FRI News and Press, First Trust S&P REIT Index Fund From 07/13/22

Self-Storage REITs - usually known for their recession-resistant characteristics - have sold off in recent months despite a stellar slate of earnings results and upbeat interim updates. Storage REITs appear to be caught up in the bearish sentiment surrounding industrial REITs - a rath...

CCI is a leading provider of critical nationwide infrastructure consisting of thousands of towers and route miles of fiber. Elevated CAPEX requirements of their tenants to support growth in their networks is conducive of continued earnings growth for CCI. For income investors, CCI...

Federal Realty Trust is one of a few companies that have earned the title of Dividend King, with 54 years of annual dividend raises. Shares now trade at a better valuation after a 30% selloff YTD with a price/FFO of 16.7x. The yield is now at 4.4%, but dividend growth has slowed i...

We’ve analyzed Medical Properties Trust once again and determined this REIT remains a bargain. While rate and inflation risks are elevated, MPW has the ability to generate modest growth without raising equity. This pullback offers what we see as an excellent opportunity to ...

Omega Healthcare has seen the dividend yield surge during the past twelve months as the share price slides lower. Whilst this is easily noticed, I suspect quite a few investors have noticed the accompanying selloff in their debt, which sees their bond yields surging. Since they ar...

SVC’s hotel portfolio may generate high revenue and EBITDA growth as the industry enters into seasonally stronger periods and demand for lodging accelerates. Service Properties Trust’s extended stay hotels have relatively higher occupancy and the company is trying to tur...

U.S. equity markets posted solid gains this past week as decent employment data eased concerns over a "hard landing"- for the U.S. economy at least- sparking a bid for risk assets. Recording just its third weekly gain in the past fourteen weeks, the S&P 500 advanced 1.9% on the we...

OHI offers investors a mouthwatering yield of over 9%. While certain demographic trends seem to favor OHI, it also has its share of headwinds. In this article we take a look at whether or not OHI will be able to sustain its big dividend payout. Omega Healthcare Investors...

Simon Property Group and Macerich have both had a rough first half of 2022, as shares are down about 40% and 50% YTD respectively. Both REITs are cheap today, with Simon trading at 8.1x price/FFO and Macerich at 4.5x. I detail some of the red flags with Macerich and why I would ra...

It's time for an update on this A-/A3 rated mall REIT – a gem that's worth investing in and owning long term. We believe SPG could return double digits over the next 12 months while covering its near 7% yield. That not only beats inflation… the potential outperforman...