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Best Office REIT Stocks to Buy Now (2024)

Top office reit stocks in 2024 ranked by overall Zen Score. See the best office reit stocks to buy now, according to analyst forecasts for the reit - office industry.

According to Zen Score, the 3 best office reit stocks to buy right now are:

Cousins Properties (NYSE:CUZ) is the top office reit stock with a Zen Score of 40, which is 20 points higher than the office reit industry average of 20. It passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Cousins Properties has seen its stock return 50.82% over the past year, overperforming other office reit stocks by 17 percentage points.

Cousins Properties has an average 1 year price target of $31.40, an upside of 6.22% from Cousins Properties's current stock price of $29.56.

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

Office Properties Income Trust (NASDAQ:OPI) is the second best office reit stock with a Zen Score of 40, which is 20 points higher than the office reit industry average of 20. It passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Office Properties Income Trust has seen its stock lose -54.04% over the past year, underperforming other office reit stocks by -87 percentage points.

Office Properties Income Trust has an average 1 year price target of $7.00, an upside of 241.46% from Office Properties Income Trust's current stock price of $2.05.

Office Properties Income Trust stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Office Properties Income Trust, 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.

Easterly Government Properties (NYSE:DEA) is the third best office reit stock with a Zen Score of 39, which is 19 points higher than the office reit industry average of 20. It passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Easterly Government Properties has seen its stock return 14.89% over the past year, underperforming other office reit stocks by -18 percentage points.

Easterly Government Properties has an average 1 year price target of $14.00, an upside of 5.5% from Easterly Government Properties's current stock price of $13.27.

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

Out of 20 office reit stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 office reit stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Creative Media & Community Trust (NASDAQ:CMCT) has an annual dividend yield of 42.5%, which is 36 percentage points higher than the office reit industry average of 6.86%. Creative Media & Community Trust's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two times in the last 10 years. Creative Media & Community Trust's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Creative Media & Community Trust's dividend payout ratio of -12.6% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Office Properties Income Trust (NASDAQ:OPI) has an annual dividend yield of 13.66%, which is 7 percentage points higher than the office reit industry average of 6.86%. Office Properties Income Trust's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% four times in the last 10 years. Office Properties Income Trust's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Office Properties Income Trust's dividend payout ratio of 103.7% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Brandywine Realty Trust (NYSE:BDN) has an annual dividend yield of 10.56%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the office reit industry average of 6.86%. Brandywine Realty Trust's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one 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 -61.2% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

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Based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score, the 3 most undervalued office reit stocks right now are:

Office Properties Income Trust (NASDAQ:OPI) is the most undervalued office reit stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Office Properties Income Trust has a valuation score of 71, which is 52 points higher than the office reit industry average of 19. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Office Properties Income Trust's stock has dropped -54.04% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the office reit industry by -87 percentage points.

Kilroy Realty (NYSE:KRC) is the second most undervalued office reit stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Kilroy Realty has a valuation score of 57, which is 38 points higher than the office reit industry average of 19. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Kilroy Realty's stock has gained 25.66% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the office reit industry by -8 percentage points.

Highwoods Properties (NYSE:HIW) is the third most undervalued office reit stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Highwoods Properties has a valuation score of 43, which is 24 points higher than the office reit industry average of 19. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Highwoods Properties's stock has gained 68.47% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the office reit industry by 35 percentage points.