Sectors & Industries Real EstateREIT - Mortgage
Best Mortgage REIT Stocks to Buy Now (2026)
Top mortgage 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 mortgage reit stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Industry: REIT - Mortgage

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REIT - Mortgage is Zen Rated F and is the 143rd ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Price	1d %	1w %	1m %	3m %	6m %	1y %	3y %	5y %	10y %	52-week High	52-week Low	% off 52-week High	% off 52-week Low	Beta	Volume	Vol 1d %
ACRE	ARES COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE CORP	$3.57	0.56%	-3.51%	-17.74%	-17.74%	-29.86%	-19.96%	-62.18%	-76.86%	-72.02%	$5.89	$3.52	39.39%	1.42%	0.99	708,000	15.31%
LADR	LADDER CAPITAL CORP	$8.72	-0.57%	2.35%	-9.36%	-10.29%	-14.59%	-17.97%	-13.92%	-25.79%	-29.96%	$11.48	$8.48	24.04%	2.83%	0.77	1,508,000	14.42%
RITM	RITHM CAPITAL CORP	$8.52	-1.39%	-2.52%	-12.79%	-6.06%	-15.56%	-20.89%	-8.68%	-24.40%	-38.26%	$12.15	$8.40	29.85%	1.43%	0.94	5,402,000	7.87%
NLY	ANNALY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC	$18.29	-0.05%	0.11%	-16.25%	-18.82%	-17.69%	-12.07%	2.87%	-46.27%	-54.73%	$24.52	$17.76	25.41%	2.98%	0.85	9,570,000	-7.81%
FBRT	FRANKLIN BSP REALTY TRUST INC	$6.12	-1.13%	-0.81%	-20.83%	-23.40%	-30.45%	-42.64%	-52.48%	N/A	N/A	$10.88	$6.03	43.75%	1.49%	0.75	978,000	4.15%
ADAM	ADAMAS TRUST INC	$7.67	0.26%	-0.65%	-14.97%	-15.34%	0.26%	10.52%	-10.81%	-55.92%	-67.33%	$10.36	$6.45	25.97%	18.91%	1.02	880,000	-15.79%
RWT	REDWOOD TRUST INC	$3.06	-3.47%	-11.05%	-20.10%	-39.64%	-48.74%	-45.65%	-57.97%	-77.78%	-78.10%	$6.97	$3.02	56.10%	1.32%	1.02	3,870,000	46.26%
EFC	ELLINGTON FINANCIAL INC	$11.71	0.43%	1.83%	-8.59%	-12.94%	-7.50%	-13.13%	-7.80%	-37.98%	-27.27%	$14.12	$11.28	17.07%	3.81%	0.73	1,418,000	-12.25%
AOMR	ANGEL OAK MORTGAGE REIT INC	$7.18	-1.10%	-0.97%	-10.70%	-20.40%	-18.87%	-21.19%	-11.25%	-59.02%	N/A	$9.48	$7.11	24.22%	0.98%	0.76	119,000	8.18%
REFI	CHICAGO ATLANTIC REAL ESTATE FINANCE INC	$9.35	-0.74%	-4.69%	-13.67%	-12.86%	-19.33%	-23.80%	-37.58%	N/A	N/A	$13.49	$9.25	30.69%	1.08%	0.39	197,000	2.07%
MITT	TPG MORTGAGE INVESTMENT TRUST INC	$5.57	-1.07%	-1.07%	-14.31%	-27.00%	-29.67%	-21.33%	6.10%	-54.75%	-87.65%	$9.27	$5.50	39.91%	1.27%	0.88	380,000	16.56%
CIM	CHIMERA INVESTMENT CORP	$8.76	-2.23%	-4.58%	-20.94%	-32.09%	-34.77%	-31.93%	-45.22%	-81.00%	-80.68%	$14.18	$8.72	38.22%	0.46%	1.03	1,815,000	27.64%
MFA	MFA FINANCIAL INC	$6.68	-2.91%	-9.12%	-21.04%	-29.01%	-33.47%	-26.83%	-28.94%	-64.09%	-76.97%	$10.43	$6.65	35.95%	0.45%	0.98	4,749,000	42.06%
SUNS	SUNRISE REALTY TRUST INC	$5.79	-1.03%	-2.53%	-22.07%	-28.69%	-24.90%	-38.73%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$10.45	$5.77	44.59%	0.35%	0.77	84,000	6.33%
ARI	APOLLO COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE FINANCE INC	$6.30	0.96%	1.12%	-4.11%	-38.89%	-43.14%	-36.36%	-39.07%	-58.77%	-60.65%	$11.24	$6.11	43.95%	3.11%	0.99	3,557,000	2.83%
TRTX	TPG RE FINANCE TRUST INC	$5.83	-0.68%	-3.16%	-20.57%	-30.51%	-28.55%	-32.13%	-8.62%	-54.35%	N/A	$9.37	$5.78	37.78%	0.87%	0.94	1,290,000	42.23%
