5 Guru Stocks Paying High Dividend Yields

Conagra Brands tops the list

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Jun 29, 2021
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  • Ally Financial makes the list
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As of June 29, the GuruFocus All-in-One Screener, a Premium feature, found that the following companies have low price-earnings ratios and high dividend yields.

Ally Financial

Ally Financial Inc.'s (ALLY) dividend yield is 1.49% and the payout ratio is 0.13%. Shares are trading with a price-earnings ratio of 8.76 and a price-book ratio of 1.29. The company's average yield was 1.89% over the past 10 years.

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The share price has climbed 181.38% over the past 12 months and is now 10.35% below the 52-week high and 172.56% above the 52-week low.

The diversified financial services firm has a GuruFocus profitability rating of 5 out of 10. The return on equity of 15.54% is outperforming 81% of companies in the credit services industry. Its financial strength is rated 2 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.75 is above the industry median of 0.37.

Bill Nygren (Trades, Portfolio) is the company's largest guru shareholder with 3.62% of outstanding shares, followed by Howard Marks (Trades, Portfolio) with 3.01% and Louis Moore Bacon (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.34%.

Conagra Brands

Conagra Brands Inc. 's (CAG) dividend yield is 4.14% and the payout ratio is 0.56%. Shares are trading with a price-earnings ratio of 14.21 and a price-book ratio of 2.08. The company's average yield was 4.77% over the past 10 years.

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The stock has risen 55.25% over the past 12 months and is now 4.41% below the 52-week high and 65.01% above the 52-week low.

The packaged food company has a market cap of $55 billion and a GuruFocus profitability rating of 6 out of 10. The ROE of 14.73% and ROA of 5.35% are outperforming 65% of companies in the consumer packaged goods industry. Its financial strength is rated 4 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.01 is far below the industry median of 0.5.

With 1.68% of outstanding shares, Jana Partners (Trades, Portfolio) is the company's largest guru shareholder, followed by the T Rowe Price Equity Income Fund (Trades, Portfolio) with 1.27% and Mario Gabelli (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.28%.

Cia Paranaense De Energia

Cia Paranaense De Energia Copel's (ELP) dividend yield is 1.21% with a payout ratio of 3.07%. Shares are trading with a price-earnings ratio of 3.75 and a price-book ratio of 0.83. The company's average yield was 4.76% over the past 10 years.

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Shares have increased 19.95% over the last 12 months and are now 18.06% below the 52-week high and 18.19% above the 52-week low.

The company, which operates in power generation and transmission, gas, power distribution, power sale and telecommunications, has a GuruFocus profitability rank of 7 out of 10. The ROE of 21.55% and ROA of 9.37% are outperforming 87% of competitors in the utilities - regulated industry. Its financial strength is rated 5 out of 10 with a cash-debt ratio of 0.34.

Quest Diagnostics

The dividend yield of Quest Diagnostics Inc. (DGX) is 1.78% with a payout ratio of 0.17%. Shares are trading with a price-earnings ratio of 9.85 and a price-book ratio of 2.51. The company's average yield was 1.84% over the past 10 years.

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The stock's value has risen 25.77% over the past 12 months and shares are now trading 9.22% below the 52-week high and 25.54% above the 52-week low.

With a market cap of $11 billion, the U.S. company, which provides diagnostic testing, information and services, has a GuruFocus profitability rating of 8 out of 10. The ROE of 28.57% and ROA of 13.41% are outperforming 81% of companies in the medical diagnostics and research industry. Its financial strength is rated 6 out of 10 with a cash-debt ratio of 0.26.

With 2.29% of outstanding shares, Chris Davis (Trades, Portfolio) is the company's largest guru shareholder, followed by Pioneer Investments (Trades, Portfolio) with 1.35% and Jeremy Grantham (Trades, Portfolio) with 1.27%.

Enel Americas

Enel Americas SA.'s (ENIA) dividend yield is 2.75% and the payout ratio is 0.95%. Shares are trading with a price-earnings ratio of 13.62 and a price-book ratio of 1.38. The company's average yield was 2.92% over the past 10 years.

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Shares have declined 4.49% over the past 12 months and are currently trading 18.05% below the 52-week high and 17.04% above the 52-week low.

The company has a GuruFocus profitability rating of 7 out of 10. The ROE of 9.33% is outperforming 55% of competitors in the utilities - regulated industry. Its financial strength is rated 4 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.29 is below the industry median of 0.27.

Jim Simons (Trades, Portfolio)’ Renaissance Technologies is the company's largest guru shareholder with 0.17% of outstanding shares, followed by Pioneer Investments (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.06%.

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