Wingstop, Walgreens, and Dollar General: Why I Prefer Realty Income Stock to All 3

The retail sector is gigantic, and there are always companies on the rise even as there are companies that have started to fall. Some interesting examples today include Wingstop (NASDAQ: WING), Walgreens (NASDAQ: WBA), and Dollar General (NYSE: DG). They all help explain why I prefer to own retail-focused real estate investment trust (REIT) Realty Income (NYSE: O). Here's why you might want to follow my lead.There are any number of reasons to buy a stock, but two popular ones are the hope that the stock price will rise or that the company will continue to pay a reliable dividend. That presents a problem when it comes to the retail sector, because the performance of many retail concepts is tied to fickle consumer demand. One day a concept is hot, the next it's out of favor. That is true both at the customer level and on Wall Street!Image source: Getty Images.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool