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Best Diversified REIT Stocks to Buy Now (2026)

Top diversified reit 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 reit stocks to buy now. Learn More.

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 3 best diversified reit stocks to buy right now are:

Cto Realty Growth (NYSE:CTO) is the #1 top diversified reit stock out of 19 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 Cto Realty Growth (NYSE:CTO) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Cto Realty Growth (NYSE:CTO) has a Due Diligence Score of 33, which is 12 points higher than the diversified reit industry average of 21.

CTO passed 11 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Cto Realty Growth has seen its stock return 29.9% over the past year, overperforming other diversified reit stocks by 42 percentage points.

Cto Realty Growth has an average 1 year price target of $24.50, an upside of 19.75% from Cto Realty Growth's current stock price of $20.46.

Cto Realty Growth stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Cto Realty Growth, 100% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

American Assets Trust (NYSE:AAT) is the #2 top diversified reit stock out of 19 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 American Assets Trust (NYSE:AAT) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: A, Financials: C, and AI: C.

American Assets Trust (NYSE:AAT) has a Due Diligence Score of 16, which is -5 points lower than the diversified reit industry average of 21.

AAT passed 5 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. American Assets Trust has seen its stock return 10.13% over the past year, overperforming other diversified reit stocks by 22 percentage points.

American Assets Trust has an average 1 year price target of $24.00, an upside of 13.21% from American Assets Trust's current stock price of $21.20.

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

One Liberty Properties (NYSE:OLP) is the #3 top diversified reit stock out of 19 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 One Liberty Properties (NYSE:OLP) is: Value: C, Growth: D, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: A, Financials: C, and AI: C.

One Liberty Properties (NYSE:OLP) has a Due Diligence Score of 31, which is 10 points higher than the diversified reit industry average of 21.

OLP passed 10 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. One Liberty Properties has seen its stock return 5.08% over the past year, overperforming other diversified reit stocks by 17 percentage points.

One Liberty Properties has an average 1 year price target of $28.50, an upside of 30.08% from One Liberty Properties's current stock price of $21.91.

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

Out of 16 diversified reit stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 diversified reit stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Brightspire Capital (NYSE:BRSP) has an annual dividend yield of 17.3%, which is 10 percentage points higher than the diversified reit industry average of 7.46%. Brightspire Capital's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two times in the last 10 years. Brightspire Capital's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Brightspire Capital's dividend payout ratio of -266.7% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Global Net Lease (NYSE:GNL) has an annual dividend yield of 10.11%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the diversified reit industry average of 7.46%. Global Net Lease's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% five times in the last 10 years. Global Net Lease's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Global Net Lease's dividend payout ratio of -271.4% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Ah Realty Trust (NYSE:AHRT) has an annual dividend yield of 9.61%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the diversified reit industry average of 7.46%. Ah Realty Trust's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% three times in the last 10 years. Ah Realty Trust's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Ah Realty Trust's dividend payout ratio of -90.3% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Diversified reit stocks were down -0.95% in the last day, and up 0.51% over the last week.

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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 3 most undervalued diversified reit stocks right now are:

VICI Properties (NYSE:VICI) is the most undervalued diversified reit stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

VICI Properties has a valuation score of 43, which is 23 points higher than the diversified reit industry average of 20. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

VICI Properties's stock has dropped -26.29% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the diversified reit industry by -14 percentage points.

Safehold (NYSE:SAFE) is the second most undervalued diversified reit stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Safehold has a valuation score of 43, which is 23 points higher than the diversified reit industry average of 20. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Safehold's stock has dropped -24.56% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the diversified reit industry by -12 percentage points.

Brightspire Capital (NYSE:BRSP) is the third most undervalued diversified reit stock based on its Valuation Rating of C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Brightspire Capital has a valuation score of 14, which is -6 points higher than the diversified reit industry average of 20. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Brightspire Capital's stock has dropped -30.58% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the diversified reit industry by -18 percentage points.

46.15% of diversified reit stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect diversified reit stocks to rise by 26.87% over the next year.

0% of diversified reit stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 0% of diversified reit stocks are rated B (Buy), 80% are rated C (Hold), 20% are rated D (Sell), and 0% are rated F (Strong Sell).