AGNC	AGNC INVESTMENT CORP	$8.68	0.12%	0.35%	-13.97%	-21.02%	-17.49%	-13.11%	-2.80%	-46.42%	-54.89%	$12.19	$8.41	28.79%	3.21%	0.81	28,535,000	-12.49%
RPT	RITHM PROPERTY TRUST INC	$10.85	0.65%	-0.91%	-10.63%	-22.39%	-23.00%	-25.58%	-72.72%	-87.14%	-86.59%	$17.94	$9.80	39.52%	10.71%	0.81	8,200	-58.16%
STWD	STARWOOD PROPERTY TRUST INC	$12.52	-1.49%	-3.54%	-18.91%	-23.94%	-29.74%	-33.12%	-34.69%	-50.28%	-42.06%	$19.06	$12.42	34.31%	0.81%	0.85	4,788,000	4.06%
PMT	PENNYMAC MORTGAGE INVESTMENT TRUST	$7.05	-4.21%	-10.42%	-22.10%	-30.75%	-41.00%	-40.51%	-39.74%	-65.74%	-52.72%	$13.81	$7.04	48.95%	0.14%	0.82	4,545,000	102.99%
IVR	INVESCO MORTGAGE CAPITAL INC	$5.64	-1.05%	-1.05%	-15.44%	-28.24%	-32.78%	-23.27%	-34.65%	-82.59%	-96.14%	$9.50	$5.52	40.63%	2.17%	1.06	2,728,000	-17.95%
ORC	ORCHID ISLAND CAPITAL INC	$5.05	-0.59%	0.00%	-18.94%	-24.85%	-29.76%	-29.76%	-32.40%	-80.04%	-90.18%	$8.40	$4.85	39.88%	4.12%	0.81	4,256,000	-18.26%
BXMT	BLACKSTONE MORTGAGE TRUST INC	$10.83	-1.81%	-1.63%	-17.77%	-35.61%	-45.25%	-40.66%	-49.74%	-66.19%	-62.12%	$20.67	$10.75	47.59%	0.74%	0.86	2,658,000	12.58%
NREF	NEXPOINT REAL ESTATE FINANCE INC	$15.43	0.33%	-0.26%	-9.82%	-6.31%	10.45%	14.13%	0.33%	-23.88%	N/A	$18.43	$12.36	16.28%	24.84%	0.68	62,000	33.91%
DX	DYNEX CAPITAL INC	$10.90	0.37%	0.65%	-12.17%	-16.02%	-16.67%	-17.17%	-6.68%	-38.56%	-47.19%	$14.93	$10.36	27.00%	5.21%	0.69	7,340,000	22.78%
ARR	ARMOUR RESIDENTIAL REIT INC	$13.75	1.18%	1.63%	-11.29%	-18.49%	-21.74%	-12.20%	-27.90%	-75.11%	-87.52%	$19.31	$13.16	28.79%	4.52%	0.81	4,054,000	28.33%
ACR	ACRES COMMERCIAL REALTY CORP	$10.57	1.15%	2.72%	-21.30%	-40.15%	-45.91%	-48.51%	31.96%	-33.14%	-71.21%	$24.61	$9.92	57.05%	6.61%	0.49	59,400	19.52%
ABR	ARBOR REALTY TRUST INC	$2.83	-1.39%	-18.44%	-39.14%	-42.36%	-63.25%	-75.65%	-80.22%	-85.21%	-61.44%	$12.18	$2.77	76.77%	2.17%	0.94	9,118,000	-27.07%
GPMT	GRANITE POINT MORTGAGE TRUST INC	$5.97	-8.58%	-19.66%	-33.79%	-54.43%	-57.36%	-78.05%	-86.82%	-95.60%	N/A	$28.50	$5.89	79.05%	1.36%	1.12	68,500	12.30%
RC	READY CAPITAL CORP	$1.17	-10.00%	6.36%	-28.22%	-27.33%	-26.88%	-65.28%	-88.71%	-92.16%	-91.82%	$3.44	$1.08	65.94%	8.33%	0.99	1,131,000	-38.33%
KREF	KKR REAL ESTATE FINANCE TRUST INC	$5.75	-3.69%	-5.43%	-19.58%	-21.77%	-11.94%	-33.06%	-49.87%	-73.76%	N/A	$9.11	$5.29	36.85%	8.70%	0.81	923,000	25.58%
CMTG	CLAROS MORTGAGE TRUST INC	$1.20	0.00%	1.69%	-19.46%	-46.43%	-54.37%	-63.53%	-89.58%	N/A	N/A	$3.62	$1.15	66.85%	4.35%	0.90	458,000	102.65%
LOAN	MANHATTAN BRIDGE CAPITAL INC	$3.39	-1.17%	-12.40%	-15.67%	-19.86%	-23.65%	-35.80%	-26.37%	-46.95%	-54.56%	$5.41	$3.33	37.28%	1.80%	0.25	22,500	-86.53%
SACH	SACHEM CAPITAL CORP	$0.85	0.12%	-5.89%	-14.44%	-2.87%	-16.96%	-20.84%	-75.80%	-85.01%	N/A	$1.45	$0.76	41.38%	11.01%	0.70	78,000	-68.92%
LFT	LUMENT FINANCE TRUST INC	$4.94	-4.45%	-0.60%	-24.58%	428.91%	282.95%	177.53%	133.02%	23.50%	-10.83%	$6.94	$0.58	28.82%	748.80%	0.08	14,100	-70.63%
CHMI	CHERRY HILL MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CORP	$2.58	0.00%	-0.77%	-10.73%	13.66%	-3.73%	12.66%	-22.75%	-71.77%	-84.08%	$2.98	$2.17	13.42%	18.89%	0.76	118,000	61.64%

