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20 Undervalued High-Dividend Stocks With P/E Ratios As Low As 3.8


Updated on March 10th, 2026 by Bob Ciura

Stocks with low P/E ratios can offer attractive returns if their valuation multiples expand.

And when a low P/E stock also has a high dividend yield, investors get ‘paid to wait’ for the valuation multiple to increase.

We define a high-yield stock as one with a current dividend yield of 5% or higher.

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In this research report, we discuss the prospects of 20 undervalued high dividend stocks, which are currently trading at P/E ratios under 10 and are offering dividend yields above 5.0%.

International stocks were excluded from this report.

We have ranked the stocks by P/E ratio, from lowest to highest. For REITs, we use P/FFO in place of the P/E ratio. And for MLPs, we use P/DCF (which is distributable cash flows).

These are comparable metrics similar to earnings for common stocks.

These 20 dividend stocks have not been screened for dividend safety. Instead, these are the 20 most undervalued stocks in the Sure Analysis Research Database with high dividend yields.

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Keep reading to see analysis on these 20 undervalued high dividend stocks.

Undervalued High Dividend Stock #1: Horizon Technology Finance (HRZN) – P/E ratio of 3.8

Horizon Technology Finance Corp. is a BDC that provides venture capital to small and medium–sized companies in the technology, life sciences, and healthcare–IT sectors.

The company has generated attractive risk–adjusted returns through directly originated senior secured loans and additional capital appreciation through warrants.

On October 28th, 2025, Horizon announced its Q3 results. For the quarter, total investment income rose 6.9% year-over-year to $26.3 million, driven primarily by higher fee and interest income on investments from the debt portfolio.

The company’s dollar-weighted annualized yield on average debt investments in Q3 of 2025 and Q3 of 2024 was 18.6% and 15.9%, respectively.

Net investment income per share (IIS) remained flat year-over-year at $0.32. Net asset value (NAV) per share improved to $7.12, up from $6.75 in the prior quarter, but this was down from $9.12 in the prior year.

Horizon’s undistributed spillover income stood at $0.93 per share at quarter-end, maintaining a strong income cushion to support future dividends.

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Undervalued High Dividend Stock #2: CION Investment Corporation (CION) – P/E ratio of 4.4

CION Investment Corporation is an externally managed U.S. business development company focused on originating and holding senior secured loans to U.S. middle-market companies, with an emphasis on capital preservation and current income.

As of September 30th, 2025, CION had investments in 91 portfolio companies as of Q3 2025, with a diversified credit portfolio concentrated at the top of the capital structure.

By industry exposure, the largest allocations were to Business Services (16.6%), Retail (10.3%), Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals (10.1%), Oil & Gas (8.1%), and Diversified & Production (7.2%), with the remaining 47.7% spread across industries each representing less than 6.4% of the portfolio.

The investment mix remains conservative, with 80.0% in senior secured first-lien debt. CION generated $252.4 million in total investment income last year.

On November 6th, 2025, CION Investment Corporation posted its Q3 results. Total investment income increased 51% quarter over quarter to $78.7 million, driven by higher interest income from investment restructurings and elevated origination and amendment fee activity.

Net investment income rose sharply to $0.74 per share, representing a 131% increase from $0.32 per share in the prior quarter, reflecting stronger portfolio earnings and fee generation.

Net asset value increased 2.5% quarter over quarter to $14.86 per share, up from $14.50, as the company out-earned its distribution by $0.38 per share despite modest realized and unrealized losses. For FY 2025, we expect NII/share of $1.76.

The company also announced a transition to monthly base distributions beginning in 2026.

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Undervalued High Dividend Stock #3: Shutterstock, Inc. (SSTK) – P/E ratio of 4.7

Shutterstock sells high-quality creative content for brands, digital media and marketing companies through its global creative platform.

Its platform hosts the most extensive and diverse collection of high-quality 3D models, videos, music, photographs, vectors and illustrations for licensing. The company reported $935 million in revenues last year.

On January 7th, 2025, Shutterstock announced it entered a merger agreement with Getty Images through a merger of equals. The combined company will retain the name Getty Images Holdings, Inc and trade on the NYSE under ticker GETY.

Getty Images shareholders will own roughly 54.6% of the entity and Shutterstock shareholders will own the remaining 45.3%. Shareholders of SSTK will receive $28.84870 of cash, or 9.17 shares of Getty Images plus $9.50 in cash per share.

