MFA Financial (NYSE:MFA) has a market capitalization of $2.92 billion. The company employs 35 people, generates revenue of $496.75 million and has a net income of $316.41 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $308.25 million. The EBITDA margin is 62.05 percent (operating margin 62.12 percent and net profit margin 63.70 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 73.94 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 347.86 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 12.91 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $0.85. Last fiscal year, the company paid $0.98 in form of dividends to shareholders. The stock is 4.65 percent below 52-Week High.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 9.57, P/S ratio 5.87 and P/B ratio 1.16. Dividend Yield: 10.29 percent. The beta ratio is 0.32.
Long-Term Stock History Chart Of MFA Financial (Click to enlarge) |
Long-Term Dividends History of MFA Financial (MFA) (Click to enlarge) |
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of MFA Financial (NYSE: MFA) (Click to enlarge) |
Prospect Capital (NASDAQ:PSEC) has a market capitalization of $1.97 billion. The company generates revenue of $320.91 million and has a net income of $190.90 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $225.22 million. The EBITDA margin is 70.18 percent (operating margin 58.17 percent and net profit margin 59.49 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 29.45 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 43.93 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 14.54 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $1.78. Last fiscal year, the company paid $1.22 in form of dividends to shareholders. The stock is 2.49 percent below 52-Week High.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 6.65, P/S ratio 6.21 and P/B ratio 1.11. Dividend Yield: 10.18 percent. The beta ratio is 0.80.
Long-Term Stock History Chart Of Prospect Capital (Click to enlarge) |
Long-Term Dividends History of Prospect Capital (PSEC) (Click to enlarge) |
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Prospect Capital (NASDAQ: PSEC) (Click to enlarge) |
Take a closer look at the full table of stocks with very high yields close to new 52-Week Highs. The average price to earnings
ratio (P/E ratio) amounts to 10.92 and forward P/E ratio is 10.15. The dividend
yield has a value of 11.45 percent. Price to book ratio is 1.14 and price to
sales ratio 7.21. The operating margin amounts to 42.85 percent. The average
stock has a debt to equity ratio of 1.59 and is 3.22 percent below 52-Week High.
Here is the full table with
some fundamentals (TTM):
14 Stocks With Very High Yields (Click to enlarge) |
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AMTG, IVR, EFC,
TWO, NMM, CPLP, CXS, NCT, FSC, SLRC, PSEC, MFA, AINV, MCC
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