Better High-Yield Dividend Stock: IBM or Medical Properties Trust?
Some companies never compete against each other in the marketplace. However, they do compete, in a sense, for investors.
International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM) and Medical Properties Trust (NYSE: MPW) provide a good example of this. IBM, of course, is a technology company that's been around for more than a century. Medical Properties Trust is a real estate investment Trust (REIT) that leases properties to hospital operators. Both stocks attract heavy interest from income investors because of their exceptionally high dividend yields.
Which is the better high-yield dividend stock right now? Here's how IBM and Medical Properties Trust (MPT) stack up against each other.
Source Fool.com
International Business Machines Corp Stock
€170.42
1.430%
The stock is one of the favorites of our community with 34 Buy predictions and 1 Sell predictions.
With a target price of 180 € there is a slightly positive potential of 5.62% for International Business Machines Corp compared to the current price of 170.42 €.
