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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:

Afc Gamma (NASDAQ:AFCG) is the top specialty reit stock with a Zen Score of 56, which is 22 points higher than the specialty reit industry average of 34. It passed 23 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Afc Gamma has seen its stock lose -16.51% 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 24.05% from Afc Gamma's current stock price of $17.60.

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.

Lamar Advertising Co (NASDAQ:LAMR) is the second best specialty reit stock with a Zen Score of 52, which is 18 points higher than the specialty reit industry average of 34. It passed 20 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Lamar Advertising Co has seen its stock lose -6.02% over the past year, overperforming other specialty reit stocks by 8 percentage points.

Lamar Advertising Co has an average 1 year price target of $109.00, an upside of 8.88% from Lamar Advertising Co's current stock price of $100.11.

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.

Weyerhaeuser Co (NYSE:WY) is the third best specialty reit stock with a Zen Score of 46, which is 12 points higher than the specialty reit industry average of 34. It passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Weyerhaeuser Co has seen its stock lose -14.24% over the past year.

Weyerhaeuser Co has an average 1 year price target of $37.50, an upside of 16.17% from Weyerhaeuser Co's current stock price of $32.28.

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

Out of 14 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 12.12%, which is 7 percentage points higher than the specialty reit industry average of 5.1%. 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 108.7% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Uniti Group (NASDAQ:UNIT) has an annual dividend yield of 8.01%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the specialty reit industry average of 5.1%. Uniti Group's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two times in the last 10 years. Uniti Group's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Uniti Group's dividend payout ratio of -1,200% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Weyerhaeuser Co (NYSE:WY) has an annual dividend yield of 6.72%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the specialty reit industry average of 5.1%. 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 70.4% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Specialty reit stocks were up 0.53% in the last day, and up 1.94% over the last week.

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

Afc Gamma (NASDAQ:AFCG) is the most undervalued specialty reit stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Afc Gamma has a valuation score of 86, which is 47 points higher than the specialty reit industry average of 39. It passed 6 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Afc Gamma's stock has dropped -16.51% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the specialty reit industry by -2 percentage points.

Outfront Media (NYSE:OUT) is the second most undervalued specialty reit stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Outfront Media has a valuation score of 71, which is 32 points higher than the specialty reit industry average of 39. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Outfront Media's stock has dropped -24.32% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the specialty reit industry by -10 percentage points.

Power Reit (NYSEMKT:PW) is the third most undervalued specialty reit stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Power Reit has a valuation score of 71, which is 32 points higher than the specialty reit industry average of 39. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Power Reit's stock has dropped -89.08% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the specialty reit industry by -75 percentage points.