Better Dividend Stock: Sun Communities vs. Agree Realty

To start with the most obvious number, Agree Realty has a 4.2% dividend yield. Sun Communities' yield is just under 3.4%. Clearly, from an income perspective, Agree Realty wins this point. To be fair, Sun Communities' yield is near its highest level in five years, so some investors might see the stock as attractively priced. But it still isn't offering as much income as Agree, which also happens to be trading with a yield that is also near its high end during the past five years. Sun Communities is seen as ...