Wingstop, Walgreens, and Dollar General: Why I Prefer Realty Income Stock to All 3
The retail sector is gigantic, and there are always companies on the rise even as there are companies that have started to fall. Some interesting examples today include Wingstop (NASDAQ: WING), Walgreens (NASDAQ: WBA), and Dollar General (NYSE: DG). They all help explain why I prefer to own retail-focused real estate investment trust (REIT) Realty Income (NYSE: O). Here's why you might want to follow my lead.There are any number of reasons to buy a stock, but two popular ones are the hope that the stock price will rise or that the company will continue to pay a reliable dividend. That presents a problem when it comes to the retail sector, because the performance of many retail concepts is tied to fickle consumer demand. One day a concept is hot, the next it's out of favor. That is true both at the customer level and on Wall Street!Image source: Getty Images.Continue reading
The retail sector is gigantic, and there are always companies on the rise even as there are companies that have started to fall. Some interesting examples today include Wingstop (NASDAQ: WING), Walgreens (NASDAQ: WBA), and Dollar General (NYSE: DG). They all help explain why I prefer to own retail-focused real estate investment trust (REIT) Realty Income (NYSE: O). Here's why you might want to follow my lead.
There are any number of reasons to buy a stock, but two popular ones are the hope that the stock price will rise or that the company will continue to pay a reliable dividend. That presents a problem when it comes to the retail sector, because the performance of many retail concepts is tied to fickle consumer demand. One day a concept is hot, the next it's out of favor. That is true both at the customer level and on Wall Street!
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