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Best Office REIT Stocks to Buy Now (2026)
Top office 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 office reit stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Industry: REIT - Office
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REIT - Office is Zen Rated F and is the 141st ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries
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NLOP
NET LEASE OFFICE PROPERTIES
$14.15-0.14%-1.74%-28.54%-45.13%-51.52%-53.42%N/AN/AN/A$34.53$12.7659.02%10.94%0.71128,000-57.33%
PSTL
POSTAL REALTY TRUST INC
$19.290.00%-6.59%1.21%26.41%21.24%34.05%32.30%16.70%N/A$21.13$12.268.71%57.34%0.48239,000-39.34%
CDP
COPT DEFENSE PROPERTIES
$32.34-0.22%0.56%0.00%10.91%5.96%19.20%34.69%20.85%28.95%$32.82$23.921.46%35.19%0.611,460,000-10.32%
HPP
HUDSON PACIFIC PROPERTIES INC
$6.56-4.23%-12.18%-11.23%-51.23%-67.68%-67.23%-88.24%-96.65%-96.46%$22.89$5.5571.34%18.20%1.35996,000-22.67%
ONL
ORION PROPERTIES INC
$2.46-0.40%0.00%-5.75%18.27%-16.04%3.36%-63.61%N/AN/A$3.05$1.4619.34%68.49%0.99175,000-5.91%
DEA
EASTERLY GOVERNMENT PROPERTIES INC
$22.27-1.29%-4.46%-8.32%1.27%-4.34%-17.29%-37.09%-58.18%-48.24%$27.48$19.3318.94%15.20%0.56727,0008.35%
CMCT
CREATIVE MEDIA & COMMUNITY TRUST CORP
$1.34-32.32%-44.86%-54.27%-71.18%-81.28%-92.34%-99.88%-99.96%-99.99%$17.08$1.2792.15%5.51%0.63484,000336.04%
JBGS
JBG SMITH PROPERTIES
$14.79-0.60%0.00%-9.82%-16.82%-36.33%1.16%-4.09%-54.98%N/A$24.30$13.2839.14%11.37%0.89906,00076.61%
HIW
HIGHWOODS PROPERTIES INC
$22.301.55%-1.20%-14.20%-14.40%-29.90%-23.84%-5.59%-48.40%-51.03%$32.76$21.1831.93%5.29%0.891,741,000-28.06%
BXP
BXP INC
$53.441.83%-3.28%-19.15%-24.03%-27.66%-21.61%-6.96%-49.83%-54.37%$79.33$49.7232.64%7.48%1.032,760,000-26.95%
FSP
FRANKLIN STREET PROPERTIES CORP
$0.66-7.92%-11.84%-20.12%-30.50%-60.06%-62.96%-67.01%-89.59%-93.17%$2.05$0.6467.66%3.92%0.91374,000-34.73%
BDN
BRANDYWINE REALTY TRUST
$3.03-1.30%-2.88%-4.72%0.33%-30.82%-33.70%-42.07%-77.88%-76.29%$4.67$2.7435.09%10.58%1.042,069,000-44.99%
PDM
PIEDMONT REALTY TRUST INC
$7.04-1.68%-5.12%-19.63%-14.98%-19.08%-2.09%-15.18%-61.49%-63.30%$9.19$5.4623.39%28.94%1.01793,000-28.49%
DEI
DOUGLAS EMMETT INC
$10.07-0.20%0.50%-5.09%-15.38%-38.63%-40.06%-20.14%-69.48%-64.27%$16.99$9.2940.73%8.40%1.092,233,000-32.86%
ARE
ALEXANDRIA REAL ESTATE EQUITIES INC
$51.05-0.25%-2.24%-10.22%9.86%-39.23%-50.03%-59.74%-68.43%-39.20%$101.22$44.1049.56%15.75%0.911,086,000-33.90%
VNO
VORNADO REALTY TRUST
$26.51-1.78%-3.67%-16.74%-24.73%-34.45%-30.49%54.94%-43.63%-70.13%$43.31$25.7138.79%3.11%1.281,293,000-7.05%
KRC
KILROY REALTY CORP
$29.04-1.26%-3.20%-12.66%-28.38%-31.02%-12.45%-7.25%-57.81%-46.94%$45.03$27.0735.51%7.28%1.021,431,000-34.27%
CUZ
COUSINS PROPERTIES INC
$23.210.69%-0.34%-7.71%-7.31%-20.54%-17.87%5.69%-34.64%-39.18%$30.81$21.0324.67%10.37%0.931,685,00015.89%
SLG
SL GREEN REALTY CORP
$38.57-1.46%-1.23%-9.29%-12.80%-36.22%-35.29%29.69%-49.72%-60.71%$66.91$35.0342.36%10.11%1.271,865,00035.54%
ESBA
EMPIRE STATE REALTY OP LP
$5.210.00%-8.60%-22.70%-24.49%-30.99%-37.68%-29.97%-55.55%-67.54%$8.75$5.2140.46%0.00%0.600-100.00%
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Office REIT Stocks FAQ

What are the best office reit stocks to buy right now in Mar 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 office reit stocks to buy right now are:

1. Net Lease Office Properties (NYSE:NLOP)


Net Lease Office Properties (NYSE:NLOP) is the #1 top office reit stock out of 20 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 Net Lease Office Properties (NYSE:NLOP) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Net Lease Office Properties (NYSE:NLOP) has a Due Diligence Score of 14, which is -4 points lower than the office reit industry average of 18. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates NLOP as a "B".

