hatman12/iStock via Getty Images In this up and down market, it pays to anchor one's portfolio to high quality and high income-generating stocks that pay you cash flow in good times and bad. That's why I'm not particularly concerned about where Bitcoin/Nvidia (NVDA)/Gold/GameStop (GME) are going to trade tomorrow or next week because I'm frankly more interested in growing my income stream. Thanks to interest rate uncertainty, many dividend stocks are trading at appealing valuations. This may not last foreve ...

John M Lund Photography Inc Intro You can tell a lot about an investor by whether or not they try to predict a company's stock price movements, versus the company's cash flows. And in the investing universe, investor sentiment is often driven by how the share price of a stock has recently moved. So in the case of Realty Income Corporation (NYSE:O), the sentiment is currently pretty negative. Year to date, the stock is down 8.20%, down 13.55% over the past year, and down 24.16% in the past 5 years alone, mea ...

There's nothing wrong with fast-growing Agree, but its largest net-lease peer might be a better choice for some investors. Agree Realty (ADC 0.57%) is a fairly attractive net-lease real estate investment trust (REIT). But it isn't the only net-lease REIT you can buy, nor is it the biggest. If you are a conservative investor focused on dividend consistency, you might be better off buying net-lease giant Realty Income (O 0.28%) instead. Here's a look at why. Agree has a great record, but not a long one Agree ...

matdesign24 Recently, we shared an article entitled "Very Good News for Realty Income" in which we explained that we expected Realty Income Corporation's (O) growth to accelerate as a result of the expanding cap rates in the net lease property sector. Realty Income As a reminder, Realty Income was only getting a ~7% cap rate on its new acquisitions for most 2023, and this was a problem going into 2024 because its cost of capital was around the same level and it wasn't able to earn a good spread. This explai ...

I continue to slowly buy more shares of Realty Income. I want to become financially independent. For me, that means generating enough passive income to cover my recurring expenses. Investing in dividend stocks is a big part of my strategy. I focus on companies that pay above-average dividends that should steadily rise in the future. Realty Income (O 0.28%) fits my strategy perfectly. The real estate investment trust (REIT) has done a phenomenal job increasing its monthly dividend over the years. It recently ...

If you are looking for large companies with attractive yields, this trio of S&P 500 stocks offers yields over 4%. The S&P 500 Index is currently yielding a scant 1.3% or so. That's a very low number, but you can do much better if you dig into the index and cherry pick good companies with relatively high yields. Three stocks that should be on your list as potential long-term holdings are UDR (UDR 0.93%), T. Rowe Price (TROW -0.37%), and Realty Income (O 0.28%). Here's why. UDR provides homes, a basic necessi ...

If you have money to put to work in dividend stocks, consider buying boring old Realty Income and its historically high yield. If you have $1,000 (or more) to invest today you should tread carefully. The S&P 500 index is near all-time highs and you want to make sure you own high-quality stocks in case a bear comes along. It would be even better if you could buy a stock that itself wasn't too expensively valued. Add in a big dividend yield and your list of qualifying options narrows significantly. One stock ...

The stock never recovered from the pandemic, but is its time coming? One can forgive investors for wondering what to make of Realty Income (O 1.01%) stock. The company owns nearly 15,500 single-tenant properties in the U.S. and seven European countries. At an occupancy rate of nearly 99%, its business model remains solid. Despite that benefit, its stock never recovered from its high in early 2020 amid a pandemic and rising interest rates. After over four years of decline and stagnation, should investors buy ...

In the latest market close, Realty Income Corp. (O) reached $53.22, with a +1.01% movement compared to the previous day. This change outpaced the S&P 500's 0.23% gain on the day. Elsewhere, the Dow lost 0.17%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq added 0.34%. Shares of the real estate investment trust witnessed a loss of 4.39% over the previous month, trailing the performance of the Finance sector with its loss of 0.44% and the S&P 500's gain of 3.96%. The investment community will be closely monitoring the performa ...

Realty Income Corp. (O) has been one of the most searched-for stocks on Zacks.com lately. So, you might want to look at some of the facts that could shape the stock's performance in the near term. Over the past month, shares of this real estate investment trust have returned -4.8%, compared to the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +3.1% change. During this period, the Zacks REIT and Equity Trust - Retail industry, which Realty Income Corp. falls in, has lost 0.8%. The key question now is: What could be the stock's ...