9.8% Yield And Upside In Net Interest Income

This company is a promising income vehicle. It has considerable net interest income upside. The REIT about covers its dividend with core earnings, dividend coverage could improve during the current rate hiking cycle. Shares are cheap. An investment in the stock comes with a dividend yield of 9.8 percent.

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. (ARI) is an interesting REIT income vehicle for investors that desire high, recurring dividend income and that want to bet on the strongly performing U.S. commercial real estate market. The commercial real estate finance company has invested heavily in floating-rate assets in recent years, which are poised to throw off more net interest income, or NII, as the Fed lifts short-term interest rates. The company about covers its dividend with core earnings. Shares are still affordable, and throw off a 9.8 percent dividend yield.

Source: Seeking Alpha

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