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Best Residential REIT Stocks to Buy Now (2024)

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

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

Invitation Homes (NYSE:INVH) is the top residential reit stock with a Zen Score of 41, which is 15 points higher than the residential reit industry average of 26. It passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Invitation Homes has seen its stock return 2.81% over the past year, overperforming other residential reit stocks by 1 percentage points.

Invitation Homes has an average 1 year price target of $38.18, an upside of 11.03% from Invitation Homes's current stock price of $34.39.

Invitation Homes stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 11 analysts covering Invitation Homes, 27.27% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 36.36% have issued a Buy, 36.36% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Equity Lifestyle Properties (NYSE:ELS) is the second best residential reit stock with a Zen Score of 39, which is 13 points higher than the residential reit industry average of 26. It passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Equity Lifestyle Properties has seen its stock lose -6.02% over the past year, underperforming other residential reit stocks by -8 percentage points.

Equity Lifestyle Properties has an average 1 year price target of $70.50, an upside of 11.32% from Equity Lifestyle Properties's current stock price of $63.33.

Equity Lifestyle Properties stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Equity Lifestyle 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.

Udr (NYSE:UDR) is the third best residential reit stock with a Zen Score of 39, which is 13 points higher than the residential reit industry average of 26. It passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Udr has seen its stock lose -4.88% over the past year, underperforming other residential reit stocks by -6 percentage points.

Udr has an average 1 year price target of $39.23, an upside of 2.62% from Udr's current stock price of $38.23.

Udr stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 13 analysts covering Udr, 30.77% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 15.38% have issued a Buy, 53.85% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Out of 18 residential reit stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 residential reit stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Clipper Realty (NYSE:CLPR) has an annual dividend yield of 9.2%, which is 5 percentage points higher than the residential reit industry average of 4.02%. Clipper Realty's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Clipper Realty's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Clipper Realty's dividend payout ratio of -84.4% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Brt Apartments (NYSE:BRT) has an annual dividend yield of 5.41%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the residential reit industry average of 4.02%. Brt Apartments's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Brt Apartments's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Brt Apartments's dividend payout ratio of 625% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Umh Properties (NYSE:UMH) has an annual dividend yield of 5.34%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the residential reit industry average of 4.02%. Umh Properties's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Umh Properties's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Umh Properties's dividend payout ratio of -546.7% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Residential reit stocks were up 0.61% in the last day, and up 1.82% over the last week. Camden Property Trust was the among the top gainers in the reit - residential industry, gaining 4.53% yesterday.

Camden Property Trust shares are trading higher after the company reported better-than-expected Q1 FFO results.

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

Camden Property Trust (NYSE:CPT) is the most undervalued residential reit stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Camden Property Trust has a valuation score of 43, which is 25 points higher than the residential reit industry average of 18. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Camden Property Trust's stock has dropped -3.76% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the residential reit industry by -5 percentage points.

Equity Residential (NYSE:EQR) is the second most undervalued residential reit stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Equity Residential has a valuation score of 29, which is 11 points higher than the residential reit industry average of 18. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Equity Residential's stock has gained 5.74% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the residential reit industry by 4 percentage points.

Essex Property Trust (NYSE:ESS) is the third most undervalued residential reit stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Essex Property Trust has a valuation score of 29, which is 11 points higher than the residential reit industry average of 18. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Essex Property Trust's stock has gained 15.54% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the residential reit industry by 14 percentage points.