According to the GuruFocus All-in-One Screener, the following stocks have high dividend yields but performed poorly over the past 12 months.
Blackrock Maryland Municipal Bond Trust’s (BZM, Financial) dividend yield is 4.15% with a payout ratio of 0.38%. Over the past 52 weeks, the price declined 5.9%. The stock is now trading with a price-earnings (P/E) ratio of 8.7 and a price-sales (P/S) ratio of 5.7.
The company has a market cap of $29.21 million. It is a perpetual closed-end municipal bond fund. Its objective is to provide current income exempt from regular federal income taxes and Maryland personal income taxes.
The profitability rating is 5 of 10. The return on equity (ROE) of 10.54% and return on assets (ROA) of 6.72% are outperforming the industry and are ranked higher than 72% of competitors. Financial strength has a rating of 7 of 10. Its cash-debt ratio of 1.19 is underperforming 71% of competitors, and the equity-asset ratio of 0.65 is below the industry median of 0.84.
Atlantic American Corp. ’s (AAME, Financial) dividend yield is 0.52% with a payout ratio of 0.4%. Over the past 52 weeks, the price declined 8.8%. The stock is now trading with a P/E ratio of 78 and a P/S ratio of 0.5.
The company has a market cap of $79.62 million. It is a holding company that operates through its subsidiaries in markets within the life and health and property and casualty insurance industries.
The profitability rating is 6 of 10. The ROE of 0.95% and ROA of 0.45% are underperforming the industry and are ranked lower than 89% of competitors. Financial strength has a rating of 6 of 10. Its cash-debt ratio of 0.35 is underperforming 89% of competitors, while the equity-asset ratio of 0.34 is above the industry median of 0.09.
The company’s largest shareholder among the gurus is Jim Simons (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.23% of outstanding shares.
ClearOne Inc.’s (CLRO, Financial) dividend yield is 1.83% with a payout ratio of 0.44%. Over the past 52 weeks, the price has declined 8.8%. The stock is now trading with a P/E ratio of 20.4 and a P/S ratio of 2.0.
The company has a market cap of $89.67 million. It designs, develops and sells conferencing, collaboration, streaming and digital signage solutions for audio, voice and visual communication.
The profitability rating is 7 of 10. The ROE of 6.28% and ROA of 5.52% are outperforming the industry and are ranked higher than 59% of competitors. Financial strength has a high rating of 10 of 10. With no debt, it is out performing 98% of competitors. The equity-asset ratio of 0.88 is below the industry median of 0.59.
John Rogers (Trades, Portfolio) is the largest investor among the gurus with 1.89% of outstanding shares.
FreightCar America Inc.’s (RAIL, Financial) dividend yield is 2.47% with a payout ratio of 0.19%. Over the past 52 weeks, the price has fallen 20.9%. The stock is now trading with a P/E ratio of 7.6 and a P/S ratio of 0.3.
The company has a market cap of $181.06 million. It is a manufacturer of aluminum-bodied railcars in North America. It specializes in the production of coal cars.
The profitability rating is 6 of 10. The ROE of 9.70% and ROA of 6.17% are outperforming the industry and are ranked higher than 66% of competitors. Financial strength has a rating of 9 of 10. With no debt, it is outperforming 100% of competitors. The equity-asset ratio of 0.72 is above the industry median of 0.45.
The company’s largest shareholder among the gurus is Chuck Royce (Trades, Portfolio) with 8.19% of outstanding shares
Liberty Tax Inc. Class A’s (TAX, Financial) dividend yield is 4.25% with a payout ratio of 0.49%. Over the past 52 weeks, the price has dropped 14.9%. The stock is now trading with a P/E ratio of 11.8 and a P/S ratio of 1.2.
The company has a market cap of $191.93 million. It is engaged in providing federal and state income tax preparation services and related tax settlement products in the U.S. and Canada.
The profitability rating is 8 of 10. Its ROE of 18.06% and its ROA of 8.35% are outperforming 71% of competitors. Financial strength has a rating of 5 of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.04 is underperforming 97% of competitors, and the equity-asset ratio is 0.42 is below the industry median of 0.47.
Royce is the largest investor among the gurus with 5.96% of outstanding shares, followed by Simons with 1.96%.
LSI Industries Inc.’s (LYTS, Financial) dividend yield is 2.01% with a payout ratio of 1.11%. Over the past 52 weeks, the price has declined 8.7%. The stock is now trading with a P/E ratio of 54.9 and a P/S ratio of 0.8.
The company has a market cap of $247.56 million. It is engaged in providing corporate visual image solutions through the combination of digital and screen graphics capabilities and indoor and outdoor lighting products, lighting control systems and related professional services.
The profitability rating is 5 of 10. The ROE of 3.08% and ROA of 2.49% are underperforming the industry and are ranked lower than 59% of competitors. Financial strength has a rating of 9 of 10. With no debt, it is outperforming 99% of competitors. The equity-asset ratio of 0.81 is above the industry median of 0.57.
The company’s largest shareholder among the gurus is Royce with 6.94% of outstanding shares, followed by Simons with 0.94%.
Disclosure: I do not own any shares of any stocks mentioned in this article.
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