Rexford Industrial (NYSE: REXR) is providing a 3.3% dividend yield at the moment, which is greater than twice the yield of the S&P 500 index. It has elevated its dividend yearly for a decade and at a speedy tempo of greater than 10% a yr. The inventory continues to be 40% beneath the highs reached in 2022, regardless of continued sturdy working efficiency. This is why you would possibly need to purchase this actual property funding belief (REIT) and maintain on to it for the long run.
What does Rexford Industrial do?
As Rexford Industrial’s identify implies, it owns industrial actual property. The checklist consists of each warehouses and manufacturing property, which is fairly typical of an industrial REIT. Rexford at the moment owns over 420 properties and has round 720 buildings. It has roughly 1,600 lessees. It is without doubt one of the bigger industrial REITs, sporting a market cap of $11 billion.
The largest distinction between Rexford and different industrial REITs is that Rexford is totally focused on a single geographic area, Southern California. For traders who deal with proudly owning diversified companies, this REIT could also be a tough promote. However do not write it off earlier than you perceive a little bit bit extra concerning the Southern California area.
Southern California is the biggest industrial market in america. If you happen to pulled it out by itself, it might be the fourth largest industrial market on the planet. In different phrases, it’s a extremely engaging area through which to function. Southern California additionally occurs to have the bottom industrial emptiness fee in america. If you happen to needed to deal with one industrial area, this may in all probability be the one you’d select.
What is going on on with Rexford’s enterprise?
From an enormous image perspective, the commercial actual property sector is not doing fairly in addition to it was just some years in the past. For instance, whereas Southern California has the bottom emptiness fee for industrial property, the emptiness fee has greater than doubled to almost 4% since hitting a low level in 2023. There was an identical spike in emptiness charges in different areas as properly, which has traders anxious about the complete industrial REIT sector.
That may very well be a chance for traders, on condition that Rexford’s inventory has fallen so onerous. Certainly, regardless of the headwind of rising emptiness charges, Rexford’s portfolio was 96.9% occupied within the second quarter. And it was nonetheless capable of enhance lease charges by an enormous 67% on leases that have been rolling over in Q2. That could be a clear indication that demand for its properties stays excessive.
This sturdy leasing efficiency, in the meantime, resulted in funds from operations (FFO) per share rising by a formidable 11% yr over yr within the quarter. There’s cause to imagine that this sturdy efficiency will proceed. For starters, lease rollovers will doubtless permit for materials hire boosts for a number of extra years. However there’s extra.
Rexford has notable plans to improve its property (which can permit it to cost increased rents), and there are hire bumps constructed into its current leases, too. On high of that, Rexford continues to amass new properties, increasing its portfolio. In different phrases, there are inside and exterior development levers that administration is utilizing to drive continued sturdy efficiency. So, regardless of the inventory drop, Rexford continues to be working at a excessive stage.
Rexford is a purchase and maintain
To be honest, Rexford’s dividend yield won’t be excessive sufficient to entice traders targeted on maximizing present earnings. However the spectacular dividend development fee right here ought to make it extremely engaging to dividend development traders. Whereas the inventory worth is down as a result of the commercial sector is, certainly, softening, Rexford continues to function at a really excessive stage, not less than partly due to its distinctive geographic focus. If you happen to can see the worth on this REIT’s method, Rexford Industrial is the sort of dividend inventory you may doubtless be comfortable you acquire whereas others have been promoting.
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Reuben Gregg Brewer has no place in any of the shares talked about. The Motley Idiot has positions in and recommends Rexford Industrial Realty. The Motley Idiot has a disclosure coverage.
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