Mortgage REIT Stocks FAQ

What are the best mortgage reit stocks to buy right now in Oct 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 3 best mortgage reit stocks to buy right now are:

1. Ares Commercial Real Estate (NYSE:ACRE)

Ares Commercial Real Estate (NYSE:ACRE) is the #1 top mortgage reit stock out of 36 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 Ares Commercial Real Estate (NYSE:ACRE) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: D, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Ares Commercial Real Estate (NYSE:ACRE) has a Due Diligence Score of 16, which is -13 points lower than the mortgage reit industry average of 29.

ACRE passed 5 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Ares Commercial Real Estate has seen its stock lose -19.96% over the past year, overperforming other mortgage reit stocks by 10 percentage points.

Ares Commercial Real Estate has an average 1 year price target of $5.00, an upside of 40.06% from Ares Commercial Real Estate's current stock price of $3.57.

Ares Commercial Real Estate stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Ares Commercial Real Estate, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 25% have issued a Buy, 75% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Ladder Capital (NYSE:LADR)

Ladder Capital (NYSE:LADR) is the #2 top mortgage reit stock out of 36 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 Ladder Capital (NYSE:LADR) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Ladder Capital (NYSE:LADR) has a Due Diligence Score of 41, which is 12 points higher than the mortgage reit industry average of 29.

LADR passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Ladder Capital has seen its stock lose -17.97% over the past year, overperforming other mortgage reit stocks by 12 percentage points.

Ladder Capital has an average 1 year price target of $10.25, an upside of 17.55% from Ladder Capital's current stock price of $8.72.

Ladder Capital stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Ladder Capital, 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.

3. Rithm Capital (NYSE:RITM)

Rithm Capital (NYSE:RITM) is the #3 top mortgage reit stock out of 36 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 Rithm Capital (NYSE:RITM) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Rithm Capital (NYSE:RITM) has a Due Diligence Score of 35, which is 6 points higher than the mortgage reit industry average of 29.

RITM passed 13 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Rithm Capital has seen its stock lose -20.89% over the past year, overperforming other mortgage reit stocks by 9 percentage points.

Rithm Capital has an average 1 year price target of $13.00, an upside of 52.58% from Rithm Capital's current stock price of $8.52.

