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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.

Industry: REIT - Retail
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REIT - Retail is Zen Rated F and is the 126th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries
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ALX
ALEXANDERS INC
$253.30-1.75%-3.76%-6.19%-5.45%3.68%6.34%29.13%-0.20%-41.13%$289.43$201.2812.48%25.84%0.5350,00021.95%
CBL
CBL & ASSOCIATES PROPERTIES INC
$54.60-1.19%-0.58%-1.97%9.05%42.82%72.02%151.61%N/AN/A$60.40$28.049.60%94.76%0.80362,000123.46%
PINE
ALPINE INCOME PROPERTY TRUST INC
$18.49-2.32%-5.08%-4.98%-8.51%-4.49%20.69%8.96%3.24%N/A$21.99$13.1015.92%41.15%0.3886,000-72.70%
BFS
SAUL CENTERS INC
$31.66-0.60%-2.58%-6.69%-16.29%-7.05%-0.97%-15.28%-27.52%-51.74%$38.42$29.1617.60%8.57%0.68121,0005.22%
PECO
PHILLIPS EDISON & COMPANY INC
$38.72-0.03%-1.17%-3.22%-6.86%0.39%8.92%10.47%34.03%N/A$44.35$32.9812.69%17.40%0.57708,000-12.27%
MAC
MACERICH CO
$22.61-1.82%-1.95%-7.07%-7.41%16.37%26.17%91.45%33.87%-72.13%$26.68$16.0315.24%41.05%1.385,501,000-24.97%
NNN
NNN REIT INC
$43.85-0.63%-2.94%-4.38%-5.29%-3.20%2.74%15.39%-3.09%-11.27%$49.99$38.9012.28%12.72%0.441,466,00014.62%
REG
REGENCY CENTERS CORP
$75.31-0.04%-0.80%-1.05%-5.98%-3.65%4.47%17.89%13.69%-4.10%$83.65$66.869.97%12.65%0.691,728,00029.92%
NTST
NETSTREIT CORP
$19.73-1.55%-3.43%-1.50%-3.24%-4.08%8.23%16.81%-22.90%N/A$22.47$17.0212.19%15.92%0.47764,000-10.54%
FRT
FEDERAL REALTY INVESTMENT TRUST
$114.84-0.28%-1.98%-1.96%-7.10%7.53%14.33%18.00%-2.48%-27.34%$128.21$90.0310.43%27.56%0.75574,000-51.89%
KIM
KIMCO REALTY CORP
$23.29-1.19%-2.63%-3.40%-8.23%0.56%4.44%25.42%10.27%-21.02%$26.65$19.7712.59%17.83%0.825,385,0008.33%
GTY
GETTY REALTY CORP
$32.47-0.89%-0.55%-0.03%-3.31%-2.35%15.10%7.66%7.23%38.05%$36.83$25.3911.84%27.88%0.40659,000-48.44%
SPG
SIMON PROPERTY GROUP INC
$204.670.07%-3.24%-7.20%-3.83%6.56%14.19%78.38%60.02%-3.58%$238.50$172.1914.18%18.86%0.921,479,000-19.36%
KRG
KITE REALTY GROUP TRUST
$25.95-0.31%-0.54%-1.74%-10.02%0.19%14.87%14.62%30.27%-7.82%$29.92$21.3313.27%21.66%0.792,152,000-20.36%
SRG
SERITAGE GROWTH PROPERTIES
$1.910.00%-11.98%-20.75%-28.46%-30.55%-57.17%-75.03%-87.02%-96.13%$4.41$1.8856.69%1.87%1.16133,000-2.92%
O
REALTY INCOME CORP
$59.57-0.90%-3.51%-3.75%-4.09%-8.18%0.20%7.98%-12.29%-9.11%$67.94$55.8612.32%6.64%0.395,952,000-6.64%
SKT
TANGER INC
$36.47-0.71%-1.83%-5.64%-7.90%1.67%6.86%56.93%119.96%-7.06%$42.53$31.1314.24%17.15%0.90604,000-3.82%
FCPT
FOUR CORNERS PROPERTY TRUST INC
$24.10-1.71%-3.25%-1.59%-4.21%-5.86%-6.23%-2.35%-9.64%16.82%$26.85$22.7810.24%5.79%0.42597,00014.15%
BRX
BRIXMOR PROPERTY GROUP INC
$28.79-0.38%-1.64%-3.42%-9.64%-3.68%3.60%30.39%27.84%3.94%$32.86$24.6612.39%16.77%0.782,950,00023.28%
SITC
SITE CENTERS CORP
$2.830.71%-1.39%-6.29%-43.74%-52.99%-68.27%-94.74%-95.37%-98.05%$9.08$2.8068.83%1.07%0.891,075,00025.29%
UE
URBAN EDGE PROPERTIES
$20.70-0.62%-2.17%-5.00%-12.88%1.47%-1.52%26.68%16.88%-25.75%$24.11$18.4614.14%12.13%0.78539,000-26.37%
CURB
CURBLINE PROPERTIES CORP
$29.400.31%-0.03%-1.67%-0.78%8.41%31.54%N/AN/AN/A$32.15$21.938.55%34.06%0.481,360,000-4.49%
ADC
AGREE REALTY CORP
$71.49-1.52%-1.70%-3.57%-5.35%-11.18%-0.67%18.62%1.85%49.56%$82.08$69.5612.90%2.77%0.281,329,000-7.19%
AKR
ACADIA REALTY TRUST
$19.92-0.90%-1.78%-1.68%-6.92%-3.77%2.73%31.66%-0.55%-45.11%$23.03$18.6113.50%7.04%0.871,197,000-19.72%
IVT
INVENTRUST PROPERTIES CORP
$32.03-0.93%-1.60%-2.50%-7.85%4.09%9.13%33.13%152.20%83.03%$37.22$26.8113.94%19.47%0.63569,000-5.17%
WHLR
WHEELER REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST INC
$0.37-2.36%-27.15%-77.80%-99.50%-99.90%-100.00%-100.00%-100.00%-100.00%$18.36k$0.33100.00%14.07%0.13648,000-19.60%
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Retail REIT Stocks FAQ

