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Best Retail REIT Stocks to Buy Now (2025)

Top retail reit stocks in 2025 ranked by overall Due Diligence Score. See the best retail reit stocks to buy now, according to analyst forecasts for the reit - retail industry.

According to Due Diligence Score, the 3 best retail reit stocks to buy right now are:

Saul Centers (NYSE:BFS) is the top retail reit stock with a Due Diligence Score of 43, which is 13 points higher than the retail reit industry average of 30. It passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Saul Centers has seen its stock lose -3.07% over the past year, overperforming other retail reit stocks by 8 percentage points.

Saul Centers has an average 1 year price target of $45.50, an upside of 23.37% from Saul Centers's current stock price of $36.88.

Saul Centers stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Saul Centers, 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.

Alpine Income Property Trust (NYSE:PINE) is the second best retail reit stock with a Due Diligence Score of 43, which is 13 points higher than the retail reit industry average of 30. It passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Alpine Income Property Trust has seen its stock return 9.06% over the past year, overperforming other retail reit stocks by 20 percentage points.

Alpine Income Property Trust has an average 1 year price target of $19.44, an upside of 14.48% from Alpine Income Property Trust's current stock price of $16.98.

Alpine Income Property Trust stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 8 analysts covering Alpine Income Property Trust, 62.5% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 12.5% have issued a Buy, 25% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Alexander & Baldwin (NYSE:ALEX) is the third best retail reit stock with a Due Diligence Score of 42, which is 12 points higher than the retail reit industry average of 30. It passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Alexander & Baldwin has seen its stock lose -0.23% over the past year, overperforming other retail reit stocks by 11 percentage points.

Alexander & Baldwin has an average 1 year price target of $22.50, an upside of 28.21% from Alexander & Baldwin's current stock price of $17.55.

Alexander & Baldwin stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Alexander & Baldwin, 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.

Out of 25 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 9.37%, which is 6 percentage points higher than the retail reit industry average of 3.78%. 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 145.9% 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 6.54%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the retail reit industry average of 3.78%. 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 460.4% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Nnn Reit (NYSE:NNN) has an annual dividend yield of 5.71%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the retail reit industry average of 3.78%. Nnn Reit's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Nnn Reit's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Nnn Reit's dividend payout ratio of 106% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Retail reit stocks were up 0.08% in the last day, and up 2.95% over the last week.

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Based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score, the 3 most undervalued retail reit stocks right now are:

Phillips Edison & Company (NASDAQ:PECO) is the most undervalued retail reit stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Phillips Edison & Company 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.

Phillips Edison & Company's stock has gained 2.29% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the retail reit industry by 13 percentage points.

Saul Centers (NYSE:BFS) is the second most undervalued retail reit stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Saul Centers 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.

Saul Centers's stock has dropped -3.07% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the retail reit industry by 8 percentage points.

Nnn Reit (NYSE:NNN) is the third most undervalued retail reit stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Nnn Reit 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.

Nnn Reit's stock has dropped -5.43% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the retail reit industry by 5 percentage points.