What's the difference between agree and Realty Income?

As a rough gauge on this, Agree's dividend yields 4.4% today, while Realty Income's dividend yield is around 5%. By comparison, net lease REIT peer W.P. Carey yields nearly 6%. But here's a big difference. Realty Income has increased its payouts annually for 28 consecutive years at a roughly 4.4% annualized rate.

Is agree real estate a good investment?

While Agree Realty has some lower-risk characteristics, Realty Income also has a low-risk profile and offers investors greater diversification and scale. Realty Income gives investors higher total return potential from its higher yield and lower relative valuation, making it the better buy right now.

Is agree Realty a good REIT?

Agree Realty's leverage ratio is 4.9x after excluding unsettled forward equity (stock it agreed to sell to fund future investments). Meanwhile, the REIT's credit rating is BBB+/Baa1, which is a notch below Realty Income's A-/A3 credit rating (it's one of eight REITs in the S&P 500 index with credit ratings that high or better).