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Best Retail REIT Stocks to Buy Now (2026)

Top retail 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 retail 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 retail reit stocks to buy right now are:

Cbl & Associates Properties (NYSE:CBL) is the #1 top retail reit stock out of 27 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 Cbl & Associates Properties (NYSE:CBL) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Cbl & Associates Properties (NYSE:CBL) has a Due Diligence Score of 37, which is 8 points higher than the retail reit industry average of 29.

CBL passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Cbl & Associates Properties has seen its stock return 78.2% over the past year, overperforming other retail reit stocks by 97 percentage points.

Cbl & Associates Properties has an average 1 year price target of $45.00, an upside of 5.44% from Cbl & Associates Properties's current stock price of $42.68.

Cbl & Associates Properties stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Cbl & Associates Properties, 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.

Simon Property Group (NYSE:SPG) is the #2 top retail reit stock out of 27 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 Simon Property Group (NYSE:SPG) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Simon Property Group (NYSE:SPG) has a Due Diligence Score of 49, which is 20 points higher than the retail reit industry average of 29.

SPG passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Simon Property Group has seen its stock return 29.89% over the past year, overperforming other retail reit stocks by 48 percentage points.

Simon Property Group has an average 1 year price target of $198.00, a downside of -0.49% from Simon Property Group's current stock price of $198.97.

Simon Property Group stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 9 analysts covering Simon Property Group, 11.11% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 88.89% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Alpine Income Property Trust (NYSE:PINE) is the #3 top retail reit stock out of 27 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 Alpine Income Property Trust (NYSE:PINE) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Alpine Income Property Trust (NYSE:PINE) has a Due Diligence Score of 21, which is -8 points lower than the retail reit industry average of 29.

PINE passed 6 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Alpine Income Property Trust has seen its stock return 22.82% over the past year, overperforming other retail reit stocks by 41 percentage points.

Alpine Income Property Trust has an average 1 year price target of $21.38, an upside of 11.56% from Alpine Income Property Trust's current stock price of $19.16.

Alpine Income Property Trust stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Alpine Income Property Trust, 75% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 25% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Out of 24 retail reit stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 retail reit stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Alexanders (NYSE:ALX) has an annual dividend yield of 7.32%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the retail reit industry average of 4.28%. Alexanders's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Alexanders's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Alexanders's dividend payout ratio of 327.3% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Saul Centers (NYSE:BFS) has an annual dividend yield of 7.01%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the retail reit industry average of 4.28%. Saul Centers's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Saul Centers's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Saul Centers's dividend payout ratio of 216.5% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Alpine Income Property Trust (NYSE:PINE) has an annual dividend yield of 6.03%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the retail reit industry average of 4.28%. Alpine Income Property Trust's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Alpine Income Property Trust's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Retail reit stocks were up 1.71% in the last day, and up 4.03% over the last week. Whitestone Reit was the among the top gainers in the reit - retail industry, gaining 11.75% yesterday.

Whitestone REIT shares are trading higher after the company announced it will be acquired by Ares Real Estate.

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 retail reit stocks right now are:

Site Centers (NYSE:SITC) is the most undervalued retail reit stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Site Centers has a valuation score of 71, which is 41 points higher than the retail reit industry average of 30. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Site Centers's stock has dropped -54.08% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the retail reit industry by -36 percentage points.

Cbl & Associates Properties (NYSE:CBL) is the second most undervalued retail reit stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Cbl & Associates Properties has a valuation score of 57, which is 27 points higher than the retail reit industry average of 30. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Cbl & Associates Properties's stock has gained 78.2% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the retail reit industry by 97 percentage points.

Nnn Reit (NYSE:NNN) is the third most undervalued retail reit stock based on its Valuation Rating of C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Nnn Reit has a valuation score of 43, which is 13 points higher than the retail reit industry average of 30. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Nnn Reit's stock has gained 12.19% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the retail reit industry by 31 percentage points.

39.13% of retail reit stocks rated by analysts are a hold right now. On average, analysts expect retail reit stocks to rise by 3.57% over the next year.

0% of retail reit stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 3.7% of retail reit stocks are rated B (Buy), 77.78% are rated C (Hold), 14.81% are rated D (Sell), and 3.7% are rated F (Strong Sell).