Sectors & Industries Real EstateREIT - Retail
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.

Industry: REIT - Retail

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REIT - Retail is Zen Rated F and is the 125th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Price	Volume	Vol 1d %	SMA 10	SMA 20	SMA 50	SMA 100	SMA 200	RSI	Stochastic %K	Stochastic %D	StochRSI %K	StochRSI %D	MACD	MACD Signal	MACD Histogram	Beta
CBL	CBL & ASSOCIATES PROPERTIES INC	$43.92	147,000	79.27%	42.84	40.84	38.77	37.52	33.63	74.77	94.10	93.87	97.27	92.86	1.57	1.31	0.26	0.83
SPG	SIMON PROPERTY GROUP INC	$204.76	881,000	-11.28%	201.88	193.35	194.66	190.19	182.94	65.92	93.22	94.55	90.27	93.29	4.13	2.43	1.70	0.98
SKT	TANGER INC	$36.74	453,000	6.34%	36.51	35.37	35.45	34.40	33.64	62.23	93.64	91.89	91.73	90.88	0.52	0.33	0.19	0.97
PINE	ALPINE INCOME PROPERTY TRUST INC	$19.46	107,000	-4.46%	19.44	18.82	19.24	18.25	16.45	57.43	89.49	93.34	87.74	93.77	0.24	0.11	0.13	0.44
BRX	BRIXMOR PROPERTY GROUP INC	$30.71	2,427,000	-4.60%	30.13	29.46	29.58	27.84	27.32	69.44	94.61	96.40	92.43	97.48	0.41	0.23	0.18	0.84
GTY	GETTY REALTY CORP	$34.04	181,000	-9.05%	33.90	33.04	32.85	30.79	29.22	61.45	85.71	89.77	77.15	87.88	0.48	0.37	0.11	0.45
SITC	SITE CENTERS CORP	$5.42	337,000	49.78%	5.41	5.39	5.86	6.21	7.89	43.65	82.84	79.72	87.00	95.67	-0.09	-0.14	0.05	1.00
REG	REGENCY CENTERS CORP	$80.01	1,111,000	-11.61%	79.37	77.45	77.36	73.72	72.43	64.93	87.61	93.01	84.73	94.74	1.13	0.76	0.37	0.75
PECO	PHILLIPS EDISON & COMPANY INC	$38.88	562,000	-8.62%	38.74	37.97	38.24	36.89	35.69	58.63	85.72	90.46	79.69	91.32	0.37	0.21	0.16	0.60
FRT	FEDERAL REALTY INVESTMENT TRUST	$111.13	687,000	10.45%	109.92	107.48	107.13	103.91	100.52	64.75	89.83	93.20	83.31	92.62	1.57	1.04	0.53	0.80
KRG	KITE REALTY GROUP TRUST	$26.16	1,175,000	-15.28%	25.80	25.14	25.37	24.42	23.36	61.89	86.63	93.38	82.71	92.39	0.34	0.16	0.18	0.87
NNN	NNN REIT INC	$44.39	917,000	5.16%	44.32	43.32	44.00	42.46	42.26	56.22	87.26	93.44	86.89	95.48	0.32	0.10	0.22	0.49
O	REALTY INCOME CORP	$64.00	6,709,000	64.11%	63.95	62.57	63.99	61.36	59.83	55.27	85.19	93.02	81.79	93.22	0.41	0.09	0.32	0.44
NTST	NETSTREIT CORP	$20.91	1,672,000	-18.87%	20.35	19.67	19.99	18.96	18.63	69.25	93.59	94.36	100.00	99.00	0.30	0.12	0.17	0.52
UE	URBAN EDGE PROPERTIES	$21.60	512,000	-4.66%	21.31	20.74	20.76	20.03	19.91	64.88	87.57	93.03	82.19	91.51	0.34	0.20	0.14	0.85
ALX	ALEXANDERS INC	$252.04	21,700	22.60%	246.62	240.61	239.04	233.07	232.69	62.58	95.74	89.44	97.74	91.76	3.09	1.53	1.56	0.55
FCPT	FOUR CORNERS PROPERTY TRUST INC	$25.22	469,000	18.73%	25.11	24.44	24.95	24.40	24.76	56.38	86.74	88.48	88.69	92.17	0.16	0.01	0.15	0.48
IVT	INVENTRUST PROPERTIES CORP	$32.44	242,000	-39.35%	32.09	31.36	31.12	29.96	29.08	65.41	91.94	90.27	93.94	91.00	0.44	0.32	0.13	0.66
BFS	SAUL CENTERS INC	$33.80	55,000	150.00%	33.89	33.36	33.79	32.72	32.33	52.88	74.69	77.08	78.19	81.32	0.19	0.09	0.10	0.74
KIM	KIMCO REALTY CORP	$23.69	1,897,000	-17.59%	23.49	22.96	22.99	21.76	21.62	60.56	84.74	90.86	80.48	90.68	0.32	0.20	0.12	0.88
WHLR	WHEELER REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST INC	$1.97	141,000	-34.42%	2.32	2.64	4.13	12.42	96.28	25.80	12.60	9.41	42.45	41.65	-0.76	-0.87	0.11	0.08
SRG	SERITAGE GROWTH PROPERTIES	$2.53	111,000	-16.54%	2.59	2.67	2.83	3.13	3.42	37.72	43.33	43.77	70.03	69.56	-0.08	-0.08	0.00	1.21
ADC	AGREE REALTY CORP	$78.86	1,153,000	74.96%	78.30	76.81	78.12	75.32	74.03	57.75	88.66	92.82	91.45	96.53	0.46	0.10	0.35	0.32
AKR	ACADIA REALTY TRUST	$21.09	1,040,000	11.35%	20.96	20.09	20.37	20.38	19.92	60.24	87.69	94.06	80.21	91.18	0.35	0.16	0.19	0.94
CURB	CURBLINE PROPERTIES CORP	$27.08	619,000	-4.03%	27.47	26.69	26.83	25.25	24.04	52.36	76.99	86.35	63.09	79.40	0.33	0.25	0.08	0.55
MAC	MACERICH CO	$21.61	1,463,000	-11.92%	21.54	20.29	19.72	19.02	18.18	64.81	84.09	90.71	74.79	89.11	0.76	0.58	0.18	1.45
WSR	WHITESTONE REIT	$18.93	331,000	23.05%	18.73	17.50	16.35	15.09	13.82	83.89	99.43	99.48	97.11	97.84	0.85	0.74	0.11	0.66

