According to GuruFocus' All-In-One Screener, the following stocks have high dividend yields but performed poorly over the past 12 months.
Educational Development Corp.’s (EDUC, Financial) dividend yield is 1.73% with a payout ratio of 32%. Over the past 52 weeks, the stock price has dropped 6.4%. The stock is trading with a price-earnings (P/E) ratio of 12.5 and a price-sales (P/S) ratio of 0.4.
The company, which publishes educational children's books, has a market cap of $42.55 million and an enterprise value of $69.69 million.
The profitability and growth rating is 6 of 10. The return on equity (ROE) of 23.66% and return on assets (ROA) of 5.39% are outperforming the industry and are ranked higher than 69% of competitors. Financial strength has a rating of 5 of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.02 is underperforming 96% of competitors, and the equity-asset ratio of 0.27 is below the industry median of 0.57.
Manhattan Bridge Capital Inc.’s (LOAN, Financial) dividend yield is 6.94% with a payout ratio of 106%. Over the past 52 weeks, the stock price has declined 12.4%. The stock is now trading with a P/E ratio of 15.3 and a P/S ratio of 9.1.
The credit services company has a market cap of $46.99 million and an enterprise value of $65.38 million.
The profitability and growth rating is 8 of 10. The ROE of 13.90% and ROA of 8.48% are outperforming the industry and are ranked higher than 68% of competitors. Financial strength has a rating of 6 of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.01 is underperforming 95% of competitors. The equity-asset ratio of 0.55 is above the industry median of 0.39.
The company's largest shareholder among the gurus is Jim Simons (Trades, Portfolio) with 1.86% of outstanding shares.
Caledonia Mining Corp. PLC’s (CMCL, Financial) dividend yield is 4.74% with a payout ratio of 40%. Over the past 52 weeks, the stock price has declined 29.4%. The stock is trading with a P/E ratio of 8.1 and a P/S ratio of 0.9.
The gold mining company has a market cap of $60.89 million and an enterprise value of $56.75 million.Â
The profitability and growth rating is 7 of 10. The ROE of 13.57% and ROA of 8.37% are outperforming the industry and are ranked higher than 94% of competitors. Financial strength has a rating of 7 of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 4.65 is underperforming 55% of competitors. The equity-asset ratio is 0.59.
Wayside Technology Group Inc.’s (WSTG, Financial) dividend yield is 4.94% with a payout ratio of 50%. Over the past 52 weeks, the stock price has fallen 17.3%. The stock is now trading with a P/E ratio of 10.3 and a P/S ratio of 0.14.
The computer software distributor has a market cap of $61.93 million and an enterprise value of $52.64 million.Â
The profitability and growth rating is 5 of 10. The ROE of 15.78% and ROA of 6.02% are outperforming the industry and are ranked higher than 72% of competitors. Financial strength has a rating of 9 of 10 with no debt. The equity-asset ratio of 0.41 is below the industry median of 0.58.
Simons is the company's largest shareholder among the gurus with 6.08% of outstanding shares.
Pacific Coast Oil Trust’s (ROYT, Financial) dividend yield is 5.06% with a payout ratio of 164%. Over the past 52 weeks, the stock price has fallen 6.4%. The stock is now trading with a P/E ratio of 40 and a P/S ratio of 14.5.
The oil royalty trust has a market cap of $63.28 million and an enterprise value of $61.69 million.
The profitability and growth rating is 5 of 10. The ROE of 0.74% and ROA of 0.74% are outperforming the industry and are ranked higher than 69% of competitors. Financial strength has a rating of 8 of 10 with no debt. The equity-asset ratio of 1 is above the industry median of 0.53.
Hugoton Royalty Trust’s (HGT, Financial) dividend yield is 6.67% with a payout ratio of 100%. Over the past 52 weeks, the stock price has declined 16.4%. The stock is now trading with a P/E ratio of 15.4 and a P/S ratio of 12.4.
The express trust, which operates in the oil and gas industry, has a market cap of $74 million and an enterprise value of $72.38 million.
The profitability and growth rating is 3 of 10. The ROE of 19.38% and ROA of 18.39% are outperforming the industry and are ranked higher than 85% of competitors. Financial strength has a rating of 9 of 10 with no debt. The equity-asset ratio of 0.94 is above the industry median of 0.53.
The company's largest guru shareholder is Chuck Royce (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.72% of outstanding shares, followed by Michael Price (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.48%.
Disclosure: I do not own any shares of any stocks mentioned in this article.
