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 +28.50% 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 118th 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
ALX	ALEXANDERS INC	$249.06	55,600	-39.23%	245.44	242.59	250.50	260.70	251.60	59.81	82.37	81.97	93.19	91.77	0.17	-1.86	2.02	0.52
CBL	CBL & ASSOCIATES PROPERTIES INC	$50.76	194,000	-17.09%	49.61	49.47	52.32	53.29	47.09	49.05	84.74	79.24	94.80	93.80	-0.65	-1.00	0.35	0.78
BFS	SAUL CENTERS INC	$29.37	120,000	-25.00%	29.20	29.43	30.70	33.23	33.52	41.43	30.63	28.64	80.11	76.55	-0.43	-0.51	0.08	0.67
BRX	BRIXMOR PROPERTY GROUP INC	$29.16	4,336,000	4.84%	28.24	27.75	28.23	29.77	29.56	63.59	86.83	85.98	93.11	92.54	0.20	-0.04	0.24	0.76
PINE	ALPINE INCOME PROPERTY TRUST INC	$16.55	133,000	-30.73%	16.78	17.33	18.00	19.11	19.07	36.27	21.27	19.24	20.18	14.48	-0.46	-0.37	-0.09	0.39
IVT	INVENTRUST PROPERTIES CORP	$31.03	806,000	3.60%	30.18	29.96	30.95	32.94	32.11	57.66	70.42	71.05	92.87	93.22	-0.08	-0.30	0.22	0.66
NTST	NETSTREIT CORP	$17.57	1,115,000	-20.53%	17.19	17.28	18.48	19.75	19.82	47.97	76.38	74.19	91.28	90.60	-0.28	-0.42	0.14	0.46
UE	URBAN EDGE PROPERTIES	$19.68	1,990,000	7.45%	19.38	19.39	20.09	21.41	21.20	55.34	65.77	44.64	84.27	76.52	-0.16	-0.26	0.10	0.77
KIM	KIMCO REALTY CORP	$24.42	6,958,000	-7.16%	23.53	22.92	23.06	24.12	23.53	71.16	89.32	88.01	92.02	92.02	0.35	0.12	0.22	0.80
MAC	MACERICH CO	$24.31	1,752,000	-25.45%	23.81	23.19	23.13	24.10	22.23	62.94	85.16	84.06	81.34	82.82	0.36	0.18	0.17	1.35
GTY	GETTY REALTY CORP	$28.07	378,000	-41.30%	27.95	27.96	29.81	31.88	32.14	43.54	39.89	40.34	79.63	77.31	-0.45	-0.59	0.14	0.39
PECO	PHILLIPS EDISON & COMPANY INC	$38.70	1,031,000	-16.85%	38.19	37.90	38.13	39.95	39.20	57.57	62.80	59.61	75.96	69.15	0.12	-0.02	0.14	0.55
SPG	SIMON PROPERTY GROUP INC	$215.72	1,085,000	1.21%	210.84	205.89	207.23	215.08	205.90	68.52	92.10	90.92	96.09	95.36	2.53	0.82	1.71	0.90
ADC	AGREE REALTY CORP	$67.61	2,197,000	41.56%	66.65	66.28	68.68	72.75	74.52	49.58	74.51	76.16	87.64	88.23	-0.37	-0.71	0.34	0.27
SKT	TANGER INC	$37.04	605,000	-27.37%	36.16	35.52	36.08	38.05	36.68	58.52	87.18	87.93	88.24	90.90	0.25	-0.01	0.26	0.88
KRG	KITE REALTY GROUP TRUST	$25.03	2,494,000	49.70%	24.63	24.39	25.09	26.66	26.10	56.10	75.25	72.41	88.73	87.56	-0.05	-0.19	0.14	0.77
REG	REGENCY CENTERS CORP	$74.98	1,066,000	12.45%	73.69	72.77	73.72	76.58	76.67	56.67	75.51	74.25	83.25	82.83	0.27	-0.07	0.34	0.67
FRT	FEDERAL REALTY INVESTMENT TRUST	$111.44	1,391,000	82.31%	108.34	107.07	110.97	116.63	113.04	54.90	78.04	81.78	88.66	91.73	-0.15	-0.97	0.82	0.73
SITC	SITE CENTERS CORP	$3.82	3,706,000	92.42%	3.72	3.43	3.18	3.63	4.69	66.65	93.55	93.15	92.16	96.65	0.18	0.14	0.03	0.86
NNN	NNN REIT INC	$41.52	3,346,000	-27.31%	41.42	41.00	42.41	44.74	44.29	45.86	44.39	55.42	63.92	72.68	-0.19	-0.33	0.14	0.43
SRG	SERITAGE GROWTH PROPERTIES	$1.65	77,000	-24.51%	1.63	1.64	1.82	2.16	2.51	43.73	54.17	61.34	77.57	83.62	-0.05	-0.07	0.02	1.14
O	REALTY INCOME CORP	$57.20	5,931,000	-8.78%	56.55	55.59	57.50	60.34	61.63	53.71	79.83	81.42	85.00	86.47	0.04	-0.31	0.35	0.38
FCPT	FOUR CORNERS PROPERTY TRUST INC	$22.33	1,028,000	-5.86%	22.02	21.72	22.88	24.07	24.48	54.79	84.72	82.47	93.71	91.79	-0.09	-0.27	0.18	0.41
AKR	ACADIA REALTY TRUST	$19.07	884,000	-26.64%	18.69	18.50	19.33	20.44	20.62	53.99	82.98	83.40	93.16	93.77	-0.09	-0.23	0.14	0.85
CURB	CURBLINE PROPERTIES CORP	$28.73	1,021,000	-21.58%	28.01	27.57	28.46	29.48	28.20	55.64	78.79	75.82	83.32	81.25	0.05	-0.19	0.23	0.45
WHLR	WHEELER REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST INC	$0.24	1,267,000	-90.45%	2.05	2.84	20.47	545.71	10,361.10	24.96	5.87	4.33	42.87	44.55	-11.93	-16.22	4.29	0.06

