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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 +32.52% 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:

Global Net Lease (NYSE:GNL) is the #1 top diversified reit stock out of 21 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Global Net Lease (NYSE:GNL) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: F, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Global Net Lease (NYSE:GNL) has a Due Diligence Score of 15, which is -4 points lower than the diversified reit industry average of 19. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates GNL as a "B".

GNL passed 4 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Global Net Lease has seen its stock return 20.38% over the past year, overperforming other diversified reit stocks by 24 percentage points.

Global Net Lease has an average 1 year price target of $10.00, an upside of 6.5% from Global Net Lease's current stock price of $9.39.

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

Cto Realty Growth (NYSE:CTO) is the #2 top diversified reit stock out of 21 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +7.53% 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 14 points higher than the diversified reit industry average of 19.

CTO passed 11 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Cto Realty Growth has seen its stock return 3.65% over the past year, overperforming other diversified reit stocks by 8 percentage points.

Cto Realty Growth has an average 1 year price target of $21.00, an upside of 12.18% from Cto Realty Growth's current stock price of $18.72.

Cto Realty Growth stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst 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.

Empire State Realty Trust (NYSE:ESRT) is the #3 top diversified reit stock out of 21 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +7.53% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Empire State Realty Trust (NYSE:ESRT) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: D, Sentiment: C, Safety: A, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Empire State Realty Trust (NYSE:ESRT) has a Due Diligence Score of 21, which is 2 points higher than the diversified reit industry average of 19.

ESRT passed 7 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Empire State Realty Trust has seen its stock lose -35.25% over the past year, underperforming other diversified reit stocks by -31 percentage points.

Empire State Realty Trust has an average 1 year price target of $6.77, an upside of 30.64% from Empire State Realty Trust's current stock price of $5.18.

Empire State Realty Trust stock has a consensus Sell recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Empire State Realty Trust, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 66.67% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 33.33% have issued a Strong Sell.

Out of 19 diversified reit stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 diversified reit stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Nexpoint Diversified Real Estate Trust (NYSE:NXDT) has an annual dividend yield of 13.45%, which is 6 percentage points higher than the diversified reit industry average of 7.04%. Nexpoint Diversified Real Estate Trust's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% four times in the last 10 years. Nexpoint Diversified Real Estate Trust's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Nexpoint Diversified Real Estate Trust's dividend payout ratio of -26.7% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Mackenzie Realty Capital (NASDAQ:MKZR) has an annual dividend yield of 13.3%, which is 6 percentage points higher than the diversified reit industry average of 7.04%.

Mackenzie Realty Capital's dividend payout ratio of -3.6% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Brightspire Capital (NYSE:BRSP) has an annual dividend yield of 11.55%, which is 5 percentage points higher than the diversified reit industry average of 7.04%. 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 -246.2% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Diversified reit stocks were down -0.51% in the last day, and down -2.59% over the last week.

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

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 27 points higher than the diversified reit industry average of 16. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

VICI Properties's stock has dropped -9.92% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the diversified reit industry by -6 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 27 points higher than the diversified reit industry average of 16. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Safehold's stock has dropped -21.81% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the diversified reit industry by -18 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 -2 points higher than the diversified reit industry average of 16. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Brightspire Capital's stock has dropped -5.3% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the diversified reit industry by -1 percentage points.

40% of diversified reit stocks rated by analysts are a hold right now. On average, analysts expect diversified reit stocks to rise by 8.72% over the next year.

0% of diversified reit stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 6.25% of diversified reit stocks are rated B (Buy), 75% are rated C (Hold), 12.5% are rated D (Sell), and 6.25% are rated F (Strong Sell).