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With many investors looking for income as well as capital gains, we now publish the top ten yielding stocks in certain industries each week. This week we look at REITs- HealthCare Services (see below for other industries). These stocks have been selected from a screening program. They are not recommendations to buy or sell. If you have an interest in any of them, please investigate them completely before taking any action.
Updated 06/16/09 INDUSTRY: REITs - HealthCare Services Company | Symbol | Div/Yield | EPS | | Medical Prop. REIT * | MPW | 12.64% | $0.52 | | Cogdell Spencer Inc. * | CSA | 9.55% | -$4.15 | | Healthcare Realty Tr. * | HR | 8.87% | $0.79 | | Nat'l Health Investors | NHI | 8.19% | $2.14 | | HCP REIT | HCP | 7.86% | $1.79 | | Health Care REIT | HCN | 7.58% | $3.30 | | Omega Healthcare REIT. | OHI | 7.53% | $1.00 | | LTC Properties REIT | LTC | 7.44% | $1.22 | | Univ. Health Re. Income | UHT | 7.25% | $1.02 | | Ventas Inc. | VTR | 6.78% | $1.88 | | |
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MPW: a self-advised real estate investment trust (REIT) that acquires, develops, leases and makes other investments in healthcare facilities providing healthcare services. The Company leases its facilities to healthcare operators pursuant to long-term, net leases. Medical Properties also makes long-term, interest-only mortgage loans to healthcare operators, and from time to time, it also makes working capital and acquisition loans to its tenants. The Company conducts all of its business through its wholly owned subsidiaries, MPT Operating Partnership, L.P. and MPT Development Services, Inc. As of December 31, 2008, the Company's portfolio consisted of 51 properties, including 48 facilities, which it owns are leased to 14 operators and the remaining in the form of mortgage loans to two operators, totaling an aggregate of approximately 5.3 million square feet and 5,115 licensed beds.
CSA: a real estate investment trust (REIT) in the United States specializing in the ownership and leasing of retail motor fuel and convenience store properties and petroleum distribution terminals. As of December 31, 2008, the Company owned 878 properties and leased 182 additional properties. Getty Realty's properties are located primarily in the Northeast and the Mid-Atlantic regions in the United States. The Company also owns or leases properties in Texas, North Carolina, Hawaii, California, Florida, Arkansas, Illinois, Ohio and North Dakota fully integrated, self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT) that invests in specialty office buildings for the medical profession, including medical offices and ambulatory surgery and diagnostic centers. The Company focuses on the ownership, development, re-development, acquisition and management of medical office buildings and other healthcare related facilities located in the United States. The Company operates its business through Cogdell Spencer LP, its operating partnership subsidiary (the Operating Partnership), and its subsidiaries. The Company operates in two segments: property operations and design-build and development. HR: a self-managed and self-administered real estate investment trust (REIT) that owns, acquires, manages, finances and develops income-producing real estate properties associated with the delivery of outpatient healthcare services throughout the United States. As of December 31, 2008, the Company had invested in real estate properties, excluding assets held for sale and including investments in two unconsolidated joint ventures. During 2008, the Company acquired 27 real estate properties and disposed of seven real estate properties. |
See TOP 10 DIVIDEND YIELDS for Other Industries: REITs - Diversified - 6/9/09 Regional Banks, Southwest - 6/2/09 Regional Banks, Southeast - 5/27/09 Regional Banks, Pacific - 5/20/09 Regional Banks, Northeast - 5/13/09 Regional Banks, Midwest - 5/06/09 Regional Banks, MidAtlantic - 4/28/09 Railroads - 4/21/09 Property Management - 4/14/09 Property Insurance - 4/7/09 Packaged & Processed Goods - 3/31/09 Personal Services - 03/24/09 Personal Products - 03/17/09 Paper & Paper Products - 03/10/09 Packaging - 03/03/09 Money Center Banks - 02/24/09 Metal Fabrication - 02/17/09 Medical Instruments - 02/10/09 Major Oil & Gas - 02/03/09 Lumber/Wood - 01/27/09 Lodging - 01/20/09 Life Insurance - 01/13/09 Insurance Brokerage - 01/06/09
DISCLAIMER: Dividend yields will differ from these tables due to pricing considerations. The table is generated from data that is not as of the close last Friday. Therefore, when you investigate one of these stocks, expect to see a lower or higher yield. Also, not all stocks are included in this list. There may be more in this industry that have a higher yield but due to the methodology of the screening program, they are not listed.
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