Retail REIT Stocks FAQ

What are the best retail reit stocks to buy right now in Oct 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. Alexanders (NYSE:ALX)

Alexanders (NYSE:ALX) is the #1 top retail reit stock out of 26 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 Alexanders (NYSE:ALX) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Alexanders (NYSE:ALX) has a Due Diligence Score of 45, which is 15 points higher than the retail reit industry average of 30.

ALX passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Alexanders has seen its stock return 15.14% over the past year, overperforming other retail reit stocks by 112 percentage points.

Alexanders has an average 1 year price target of $192.00, a downside of -22.91% from Alexanders's current stock price of $249.06.

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

2. Cbl & Associates Properties (NYSE:CBL)

Cbl & Associates Properties (NYSE:CBL) is the #2 top retail reit stock out of 26 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 46, which is 16 points higher than the retail reit industry average of 30.

CBL passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Cbl & Associates Properties has seen its stock return 72.17% over the past year, overperforming other retail reit stocks by 169 percentage points.

Cbl & Associates Properties has an average 1 year price target of $55.00, an upside of 8.35% from Cbl & Associates Properties's current stock price of $50.76.

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.

3. Saul Centers (NYSE:BFS)

Saul Centers (NYSE:BFS) is the #3 top retail reit stock out of 26 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: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Saul Centers (NYSE:BFS) has a Due Diligence Score of 23, which is -7 points lower than the retail reit industry average of 30.

BFS passed 7 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Saul Centers has seen its stock lose -2.97% over the past year, overperforming other retail reit stocks by 94 percentage points.

What are the retail reit stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 23 retail reit stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 retail reit stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Saul Centers (NYSE:BFS)

Saul Centers (NYSE:BFS) has an annual dividend yield of 8.04%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the retail reit industry average of 4.67%. 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 240.8% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Alpine Income Property Trust (NYSE:PINE)

Alpine Income Property Trust (NYSE:PINE) has an annual dividend yield of 7.28%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the retail reit industry average of 4.67%. 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.

Alpine Income Property Trust's dividend payout ratio of 236.3% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Alexanders (NYSE:ALX)

Alexanders (NYSE:ALX) has an annual dividend yield of 7.23%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the retail reit industry average of 4.67%. 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 54.4% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are retail reit stocks up?

Retail reit stocks were up 1.96% in the last day, and up 1.11% over the last week. Kimco Realty was the among the top gainers in the reit - retail industry, gaining 0.41% yesterday.

Kimco Realty shares are trading higher after the company reported better-than-expected Q3 FFO results and raised its FY2026 FFO guidance above estimates.

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. Cbl & Associates Properties (NYSE:CBL)

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 25 points higher than the retail reit industry average of 32. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Cbl & Associates Properties's stock has gained 72.17% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the retail reit industry by 169 percentage points.

2. Alexanders (NYSE:ALX)

Alexanders (NYSE:ALX) 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.

Alexanders has a valuation score of 57, which is 25 points higher than the retail reit industry average of 32. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Alexanders's stock has gained 15.14% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the retail reit industry by 112 percentage points.

3. Site Centers (NYSE:SITC)

Site Centers (NYSE:SITC) 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.

Site Centers has a valuation score of 71, which is 39 points higher than the retail reit industry average of 32. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Site Centers's stock has dropped -55.49% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the retail reit industry by 41 percentage points.

Are retail reit stocks a good buy now?

47.83% of retail reit stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect retail reit stocks to rise by 4.13% over the next year.

0% of retail reit stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 8% of retail reit stocks are rated B (Buy), 84% are rated C (Hold), 8% are rated D (Sell), and 0% 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 26.28x.

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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 +28.50% per year, and are the best retail reit stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Retail REIT Stocks FAQ

1. Alexanders (NYSE:ALX)

2. Cbl & Associates Properties (NYSE:CBL)

3. Saul Centers (NYSE:BFS)

1. Saul Centers (NYSE:BFS)

2. Alpine Income Property Trust (NYSE:PINE)

3. Alexanders (NYSE:ALX)

1. Cbl & Associates Properties (NYSE:CBL)

2. Alexanders (NYSE:ALX)

3. Site Centers (NYSE:SITC)

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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 +28.50% per year, and are the best retail reit stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Retail REIT Stocks FAQ

1. Alexanders (NYSE:ALX)

2. Cbl & Associates Properties (NYSE:CBL)

3. Saul Centers (NYSE:BFS)

1. Saul Centers (NYSE:BFS)

2. Alpine Income Property Trust (NYSE:PINE)

3. Alexanders (NYSE:ALX)

1. Cbl & Associates Properties (NYSE:CBL)

2. Alexanders (NYSE:ALX)

3. Site Centers (NYSE:SITC)

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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 +28.50% per year, and are the best retail reit stocks to buy now. Learn More.