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Best Real Estate Stocks to Buy Now (2026)
Top real estate stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Due Diligence Score. See the best real estate stocks to buy now, according to analyst forecasts for the real estate sector.

Sector: Real Estate

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Ticker	Company	Market Cap	ROE	ROA	ROCE	ROIC	D/E	Current Ratio	Gross Margin	Profit Margin	Operating Margin
SRG	SERITAGE GROWTH PROPERTIES	$171.23M	-21.50%	-12.90%	N/A	-7.10%	0.65	N/A	9.90%	-431.00%	-288.73%
DOUG	DOUGLAS ELLIMAN INC	$203.40M	-41.40%	-12.10%	-14.07%	-18.20%	3.18	1.92	26.00%	-5.80%	-5.19%
HHH	HOWARD HUGHES HOLDINGS INC	$4.43B	3.50%	1.20%	N/A	2.40%	1.80	N/A	43.60%	8.40%	22.47%
CCI	CROWN CASTLE INC	$38.33B	N/A	-14.50%	-13.36%	-7.10%	-22.10	0.26	73.40%	-95.40%	-75.05%
RHP	RYMAN HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES INC	$6.61B	42.20%	4.20%	N/A	5.40%	6.57	N/A	31.20%	9.60%	19.24%
KRG	KITE REALTY GROUP TRUST	$5.37B	9.30%	4.40%	N/A	4.60%	1.13	N/A	73.90%	35.40%	51.13%
OPAD	OFFERPAD SOLUTIONS INC	$30.23M	-150.10%	-20.30%	-58.32%	-18.20%	4.61	1.32	7.10%	-8.70%	-6.30%
STAG	STAG INDUSTRIAL INC	$7.55B	7.80%	3.90%	N/A	4.00%	0.98	N/A	79.70%	32.30%	48.00%
KIM	KIMCO REALTY CORP	$15.62B	5.30%	2.80%	N/A	3.30%	0.88	N/A	69.10%	25.90%	42.80%
MPT	MEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST INC	$3.40B	-14.80%	-4.80%	N/A	-0.80%	2.20	N/A	67.90%	-75.80%	-20.16%
FRT	FEDERAL REALTY INVESTMENT TRUST	$9.27B	12.50%	4.60%	N/A	4.40%	1.73	N/A	67.20%	31.50%	46.50%
GPMT	GRANITE POINT MORTGAGE TRUST INC	$81.54M	-11.80%	-3.60%	N/A	-1.70%	2.10	N/A	1,140.90%	3,066.10%	2,435.01%
SILA	SILA REALTY TRUST INC	$1.40B	2.90%	1.90%	N/A	2.70%	0.56	N/A	87.50%	20.30%	35.22%
NLY	ANNALY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC	$16.54B	13.00%	1.60%	N/A	0.90%	7.42	N/A	100.00%	83.30%	90.02%
IIPR	INNOVATIVE INDUSTRIAL PROPERTIES INC	$1.28B	6.50%	5.30%	N/A	5.70%	0.26	N/A	89.20%	44.60%	52.32%
SUI	SUN COMMUNITIES INC	$16.18B	14.30%	6.90%	N/A	6.30%	0.78	N/A	51.60%	40.00%	48.37%
CPT	CAMDEN PROPERTY TRUST	$11.09B	8.50%	4.20%	N/A	4.10%	1.06	N/A	62.20%	23.90%	32.80%
LHAI	LINKHOME HOLDINGS INC	$22.72M	13.50%	10.50%	9.16%	37.80%	0.20	5.80	6.40%	2.70%	3.80%
NSA	NATIONAL STORAGE AFFILIATES TRUST	$2.76B	4.60%	0.90%	N/A	2.70%	3.66	N/A	71.10%	6.20%	30.80%
ALX	ALEXANDERS INC	$1.23B	20.70%	2.20%	N/A	4.20%	9.18	N/A	50.10%	13.20%	37.46%
