20 Great Dividend Paying Stocks
#13 Ventas, Inc. (VTR)
Dividend Yield: 4.5%
Ventas, Inc is a popular dividend paying stock in the real estate sector in the health care industry. The stock has a 4.55 dividend yield and is on a more than seven year streak for dividend growth. Ventas has a forward P/E ratio of 16.5 and invests in various properties located in Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom and is one of the largest healthcare REITs in the U.S. Approximately half of the company’s revenue is earned from triple-net leases, and there are a total of 1,300 properties in the business’s inventory. Senior housing represents 54% of the overall income with medical offices coming in second with 20% of the total income.
