(VIANEWS) – Apollo Senior Floating Rate Fund (AFT), Eaton Vance Tax (ETY), Williams Companies (WMB)  have the highest dividend yield stocks on this list.

A little less 2K companies listed in the Nasdaq and NYSE pay out dividends to its shareholders. The dividend yield is a dividend to price ratio showing how much a company pays out in dividends each year.

1. Apollo Senior Floating Rate Fund (AFT) – Dividend Yield: 12.84%

Apollo Senior Floating Rate Fund's last close was $12.62, 8.22% below its 52-week high of $13.75. Intraday change was -2.55%.

Apollo Senior Floating Rate Fund Inc. is a closed ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by Apollo Credit Management, LLC. The Fund invests in fixed income markets. It primarily invests in senior secured loans made to companies whose debt is rated below investment grade. The Fund employs a conservative approach to credit selection that focuses on collateral coverage, structural seniority, and credit fundamentals, with emphasis on leading defensible market positions, stable companies with positive cash flow, and proven management teams. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolios against the S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index. Apollo Senior Floating Rate Fund Inc. was formed on February 23, 2011 and is domiciled in United States.

Earnings Per Share

As for profitability, Apollo Senior Floating Rate Fund has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.66.

PE Ratio

Apollo Senior Floating Rate Fund has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 7.6. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $7.6 for every dollar of annual earnings.

The company's return on equity, which measures the profitability of a business relative to shareholder's equity, for the twelve trailing months is 11.44%.

Volume

Today's last reported volume for Apollo Senior Floating Rate Fund is 108151 which is 78.51% above its average volume of 60585.

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2. Eaton Vance Tax (ETY) – Dividend Yield: 8.56%

Eaton Vance Tax's last close was $10.64, 16.02% under its 52-week high of $12.67. Intraday change was -0.19%.

Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Diversified Equity Income Fund is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by Eaton Vance Management. The fund invests in public equity markets across the globe. It seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. The fund primarily invests in dividend paying stocks of companies. It also writes S&P 500 Index call options with respect to a portion of the value of its common stock portfolio to generate current cash flow from the options premium received. The Fund also normally invests in issuers located in at least three countries including the United States. It also invests through derivatives. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against a composite benchmark comprised of 80% S&P 500 Index and 20% FTSE Eurotop 100 Index. Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Diversified Equity Income Fund was formed on November 30, 2006 and is domiciled in the United States.

Earnings Per Share

As for profitability, Eaton Vance Tax has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.61.

PE Ratio

Eaton Vance Tax has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 17.44. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $17.44 for every dollar of annual earnings.

The company's return on equity, which measures the profitability of a business relative to shareholder's equity, for the twelve trailing months is 5.06%.

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3. Williams Companies (WMB) – Dividend Yield: 5.26%

Williams Companies's last close was $34.84, 3.81% below its 52-week high of $36.22. Intraday change was 0.22%.

The Williams Companies, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an energy infrastructure company primarily in the United States. It operates through Transmission & Gulf of Mexico, Northeast G&P, West, and Gas & NGL Marketing Services segments. The Transmission & Gulf of Mexico segment comprises Transco and Northwest natural gas pipelines; and natural gas gathering and processing, and crude oil production handling and transportation assets in the Gulf Coast region, as well as various petrochemical and feedstock pipelines. The Northeast G&P segment engages in the midstream gathering, processing, and fractionation activities in the Marcellus Shale region primarily in Pennsylvania and New York, and the Utica Shale region of eastern Ohio. The West segment comprises gas gathering, processing, and treating operations in the Rocky Mountain region of Colorado and Wyoming, the Barnett Shale region of north-central Texas, the Eagle Ford Shale region of South Texas, the Haynesville Shale region of northwest Louisiana, and the Mid-Continent region, which includes the Anadarko, Arkoma, and Permian basins; and operates natural gas liquid (NGL) fractionation and storage facilities in central Kansas near Conway. The Gas & NGL Marketing Services segment provides wholesale marketing, trading, storage, and transportation of natural gas for natural gas utilities, municipalities, power generators, and producers; risk and asset management; and NGL marketing services. The company owns and operates 33,000 miles of pipelines, 29 processing facilities, 7 fractionation facilities, and approximately 24 million barrels of NGL storage capacity. The Williams Companies, Inc. was founded in 1908 and is headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Earnings Per Share

As for profitability, Williams Companies has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.28.

PE Ratio

Williams Companies has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 15.31. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $15.31 for every dollar of annual earnings.

The company's return on equity, which measures the profitability of a business relative to shareholder's equity, for the twelve trailing months is 20.37%.

Volume

Today's last reported volume for Williams Companies is 2382910 which is 59.64% below its average volume of 5904780.