SAFE	SAFEHOLD INC	$1.14B	4.80%	1.60%	N/A	1.00%	2.00	N/A	45.20%	29.70%	30.45%
EPRT	ESSENTIAL PROPERTIES REALTY TRUST INC	$6.87B	6.50%	3.90%	N/A	4.10%	0.63	N/A	98.70%	45.10%	64.46%
LFT	LUMENT FINANCE TRUST INC	$69.12M	2.20%	0.50%	N/A	0.60%	3.16	N/A	100.00%	21.20%	41.00%
DOC	HEALTHPEAK PROPERTIES INC	$11.81B	0.90%	0.40%	N/A	1.40%	1.60	N/A	60.00%	2.50%	13.67%
KREF	KKR REAL ESTATE FINANCE TRUST INC	$437.72M	-5.60%	-1.10%	N/A	-0.40%	4.47	N/A	-24.10%	-51.70%	-34.93%
CMCT	CREATIVE MEDIA & COMMUNITY TRUST CORP	$2.07M	-20.80%	-6.90%	N/A	0.20%	2.09	N/A	43.20%	-52.30%	1.77%
FR	FIRST INDUSTRIAL REALTY TRUST INC	$8.23B	9.30%	4.50%	N/A	4.40%	1.10	N/A	73.70%	34.00%	47.81%
JFB	JFB CONSTRUCTION HOLDINGS	$189.37M	-31.20%	-25.30%	-25.94%	-61.60%	0.20	4.90	19.70%	-14.10%	-13.92%
LXP	LXP INDUSTRIAL TRUST	$2.85B	5.20%	2.90%	N/A	3.50%	0.73	N/A	174.50%	30.40%	50.48%
EQR	EQUITY RESIDENTIAL	$23.63B	10.10%	5.40%	N/A	4.90%	0.85	N/A	62.90%	36.20%	46.17%
DEA	EASTERLY GOVERNMENT PROPERTIES INC	$1.11B	1.00%	0.40%	N/A	1.80%	1.50	N/A	66.80%	4.20%	26.72%
ACR	ACRES COMMERCIAL REALTY CORP	$135.37M	1.70%	0.40%	N/A	0.90%	2.90	N/A	88.90%	9.00%	35.25%
CUBE	CUBESMART	$9.19B	12.60%	5.40%	N/A	4.70%	1.40	N/A	69.40%	32.20%	41.87%
UNIT	UNITI GROUP INC	$2.05B	-95.30%	22.50%	18.89%	16.50%	16.75	0.82	76.10%	98.50%	129.13%
MLP	MAUI LAND & PINEAPPLE CO INC	$337.98M	-37.70%	-23.90%	-28.81%	-35.00%	0.36	1.38	30.90%	-61.60%	-60.44%
ELS	EQUITY LIFESTYLE PROPERTIES INC	$13.10B	22.10%	6.80%	N/A	5.80%	2.24	N/A	52.00%	25.20%	33.58%
ARI	APOLLO COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE FINANCE INC	$1.48B	6.20%	1.20%	N/A	0.80%	4.33	N/A	100.00%	42.10%	46.78%
IVT	INVENTRUST PROPERTIES CORP	$2.38B	6.20%	4.10%	N/A	4.60%	0.55	N/A	71.80%	37.20%	48.78%
CMTG	CLAROS MORTGAGE TRUST INC	$329.51M	-28.10%	-8.60%	N/A	-4.90%	2.08	N/A	82.90%	-260.40%	-242.73%
EXR	EXTRA SPACE STORAGE INC	$32.25B	7.10%	3.30%	N/A	3.80%	1.11	N/A	70.80%	28.80%	47.47%
GMRE	GLOBAL MEDICAL REIT INC	$482.40M	-0.70%	-0.30%	N/A	1.70%	1.58	N/A	100.00%	-2.30%	23.05%
PLD	PROLOGIS INC	$131.54B	6.30%	3.40%	N/A	3.50%	0.77	N/A	74.60%	37.80%	51.59%
FSP	FRANKLIN STREET PROPERTIES CORP	$78.80M	-7.30%	-5.00%	N/A	-1.90%	0.46	N/A	42.20%	-42.20%	-19.80%
BDN	BRANDYWINE REALTY TRUST	$559.31M	-20.00%	-5.50%	N/A	-1.00%	2.94	N/A	61.70%	-38.60%	-11.88%
PSA	PUBLIC STORAGE	$53.53B	16.90%	7.90%	N/A	7.10%	1.18	N/A	72.80%	32.90%	43.15%
