Here's 12 Ideal 'Safer' December Dividend Dogs Of The S&P500

S&P 500 high-yield 'safer' dividend stocks offer attractive upside, with twelve currently meeting the dogcatcher ideal of dividends exceeding share prices. Analyst targets forecast 21.14% to 44.05% net gains for top-ten S&P 500 dividend dogs by December 2026, with an average 28.35% gain and lower-than-market volatility. Stocks with negative free cash flow margins—fifteen of the top fifty—are flagged as unsafe for dividend sustainability despite high yields.

Seeking Alpha • Dec 9, 2025

Kimco Realty: Upgrading To Buy On Improved Valuation And Dividend Growth

Kimco Realty is upgraded to Buy, now offering a 5.1% dividend yield and trading below intrinsic value. KIM's latest report featured raised guidance, a 4% dividend hike, and robust fundamentals with a 95.7% occupancy rate and A- credit rating. The REIT's payout ratio is a conservative ~77.9% of AFFO, with well-staggered debt maturities and strong tenant diversification supporting stability.

Seeking Alpha • Dec 5, 2025

Kimco Earns Credit Rating Upgrade, Boosts Shareholder Confidence

KIM secures a rating upgrade to A3, enhancing its credit strength and easing future borrowing as it advances growth plans.

Zacks Investment Research • Dec 4, 2025

Kimco Realty® Achieves ‘A3' Credit Rating from Moody's

JERICHO, New York, Dec. 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kimco Realty® (NYSE: KIM), a real estate investment trust (REIT) and leading owner and operator of high-quality, open-air, grocery-anchored shopping centers and mixed-use properties in the United States, today announced the company achieved an ‘A3' credit rating with a stable outlook from Moody's Ratings (“Moody's”), placing Kimco among a select group of REITs with A-level ratings from the three largest ratings agencies.

GlobeNewsWire • Dec 3, 2025

8 'Safer' Dividend Buys In Barron's 23 Better November Bets Than T-Bills

Eight of the top fifteen Barron's Better Bets (BBB) 'Safer' dividend stocks, including Conagra, Altria, and Verizon, are currently attractively priced for income investors. Analyst forecasts project net gains of 18.44% to 29.95% for the top ten BBB Dogs by November 2026, with an average estimated gain of 22.01%. Stocks are considered 'dogs' when their reliable dividends and lower prices result in higher yields; eight of the top ten are already at ideal pricing levels.

Seeking Alpha • Nov 28, 2025

Kimco Realty Corporation: Consider The Preferreds

Kimco Realty Corporation (KIM) is a stable REIT with a $19.8B asset base and a $13.73B market cap, holding 564 properties. KIM maintains investment-grade credit ratings (Moody's: Baa1, S&P: A-, Fitch: A-) due to strong asset coverage, low secured debt, and robust interest coverage. Preferred stocks KIM.PR.L and KIM.PR.M trade below par, offer yields above 6%, and are callable anytime, with investment-grade ratings from major agencies.

Seeking Alpha • Nov 24, 2025

Trump's 50-Year Mortgage Idea Could Be A Big Gift To REITs

A proposed 50-year mortgage and other government subsidies could improve housing affordability. This could have a major impact on various REIT property sectors. I discuss which REITs would benefit the most.

Seeking Alpha • Nov 20, 2025

The Next Big Trade: Why I'm Loading Up On REITs Before Everyone Else

REITs offer compelling value and income, with VNQ yielding 3.8% versus the S&P 500's 1.1%, and trade at historically wide valuation discounts. The current macro environment favors high-quality, undervalued dividend stocks, as falling long-term rates could boost demand for income-generating assets like REITs. REITs demonstrate strong financial health, stable dividends, and sector diversity, making them attractive for both income and potential total return upside.

Seeking Alpha • Nov 13, 2025

Shopping Center REITs Arbitrage Public To Private Asset Pricing Spread

Shopping center REITs are exploiting a persistent arbitrage between public and private real estate valuations to drive accretion for shareholders. This strategy boosts AFFO per share and unlocks value, as REITs' assets trade at higher private market values than their deeply discounted stock prices imply. Investors can benefit from buying high-quality shopping center REITs at 7.5%-9% implied cap rates, with potential for price appreciation, buyouts, or rising dividends.

Seeking Alpha • Nov 5, 2025

Kimco Realty® Announces $750 Million ATM Equity Offering Program and $750 Million Stock Repurchase Program

JERICHO, N.Y., Nov. 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kimco Realty Corp. (NYSE: KIM) (the “Company” or “Kimco”) today announced the establishment of an “at the market” continuous offering program, pursuant to which the Company may offer and sell shares of its common stock, par value $0.01 per share, with an aggregate gross sales price of up to $750,000,000 through BofA Securities, Inc., Barclays Capital Inc., BMO Capital Markets Corp., BNP Paribas Securities Corp., BNY Mellon Capital Markets, LLC, BTIG, LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Jefferies LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Mizuho Securities USA LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Nomura Securities International, Inc., RBC Capital Markets, LLC, Regions Securities LLC, Scotia Capital (USA) Inc., TD Securities (USA) LLC, Truist Securities, Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, (except in the case of Nomura Securities International, Inc.) as sales agents (in such capacity, “Sales Agents”) and/or (except in the case of BTIG, LLC) forward sellers acting as sales agents for the respective Forward Purchasers (as defined below) (in such capacity, “Forward Sellers”). Sales of the shares of common stock may be made from time to time, as needed, in negotiated transactions, transactions that are deemed to be “at the market” offerings as defined in Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), by means of ordinary brokers' transactions at market prices prevailing at the time of sale, including sales made directly on the New York Stock Exchange, or sales made to or through a market maker and sales made through other securities exchanges or electronic communications networks. Substantially concurrent with Kimco's entry into the Agreement, the Company terminated its existing equity sales agreement, dated September 15, 2023, between Kimco Realty Corporation and the agents and forward purchasers party thereto, in accordance with the terms of the previous equity sales agreement.

GlobeNewsWire • Nov 4, 2025