Their focus on major cities will pay off

RIOCAN REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST $24.48 (Toronto symbol REI.UN; Units outstanding: 310.5 million; Market cap: $7.5 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Average; Dividend yield: 5.9%; www.riocan.com) owns all or part of 250 shopping centres and other properties across Canada. They include 17 projects now under development. In all, the… Read More

RioCan’s plan is on track

RIOCAN REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST $25.13 (Toronto symbol REI.UN; Units outstanding: 311.9 million; Market cap: $7.8 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Average; Dividend yield: 5.7%; www.riocan.com) continues to make progress with its plan to focus on six major urban markets: Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver.
RioCan expects… Read More

Narrower focus will spur RioCan higher

RIOCAN REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST $25 (Toronto symbol REI.UN; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Units o/s: 312.7 million; Market cap: $7.8 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 6.5; Dividend yield: 5.8%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.riocan.com) owns all or part of 267 shopping centres and other rental properties in… Read More

New projects will lift these REIT distributions

ALLIED PROPERTIES REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST $43 (Toronto symbol AP.UN; Cyclical-Growth Payer Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Units outstanding: 93.0 million; Market cap: $4.0 billion; Dividend yield: 3.6%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.alliedreit.com) owns 146 office buildings, mainly in major Canadian cities. Together, they comprise over 10.9… Read More

RioCan aims for big gain

RIOCAN REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST $24.44 (Toronto symbol REI.UN; Units outstanding: 318.0 million; Market cap: $7.6 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Average; Dividend yield: 5.9%; www.riocan.com) and department store operator Hudson’s Bay Co. (Toronto symbol HBC) co-own, or control, 10 Hudson’s Bay stores through a joint-venture partnership. Hudson’s… Read More