Best Stock to Buy Right Now: Realty Income vs. Altria

Realty Income (NYSE: O) and Altria (NYSE: MO) are both popular stocks for income investors. Realty is one of the largest real estate investment trusts (REITs) in the world, it pays monthly dividends, and it's raised its payout 127 times since its IPO in 1994. Altria is the largest tobacco company in America, and it's boosted its quarterly dividend Altria has increased its shareholder dividend for 54 consecutive years, making it one of very few stocks to earn the title Dividend King.Realty Income pays an impressive forward dividend yield of 5.5%, while Altria pays an even higher yield of 7.2%. After including reinvested dividends, Realty's total return of 105% also lagged Altria's total return of 119% over the past 10 years. But before we assume Altria is a better dividend play than Realty Income, let's look forward instead of back to see which is the better dividend investment.Image source: Getty Images.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool