3 Top Stocks With High Dividend Yields

Investing in dividend stocks can be a great way for investors to accelerate the growth of their portfolios. While the average dividend yield on the S&P 500 is 2%, investors can do a lot better; there are many quality stocks available on the markets that will provide much better payouts. Here are three stocks, all with market caps of more than $10 billion, that pay better than the S&P 500.

Medical Properties Trust (NYSE: MPW) is a real estate investment trust (REIT) with 359 medical facilities, including office buildings and surgical centers, in its portfolio. And with more than one-third of its properties outside the U.S., it gives investors a terrific way to diversify and invest in the global healthcare market.

The company released its year-end results on Jan. 30, announcing it generated $854.2 million in revenue in 2019, an increase of 8.9% from the prior year. Medical Properties also showed strong growth in its funds from operations (FFO), which rose from $485.3 million in 2018 to $535.8 million this past year. FFO can often be a better measure of how an REIT is doing than just net income, as it removes non-cash items like depreciation from its calculation.

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