The combined company would have revenue between $1,979 million and $1,993 million, 46% of it being subscription revenue. About $175 million of annual cost savings is forecast by the third year, with most of this expected after 1 to 2 years.

On January 26th, 2026, Shutterstock announced a $0.36 quarterly dividend, a 9% increase over the prior year.

On February 17th, 2026, Shutterstock published its fourth quarter results for the period ending December 31st, 2025. Quarterly revenue decreased by 12% year-on-year, and missed analyst estimates by $32 million. Adjusted EPS of $0.67 was flat, missing analyst estimates by $0.46.

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Undervalued High Dividend Stock #4: Ellington Credit Co. (EARN) – P/E ratio of 4.9

Ellington Credit Co. acquires, invests in, and manages residential mortgage and real estate related assets. Ellington focuses primarily on residential mortgage-backed securities, specifically those backed by a U.S. Government agency or U.S. government–sponsored enterprise.

Agency MBS are created and backed by government agencies or enterprises, while non-agency MBS are not guaranteed by the government.

On November 19th, 2025, Ellington Credit reported its second fiscal quarter results for the period ending September 30, 2025. The company generated net income of $4.3 million, or $0.11 per share.

Ellington achieved adjusted net investment income of $8.5 million in the quarter, or $0.23 per share. At quarter end, Ellington had $20.1 million in cash and cash equivalents.

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Undervalued High Dividend Stock #5: PennantPark Investment Corporation (PNNT) – P/E ratio of 5.0

PennantPark Investment Corporation is a business development company focused on providing private credit to U.S. core middle-market companies, typically with $10–$50 million of EBITDA, through primarily first-lien, senior secured loans.

As of September 30th, 2025, PNNT had a $1.3 billion investment portfolio across 166 companies, with a weighted average credit spread of 5.66%, median loan-to-value of 39%, median net leverage of 4.5x, and 2.0x interest coverage, reflecting a conservatively structured book.

The portfolio is heavily skewed to senior secured credit, with roughly about half in first-lien debt and the remainder across subordinated debt, equity co-investments, and joint venture exposures, and only 0.1% of the portfolio at fair value on non-accrual. PNNT pays dividends on a monthly basis.

On November 24th, 2025, PennantPark Investment reported its fiscal Q4 results for the fiscal year ended September 30th, 2025. For the quarter, total investment income declined year over year to $28.0 million, reflecting a smaller portfolio and a lower weighted average yield on debt investments.

Net investment income was $9.8 million, or $0.15 per share, compared with $14.4 million, or $0.22 per share, in the prior year period, representing a 32% year-over-year decline in per-share earnings.

PennantPark reported a net decrease in net assets from operations of $1.0 million, or $(0.01) per share, compared with a net increase of $18.4 million, or $0.28 per share, in the prior year period, due to realized losses on investments.

Net asset value declined 6% year over year to $7.11 per share from $7.56, reflecting distributions and net realized losses, partially offset by unrealized appreciation.

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Undervalued High Dividend Stock #6: Virtus Investment Partners (VRTS) – P/E ratio of 5.2

Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. is a distinctive partnership of boutique investment managers. The firm offers a diverse range of investment strategies across asset classes, including equity, fixed income, multi-asset, as well as alternative investments.

These strategies are available in multiple product forms, such as open-end mutual funds, closed-end funds, ETFs, retail separate accounts, and institutional accounts.

Virtus operates through a multi-manager model, partnering with affiliated managers and select unaffiliated sub-advisers, each maintaining distinct investment philosophies and processes.

This structure allows Virtus to offer clients access to specialized expertise and a broad array of solutions tailored to meet various financial objectives.

On February 6th, 2026, Virtus reported its Q4 results for the period ending December 31st, 2025. Total AUM declined 9% year-over-year to $159.5 billion, reflecting market performance and net outflows across U.S. retail funds, institutional, and retail separate accounts, partially offset by positive ETF flows.

Net outflows were ($8.1) billion compared to ($4.8) billion last year, driven by outflows in institutional large-cap growth and retail small- and small/mid-cap strategies.

Adjusted EPS declined 13% year-over-year to $6.50, as lower average assets and related revenues more than offset a reduction in operating expenses, including lower variable incentive compensation. For FY2025, GAAP EPS was $20.27.