Retail REIT Stocks FAQ

What are the best retail reit stocks to buy right now in Apr 2026?

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:

1. Cbl & Associates Properties (NYSE:CBL)

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 91.79% over the past year, overperforming other retail reit stocks by 119 percentage points.

Cbl & Associates Properties has an average 1 year price target of $45.00, an upside of 2.46% from Cbl & Associates Properties's current stock price of $43.92.

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.

2. Simon Property Group (NYSE:SPG)

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 47, which is 18 points higher than the retail reit industry average of 29.

SPG passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Simon Property Group has seen its stock return 39.1% over the past year, overperforming other retail reit stocks by 66 percentage points.

Simon Property Group has an average 1 year price target of $198.89, a downside of -2.87% from Simon Property Group's current stock price of $204.76.

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.

3. Tanger (NYSE:SKT)

Tanger (NYSE:SKT) 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 Tanger (NYSE:SKT) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Tanger (NYSE:SKT) has a Due Diligence Score of 24, which is -5 points lower than the retail reit industry average of 29.

SKT passed 10 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Tanger has seen its stock return 18.17% over the past year, overperforming other retail reit stocks by 45 percentage points.

Tanger has an average 1 year price target of $37.17, an upside of 1.16% from Tanger's current stock price of $36.74.

Tanger stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 6 analysts covering Tanger, 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.

What are the retail reit stocks with highest dividends?

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:

1. Alexanders (NYSE:ALX)

Alexanders (NYSE:ALX) has an annual dividend yield of 7.14%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the retail reit industry average of 4.22%. 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.

2. Saul Centers (NYSE:BFS)

Saul Centers (NYSE:BFS) has an annual dividend yield of 6.98%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the retail reit industry average of 4.22%. 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.

3. Alpine Income Property Trust (NYSE:PINE)

Alpine Income Property Trust (NYSE:PINE) has an annual dividend yield of 5.94%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the retail reit industry average of 4.22%. 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.

Why are retail reit stocks down?

Retail reit stocks were down -0.88% in the last day, and up 1.23% over the last week.

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

What are the most undervalued retail reit stocks?

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:

1. Site Centers (NYSE:SITC)

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 -53.6% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the retail reit industry by -27 percentage points.

2. Cbl & Associates Properties (NYSE:CBL)

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 91.79% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the retail reit industry by 119 percentage points.

3. Nnn Reit (NYSE:NNN)

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 7.59% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the retail reit industry by 35 percentage points.

Are retail reit stocks a good buy now?

47.83% of retail reit stocks rated by analysts are a hold right now. On average, analysts expect retail reit stocks to rise by 1.98% over the next year.

0% of retail reit stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 3.85% of retail reit stocks are rated B (Buy), 76.92% are rated C (Hold), 15.38% are rated D (Sell), and 3.85% are rated F (Strong Sell).

What is the average p/e ratio of the reit - retail industry?

The average P/E ratio of the reit - retail industry is 33.78x.

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Sectors & Industries Real EstateREIT - Retail
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.

Retail REIT Stocks FAQ

1. Cbl & Associates Properties (NYSE:CBL)

2. Simon Property Group (NYSE:SPG)

3. Tanger (NYSE:SKT)

1. Alexanders (NYSE:ALX)

2. Saul Centers (NYSE:BFS)

3. Alpine Income Property Trust (NYSE:PINE)

1. Site Centers (NYSE:SITC)

2. Cbl & Associates Properties (NYSE:CBL)

3. Nnn Reit (NYSE:NNN)

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Sectors & IndustriesReal EstateREIT - RetailBest 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.

Retail REIT Stocks FAQ

1. Cbl & Associates Properties (NYSE:CBL)

2. Simon Property Group (NYSE:SPG)

3. Tanger (NYSE:SKT)

1. Alexanders (NYSE:ALX)

2. Saul Centers (NYSE:BFS)

3. Alpine Income Property Trust (NYSE:PINE)

1. Site Centers (NYSE:SITC)

2. Cbl & Associates Properties (NYSE:CBL)

3. Nnn Reit (NYSE:NNN)

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Sectors & Industries Real EstateREIT - Retail
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.