Some REITs are better than others for those seeking a sustainable income stream. Real estate investment trusts (REITs) can be great income-producing investments. They tend to offer much higher dividend yields (4% on average these days compared to a sub-1.5% dividend yield on the S&P 500). Meanwhile, the best ones aim to consistently increase their payments. W.P. Carey (WPC 2.25%) and EPR Properties (EPR 1.95%) are ideal REITs for those seeking a sustainable and growing income stream. They're much better opt ...

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EPR Properties (EPR) reported $145.09 million in revenue for the quarter ended June 2024, representing a yearover-year decline of 4.5%. EPS of $1.20 for the same period compares to $0.10 a year ago. The reported revenue represents a surprise of +1.37% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $143.13 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $1.21, the EPS surprise was -0.83%. While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Str ...

EPR Properties (EPR) came out with quarterly funds from operations (FFO) of $1.20 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.21 per share. This compares to FFO of $1.31 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items. This quarterly report represents an FFO surprise of -0.83%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this real estate investment trust would post FFO of $1.14 per share when it actually produced FFO of $1.12, delivering a surprise of -1.75%. Over the last four qu ...

The current level reflects no revision in the consensus EPS estimate for the quarter over the past 30 days. This demonstrates how the analysts covering the stock have collectively reappraised their initial projections over this period. According to the collective judgment of analysts, 'Depreciation and amortization' should come in at $41.08 million. The estimate compares to the year-ago value of $43.71 million. Wall Street analysts forecast that EPR Properties (EPR) will report quarterly earnings of $1.21 p ...

These two REITs are trading for steep discounts and could be worth a closer look right now. Rising interest rates are generally a negative catalyst for real estate stocks. Without getting too deep into an economics lesson, the general idea is that when risk-free interest rates (like Treasury securities) rise, yields of other income investments like real estate investment trusts, or REITs, tend to rise as well. Since price and yield have an inverse relationship, this puts pressure on REIT prices. In fact, si ...

4 ar HQS 1 8 1 1 It's rare that I come across stocks with a 7% yield plus that I would actually consider adding to my portfolio. I consider myself a dividend growth investor more than anything, looking for opportunities to buy stocks that have a history of sustainably increasing dividend payments that are trading at a good value. For example, I own Altria Group (MO) in my portfolio. As I've mentioned before in a previous article, Altria has a rare combination of high starting yield, a history of dividend gr ...

z1b REITs (VNQ) have been one of the weakest-performing sectors since the Federal Reserve started raising interest rates aggressively in 2022. Over that period, they have delivered a -21.53% total return, indicating they are still in a bear market. In contrast, the S&P 500 has delivered a 19.24% total return over the same period. Data by YCharts However, many REITs are performing well on a fundamental basis. Occupancy levels remain strong, balance sheets are in good shape with fairly low leverage ratios, an ...

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Realty Income Realty Income (O 0.70%) takes its monthly dividend so seriously that it calls itself "The Monthly Dividend Company." The real estate investment trust (REIT) owns a diversified portfolio of properties all over the United States and internationally that it leases to tenants in a variety of industries. As a REIT, it is obligated to distribute at least 90% of its taxable income to its shareholders annually in the form of dividends. And Realty Income has also increased its payouts for 27 consecutiv ...