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Undervalued High Dividend Stock #7: ARMOUR Residential REIT (ARR) – P/E ratio of 5.6

ARMOUR Residential invests in residential mortgage-backed securities that include U.S. Government-sponsored entities (GSE) such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

It also includes Ginnie Mae, the Government National Mortgage Administration’s issued or guaranteed securities backed by fixed-rate, hybrid adjustable-rate, and adjustable-rate home loans.

Unsecured notes and bonds issued by the GSE and the US Treasury, money market instruments, and non-GSE or government agency-backed securities are examples of other types of investments.

On October 22, 2025, ARMOUR Residential REIT released its third quarter 2025 results. ARMOUR reported distributable earnings available to common stockholders of $0.72 per share.

This was slightly below the consensus expectation by about $0.07, though the company recorded strong revenue of approximately $92.1 million that beat expectations by roughly 5%.

The REIT posted net income of about $159.3 million and net interest income of roughly $38.5 million, reflecting a rebound in earnings compared to earlier periods as interest income rose on a larger investment portfolio.

Book value per share increased about 3.5% to $17.49 at quarter end, and the company reported a total economic return near 7.75 percent for the quarter, signaling healthy underlying asset performance in an environment of volatile mortgage rates and funding costs.

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Undervalued High Dividend Stock #8: Orchid Island Capital (ORC) – P/E ratio of 5.6

Orchid Island Capital, Inc. is a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) operating in the mortgage industry, externally managed by Bimini Advisors LLC.

Orchid Island is a purely financial entity that invests in residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS), either pass-through or structured agency RMBSs, which are financial instruments that collect cash flow based on residential mortgage loans.

Its portfolio is entirely composed of Agency RMBS backed by single-family residential mortgage loans.

On January 30, 2026, Orchid Island Capital, Inc. reported fourth quarter 2025 results with net income of $103.4 million, or $0.62 per common share, compared to $0.53 per share in Q3 2025.

The company delivered solid earnings and book value growth, with full-year 2025 net income of $159.3 million, or $1.24 per share, and book value per share rising to $7.54 from $7.33 quarter over quarter, reflecting favorable mark-to-market gains in its agency MBS portfolio and improved market conditions.

Quarterly performance was supported by $38.5 million of net interest income, driven by $132.2 million of interest income offset by $93.7 million of interest expense, as well as $53.7 million in unrealized gains and $14 million of gains on derivatives, highlighting effective positioning and hedging in a volatile rate environment.

Management significantly expanded the RMBS portfolio by about 27 percent during the quarter, with average MBS balances increasing to $9.5 billion from $7.7 billion, taking advantage of perceived market dislocation and wider spreads, which boosted returns but also raised exposure to future spread and duration risk.

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Undervalued High Dividend Stock #9: Oxford Square Capital (OSXQ) – P/E ratio of 5.6

Oxford Square Capital Corp. is a BDC (Business Development Company) specializing in financing early- and middle-stage businesses through loans and investments in collateralized loan obligations.

At the end of Q3, the total fair value of Oxford Square’s investment portfolio was about $260.5 million across its debt, CLO equity, and equity/other holdings, allocated about 54.5% to senior secured debt, 43.5% to CLO equity, and roughly 2% to equity or other investments. Last year, the BDC generated roughly $42.7 million in total investment income.

On November 6th, 2025, Oxford Square Capital reported its Q3. The company generated approximately $10.2 million in total investment income, essentially flat compared with $10.3 million in Q3 2024, as lower stated interest income from debt investments offset higher PIK income and stronger contributions from securitization vehicles.

The weighted average yield on debt investments increased slightly to 14.6% from 14.5% a year earlier. The weighted average yield on CLO equity investments stood at 9.7%, modestly higher than 9.6% in Q3 2024.

Total expenses were about $4.7 million, compared with $4.2 million in the prior-year period, primarily reflecting higher interest expense tied to the company’s outstanding unsecured notes.

Net investment income (NII) came in at $5.6 million, or $0.07 per share, versus $6.2 million, or $0.10 per share, in Q3 2024.

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Undervalued High Dividend Stock #10: H&R Block Inc. (HRB) – P/E ratio of 5.9

H&R Block, Inc. is a U.S.-based tax preparation that provides assisted and do-it-yourself tax return preparation services through its network of retail offices, online platforms and mobile applications.

Beyond core tax filing services, H&R Block offers related financial products including refund transfer services, prepaid debit cards, loans, identity protection and small-business bookkeeping and payroll solutions.