AGNC	AGNC INVESTMENT CORP	$12.28B	6.60%	0.70%	N/A	0.50%	8.52	N/A	100.00%	184.70%	265.86%
STHO	STAR HOLDINGS	$104.69M	-23.00%	-10.80%	N/A	-5.70%	1.21	N/A	28.80%	-58.30%	-41.63%
MAC	MACERICH CO	$5.21B	-7.70%	-2.30%	N/A	0.60%	2.39	N/A	54.90%	-19.40%	8.30%
FBRT	FRANKLIN BSP REALTY TRUST INC	$744.25M	4.60%	1.20%	N/A	1.00%	3.10	N/A	89.70%	27.80%	37.93%
SITC	SITE CENTERS CORP	$348.87M	6.60%	3.50%	N/A	5.60%	1.12	N/A	48.20%	57.90%	112.01%
HIW	HIGHWOODS PROPERTIES INC	$2.58B	6.80%	2.60%	N/A	3.30%	1.65	N/A	67.60%	19.50%	38.71%
FRPH	FRP HOLDINGS INC	$462.40M	1.10%	0.60%	N/A	1.20%	0.63	N/A	19.50%	10.90%	20.60%
PDM	PIEDMONT REALTY TRUST INC	$996.30M	-5.40%	-2.10%	N/A	0.70%	1.70	N/A	59.70%	-14.80%	7.86%
JBGS	JBG SMITH PROPERTIES	$1.19B	-10.60%	-3.10%	N/A	0.00%	2.35	N/A	61.80%	-27.90%	-0.17%
SDHC	SMITH DOUGLAS HOMES CORP	$871.62M	14.40%	2.10%	N/A	3.40%	1.77	N/A	23.40%	1.10%	1.81%
CIM	CHIMERA INVESTMENT CORP	$1.13B	5.50%	1.00%	N/A	0.90%	5.15	N/A	100.00%	37.40%	60.19%
O	REALTY INCOME CORP	$60.84B	2.50%	1.40%	N/A	2.50%	0.82	N/A	92.60%	17.20%	38.57%
LAND	GLADSTONE LAND CORP	$406.58M	-2.10%	-1.10%	N/A	1.70%	0.85	N/A	80.10%	-20.80%	44.50%
AOMR	ANGEL OAK MORTGAGE REIT INC	$215.01M	7.10%	0.70%	N/A	0.40%	8.99	N/A	80.40%	50.90%	51.75%
EGP	EASTGROUP PROPERTIES INC	$10.29B	7.50%	4.90%	N/A	4.30%	0.55	N/A	73.30%	35.70%	40.14%
WY	WEYERHAEUSER CO	$18.22B	3.40%	2.00%	3.48%	2.60%	0.76	1.29	14.60%	4.70%	7.72%
ABR	ARBOR REALTY TRUST INC	$1.46B	5.10%	1.10%	N/A	0.90%	3.59	N/A	96.20%	28.90%	39.60%
BXP	BXP INC	$9.65B	-3.80%	-0.80%	N/A	1.10%	3.70	N/A	60.90%	-5.80%	13.29%
UMH	UMH PROPERTIES INC	$1.38B	0.70%	0.40%	N/A	2.50%	0.76	N/A	54.80%	2.50%	21.02%
EQIX	EQUINIX INC	$91.19B	9.60%	3.50%	5.62%	4.40%	1.83	1.32	51.10%	14.60%	22.10%
INVH	INVITATION HOMES INC	$15.42B	6.10%	3.10%	N/A	3.60%	0.96	N/A	58.40%	21.50%	34.49%
ADC	AGREE REALTY CORP	$9.39B	3.40%	2.10%	N/A	3.00%	0.56	N/A	88.00%	27.40%	47.42%
INN	SUMMIT HOTEL PROPERTIES INC	$472.21M	-1.90%	-0.60%	N/A	1.70%	1.77	N/A	43.50%	-2.30%	9.97%
COLD	AMERICOLD REALTY TRUST	$3.82B	-2.00%	-0.80%	N/A	0.70%	1.65	N/A	31.90%	-2.40%	2.79%
SBRA	SABRA HEALTH CARE REIT INC	$5.03B	5.60%	2.90%	N/A	3.50%	0.95	N/A	100.00%	20.10%	34.85%
SMA	SMARTSTOP SELF STORAGE REIT INC	$1.93B	-2.00%	-0.70%	N/A	1.90%	0.92	N/A	62.50%	-5.80%	24.02%
BEKE	KE HOLDINGS INC	$19.88B	5.00%	2.70%	7.81%	8.00%	0.76	1.61	21.90%	3.30%	5.79%
GNL	GLOBAL NET LEASE INC	$2.13B	-17.00%	-5.80%	N/A	-0.50%	1.80	N/A	87.10%	-56.10%	-7.01%
