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Best Specialty REIT Stocks to Buy Now (2022)

Top specialty reit stocks in 2022 ranked by overall Zen Score. See the best specialty reit stocks to buy now, according to analyst forecasts for the reit - specialty industry.

According to Zen Score, the 3 best specialty reit stocks to buy right now are:

Lamar Advertising Co (NASDAQ:LAMR) is the top specialty reit stock with a Zen Score of 58, which is 21 points higher than the specialty reit industry average of 37. It passed 22 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Lamar Advertising Co has seen its stock lose -28.76% over the past year, underperforming other specialty reit stocks by -4 percentage points.

Lamar Advertising Co has an average 1 year price target of $109.00, an upside of 29.45% from Lamar Advertising Co's current stock price of $84.20.

Lamar Advertising Co stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Lamar Advertising Co, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 50% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Afc Gamma (NASDAQ:AFCG) is the second best specialty reit stock with a Zen Score of 46, which is 9 points higher than the specialty reit industry average of 37. It passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Afc Gamma has seen its stock lose -26.41% over the past year, underperforming other specialty reit stocks by -2 percentage points.

Afc Gamma has an average 1 year price target of $21.83, an upside of 32.16% from Afc Gamma's current stock price of $16.52.

Afc Gamma stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Afc Gamma, 33.33% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 33.33% have issued a Buy, 33.33% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Potlatchdeltic (NASDAQ:PCH) is the third best specialty reit stock with a Zen Score of 45, which is 8 points higher than the specialty reit industry average of 37. It passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Potlatchdeltic has seen its stock lose -24.9% over the past year.

Potlatchdeltic has an average 1 year price target of $57.40, an upside of 42.04% from Potlatchdeltic's current stock price of $40.41.

Potlatchdeltic stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering Potlatchdeltic, 40% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 60% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Out of 15 specialty reit stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 specialty reit stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Potlatchdeltic (NASDAQ:PCH) has an annual dividend yield of 14.25%, which is 8 percentage points higher than the specialty reit industry average of 5.77%. Potlatchdeltic's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two times in the last 10 years. Potlatchdeltic's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Potlatchdeltic's dividend payout ratio of 101.6% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Afc Gamma (NASDAQ:AFCG) has an annual dividend yield of 12.05%, which is 6 percentage points higher than the specialty reit industry average of 5.77%.

Afc Gamma's dividend payout ratio of 98% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Weyerhaeuser Co (NYSE:WY) has an annual dividend yield of 9.18%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the specialty reit industry average of 5.77%. Weyerhaeuser Co's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% three times in the last 10 years. Weyerhaeuser Co's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Weyerhaeuser Co's dividend payout ratio of 80.5% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Specialty reit stocks were down -1.97% in the last day, and down -6.39% over the last week. Hannon Armstrong was the among the top losers in the reit - specialty industry, dropping -7.62% yesterday.

Shares of companies in the broader financials sector are trading lower following the Fed's Wednesday rate decision. Further Fed rate hikes could drive an economic slowdown and negatively impact the M&A and IPO environments.

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

Lamar Advertising Co (NASDAQ:LAMR) is the most undervalued specialty reit stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Lamar Advertising Co has a valuation score of 86, which is 35 points higher than the specialty reit industry average of 51. It passed 6 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Lamar Advertising Co's stock has dropped -28.76% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the specialty reit industry by -4 percentage points.

Afc Gamma (NASDAQ:AFCG) is the second most undervalued specialty reit stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Afc Gamma has a valuation score of 86, which is 35 points higher than the specialty reit industry average of 51. It passed 6 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Afc Gamma's stock has dropped -26.41% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the specialty reit industry by -2 percentage points.

Corecivic (NYSE:CXW) is the third most undervalued specialty reit stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Corecivic has a valuation score of 71, which is 20 points higher than the specialty reit industry average of 51. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Corecivic's stock has gained 6.61% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty reit industry by 31 percentage points.