On November 6, 2025, H&R Block released its fiscal 2026 first quarter results. Revenue for the quarter grew approximately 5% year-over-year to about $203.6 million.

Growth was driven by higher net average charges and increased volume in assisted tax preparation services as well as strong growth in its Wave subscription and payments business, reflecting steady demand in both traditional and digital channels.

The company reported an adjusted diluted loss per share of roughly $1.20, beating analyst estimates which had forecast a larger loss, and showing a modest improvement in financial performance despite the seasonally weak nature of the first quarter outside the core tax filing season.

Operating expenses were controlled, and key metrics such as EBITDA losses improved compared with the prior period, indicating enhanced operational efficiency.

H&R Block also returned significant capital to shareholders, executing roughly $400 million in share repurchases and maintained its quarterly dividend.

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Undervalued High Dividend Stock #11: HP Inc. (HPQ) – P/E ratio of 6.2

Hewlett-Packard’s story dates back to 1935 with two men in a one-car garage making a huge impact on electronic test equipment, computing, data storage, networking, software and services that has lasted for more than eight decades.

On November 1st, 2015, Hewlett-Packard spun off Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (HPE) and changed its name to HP Inc. (HPQ). Today HP Inc. has centered its business activities around two main segments: its product portfolio of printers, and its range of so-called personal systems, which includes computers and mobile devices.

HP reported its fourth quarter (fiscal 2025) results on November 25th, 2025.

Source: Investor Presentation

The company reported revenue of $14.6 billion for the quarter, which beat the analyst consensus estimate by a solid $150 million, and which was up 4% from the previous year’s quarter. This was a bit better than the performance of the company during the previous quarter, when revenues had grown at a slightly slower rate.

Non-GAAP earnings-per-share totaled $0.93 during the fourth quarter, which was just ahead of the analyst consensus estimate. HP Inc. saw its operating margin decline over the last year.

The company currently forecasts adjusted earnings-per-share in a range of $0.73 to $0.81 for the first quarter of the current fiscal year, which would mean a weaker result versus the most recent quarter.

For the current year, HP is expected to generate earnings-per-share of around $3.05, with management forecasting free cash flow at around $2.8 billion.

On November 26th, 2025, HP announced that it was raising its quarterly dividend 3.7% to $0.30 per share, extending the company dividend growth streak to 15 years.

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Undervalued High Dividend Stock #12: Prudential Financial (PRU) – P/E ratio of 6.4

Prudential Financial, now in business for over 140 years, operates in the United States, Asia, Europe and Latin America, with more than $1.6 trillion in assets under management (AUM).

The company provides financial products – including life insurance, annuities, retirement-related services, mutual funds, and investment management.

Prudential operates in four divisions: PGIM (formerly Prudential Investment Management), U.S. Businesses, International Businesses and Corporate & Other.

On February 3rd, 2026, Prudential announced fourth quarter and full year results. For the quarter, the company reported net income of $905 million, or $2.55 per share, versus a net loss of $57 million, or -$0.17 per share, in the prior year.

After-tax adjusted operating income totaled $1.168 billion, or $3.30 per share, compared to $1.068 billion, or $2.96 per share in the prior year. Adjusted EPS was $0.06 below estimates.

For the year, net income of $3.576 billion, or $9.99 per share, was up from $2.727 billion, or $7.50 per share, in 2024. Prudential is expected to earn $14.90 per share in 2026, which would be a 3.3% increase from the prior year.

On February 4th, 2026, Prudential declared a $1.40 quarterly dividend, marking a 3.7% increase.

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Undervalued High Dividend Stock #13: Prospect Capital (PSEC) – P/E ratio of 6.4

Prospect Capital Corporation is a Business Development Company, or BDC, that provides private debt and private equity to middle–market companies in the U.S.

The company focuses on direct lending to owner–operated companies, as well as sponsor–backed transactions. Prospect invests primarily in first and second lien senior loans and mezzanine debt, with occasional equity investments. 

Prospect posted first quarter earnings on November 6th, 2025. Net investment income was 17 cents per share, while total investment income plummeted 20% year-over-year to $157.6 million. While weak, these results were better than feared.

The company continues to focus on rotating assets into its core business of first lien senior secured middle market loans, while reducing second lien loans. It also exited its subordinated notes portfolio, as well as equity-linked assets, including real estate properties.

Total originations were $92 million, off from $271 million in the previous quarter. Total repayments were $235 million, down from $445 million in the previous quarter. That implies net originations of -$143 million for Q1, up from -$175 million in the prior quarter.

