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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:

Cto Realty Growth (NYSE:CTO) is the #1 top diversified reit stock out of 20 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: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Cto Realty Growth (NYSE:CTO) has a Due Diligence Score of 35, which is 15 points higher than the diversified reit industry average of 20.

CTO passed 12 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Cto Realty Growth has seen its stock return 9.99% over the past year, overperforming other diversified reit stocks by 5 percentage points.

Cto Realty Growth has an average 1 year price target of $23.00, an upside of 10.52% from Cto Realty Growth's current stock price of $20.81.

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.

W P Carey (NYSE:WPC) is the #2 top diversified reit stock out of 20 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 W P Carey (NYSE:WPC) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

W P Carey (NYSE:WPC) has a Due Diligence Score of 19, which is -1 points lower than the diversified reit industry average of 20.

WPC passed 7 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. W P Carey has seen its stock return 19.26% over the past year, overperforming other diversified reit stocks by 14 percentage points.

W P Carey has an average 1 year price target of $76.38, an upside of 1.17% from W P Carey's current stock price of $75.49.

W P Carey stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 8 analysts covering W P Carey, 12.5% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 12.5% have issued a Buy, 62.5% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 12.5% have issued a Strong Sell.

VICI Properties (NYSE:VICI) is the #3 top diversified reit stock out of 20 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 VICI Properties (NYSE:VICI) is: Value: B, Growth: D, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

VICI Properties (NYSE:VICI) has a Due Diligence Score of 47, which is 27 points higher than the diversified reit industry average of 20.

VICI passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. VICI Properties has seen its stock lose -12.49% over the past year, underperforming other diversified reit stocks by -17 percentage points.

VICI Properties has an average 1 year price target of $32.50, an upside of 15.99% from VICI Properties's current stock price of $28.02.

VICI Properties stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering VICI Properties, 25% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 25% have issued a Buy, 50% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Out of 17 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 11.7%, which is 5 percentage points higher than the diversified reit industry average of 6.34%. 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 -18.1% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Brightspire Capital (NYSE:BRSP) has an annual dividend yield of 11.53%, which is 5 percentage points higher than the diversified reit industry average of 6.34%. 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 -228.6% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Gladstone Commercial (NASDAQ:GOOD) has an annual dividend yield of 9.39%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the diversified reit industry average of 6.34%. Gladstone Commercial's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Gladstone Commercial's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Gladstone Commercial's dividend payout ratio of 666.7% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Diversified reit stocks were up 1.55% in the last day, and up 2.24% over the last week.

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

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 30 points higher than the diversified reit industry average of 13. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

VICI Properties's stock has dropped -12.49% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the diversified reit industry by -17 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 30 points higher than the diversified reit industry average of 13. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Safehold's stock has gained 1.34% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the diversified reit industry by -4 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 1 points higher than the diversified reit industry average of 13. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Brightspire Capital's stock has gained 5.51% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the diversified reit industry by 1 percentage points.

40% of diversified reit stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect diversified reit stocks to rise by 4.45% 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).