Not all dividends are created equal, not even for companies with similar business profiles. Two real estate investment trusts, veteran Realty Income (NYSE: O) and younger upstart Store Capital (NYSE: STOR), make their money in largely the same way, and both pay relatively generous distributions.
Only one of them can be the better dividend buy, however. Read on to find out which one I’d prefer.
Realty Income and STORE Capital both specialize in the leasing of retail properties.