U.S. equity markets closed the Independence Day week at record highs after Congress approved the GOP's sweeping tax cut and spending megabill, while employment data indicated "Goldilocks" labor market trends. The Big Beautiful Bill extends and enhances key elements of the 2017 tax cuts and boosts State and Local Tax ("SALT") deductions, while overhauling eligibility requirements for government benefits programs. The real estate and homebuilding industry scored some key "wins" in the legislation, which made permanent the 20% QBI deduction for REIT dividend income and relaxed some REIT tax rules.

This article is part of our monthly series where we highlight five large-cap, relatively safe, dividend-paying companies offering significant discounts to their historical norms. We go over our filtering process to select just five conservative DGI stocks from more than 7,500 companies that are traded on U.S. exchanges, including OTC networks. In addition to the primary list that yields 4.3%, we present two other groups of five DGI stocks each, from moderate to high yields of up to 9%.

WYOMISSING, Pa., July 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. (NASDAQ: GLPI) announced today that the Company will release its 2025 second quarter financial results after the market close on Thursday, July 24, 2025. The Company will host a conference call at 10:00 a.m. ET on Friday, July 25, 2025.

REITs saw a month of recovery in May (+2.08%), but still have a long way to go to get back into the black in 2025 with an average -7.33% return. Micro cap REITs (-0.73%) continued to struggle, while small caps (+4.28%), mid-caps (+1.83%) and large caps (+0.91%) saw gains. 62.58% of REIT securities had a positive total return in May.

GLPI offers a 6.6% yield and trades at a discounted 11.98x forward P/AFFO, making it an attractive buy for reliable income. Solid year-over-year growth in AFFO, revenue, and EBITDA, plus a 2.6% dividend increase, highlight management's ability to deliver steady cash flow. GLPI's regional focus and sound balance sheet provide resilience amid economic uncertainty, with a manageable payout ratio and strong liquidity.

Two publicly listed real estate investment trusts in the US declared increases to their regular dividends in May, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence data. Two Canadian REITs declared dividends in May. The dividend hikes in May brought the number of publicly traded US REITs that have declared increases to their regular dividends in the first five months of 2025 to 41 companies, representing 26.1% of the REIT industry.

US equity markets rallied this week, capping off the best monthly gains since November 2023, as investors weighed encouraging inflation data against a whipsaw of court rulings on tariffs. Extending the on-again-off-again tariff saga, a trade court ruled that the tariffs were procedurally invalid, but an Appeals court paused the block, likely sending the decision to the Supreme Court. Rebounding from declines of 2.6% last week, the S&P 500 rallied 1.8% this week, closing within 4% of its February record highs.

WYOMISSING, Pa., May 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. (NASDAQ: GLPI) (the “Company”), announced today that at its meeting yesterday the Company's Board of Directors declared the second quarter 2025 cash dividend of $0.78 per share of its common stock, marking an increase of $.02 per share per quarter from the prior level. The dividend is payable on June 27, 2025 to shareholders of record on June 13, 2025. The second quarter 2024 cash dividend was $0.76 per share of the Company's common stock. Based on yesterday's closing price of $46.89 per share of common stock, on an annualized basis, the new dividend payout reflects a yield of 6.65%.

In Q1 2025, VICI, GLPI, Agree, and Realty Income generated positive investment spreads and total returns exceeding their cost of equity, making them attractive investments. EPRT and STAG have negative investment spreads and total returns below their cost of equity, making them less favorable investment options. This analysis uses cap rates and the weighted average cost of capital to estimate investment spreads. We also compare total returns to the cost of equity to measure accretion.

We are likely headed into a recession. Cyclical stocks have sold off significantly. Some of them are now deeply undervalued and could present significant upside potential in a future recovery.