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Best Specialty REIT Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
Top specialty reit stocks in 2025 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.

Industry: REIT - Specialty
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REIT - Specialty is Zen Rated F and is the 136th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries
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Ticker
Company
Exchange
Industry
Zen Rating
Market Cap
Price
1d %
EBITDA
P/E
D/E
Country
DD Score
EPR
EPR PROPERTIES
NYSE
REIT - Specialty
$3.73B$48.97-6.01%$480.61M23.89x1.39
United States
LAMR
LAMAR ADVERTISING CO
NASDAQ
REIT - Specialty
$11.89B$116.11-0.27%$1.07B28.18x5.36
United States
GLPI
GAMING & LEISURE PROPERTIES INC
NASDAQ
REIT - Specialty
$12.10B$42.74-2.08%$1.38B16.38x1.66
United States
SBAC
SBA COMMUNICATIONS CORP
NASDAQ
REIT - Specialty
$20.52B$191.140.38%$1.69B23.40x-3.18
United States
AMT
AMERICAN TOWER CORP
NYSE
REIT - Specialty
$84.01B$179.450.21%$6.66B28.57x13.44
United States
CCI
CROWN CASTLE INC
NYSE
REIT - Specialty
$39.77B$91.32-1.08%-$2.44B-8.56x-23.89
United States
IRM
IRON MOUNTAIN INC
NYSE
REIT - Specialty
$29.92B$101.30-0.04%$1.85B723.57x-27.03
United States
AFCG
ADVANCED FLOWER CAPITAL INC
NASDAQ
REIT - Specialty
$72.30M$3.20-2.44%-$8.73M-7.44x0.57
United States
OUT
OUTFRONT MEDIA INC
NYSE
REIT - Specialty
$2.88B$17.230.88%$416.20M28.29x8.31
United States
RYN
RAYONIER INC
NYSE
REIT - Specialty
$3.51B$22.53-0.22%$522.76M9.51x0.75
United States
HASI
HA SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE CAPITAL INC
NYSE
REIT - Specialty
$3.45B$27.73-1.42%$547.53M16.31x2.00
United States
DLR
DIGITAL REALTY TRUST INC
NYSE
REIT - Specialty
$58.23B$170.752.16%$3.69B42.69x1.04
United States
WY
WEYERHAEUSER CO
NYSE
REIT - Specialty
$16.96B$23.511.34%$1.05B61.87x0.73
United States
UNIT
UNITI GROUP INC
NASDAQ
REIT - Specialty
$1.43B$5.81-0.51%$898.42M41.50x-3.27
United States
EQIX
EQUINIX INC
NASDAQ
REIT - Specialty
$81.80B$833.164.44%$3.72B76.37x1.69
United States
FPI
FARMLAND PARTNERS INC
NYSE
REIT - Specialty
$455.33M$10.312.08%$88.78M7.31x0.44
United States
LAND
GLADSTONE LAND CORP
NASDAQ
REIT - Specialty
$324.58M$8.97-1.54%$71.09M-35.88x0.86
United States
PW
POWER REIT
NYSEMKT
REIT - Specialty
$2.37M$0.701.45%-$1.34M-0.51x3.50
United States
PCH
POTLATCHDELTIC CORP
NASDAQ
REIT - Specialty
$3.13B$40.51-0.27%$170.54M76.43x0.66
United States

Specialty REIT Stocks FAQ

What are the best specialty reit stocks to buy right now in Oct 2025?

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:

1. Epr Properties (NYSE:EPR)


Epr Properties (NYSE:EPR) is the #1 top specialty reit stock out of 19 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 Epr Properties (NYSE:EPR) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Epr Properties (NYSE:EPR) has a Due Diligence Score of 28, which is -1 points lower than the specialty reit industry average of 29.

EPR passed 10 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Epr Properties has seen its stock return 3.01% over the past year, overperforming other specialty reit stocks by 15 percentage points.

Epr Properties has an average 1 year price target of $59.36, an upside of 21.21% from Epr Properties's current stock price of $48.97.

