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3 Top Dividend Stocks Yielding More Than 3% to Buy Right Now

REITs have strongly outperformed the S&P 500 in the recent past. I expect this strong outperformance to continue. There are two reasons for this.

The election's swift resolution led to a sharp market reaction; S&P 500 rose ~4.5%, but REITs were weighed down by rising Treasury rates. Trump's victory is seen as inflationary, benefiting REIT fundamentals by suppressing new construction starts due to higher interest rates. My portfolio saw significant movements post-election, with regional banks and energy stocks gaining, while renewables an...

Long-term bond yields continue to rise. But investors looking for income can still find plenty of attractive opportunities with dividend-paying stocks that have healthy yields. “23 stocks pay huge dividends. They should be a better bet than treasuries.” —Barron's Weekly. In an interview with Barron's, Steven Wieting, strategist at Citi Wealth, stated a growing dividend is a shareholder benefit ...

Recently, the REIT market has suffered steeper declines than the S&P 500 itself, primarily due to rising long-term financing yields. In practice, it is difficult to forecast whether or when these yields will go down. It might be so that due to expanding deficits, we will actually experience even higher yields. For REITs that are already walking on thin ice, this could bring severe consequences.

Abating headwinds should benefit these REITs in the coming years.

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. (NYSE:MAA ) Q3 2024 Earnings Conference Call October 31, 2024 10:00 AM ET Company Participants Andrew Schaeffer - SVP, Treasurer & Director, Capital Markets Eric Bolton - Chairman & CEO Brad Hill - President & CIO Tim Argo - EVP, Chief Strategy & Analysis Officer Clay Holder - EVP & CFO Robert DelPriore - EVP, CAO & General Counsel Conference Call Partici...

GERMANTOWN, Tenn. , Oct. 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc., or MAA (NYSE: MAA), today announced operating results for the three months ended September 30, 2024.