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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.

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:

Net Lease Office Properties (NYSE:NLOP) is the #1 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 Net Lease Office Properties (NYSE:NLOP) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Net Lease Office Properties (NYSE:NLOP) has a Due Diligence Score of 11, which is -7 points lower than the office reit industry average of 18.

NLOP passed 3 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Net Lease Office Properties has seen its stock lose -37.38% over the past year, underperforming other office reit stocks by -14 percentage points.

Copt Defense Properties (NYSE:CDP) 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 Copt Defense Properties (NYSE:CDP) is: Value: C, Growth: D, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: A, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Copt Defense Properties (NYSE:CDP) has a Due Diligence Score of 33, which is 15 points higher than the office reit industry average of 18.

CDP passed 12 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Copt Defense Properties has seen its stock return 12.29% over the past year, overperforming other office reit stocks by 36 percentage points.

Copt Defense Properties has an average 1 year price target of $33.71, an upside of 4.25% 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.

Highwoods Properties (NYSE:HIW) 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 Highwoods Properties (NYSE:HIW) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: D, Sentiment: C, Safety: A, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Highwoods Properties (NYSE:HIW) has a Due Diligence Score of 15, which is -3 points lower than the office reit industry average of 18.

HIW passed 6 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Highwoods Properties has seen its stock lose -10.04% over the past year, overperforming other office reit stocks by 14 percentage points.

Highwoods Properties has an average 1 year price target of $31.00, an upside of 19.28% from Highwoods Properties's current stock price of $25.99.

Highwoods Properties stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering Highwoods Properties, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 20% have issued a Buy, 60% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 20% have issued a Strong Sell.

Out of 11 office reit stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 office reit stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Brandywine Realty Trust (NYSE:BDN) has an annual dividend yield of 14.47%, which is 9 percentage points higher than the office reit industry average of 5.08%. 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 -49.1% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Easterly Government Properties (NYSE:DEA) has an annual dividend yield of 8.29%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the office reit industry average of 5.08%. Easterly Government Properties's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two times in the last 10 years. Easterly Government Properties's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Easterly Government Properties's dividend payout ratio of 729.5% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Douglas Emmett (NYSE:DEI) has an annual dividend yield of 7.16%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the office reit industry average of 5.08%. Douglas Emmett's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Douglas Emmett's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Douglas Emmett's dividend payout ratio of 633.3% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Office reit stocks were up 0.36% in the last day, and up 2.64% 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 office reit stocks right now are:

Copt Defense Properties (NYSE:CDP) 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.

Copt Defense Properties has a valuation score of 29, which is 7 points higher than the office reit industry average of 22. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Copt Defense Properties's stock has gained 12.29% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the office reit industry by 36 percentage points.

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 7 points higher than the office reit industry average of 22. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Highwoods Properties's stock has dropped -10.04% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the office reit industry by 14 percentage points.

Kilroy Realty (NYSE:KRC) 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.

Kilroy Realty has a valuation score of 43, which is 21 points higher than the office reit industry average of 22. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Kilroy Realty's stock has dropped -9.62% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the office reit industry by 14 percentage points.

43.75% of office reit stocks rated by analysts are a hold right now. On average, analysts expect office reit stocks to rise by 16.53% over the next year.

0% of office reit stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 0% of office reit stocks are rated B (Buy), 42.11% are rated C (Hold), 47.37% are rated D (Sell), and 10.53% are rated F (Strong Sell).