Epr Properties stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 7 analysts covering Epr Properties, 42.86% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 57.14% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Lamar Advertising Co (NASDAQ:LAMR)


Lamar Advertising Co (NASDAQ:LAMR) is the #2 top specialty reit stock out of 19 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 Lamar Advertising Co (NASDAQ:LAMR) is: Value: C, Growth: D, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Lamar Advertising Co (NASDAQ:LAMR) has a Due Diligence Score of 38, which is 9 points higher than the specialty reit industry average of 29.

LAMR passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Lamar Advertising Co has seen its stock lose -13.37% over the past year, underperforming other specialty reit stocks by -1 percentage points.

Lamar Advertising Co has an average 1 year price target of $127.75, an upside of 10.02% from Lamar Advertising Co's current stock price of $116.11.

Lamar Advertising Co stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Lamar Advertising Co, 25% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 75% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Gaming & Leisure Properties (NASDAQ:GLPI)


Gaming & Leisure Properties (NASDAQ:GLPI) is the #3 top specialty reit stock out of 19 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: D, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Gaming & Leisure Properties (NASDAQ:GLPI) has a Due Diligence Score of 32, which is 3 points higher than the specialty reit industry average of 29.

GLPI passed 11 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Gaming & Leisure Properties has seen its stock lose -15.83% over the past year, underperforming other specialty reit stocks by -4 percentage points.

Gaming & Leisure Properties has an average 1 year price target of $51.91, an upside of 21.45% from Gaming & Leisure Properties's current stock price of $42.74.

Gaming & Leisure Properties stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 8 analysts covering Gaming & Leisure Properties, 12.5% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 25% have issued a Buy, 62.5% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

What are the specialty reit stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 17 specialty reit stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 specialty reit stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Advanced Flower Capital (NASDAQ:AFCG)


Advanced Flower Capital (NASDAQ:AFCG) has an annual dividend yield of 26.88%, which is 21 percentage points higher than the specialty reit industry average of 6.31%. Advanced Flower Capital's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% three 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 -241.9% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Rayonier (NYSE:RYN)


Rayonier (NYSE:RYN) has an annual dividend yield of 16.62%, which is 10 percentage points higher than the specialty reit industry average of 6.31%. Rayonier's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two times in the last 10 years. Rayonier's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Rayonier's dividend payout ratio of 123.8% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Gaming & Leisure Properties (NASDAQ:GLPI)


Gaming & Leisure Properties (NASDAQ:GLPI) has an annual dividend yield of 7.21%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the specialty reit industry average of 6.31%. 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 117.2% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are specialty reit stocks up?

Specialty reit stocks were up 1.82% in the last day, and down -2.32% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why specialty reit stocks are up.

What are the most undervalued specialty 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 specialty reit stocks right now are:

1. Advanced Flower Capital (NASDAQ:AFCG)


Advanced Flower Capital (NASDAQ:AFCG) is the 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.

Advanced Flower Capital has a valuation score of 14, which is -16 points higher than the specialty reit industry average of 30. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Advanced Flower Capital's stock has dropped -67.9% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the specialty reit industry by -56 percentage points.

2. Gaming & Leisure Properties (NASDAQ:GLPI)


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 43, which is 13 points higher than the specialty reit industry average of 30. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Gaming & Leisure Properties's stock has dropped -15.83% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the specialty reit industry by -4 percentage points.

3. Epr Properties (NYSE:EPR)


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 13 points higher than the specialty reit industry average of 30. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Epr Properties's stock has gained 3.01% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty reit industry by 15 percentage points.

Are specialty reit stocks a good buy now?

43.75% of specialty reit stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect specialty reit stocks to rise by 17.8% over the next year.

0% of specialty reit stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 0% of specialty reit stocks are rated B (Buy), 70.59% are rated C (Hold), 23.53% are rated D (Sell), and 5.88% are rated F (Strong Sell).

What is the average p/e ratio of the reit - specialty industry?

The average P/E ratio of the reit - specialty industry is 93.68x.
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