Total investments at fair value were $6.51 billion, down from $6.67 billion in the prior quarter. Interest-bearing investments yielded 11.8%, off from 12.2% in the prior quarter.

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Undervalued High Dividend Stock #14: Energy Transfer LP (ET) – P/E ratio of 6.8

Energy Transfer LP owns and operates one of the largest and most diversified portfolios of energy assets in the United States.

Operations include natural gas transportation and storage along with crude oil, natural gas liquids and refined product transportation and storage totaling over 130,000 miles of pipelines.

Energy Transfer also owns the Lake Charles LNG Company and stakes in Sunoco LP (SUN) and USA Compression Partners (USAC).

In mid-February, Energy Transfer reported (2/17/26) financial results for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2025. The MLP continued to grow its volumes in all the segments.

As a result, adjusted EBITDA and distributable cash flow grew 8% and 3%, respectively, over the prior year’s quarter. Energy Transfer raised the quarterly distribution by 0.8%, on top of the distribution hikes in each of the 16 previous quarters.

Energy Transfer provided strong guidance for 2026, expecting adjusted EBITDA to grow from $16.0 billion in 2025 to $17.45-$17.85 billion in 2026. This guidance implies 10% growth at the mid-point.

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Undervalued High Dividend Stock #15: Sunoco LP (SUN) – P/E ratio of 6.9

Sunoco is a master limited partnership that distributes a range of fuel products (wholesale and retail) and that is active in some adjacent industries such as pipelines.

The wholesale unit purchases fuel products from refiners and sells those products to both its own and independently owned dealers.

Sunoco reported its third quarter earnings results in November. The company reported that its revenues totaled $6.03 billion during the quarter, which was 5% more than the revenues that Sunoco generated during the previous year’s quarter. This was a better year-over-year performance compared to the previous quarter.

Fuel prices movements can result in meaningful ups and downs in Sunoco’s revenues and its revenue growth rate on a quarterly basis, although there is not necessarily a big impact on profits, as Sunoco’s expenses move as well when fuel prices move.

Sunoco reported that its adjusted EBITDA was up 7% year over year, improving to $489 million during the quarter. Distributable cash flows totaled $326 million during the quarter, which was lower compared to the previous year’s quarter, and which equated to DCF of $2.38 per share, which covered the dividend easily.

Sunoco has closed the Parkland acquisition during the most recent quarter, which could result in improved growth going forward..

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Undervalued High Dividend Stock #16: AGNC Investment Corporation (AGNC) – P/E ratio of 7.0

American Capital Agency Corp is a mortgage real estate investment trust that invests primarily in agency mortgage–backed securities (or MBS) on a leveraged basis.

The firm’s asset portfolio is comprised of residential mortgage pass–through securities, collateralized mortgage obligations (or CMO), and non–agency MBS. Many of these are guaranteed by government–sponsored enterprises.

On January 26, 2026, AGNC Investment Corp. reported its fourth quarter 2025 financial results. The company delivered robust profitability, with comprehensive income of $0.89 per share and net income of $0.83 per share, supported by $0.35 per share of net spread and dollar roll income and a tangible book value of $8.88 per share that reflected effective capital management and favorable market marks.

A quarterly economic return on tangible common equity of 11.6 percent capped an exceptional full-year economic return of 22.7 percent and total stock return of 34.8 percent, handily outperforming the broader market and underscoring the success of AGNC’s positioning in 2025.

The asset portfolio expanded to $94.8 billion and remained supported by strong liquidity, which provides flexibility to navigate funding markets and opportunistically add assets.

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Undervalued High Dividend Stock #17: PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (PFLT) – P/E ratio of 7.1

PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd. is a business development company that seeks to make secondary direct, debt, equity, and loan investments.

The fund also aims to invest through floating rate loans in private or thinly traded or small market-cap, public middle market companies, equity securities, preferred stock, common stock, warrants or options received in connection with debt investments or through direct investments.

On November 24, 2025, PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd. released its fourth fiscal quarter and full year 2025 financial results for the period ended September 30, 2025.

For the quarter, PFLT reported core net investment income of approximately $0.28 per share and a total investment income near $69.0 million, with revenue in line with analyst expectations, demonstrating steady underlying performance in its core lending business.

The firm’s net asset value per share was reported around $10.83, modestly lower than the prior quarter, reflecting market and portfolio valuation dynamics.

