Some investors thrive completely in a high-risk environment. I’m not one of them, and if you clicked on this article, I’m willing to bet you’re not either. When I invest my money in a stock, I want to be sure it will pay off.
All investments are risky, remember. But dividend-paying stocks carry less than most. They’re great set-it-but-forget-it funds that you don’t need to keep too close to your eye.
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You don’t even have to pay for lower benefits either. With high-yield dividend stocks like Places to stay in Vici (NYSE: VICI) again T. Rowe Price (NASDAQ: TROW)you can have strong returns with relatively limited risk. These are stocks you can buy, set up a dividend reinvestment plan (DRIP), and let the money compound for years.
Why two? Read on and I’ll tell you.
Life is very strange, death is rare
Las Vegas is big on American culture. It is the city of Elvis and Sinatra; the weekend party scene is top notch; a shining monument to lady luck that juts out of the Mojave desert that surrounds us.
It is also home to Vici Properties, a premier gambling and real estate investment trust (REIT) that owns famous casinos, notably Caesars Palace and the MGM Grand.
In total, the company owns 61 gambling properties, 39 non-gambling properties, and four golf courses in 26 states and one Canadian province that it leases to casino operators.
Vici’s two main employers Caesars Entertainment again MGM Restaurantsbut has a total of 15 tenants and a 100% occupancy rate across all of its properties.
As a REIT, Vici is required to pay 90% of its taxable income to its shareholders as dividends. And currently, its dividend yield is 6.2%. It has also raised its dividend every year since the company went public in 2018.
Per Vici’s first quarter results, the company will have no problem maintaining and increasing its dividend payments for the foreseeable future.
In Q1, Vici’s revenue grew 3.5% over Q1 2025 to $1 billion, and its adjusted funds from operations (AFFO) increased 5.7% year over year.
The company maintains a stellar profit margin of 78% and a very healthy balance sheet, with a debt to equity ratio of 0.62.
This is one bet you’ll want to let ride for a long time if you place it.
Bears and bulls and rams, oh my!
IT. Rowe Price has been providing financial services from its base in Baltimore and beyond since 1937. And, as it approaches its 90th birthday, the company has increased its dividend for 40 years in a row.
Currently, that profit is yielding 5%, and with a payout ratio of 55%, I have no doubt that the T. Rowe Price will achieve Dividend King status, meaning a company that has increased its dividends for 50 consecutive years, 10 years from now.
The company’s business is straightforward. It provides investment services and products to its clients, and at the end of the first quarter, it had $1.7 trillion in assets under management.
For the quarter, the income of T. Rowe Price increased 5.3% over Q1 2025 to $1.85 billion. Total operating income for Q1 2026 reached $680.5 million, up 14% from Q1 2025.
Its return on equity is 29.5%, and it has an incredibly healthy balance sheet with a debt-to-equity ratio of just 0.04.
IT. Rowe Price is proof that some of the best investments are simple ideas executed perfectly. A direct growth business with high margins, low debt, and high profit margins that has been growing every year for almost a century.
That sounds like a winner to me, and, like Vici, it’s a stock you’ll want to hang on to for a long time if you add it to your portfolio. The company logo may be a ram, but it may be a bull in how strong it is as a division game.
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James Hires holds positions in Vici Properties. The Motley Fool ranks and recommends T. Rowe Price Group. The Motley Fool recommends Vici Properties. The Motley Fool has a policy of disclosure.
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