NLOP passed 4 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Net Lease Office Properties has seen its stock lose -53.42% over the past year, underperforming other office reit stocks by -23 percentage points.

2. Postal Realty Trust (NYSE:PSTL)


Postal Realty Trust (NYSE:PSTL) is the #2 top office 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 Postal Realty Trust (NYSE:PSTL) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Postal Realty Trust (NYSE:PSTL) has a Due Diligence Score of 43, which is 25 points higher than the office reit industry average of 18.

PSTL passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Postal Realty Trust has seen its stock return 34.05% over the past year, overperforming other office reit stocks by 64 percentage points.

Postal Realty Trust has an average 1 year price target of $18.50, a downside of -4.1% from Postal Realty Trust's current stock price of $19.29.

Postal Realty Trust stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Postal Realty Trust, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 50% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Copt Defense Properties (NYSE:CDP)


Copt Defense Properties (NYSE:CDP) is the #3 top office 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 Copt Defense Properties (NYSE:CDP) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: A, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Copt Defense Properties (NYSE:CDP) has a Due Diligence Score of 30, which is 12 points higher than the office reit industry average of 18.

CDP passed 11 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Copt Defense Properties has seen its stock return 19.2% over the past year, overperforming other office reit stocks by 50 percentage points.

Copt Defense Properties has an average 1 year price target of $34.00, an upside of 5.13% from Copt Defense Properties's current stock price of $32.34.

Copt Defense Properties stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 7 analysts covering Copt Defense Properties, 42.86% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 14.29% have issued a Buy, 42.86% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

What are the office reit stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 14 office reit stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 office reit stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Piedmont Realty Trust (NYSE:PDM)


Piedmont Realty Trust (NYSE:PDM) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the office reit industry average of 8.88%. Piedmont Realty Trust's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two times in the last 10 years. Piedmont Realty Trust's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Piedmont Realty Trust's dividend payout ratio of -19.4% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Net Lease Office Properties (NYSE:NLOP)


Net Lease Office Properties (NYSE:NLOP) has an annual dividend yield of 47.7%, which is 39 percentage points higher than the office reit industry average of 8.88%.

Net Lease Office Properties's dividend payout ratio of -194.2% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Brandywine Realty Trust (NYSE:BDN)


Brandywine Realty Trust (NYSE:BDN) has an annual dividend yield of 15.18%, which is 6 percentage points higher than the office reit industry average of 8.88%. Brandywine Realty Trust's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two times in the last 10 years. Brandywine Realty Trust's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Brandywine Realty Trust's dividend payout ratio of -44.7% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are office reit stocks down?

Office reit stocks were down -0.45% in the last day, and down -2.85% over the last week.

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

What are the most undervalued office 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 office reit stocks right now are:

1. Bxp (NYSE:BXP)


Bxp (NYSE:BXP) is the most undervalued office reit stock based on its Valuation Rating of C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Bxp has a valuation score of 14, which is -3 points higher than the office reit industry average of 17. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Bxp's stock has dropped -21.61% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the office reit industry by 9 percentage points.

2. Highwoods Properties (NYSE:HIW)


Highwoods Properties (NYSE:HIW) is the second most undervalued office reit stock based on its Valuation Rating of C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Highwoods Properties has a valuation score of 29, which is 12 points higher than the office reit industry average of 17. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Highwoods Properties's stock has dropped -23.84% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the office reit industry by 7 percentage points.

3. Copt Defense Properties (NYSE:CDP)


Copt Defense Properties (NYSE:CDP) is the third most undervalued office reit stock based on its Valuation Rating of C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Copt Defense Properties has a valuation score of 14, which is -3 points higher than the office reit industry average of 17. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Copt Defense Properties's stock has gained 19.2% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the office reit industry by 50 percentage points.

Are office reit stocks a good buy now?

50% of office reit stocks rated by analysts are a hold right now. On average, analysts expect office reit stocks to rise by 25.87% over the next year.

0% of office reit stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 5.26% of office reit stocks are rated B (Buy), 36.84% are rated C (Hold), 47.37% are rated D (Sell), and 10.53% are rated F (Strong Sell).

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

The average P/E ratio of the reit - office industry is 21.97x.
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