Dividend increase: Allied REIT

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ALLIED PROPERTIES REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST $46 (Toronto symbol AP.UN; Cyclical-Growth Payer Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Units outstanding: 103.9 million; Market cap: $4.8 billion; Dividend yield: 3.5%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.alliedreit.com) owns 147 office buildings, mainly in major Canadian cities. Most of the properties are classified as Class I buildings (19th- and early-20th-century industrial buildings now used as office space). Together, they comprise over 10.9 million square feet of leasable space. The REIT’s occupancy rate is 96.2%. Starting with the January 2019 payment, Allied raised its monthly distribution by 2.3%. Investors now receive $0.133 a unit instead of $0.13. The new annual rate of $1.596 yields 3.5%. The REIT’s units trade at 20.5 times its forecast 2019 cash flow of $2.24 a unit. Allied Properties REIT is a buy. buy…