Some investors absolutely thrive in a high-risk environment. I’m not one of them, and if you clicked on this headline, I bet you aren’t either. If I invest my money in stocks, I like to be reasonably sure that it will pay off.
All investments carry risks, yes. But stocks that pay dividends have less value than most. They are fantastic set-it-and-forget-it investments that you don’t need to keep an eye on too much.
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You don’t even have to settle for low returns. With high-yield dividend stocks like Vici Properties (NYSE: VICI) and T. Rowe Price (NASDAQ: TROW)You can earn a solid return with relatively limited risk. These are stocks you can buy, set up a dividend reinvestment plan (DRIP), and let the cash compound over years and years.
Why those two? Keep reading and I’ll tell you.
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Too rare to live, too rare to die.
Las Vegas occupies a prominent place in American culture. It is the city of Elvis and Sinatra; the quintessential weekend party venue; a shining monument to luck rising from the arid Mojave Desert that surrounds it.
It is also home to Vici Properties, a premier gaming and entertainment real estate investment trust (REIT) that owns some of the most legendary casinos, specifically Caesars Palace and the MGM Grand.
In total, the company owns 61 gaming venues, 39 non-gaming properties and four golf courses in 26 states and one Canadian province that it leases to casino operators.
Vici’s two largest tenants are Caesar Entertainment and MGM Hotelsbut it has 15 tenants in total and a 100% occupancy rate in all its properties.
As a REIT, Vici must pay 90% of its taxable income to its shareholders in the form of a dividend. And right now, its dividend yields 6.2%. It has also increased the dividend every year since the company went public in 2018.
Based on Vici’s first quarter results, the company will have no problem maintaining and increasing its dividend payments for the foreseeable future.
For the first quarter, Vici’s revenue grew 3.5% from the first quarter of 2025 to $1 billion, and its adjusted funds from operations (AFFO) increased 5.7% year over year.
The company maintains a stellar net profit margin of 78% and a very healthy balance sheet, with a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62.
This is a bet you’ll want to pass up for a long time if you make it.
Bears, bulls and rams, oh my goodness.
T. Rowe Price has been providing financial services from its base in Baltimore and beyond since 1937. And, about to turn 90, the company has increased its dividend for 40 consecutive years.
Currently, that dividend yields 5%, and with a payout ratio of 55%, I have no doubt that T. Rowe Price will achieve Dividend King status – that is, a company that has increased its dividend for 50 years in a row – within 10 years.
The company’s business is quite simple. It offers investment services and products to its clients and, at the end of the first quarter, had $1.7 trillion in assets under management.
For the quarter, T. Rowe Price’s revenue increased 5.3% from the first quarter of 2025 to $1.85 billion. Net operating income for the first quarter of 2026 reached $680.5 million, up 14% from the first quarter of 2025.
Its net profit margin is 29.5% and it has an incredibly healthy balance sheet with a debt-to-equity ratio of just 0.04.
T. Rowe Price is proof positive that some of the best investments are a simple idea executed to perfection. It’s a simple growth business with high margins, low debt, and a high-yielding dividend that has grown annually for nearly half a century.
That sounds like a winner to me, and like Vici, it’s a stock you’ll want to hold for the long term if you add it to your portfolio. The company logo could be a battering ram, but it could also be a bull because of how strong a dividend play it is.
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James Hires has positions at Vici Properties. The Motley Fool positions and recommends T. Rowe Price Group. The Motley Fool recommends Vici Properties. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.
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