What are the best retail reit stocks to buy right now in Sep 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 6.34% over the past year, overperforming other retail reit stocks by 97 percentage points.

Alexanders has an average 1 year price target of $212.00, a downside of -16.3% from Alexanders's current stock price of $253.30.

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 38, which is 8 points higher than the retail reit industry average of 30.

CBL passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Cbl & Associates Properties has seen its stock return 72.02% over the past year, overperforming other retail reit stocks by 163 percentage points.

Cbl & Associates Properties has an average 1 year price target of $55.00, an upside of 0.73% from Cbl & Associates Properties's current stock price of $54.60.

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. Alpine Income Property Trust (NYSE:PINE)


Alpine Income Property Trust (NYSE:PINE) 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 Alpine Income Property Trust (NYSE:PINE) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Alpine Income Property Trust (NYSE:PINE) has a Due Diligence Score of 35, which is 5 points higher than the retail reit industry average of 30.

PINE passed 12 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Alpine Income Property Trust has seen its stock return 20.69% over the past year, overperforming other retail reit stocks by 112 percentage points.

Alpine Income Property Trust has an average 1 year price target of $21.75, an upside of 17.63% from Alpine Income Property Trust's current stock price of $18.49.

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, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 25% have issued a Buy, 25% 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 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 7.45%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the retail reit industry average of 4.34%. 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. Alexanders (NYSE:ALX)


Alexanders (NYSE:ALX) has an annual dividend yield of 7.11%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the retail reit industry average of 4.34%. 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.

3. Four Corners Property Trust (NYSE:FCPT)


Four Corners Property Trust (NYSE:FCPT) has an annual dividend yield of 7.07%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the retail reit industry average of 4.34%. Four Corners Property Trust's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Four Corners Property Trust's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Four Corners Property Trust's dividend payout ratio of 132.6% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are retail reit stocks down?

Retail reit stocks were down -0.82% in the last day, and down -2.49% 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. 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 72.02% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the retail reit industry by 163 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 6.34% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the retail reit industry by 97 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 -68.27% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the retail reit industry by 23 percentage points.

Are retail reit stocks a good buy now?

43.48% of retail reit stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect retail reit stocks to rise by 7.5% 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), 72% are rated C (Hold), 20% 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 29.13x.
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