VICI Properties

VICI

Market cap $30.2B

The stocks listed here offer investors high dividend yields, well above the S&P 500 average. They also outperformed the index back in 2022, when the market crashed.

VICI Properties and Essential Properties Realty Trust offer attractive yields and are positioned for reliable income and potential double-digit total returns. VICI trades at a 6.40% forward yield, maintains a solid balance sheet, and is diversifying beyond Las Vegas, despite tenant concentration risks with Caesars Entertainment. EPRT, with a 3.81% forward yield and 8.6% AFFO growth, boasts strong occupancy, long lease terms, and low leverage, though its focus on non-rated tenants poses recession risk.

VICI Properties holds BBB- and Baa3 ratings from S&P and Moody's respectively — both with Stable outlooks — placing it within investment-grade territory. The company's dividend coverage ratio is approximately 1.32x, with AFFO of $2.38 per share against an annualized dividend of $1.80, providing a buffer of approximately 24% above the payout obligation.Coverage is 1.32x.

VICI Properties has raised its dividend each year as a publicly traded company, and its tenants have never missed a rent payment. The net lease REIT's combination of contractual escalators, acquisitions, and loan strategy provides a path to consistent AFFO per share growth. VICI Properties sports a BBB- S&P credit rating with a stable outlook.

Dividend stocks are considerably less volatile than the broader market, especially during the chaos in the Middle East. VICI Properties offers a fantastic yield with strong growth and profitability.

VICI Properties (NYSE: VICI) just delivered its latest quarterly dividend payment to shareholders, and the scorecard behind that check tells a story worth understanding.

VICI Properties has paid dividends since its initial public offering in early 2018. The REIT has grown its payout at a 6.6% compound annual rate since the end of 2018.

I achieved a record $912.86 in monthly dividends and added $308.68 in forward income, reaching $6,883.46 in annual projected dividends. New capital contributions and purchases, particularly in SPYI and ADC, drove forward income growth this month. My portfolio yield on cost stands at 4.83% versus a current yield of 3.77%, reflecting disciplined accumulation and reinvestment.

Verizon, Best Buy, and VICI Properties offer dividend yields above 5% and are still increasing payouts despite market uncertainty.

Seven 'safer' S&P 500 dividend stocks—VICI, VZ, BEN, F, HST, T, KEY, and RF—offer yields from $1K invested that exceed single share prices and are supported by free cash flow. Top ten S&P 500 dividend dogs are projected to deliver average net gains of 32.58% by April 2027, with risk/volatility 5% above market average. Analyst targets imply 25.96% to 44.73% net gains for leading dividend dogs, but caution is warranted due to historical target inaccuracy and potential market corrections.