RioCan raises its payout

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RIOCAN REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST, $25.23, is a buy. The REIT (Toronto symbol REI.UN; Units o/s: 309.8 million; Market cap: $7.8 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Average; Yield: 4.0%; www.riocan.com) continues to benefit from the re-opening of malls and restaurants. It collected 96.8% of its rents in the 2021 fourth-quarter, compared to 96.2% a year ago. Spurred by a positive outlook, RioCan has raised your monthly distribution by 6.3%. Starting with the March 2022 payment, investors now receive $0.085 a unit instead of $0.08. The new annual rate of $1.02 yields a high 4.0%. That new rate is also equal to 60.4% of RioCan’s 2022 projected cash flow of $1.69 a unit. That’s within its 55% to 65% payout target range. The units also trade at an attractive 14.9 that cash flow estimate. RioCan REIT is a buy. buy…