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Best Diversified Real Estate Stocks to Buy Now (2026)
Top diversified real estate stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +28.50% per year, and are the best diversified real estate stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Industry: Real Estate - Diversified

Zen Rating Price Value Growth Financials Momentum Sentiment Forecast Dividends Due Diligence

Real Estate - Diversified is Zen Rated B and is the 46th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Exchange	Industry	Zen Rating	Market Cap	Price	1d %	EBITDA	P/E	D/E	Country	DD Score
JOE	ST JOE CO	NYSE	Real Estate - Diversified		$3.89B	$68.40	0.07%	$240.20M	31.96x	0.96	United States
HHH	HOWARD HUGHES HOLDINGS INC	NYSE	Real Estate - Diversified		$3.98B	$66.60	-1.64%	$774.95M	13.56x	2.75	United States

Diversified Real Estate Stocks FAQ

What are the best diversified real estate stocks to buy right now in Aug 2026?

According to Zen Ratings, our proprietary rating system that evaluates 115 factors proven to drive growth in stocks and assigns each stock in our system an overall letter grade as well as 7 individual Component Grades for Value, Growth, Momentum, Sentiment, Safety, Financials, and proprietary AI algorithms, the 2 best diversified real estate stocks to buy right now are:

1. St Joe Co (NYSE:JOE)

St Joe Co (NYSE:JOE) is the #1 top diversified real estate stock out of 2 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +5.11% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for St Joe Co (NYSE:JOE) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

St Joe Co (NYSE:JOE) has a Due Diligence Score of 31, which is 4 points higher than the diversified real estate industry average of 27.

JOE passed 11 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. St Joe Co has seen its stock return 34.88% over the past year, overperforming other diversified real estate stocks by 26 percentage points.

2. Howard Hughes Holdings (NYSE:HHH)

Howard Hughes Holdings (NYSE:HHH) is the #2 top diversified real estate stock out of 2 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +5.11% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Howard Hughes Holdings (NYSE:HHH) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: D, Sentiment: C, Safety: D, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Howard Hughes Holdings (NYSE:HHH) has a Due Diligence Score of 23, which is -4 points lower than the diversified real estate industry average of 27.

HHH passed 8 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Howard Hughes Holdings has seen its stock lose -9.38% over the past year, underperforming other diversified real estate stocks by -18 percentage points.

Howard Hughes Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $79.00, an upside of 18.62% from Howard Hughes Holdings's current stock price of $66.60.

Howard Hughes Holdings stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Howard Hughes Holdings, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 100% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

What are the diversified real estate stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 1 diversified real estate stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 1 diversified real estate stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. St Joe Co (NYSE:JOE)

St Joe Co (NYSE:JOE) has an annual dividend yield of 0.7%, which is the same as the diversified real estate industry average of 0.7%. St Joe Co's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. St Joe Co's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

St Joe Co's dividend payout ratio of 29% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are diversified real estate stocks down?

Diversified real estate stocks were down -0.78% in the last day, and up 0.13% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why diversified real estate stocks are down.

What are the most undervalued diversified real estate stocks?

Based on the Valuation rating, one of the 7 components of a stocks overall Zen Ratings grade, which evaluates factors including estimated earnings yield, earnings before interest and taxes/enterprise value, cash flow yield, free cash flow to price, and price-to-earnings growth (PEG ratio), the 2 most undervalued diversified real estate stocks right now are:

1. Howard Hughes Holdings (NYSE:HHH)

Howard Hughes Holdings (NYSE:HHH) is the most undervalued diversified real estate stock based on its Valuation Rating of C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Howard Hughes Holdings has a valuation score of 43, which is 21 points higher than the diversified real estate industry average of 22. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Howard Hughes Holdings's stock has dropped -9.38% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the diversified real estate industry by -18 percentage points.

2. St Joe Co (NYSE:JOE)

St Joe Co (NYSE:JOE) is the second most undervalued diversified real estate stock based on its Valuation Rating of C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

St Joe Co has a valuation score of 0, which is -22 points higher than the diversified real estate industry average of 22. It passed 0 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

St Joe Co's stock has gained 34.88% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the diversified real estate industry by 26 percentage points.

Are diversified real estate stocks a good buy now?

100% of diversified real estate stocks rated by analysts are a hold right now. On average, analysts expect diversified real estate stocks to rise by 18.62% over the next year.

0% of diversified real estate stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 0% of diversified real estate stocks are rated B (Buy), 100% are rated C (Hold), 0% are rated D (Sell), and 0% are rated F (Strong Sell).

What is the average p/e ratio of the real estate - diversified industry?

The average P/E ratio of the real estate - diversified industry is 22.67x.

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