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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 +28.50% 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:

Advanced Flower Capital (NASDAQ:AFCG) is the #1 top specialty reit stock out of 19 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Advanced Flower Capital (NASDAQ:AFCG) is: Value: B, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: D, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Advanced Flower Capital (NASDAQ:AFCG) has a Due Diligence Score of 22, which is -10 points lower than the specialty reit industry average of 32. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates AFCG as a "A".

AFCG passed 8 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Advanced Flower Capital has seen its stock lose -41.32% over the past year, underperforming other specialty reit stocks by -51 percentage points.

Outfront Media (NYSE:OUT) is the #2 top specialty reit stock out of 19 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 Outfront Media (NYSE:OUT) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Outfront Media (NYSE:OUT) has a Due Diligence Score of 26, which is -6 points lower than the specialty reit industry average of 32. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates OUT as a "B".

OUT passed 11 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Outfront Media has seen its stock return 84.09% over the past year, overperforming other specialty reit stocks by 75 percentage points.

Outfront Media has an average 1 year price target of $34.75, an upside of 6.46% from Outfront Media's current stock price of $32.64.

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

Iron Mountain (NYSE:IRM) is the #3 top specialty reit stock out of 19 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 Iron Mountain (NYSE:IRM) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Iron Mountain (NYSE:IRM) has a Due Diligence Score of 35, which is 3 points higher than the specialty reit industry average of 32.

IRM passed 13 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Iron Mountain has seen its stock return 21.45% over the past year, overperforming other specialty reit stocks by 12 percentage points.

Iron Mountain has an average 1 year price target of $136.50, an upside of 13.04% from Iron Mountain's current stock price of $120.75.

Iron Mountain stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Iron Mountain, 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 16 specialty reit stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 specialty reit stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Rayonier (NYSE:RYN) has an annual dividend yield of 9.89%, which is 5 percentage points higher than the specialty reit industry average of 4.9%. 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 81.8% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Advanced Flower Capital (NASDAQ:AFCG) has an annual dividend yield of 9.36%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the specialty reit industry average of 4.9%. 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 -54.7% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Gaming & Leisure Properties (NASDAQ:GLPI) has an annual dividend yield of 6.87%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the specialty reit industry average of 4.9%. 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 down -0.63% in the last day, and up 0.77% over the last week. Equinix was the among the top losers in the reit - specialty industry, dropping -2.59% yesterday.

Equinix shares are trading higher after the company reported better-than-expected Q2 financial results and raised its FY26 guidance.

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 14, which is -12 points higher than the specialty reit industry average of 26. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates AFCG a Valuation Rating of "B".

Advanced Flower Capital's stock has dropped -41.32% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the specialty reit industry by -51 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 45 points higher than the specialty reit industry average of 26. 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 -10 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 29, which is 3 points higher than the specialty reit industry average of 26. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Epr Properties's stock has gained 12.08% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty reit industry by 3 percentage points.

46.67% of specialty reit stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect specialty reit stocks to rise by 12% over the next year.

5.56% of specialty reit stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 11.11% of specialty reit stocks are rated B (Buy), 55.56% are rated C (Hold), 16.67% are rated D (Sell), and 11.11% are rated F (Strong Sell).