Portfolio assets grew to roughly $2.77 billion, supported by strong origination activity and a significant joint venture initiative that expanded lending capacity.

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Undervalued High Dividend Stock #18: Trinity Capital (TRIN) – P/E ratio of 7.2

Trinity Capital is an internally managed BDC specializing on providing secured debt financing to venture-backed growth companies, mainly in the technology and life sciences ecosystems.

As of its latest quarterly filings, it has investments in 97 portfolio companies, with the portfolio weighted toward Finance & Insurance (~15.8%), SaaS (~10.3%), Healthcare Services (~10.1%), Medical Devices (~9.9%), and Space Technology (~8.6%), among other industries.

The portfolio consisted of 76.6% loans, 14.5% equipment financings, and 8.9% equity and warrants. Last year, the BDC generated $226.8 million in total interest and dividend income.

On November 5th, 2025, Trinity Capital reported its Q3 results for the period ending September 30th, 2025. Investment income increased 22.3% year over year to $75.6 million, driven by strong origination activity and continued demand across the company’s direct lending and equipment financing platforms.

The net increase in net assets resulting from operations was $27.6 million, or $0.39 per share, reflecting solid portfolio performance despite realized losses tied to select investment exits and conversions.

NAV per share rose to $13.31, up 31.9% year-over-year and modestly higher than $13.27 at the end of the prior quarter. This was due to portfolio growth and accretive equity issuance.

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Undervalued High Dividend Stock #19: Stellus Capital (SCM) – P/E ratio of 7.2

Stellus Capital Management provides capital solutions to companies with $5 million to $50 million of EBITDA and does so with a variety of instruments, the majority of which are debt.

Stellus provides first lien, second lien, mezzanine, convertible debt, and equity investments to a diverse group of customers, generally at high yields, in the US and Canada.

Stellus posted third quarter earnings on November 12th, 2025, and results were weak once again. Net investment income was $9.1 million, down from $10.3 million a year ago. On a per-share basis, NII fell from 39 cents to 32 cents.

Core net investment income, which is an adjusted form of profit, fell from $10.6 million to $9.7 million, or from 39 cents per share to 32 cents. Total investment income, which is akin to revenue, was $26.28 million, down slightly from $26.5 million a year ago.

Net asset value was down 16 cents per share, with eight cents of that attributable to dividend payments exceeding earnings, and eight cents to net unrealized losses from two debt investments.

At the end of the quarter the investment portfolio was $1.01 billion at fair value across 115 companies, both up from $986 million and 112 companies, respectively, a year earlier.

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Undervalued High Dividend Stock #20: Ellington Financial (EFC) – P/E ratio of 7.3

Ellington Financial Inc. acquires and manages mortgage, consumer, corporate, and other related financial assets in the United States.

The company acquires and manages residential mortgage–backed securities (RMBS) backed by prime jumbo, Alt–A, manufactured housing, and subprime residential mortgage loans.

Additionally, it manages RMBS, for which the U.S. government guarantees the principal and interest payments. It also provides collateralized loan obligations, mortgage–related and non–mortgage–related derivatives, equity investments in mortgage originators and other strategic investments.

On November 6th, 2025, Ellington Financial reported its Q3 results. As with previous quarters, the company reported only income, not revenues.

Gross interest income totaled $122.85 million, up sequentially, while net interest margins expanded across the credit portfolio and Longbridge delivered strong origination and servicing results amid record proprietary production. Adjusted EPS came in at $0.53, a meaningful boost year-over-year.

The improvement reflected continued securitization activity, favorable contributions from earnings in unconsolidated entities, and a strong $0.16 per-share contribution from Longbridge, while the Agency strategy delivered a modest $0.04 per-share gain despite a smaller portfolio and a challenging spread environment.

Book value per share ended Q3 at $13.40, compared with $13.49 in Q2.

Click here to download our most recent Sure Analysis report on Ellington Financial (EFC) (preview of page 1 of 3 shown below):

Final Thoughts

All the above stocks are trading at remarkably cheap valuation levels due to some business headwinds. Some of them have been hurt by high inflation or the latest economic slowdown whereas others are facing their own specific issues.

Moreover, all the above stocks are offering dividend yields above 5%. As a result, they make it much easier for investors to wait patiently for the business headwinds to subside.

If you are interested in finding high-quality dividend growth stocks and/or other high-yield securities and income securities, the following Sure Dividend resources will be useful:

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