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Best Specialty REIT Stocks to Buy Now (2026)

Top specialty 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 specialty 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 specialty reit stocks to buy right now are:

Outfront Media (NYSE:OUT) is the #1 top specialty reit stock out of 18 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 Outfront Media (NYSE:OUT) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Outfront Media (NYSE:OUT) has a Due Diligence Score of 30, which is -4 points lower than the specialty reit industry average of 34. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates OUT as a "B".

OUT passed 12 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Outfront Media has seen its stock return 98.18% over the past year, overperforming other specialty reit stocks by 85 percentage points.

Outfront Media has an average 1 year price target of $28.50, a downside of -6.43% from Outfront Media's current stock price of $30.46.

Outfront Media stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 6 analysts covering Outfront Media, 83.33% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 16.67% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Gaming & Leisure Properties (NASDAQ:GLPI) is the #2 top specialty reit stock out of 18 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 Gaming & Leisure Properties (NASDAQ:GLPI) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Gaming & Leisure Properties (NASDAQ:GLPI) has a Due Diligence Score of 47, which is 13 points higher than the specialty reit industry average of 34.

GLPI passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Gaming & Leisure Properties has seen its stock lose -0.54% over the past year, underperforming other specialty reit stocks by -14 percentage points.

Gaming & Leisure Properties has an average 1 year price target of $51.56, an upside of 7.45% from Gaming & Leisure Properties's current stock price of $47.99.

Gaming & Leisure Properties stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 8 analysts covering Gaming & Leisure Properties, 25% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 25% have issued a Buy, 50% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

American Tower (NYSE:AMT) is the #3 top specialty reit stock out of 18 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 American Tower (NYSE:AMT) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

American Tower (NYSE:AMT) has a Due Diligence Score of 36, which is 2 points higher than the specialty reit industry average of 34.

AMT passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. American Tower has seen its stock lose -19.49% over the past year, underperforming other specialty reit stocks by -33 percentage points.

American Tower has an average 1 year price target of $218.27, an upside of 22.49% from American Tower's current stock price of $178.19.

American Tower stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 11 analysts covering American Tower, 36.36% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 27.27% have issued a Buy, 36.36% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Out of 16 specialty reit stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 specialty reit stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Advanced Flower Capital (NASDAQ:AFCG) has an annual dividend yield of 12.15%, which is 7 percentage points higher than the specialty reit industry average of 4.89%. Advanced Flower Capital's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% four times in the last 10 years. Advanced Flower Capital's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Advanced Flower Capital's dividend payout ratio of -55.8% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Rayonier (NYSE:RYN) has an annual dividend yield of 10.4%, which is 6 percentage points higher than the specialty reit industry average of 4.89%. Rayonier's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% three times in the last 10 years. Rayonier's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Rayonier's dividend payout ratio of 81.2% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Gaming & Leisure Properties (NASDAQ:GLPI) has an annual dividend yield of 6.5%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the specialty reit industry average of 4.89%. Gaming & Leisure Properties's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% three times in the last 10 years. Gaming & Leisure Properties's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Gaming & Leisure Properties's dividend payout ratio of 98.4% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Specialty reit stocks were up 0.5% in the last day, and down -0.57% over the last week. Equinix was the among the top gainers in the reit - specialty industry, gaining 1.18% yesterday.

Equinix shares are trading lower after the company reported mixed Q1 financial results.

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 specialty reit stocks right now are:

Advanced Flower Capital (NASDAQ:AFCG) is the most undervalued specialty reit stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Advanced Flower Capital has a valuation score of 43, which is 14 points higher than the specialty reit industry average of 29. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Advanced Flower Capital's stock has dropped -45.86% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the specialty reit industry by -60 percentage points.

Gaming & Leisure Properties (NASDAQ:GLPI) is the second most undervalued specialty reit stock based on its Valuation Rating of C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Gaming & Leisure Properties has a valuation score of 71, which is 42 points higher than the specialty reit industry average of 29. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Gaming & Leisure Properties's stock has dropped -0.54% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the specialty reit industry by -14 percentage points.

Epr Properties (NYSE:EPR) is the third most undervalued specialty reit stock based on its Valuation Rating of C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Epr Properties has a valuation score of 43, which is 14 points higher than the specialty reit industry average of 29. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Epr Properties's stock has gained 13.8% in the past year. It has performed in line with other stocks in the specialty reit industry.

64.29% of specialty reit stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect specialty reit stocks to rise by 5.79% over the next year.

0% of specialty reit stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 5.88% of specialty reit stocks are rated B (Buy), 52.94% are rated C (Hold), 35.29% are rated D (Sell), and 5.88% are rated F (Strong Sell).