3 Dividend Stocks to Double Up on Right Now

If you are looking to buy some dividend stocks right now, you'll want to get to know Realty Income (NYSE: O), PepsiCo (NASDAQ: PEP), and Medtronic (NYSE: MDT). All three are reliable dividend payers with historically high yields, which suggests they are on sale. And if you already own one or two of them, you might want to double up on your investment. Here's what you need to know.Realty Income is more than three times the size of its next-closest peer. It is, hands down, the largest net lease real estate investment trust (REIT) you can buy. Net lease basically means that its tenants are responsible for most property-level operating costs. The company's size, along with its investment grade rated balance sheet, creates a lot of benefits in the net lease niche of the REIT segment.Essentially, Realty Income has advantaged access to capital markets. That provides it with a low cost of capital, allowing it to compete aggressively for properties. Also, it can make acquisitions that its smaller peers couldn't handle on their own. And Realty Income can even act as an industry consolidator.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool