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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 +28.50% 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 +17.17% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Cbl & Associates Properties (NYSE:CBL) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Cbl & Associates Properties (NYSE:CBL) has a Due Diligence Score of 38, which is 10 points higher than the retail reit industry average of 28.

CBL passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Cbl & Associates Properties has seen its stock return 101.87% over the past year, overperforming other retail reit stocks by 159 percentage points.

Cbl & Associates Properties has an average 1 year price target of $55.00, an upside of 6.01% from Cbl & Associates Properties's current stock price of $51.88.

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.

Getty Realty (NYSE:GTY) 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 +5.11% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Getty Realty (NYSE:GTY) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Getty Realty (NYSE:GTY) has a Due Diligence Score of 37, which is 9 points higher than the retail reit industry average of 28.

GTY passed 13 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Getty Realty has seen its stock return 25.69% over the past year, overperforming other retail reit stocks by 82 percentage points.

Getty Realty has an average 1 year price target of $34.00, a downside of -1.16% from Getty Realty's current stock price of $34.40.

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

Saul Centers (NYSE:BFS) 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 +5.11% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Saul Centers (NYSE:BFS) is: Value: C, Growth: D, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: A, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Saul Centers (NYSE:BFS) has a Due Diligence Score of 20, which is -8 points lower than the retail reit industry average of 28.

BFS passed 6 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Saul Centers has seen its stock return 4.21% over the past year, overperforming other retail reit stocks by 61 percentage points.

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 6.64%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the retail reit industry average of 4.12%. 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 448.9% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Saul Centers (NYSE:BFS) has an annual dividend yield of 6.58%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the retail reit industry average of 4.12%. 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 220.6% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Four Corners Property Trust (NYSE:FCPT) has an annual dividend yield of 5.86%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the retail reit industry average of 4.12%. Four Corners Property Trust's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Four Corners Property Trust's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Four Corners Property Trust's dividend payout ratio of 130.4% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Retail reit stocks were down -1.31% in the last day, and down -0.74% over the last week.

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

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:

Cbl & Associates Properties (NYSE:CBL) 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.

Cbl & Associates Properties has a valuation score of 57, which is 36 points higher than the retail reit industry average of 21. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Cbl & Associates Properties's stock has gained 101.87% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the retail reit industry by 159 percentage points.

Nnn Reit (NYSE:NNN) is the second 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 29, which is 8 points higher than the retail reit industry average of 21. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Nnn Reit's stock has gained 8.52% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the retail reit industry by 65 percentage points.

Getty Realty (NYSE:GTY) 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.

Getty Realty has a valuation score of 29, which is 8 points higher than the retail reit industry average of 21. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Getty Realty's stock has gained 25.69% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the retail reit industry by 82 percentage points.

43.48% of retail reit stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect retail reit stocks to rise by 2.71% over the next year.

0% of retail reit stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 4% of retail reit stocks are rated B (Buy), 76% are rated C (Hold), 16% are rated D (Sell), and 4% are rated F (Strong Sell).