7 Stocks Paying High Dividend Yields

Seadrill, MedEquities on the list

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Dec 16, 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 last 12 months.

Mid Penn Bancorp Inc.’s (MPB) dividend yield is 2.60% with a payout ratio of 58%. Over the last 52 weeks, the stock price has fallen 29.6%. The stock is trading with a price-earnings ratio of 22.7 and a price-sales ratio of 2.5.

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The bank holding company has a market cap of $193.67 million.

The profitability and growth rating is 4 out of 10. The return on equity of 4.89% and return on assets of 0.45% are underperforming the sector and are ranked lower than 72% of competitors. Its financial strength is rated 4 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.78 is underperforming 53% of competitors.

With 0.17% of outstanding shares, Jim Simons' (Trades, Portfolio) Renaissance Technologies is the company's largest guru shareholder.

Seadrill Partners LLC’s (SDLP) dividend yield is 17.88% with a payout ratio of 26%. Over the last 52 weeks, the stock price has fallen 23.5%. The stock is trading with a price-earnings ratio of 1.4 and a price-sales ratio of 0.2.

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The company which operates offshore drilling units, has a market cap of $205.68 million.

The company has a profitability and growth rating of 5 out of 10. The return on equity of 10.59% and return on assets of 2.19% are outperforming the sector and are ranked higher than 74% of competitors. Its financial strength is rated 4 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.29 is underperforming 59% of competitors.

Simons’ firm is the company's largest guru shareholder with 0.3% of outstanding shares.

Bassett Furniture Industries Inc.’s (BSET) dividend yield is 2.37% with a payout ratio of 43%. Over the last 52 weeks, the stock price has fallen 43.4%. The stock is trading with a price-earnings ratio of 18.9 and a price-sales ratio of 0.50.

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The company, which operates Wholesale, Retail and Logistical services, has a market cap of $210.64 million.

GuruFocus rated its profitability and growth 8 out of 10. While the return on equity of 5.91% is underperforming the sector, the return on assets of 3.96% is outperforming the sector and is ranked higher than 56% of competitors. Its financial strength is rated 8 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 111.02 is outperforming 81% of competitors. The equity-asset ratio of 0.68 is above the industry median of 0.57.

Mario Gabelli (Trades, Portfolio) is the company's largest guru shareholder with 8.2% of outstanding shares followed by Chuck Royce (Trades, Portfolio) with 5.74%.

MedEquities Realty Trust Inc.’s (MRT) dividend yield is 12.31% with a payout ratio of 227%. Over the last 52 weeks, the stock price has fallen 32.5%. The stock is trading with a price-earnings ratio of 18.5 and a price-sales ratio of 3.6.

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The company which invests in a mix of healthcare properties and healthcare-related real estate investments, has a market cap of $224.89 million.

The company has a profitability and growth rating of 6 out of 10. The return on equity of 3.46% and return on assets of 2% are underperforming the sector and are ranked lower than 64% of competitors. Its financial strength is rated 5 out of 10 with no debt. The cash-debt ratio of 0.02 is underperforming 80% of competitors and the equity-asset ratio of 0.55 is above the industry median of 0.52.

Simons’ firm is the company's largest guru shareholder with 3.2% of outstanding shares followed by NWQ Managers (Trades, Portfolio) with 1.91%.

First Bank’s (FRBA) dividend yield is 1.05% with a payout ratio of 15%. Over the last 52 weeks, the stock price has fallen 15.8%. The stock is trading with a price-earnings ratio of 15.8 and a price-sales ratio of 3.7.

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The provider of financial services has a market cap of $217.83 million.

GuruFocus rated its profitability and growth 3 out of 10. The return on equity of 8.10% and return on assets of 0.91% are underperforming the sector and are ranked lower than 68% of competitors. Its financial strength is rated 4 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.90 is underperforming 75% of the competitors.

Michael Price (Trades, Portfolio) is the company's largest guru shareholder with 1.07% of outstanding shares.

Codorus Valley Bancorp Inc.’s (CVLY) dividend yield is 2.68% with a payout ratio of 32%. Over the last 52 weeks, the stock price has fallen 18.7%. The stock is trading with a price-earnings ratio of 12.3 and a price-sales ratio of 2.6.

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The provider of business and consumer banking services, has a market cap of $196.78 million.

The company has a profitability and growth rating of 2 out of 10. While the return on equity of 9.96% is outperforming the sector, the return on assets of 0.96% is underperforming the sector and is ranked lower than 51% of competitors. Its financial strength is rated 3 out of 10 with a cash-debt ratio of 0.59 that is underperforming 64% of competitors. The equity-asset ratio is 0.10 is below the industry median of 0.11.

With 2.02% of outstanding shares, Royce is the company's largest shareholder among the gurus.

LCNB Corp.’s (LCNB) dividend yield is 4.15% with a payout ratio of 53%. Over the last 52 weeks, the stock price has fallen 24.5%. The stock is trading with a price-earnings ratio of 13.4 and a price-sales ratio of 3.2.

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The provider of personal and business banking solutions in the United States, has a market cap of $214.47 million.

GuruFocus rated its profitability and growth 4 out of 10. The return on equity of 7.58% and return on assets of 0.93% are underperforming the sector and are ranked lower than 62% of competitors. Its financial strength is rated 5 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 1.16 is outperforming 53% of the competitors.

Simons’ firm is the company's largest guru shareholder with 1.12% of outstanding shares.

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