The Dividend Yield of This REIT Is About to Skyrocket

Back in late October, the U.S. Federal Reserve cut rates for the third time in 2019. For investors looking to grow their money in savings accounts like they could back when rates were higher, they're now out of luck.

Fortunately, lower rates are creating opportunities for income elsewhere in the market. In fact, one of the top REITs is about to skyrocket.

Shortly after the Fed's FOMC meeting on Oct. 30, the central bank said the public shouldn't anticipate rate increases anytime soon.

Now that the Fed's new policy has been enacted, everyday folks will need to change how they generate passive income.

But investing in real estate investment trusts (REITs) can offer you income and upside you won't find in a savings account or traditional stock.

If you pick the right REIT, its share price could beat the broader market and create greater gains. Furthermore, a REIT with a high yield will pay you a steady income that you can either bank or reinvest.

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Oftentimes, that income can double or triple the bond market rates at any given moment. The best REITs to buy have remained stable or increased in value while the rest of the market reacted negatively to the rate cuts.

So, if you're an income-seeking investor and you haven't added REITs to your portfolio, you should invest in them now.

But how do you know which REITs are winners and which REITs are losers? That's where Money Morning comes in.

We've found one stable REIT that offers income-producing gains in a market where investors are looking high and low for great yields - and it's from an up-and-coming sector that's bound to explode...

Our REIT to Watch Is Likely to Have a Growing Dividend

One of the top growth sectors right now is food delivery.

Many new offerings in this niche sector are looking to capitalize on consumers' desire to have their food and groceries delivered right to them. They want convenience and speed after a hard day. Even if they want to cook, they'd prefer the ingredients to be delivered.

That's one of the reasons retail giant Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) bought grocer and prepared food company Whole Foods Market.

Food delivery only works if you have an extensive warehouse network specially made for cold storage. That's where our top REIT to invest in comes into play...

The Dividend Yield of This REIT Is About to Skyrocket

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The REIT is AmeriCold Realty Trust (NYSE: COLD).

Headquartered in Atlanta, COLD has almost 200 facilities, with a total of 1 billion cubic square feet of cold storage worldwide.

With food delivery's growing popularity, It's very likely that cold storage facilities will grow rapidly as well.

Right now, COLD's dividend yield is 2.28%. But we expect that figure to rise by 100% or higher in the future.

Wall Street analysts forecast that AmeriCold will report 2019 earnings per share (EPS) of $0.44. But in 2020, they expect EPS to almost double, to $0.76.

That's the sort of climb that's characteristic of growth stocks, not REITs bought for yield.

And as Amazon begins to dominate the online grocery sector, those figures are likely to keep rising.

Many industrial REITs earn billions of dollars - if not tens of billions. COLD is forecast to earn $1.5 billion this year alone. If it matches its industrial peers, it has a lot of growth coming.

Now, the food sector is not the same as the overall retail warehouse sector. But it could be close. Why? Because food is much more important to the economy (and to consumers) than other types of consumer goods. It's important in good economic conditions. And if there's a recession, the consumer chooses the food dollar over other consumer goods.

Unfortunately, though, food is perishable. To keep it from going bad, cold storage like AmeriCold's is needed.

At some point soon, COLD is likely to be paying out over 5% every year.

How do we know? Because REIT profits must be distributed to their shareholders. It's a requirement.

So when profits grow as analysts estimate, the dividend is likely to rise exponentially as well.

That's the great thing about REITs.

Plus, the stock price should appreciate as everyone sees the beauty of a strong yield in a low--interest rate environment.

Right now, COLD stock trades for $35.17 per share.

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