A monthly dividend can be a great way to help pay for living expenses in retirement, or simply act as a way to compound one’s wealth faster through more frequent dividend reinvestment. 
But while the number of monthly dividend stocks has grown well into the hundreds in recent years, investors need to be extremely selective about where they invest their hard earned money.
Attached you will find seven of the best monthly dividend stocks that potentially represent attractive long-term investments and discover three types of monthly dividend stocks to avoid.
Here are the results...
Stag Industrial -- Yield: 6.10%
Stag Industrial (NYSE:STAG) employs 68 people, generates revenue of $218.63 million and has a net income of $-31.47 million. The current market capitalization stands at $1.65 billion.Stag Industrial’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $146.21 million. The EBITDA margin is 66.87% (the operating margin is 2.11% and the net profit margin -14.39%).
Financials: The total debt represents 51.61% of Stag Industrial assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 119.53%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of -5.78% was realized by Stag Industrial.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $-0.46. Last fiscal year, Stag Industrial paid $1.36 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is not calculable, the P/S ratio is 7.87 and the P/B ratio is finally 2.28. The dividend yield amounts to 6.10%.
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EPR Properties -- Yield: 5.55%
EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR) employs 49 people, generates revenue of $421.02 million and has a net income of $194.33 million. The current market capitalization stands at $4.24 billion.EPR Properties’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $358.13 million. The EBITDA margin is 85.06% (the operating margin is 65.02% and the net profit margin 46.16%).
Financials: The total debt represents 47.00% of EPR Properties assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 95.57%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 8.53% was realized by EPR Properties.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $3.13. Last fiscal year, EPR Properties paid $3.63 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 22.07, the P/S ratio is 10.47 and the P/B ratio is finally 2.03. The dividend yield amounts to 5.55%.
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LTC Properties -- Yield: 5.01%
LTC Properties (NYSE:LTC) employs 22 people, generates revenue of $136.20 million and has a net income of $73.08 million. The current market capitalization stands at $1.71 billion.LTC Properties’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $120.47 million. The EBITDA margin is 88.45% (the operating margin is 51.89% and the net profit margin 53.66%).
Financials: The total debt represents 44.84% of LTC Properties assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 86.75%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 10.95% was realized by LTC Properties.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.16. Last fiscal year, LTC Properties paid $2.07 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 20.99, the P/S ratio is 13.09 and the P/B ratio is finally 2.59. The dividend yield amounts to 5.01%.
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Realty Income -- Yield: 4.45%
Realty Income (NYSE:O) employs 137 people, generates revenue of $1,023.28 million and has a net income of $284.86 million. The current market capitalization stands at $13.61 billion.Realty Income’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $919.55 million. The EBITDA margin is 89.86% (the operating margin is 25.97% and the net profit margin 27.84%).
Financials: The total debt represents 40.74% of Realty Income assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 73.88%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 4.52% was realized by Realty Income.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $1.10. Last fiscal year, Realty Income paid $2.27 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 49.02, the P/S ratio is 13.81 and the P/B ratio is finally 2.23. The dividend yield amounts to 4.45%.
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