6 High-Yield Stocks in Gurus' Portfolios

Cheap stocks with negative 12-month performance

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Jul 20, 2018
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According to the GuruFocus All-In-One Screener, the following stocks have high dividend yields but performed poorly over the past 12 months.

Argan Inc.’s (AGX) dividend yield is 3.22% with a payout ratio of 0.35%. Over the past 52 weeks, the stock price has fallen 36.3%. The stock is trading with a price-earnings ratio of 10.8 and a price-sales ratio of 0.8.

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The provider of engineering, procurement and construction services has a market cap of $603.29 million.

The company has a profitability and growth rating of 7 out of 10. The return on equity of 16.30% and the return on assets of 8.83% are outperforming the sector and are ranked higher than 91% of competitors. Its financial strength is rated 9 of 10 with no debt. The equity-asset ratio of 0.68 is above the industry median of 0.42.

With 6.57% of outstanding shares, Jim Simons (Trades, Portfolio) is the company's largest investor among the gurus followed by Chuck Royce (Trades, Portfolio) with 1.72% and Joel Greenblatt (Trades, Portfolio) with 1.19%.

CrossAmerica Partners LP’s (CAPL) dividend yield is 13.57% with a payout ratio of 5.24%. Over the past 52 weeks, the stock price has declined 26.2%. The stock is trading with a price-earnings ratio of 36.9 and a price-sales ratio of 0.3.

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The company distributes gasoline and diesel fuel. It has a market cap of $607.41 million.

The company has a profitability and growth rating of 4 out of 10. The return on equity of 9.14% and the return on assets of 2.26% are underperforming the sector and are ranked lower than 74% of competitors. Its financial strength is rated 4 of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.16 is underperforming 90% of competitors. The equity-asset ratio of 3.55 is above the industry median of 0.62.

Simons is the company's largest guru shareholder with 0.08% of outstanding shares.

ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES Inc. ADR’s (IMOS) dividend yield is 1.35% with a payout ratio of 0.52%. Over the past 52 weeks, the stock price has fallen 26.9%. The stock is trading with a price-earnings ratio of 25.2 and a price-sales ratio of 1.1.

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The provider of semiconductor testing and packaging solutions has a market cap of $628.29 million.

The company has a profitability and growth rating of 5 out of 10. The return on equity of 3.67% and the return on assets of 1.98% are outperforming the sector and are ranked higher than 78% of competitors. Its financial strength is rated 5 of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.62 is underperforming 64% of competitors and the equity-asset ratio of 0.56 is below the industry median of 0.60.

With 3.96% of outstanding shares, Simons is the company's largest investor among the gurus followed by Seth Klarman (Trades, Portfolio) with 2.18% and Richard Snow (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.08%.

Pzena Investment Management Inc.’s (PZN) dividend yield is 5.63% with a payout ratio of 1.09%. Over the past 52 weeks, the stock price has declined 12.1%. The stock is trading with a price-earnings ratio of 19.7 and a price-sales ratio of 4.3.

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The investment management company has a market cap of $631.73 million and a profitability and growth rating of 7 out of 10. The return on equity of 26.95% and the return on assets of 4.84% are outperforming the sector and are ranked higher than 52% of competitors. Its financial strength is rated 8 of 10 and the company has no debt. The equity-asset ratio of 0.19 is below the industry median of 0.76.

Simons is the company's largest guru shareholder with 1.09% of outstanding shares followed by Mario Gabelli (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.1%.

First of Long Island Corp.’s (FLIC) dividend yield is 2.38% with a payout ratio of 0.4%. Over the past 52 weeks, the stock price has decreased 5.5%. The stock is trading with a price-earnings ratio of 16.8 and a price-sales ratio of 5.9.

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The provider of financial services has a market cap of $636.22 million. Its profitability and growth rating is 4 out of 10. The return on equity of 10.85% and the return on assets of 0.97% are outperforming the sector and are ranked higher than 57% of competitors. Its financial strength is rated 3 of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.12 is underperforming 94% of competitors, and the equity-asset ratio of 0.09 is below the industry median of 0.11.

With 2.28% of outstanding shares, Simons is the company's largest investor among the gurus followed by Diamond Hill Capital (Trades, Portfolio) with 1.78%.

Quanex Building Products Corp.’s (NX) dividend yield is 0.89% with a payout ratio of 0.18%. Over the past 52 weeks, the stock price has declined 12.8%. The stock is trading with a price-earnings ratio of 21.2 and a price-sales ratio of 0.7.

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The manufacturer of engineered products has a market cap of $639.86 million.

Its profitability and growth rating is 7 out of 10. While the return on equity of 7.45% is underperforming the sector, the return on assets of 3.88% is outperforming the sector and is ranked higher than 50% of competitors. Its financial strength is rated 5 of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.04 is underperforming 88% of competitors. The equity-asset ratio of 0.55 is above the industry median of 0.52.

Simons is the company's largest guru shareholder with 3.1% of outstanding shares followed by Royce with 1.99%, Ken Fisher (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.33% and Paul Tudor Jones (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.05%.

Disclosure: I do not own any shares of any stocks mentioned in this article.