Stock Price Classification

According to the stochastic oscillator, a useful indicator of overbought and oversold conditions, Williams Companies's stock is considered to be overbought (>=80).

Dividend Yield

According to Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Dec 6, 2023, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 1.79 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 5.26%.

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4. First Financial Northwest (FFNW) – Dividend Yield: 4.81%

First Financial Northwest's last close was $11.00, 29.85% under its 52-week high of $15.68. Intraday change was 1.7%.

First Financial Northwest, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for First Financial Northwest Bank that provides commercial banking services in Washington. The company offers a range of deposit products, including noninterest bearing accounts, interest-bearing demand accounts, money market accounts, statement savings accounts, and certificates of deposit. Its loan products comprise one-to-four family residential loans; multifamily and commercial real estate loans; construction/land loans for the construction of single-family residences, condominiums, townhouses, multifamily properties, and residential developments; business loans; and consumer loans, such as home equity loans and savings account loans. The company also provides wealth management services; and online banking platform, as well as debit cards and ATMs. As of December 31, 2021, it operated seven retail branches in King County, five retail branches in Snohomish County, and two retail branches in Pierce County, Washington. First Financial Northwest, Inc. was founded in 1923 and is headquartered in Renton, Washington.

Earnings Per Share

As for profitability, First Financial Northwest has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.18.

PE Ratio

First Financial Northwest has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 9.32. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $9.32 for every dollar of annual earnings.

The company's return on equity, which measures the profitability of a business relative to shareholder's equity, for the twelve trailing months is 5.26%.

Moving Average

First Financial Northwest's worth is below its 50-day moving average of $12.19 and way below its 200-day moving average of $12.37.

Dividend Yield

According to Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Sep 6, 2023, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 0.52 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 4.81%.

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5. M/I Homes (MHO) – Dividend Yield: 3.74%

M/I Homes's last close was $81.32, 19.98% below its 52-week high of $101.62. Intraday change was -0.45%.

M/I Homes, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a builder of single-family homes in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Minnesota, Michigan, Florida, Texas, North Carolina, and Tennessee. The company operates through Northern Homebuilding, Southern Homebuilding, and Financial Services segments. It also designs, constructs, markets, and sells single-family homes and attached townhomes to first-time, millennial, move-up, empty-nester, and luxury buyers under the M/I Homes brand name. In addition, the company purchases undeveloped land to develop into developed lots for the construction of single-family homes, as well as for sale to others. Further, it originates and sells mortgages; and serves as a title insurance agent by providing title insurance policies, examination, and closing services to purchasers of its homes. M/I Homes, Inc. was founded in 1976 and is based in Columbus, Ohio.

Earnings Per Share

As for profitability, M/I Homes has a trailing twelve months EPS of $17.23.

PE Ratio

M/I Homes has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 4.72. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $4.72 for every dollar of annual earnings.

The company's return on equity, which measures the profitability of a business relative to shareholder's equity, for the twelve trailing months is 22.48%.

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6. Air T (AIRT) – Dividend Yield: 2.56%

Air T's last close was $23.31, 19.48% below its 52-week high of $28.95. Intraday change was 2.85%.

Air T, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides overnight air cargo, ground equipment sale, commercial jet engines and parts, and printing equipment and maintenance services in the United States and internationally. The company's Overnight Air Cargo segment offers air express delivery services. As of March 31, 2021, this segment had 66 aircraft under the dry-lease agreements with FedEx. Its Ground Equipment Sales segment manufactures, sells, and services aircraft deicers, scissor-type lifts, military and civilian decontamination units, flight-line tow tractors, glycol recovery vehicles, and other specialized equipment. This segment sells its products to passenger and cargo airlines, ground handling companies, the United States Air Force, airports, and industrial customers. Its Commercial Aircraft, Engines and Parts segment offers commercial aircraft trading, leasing, and parts solutions; commercial aircraft storage, storage maintenance, and aircraft disassembly/part-out services; commercial aircraft parts sales, exchanges, procurement services, consignment programs, and overhaul and repair services; and aircraft instrumentation, avionics, and a range of electrical accessories for civilian, military transport, regional/commuter and business/commercial jet, and turboprop aircraft. This segment also provides composite aircraft structures, and repair and support services. Air T, Inc. was incorporated in 1980 and is based in Denver, North Carolina.

Earnings Per Share

As for profitability, Air T has a trailing twelve months EPS of $-4.01.

The company's return on equity, which measures the profitability of a business relative to shareholder's equity, for the twelve trailing months is negative -36.2%.

Yearly Top and Bottom Value

Air T's stock is valued at $23.31 at 11:15 EST, way below its 52-week high of $28.95 and way higher than its 52-week low of $18.50.