Rithm Capital stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 8 analysts covering Rithm Capital, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 50% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

What are the mortgage reit stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 33 mortgage reit stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 mortgage reit stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Arbor Realty Trust (NYSE:ABR)

Arbor Realty Trust (NYSE:ABR) has an annual dividend yield of 33.22%, which is 16 percentage points higher than the mortgage reit industry average of 16.84%. Arbor Realty Trust's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% three times in the last 10 years. Arbor Realty Trust's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Arbor Realty Trust's dividend payout ratio of 1,337.5% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Granite Point Mortgage Trust (NYSE:GPMT)

Granite Point Mortgage Trust (NYSE:GPMT) has an annual dividend yield of 26.8%, which is 10 percentage points higher than the mortgage reit industry average of 16.84%. Granite Point Mortgage Trust's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% six times in the last 10 years. Granite Point Mortgage Trust's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Granite Point Mortgage Trust's dividend payout ratio of -10% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Orchid Island Capital (NYSE:ORC)

Orchid Island Capital (NYSE:ORC) has an annual dividend yield of 26.14%, which is 9 percentage points higher than the mortgage reit industry average of 16.84%. Orchid Island Capital's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% nine times in the last 10 years. Orchid Island Capital's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Orchid Island Capital's dividend payout ratio of 85.2% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are mortgage reit stocks down?

Mortgage reit stocks were down -0.93% in the last day, and down -2.35% over the last week.

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

What are the most undervalued mortgage reit 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 3 most undervalued mortgage reit stocks right now are:

1. Orchid Island Capital (NYSE:ORC)

Orchid Island Capital (NYSE:ORC) is the most undervalued mortgage reit stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Orchid Island Capital has a valuation score of 29, which is -8 points higher than the mortgage reit industry average of 37. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates ORC a Valuation Rating of "B".

Orchid Island Capital's stock has dropped -29.76% in the past year. It has performed in line with other stocks in the mortgage reit industry.

2. Annaly Capital Management (NYSE:NLY)

Annaly Capital Management (NYSE:NLY) is the second most undervalued mortgage reit stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Annaly Capital Management has a valuation score of 29, which is -8 points higher than the mortgage reit industry average of 37. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates NLY a Valuation Rating of "B".

Annaly Capital Management's stock has dropped -12.07% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the mortgage reit industry by 18 percentage points.

3. Agnc Investment (NASDAQ:AGNC)

Agnc Investment (NASDAQ:AGNC) is the third most undervalued mortgage reit stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Agnc Investment has a valuation score of 29, which is -8 points higher than the mortgage reit industry average of 37. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates AGNC a Valuation Rating of "B".

Agnc Investment's stock has dropped -13.11% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the mortgage reit industry by 17 percentage points.

Are mortgage reit stocks a good buy now?

38.71% of mortgage reit stocks rated by analysts are a hold right now. On average, analysts expect mortgage reit stocks to rise by 35.85% over the next year.

0% of mortgage reit stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 0% of mortgage reit stocks are rated B (Buy), 53.13% are rated C (Hold), 34.38% are rated D (Sell), and 12.5% are rated F (Strong Sell).

What is the average p/e ratio of the reit - mortgage industry?

The average P/E ratio of the reit - mortgage industry is 11.24x.

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Sectors & Industries Real EstateREIT - Mortgage
Best Mortgage REIT Stocks to Buy Now (2026)
Top mortgage 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 mortgage reit stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Mortgage REIT Stocks FAQ

1. Ares Commercial Real Estate (NYSE:ACRE)

2. Ladder Capital (NYSE:LADR)

3. Rithm Capital (NYSE:RITM)

1. Arbor Realty Trust (NYSE:ABR)

2. Granite Point Mortgage Trust (NYSE:GPMT)

3. Orchid Island Capital (NYSE:ORC)

1. Orchid Island Capital (NYSE:ORC)

2. Annaly Capital Management (NYSE:NLY)

3. Agnc Investment (NASDAQ:AGNC)

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Sectors & IndustriesReal EstateREIT - MortgageBest Mortgage REIT Stocks to Buy Now (2026)Top mortgage 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 mortgage reit stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Mortgage REIT Stocks FAQ

1. Ares Commercial Real Estate (NYSE:ACRE)

2. Ladder Capital (NYSE:LADR)

3. Rithm Capital (NYSE:RITM)

1. Arbor Realty Trust (NYSE:ABR)

2. Granite Point Mortgage Trust (NYSE:GPMT)

3. Orchid Island Capital (NYSE:ORC)

1. Orchid Island Capital (NYSE:ORC)

2. Annaly Capital Management (NYSE:NLY)

3. Agnc Investment (NASDAQ:AGNC)

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Sectors & Industries Real EstateREIT - Mortgage
Best Mortgage REIT Stocks to Buy Now (2026)
Top mortgage 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 mortgage reit stocks to buy now. Learn More.