AVB	AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES INC	$25.12B	9.80%	5.40%	N/A	4.70%	0.82	N/A	62.80%	38.80%	47.01%
BRT	BRT APARTMENTS CORP	$278.84M	-5.00%	-1.40%	N/A	1.20%	2.83	N/A	54.60%	-10.00%	14.05%
ARE	ALEXANDRIA REAL ESTATE EQUITIES INC	$9.30B	-8.60%	-3.90%	N/A	-2.40%	0.97	N/A	69.50%	-47.50%	-39.74%
DX	DYNEX CAPITAL INC	$2.07B	11.40%	1.60%	N/A	1.00%	6.23	N/A	100.00%	76.10%	80.19%
DLR	DIGITAL REALTY TRUST INC	$60.37B	5.60%	2.60%	N/A	3.40%	1.07	N/A	59.00%	20.70%	29.10%
STRS	STRATUS PROPERTIES INC	$234.41M	-4.70%	-1.60%	N/A	-1.90%	1.29	N/A	-13.40%	-28.40%	-44.00%
ARR	ARMOUR RESIDENTIAL REIT INC	$2.14B	16.00%	1.70%	N/A	1.00%	8.29	N/A	89.70%	82.30%	88.68%
AMH	AMERICAN HOMES 4 RENT	$10.74B	6.20%	3.30%	N/A	3.60%	0.79	N/A	56.80%	23.70%	34.49%
DEI	DOUGLAS EMMETT INC	$1.75B	0.80%	0.20%	N/A	1.90%	3.05	N/A	63.40%	1.60%	28.18%
IRT	INDEPENDENCE REALTY TRUST INC	$3.93B	1.60%	0.90%	N/A	1.60%	0.70	N/A	59.10%	8.60%	20.61%
AHH	ARMADA HOFFLER PROPERTIES INC	$489.74M	2.30%	0.60%	N/A	2.70%	2.71	N/A	43.00%	3.30%	23.42%
UDR	UDR INC	$12.21B	11.30%	3.50%	N/A	3.50%	1.96	N/A	68.50%	21.80%	33.59%
CURB	CURBLINE PROPERTIES CORP	$2.87B	2.10%	1.70%	N/A	2.60%	0.29	N/A	74.90%	21.80%	28.42%
FPI	FARMLAND PARTNERS INC	$517.67M	6.20%	3.80%	N/A	4.50%	0.39	N/A	80.30%	55.20%	78.88%
RLJ	RLJ LODGING TRUST	$1.24B	0.40%	0.20%	N/A	2.20%	1.18	N/A	34.70%	0.60%	10.87%
WELL	WELLTOWER INC	$145.27B	2.50%	1.60%	N/A	2.20%	0.57	N/A	40.10%	8.60%	14.59%
AKR	ACADIA REALTY TRUST	$2.66B	0.70%	0.30%	N/A	1.70%	0.99	N/A	69.90%	4.10%	27.42%
CUZ	COUSINS PROPERTIES INC	$4.02B	0.90%	0.50%	N/A	1.70%	0.90	N/A	68.40%	4.10%	20.10%
NXDT	NEXPOINT DIVERSIFIED REAL ESTATE TRUST	$229.42M	-13.00%	-8.80%	N/A	-4.80%	0.48	N/A	63.70%	-109.20%	-74.14%
LADR	LADDER CAPITAL CORP	$1.33B	4.30%	1.40%	N/A	0.90%	2.47	N/A	100.00%	29.80%	31.40%
ESS	ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST INC	$16.41B	12.00%	5.10%	N/A	4.70%	1.34	N/A	67.80%	35.50%	49.17%
HPP	HUDSON PACIFIC PROPERTIES INC	$345.34M	-15.10%	-5.80%	N/A	-2.20%	1.33	N/A	43.80%	-58.80%	-33.58%
SVC	SERVICE PROPERTIES TRUST	$359.70M	-37.90%	-4.00%	N/A	1.10%	9.77	N/A	31.90%	-14.80%	7.20%
SHO	SUNSTONE HOTEL INVESTORS INC	$1.79B	0.10%	0.10%	N/A	1.80%	0.56	N/A	51.00%	0.20%	7.26%
PK	PARK HOTELS & RESORTS INC	$2.27B	-8.40%	-3.30%	N/A	-0.10%	1.48	N/A	41.60%	-11.10%	-0.35%
VNO	VORNADO REALTY TRUST	$5.54B	14.40%	5.40%	N/A	5.70%	1.46	N/A	49.20%	46.60%	70.28%
OPEN	OPENDOOR TECHNOLOGIES INC	$4.79B	-168.20%	-46.10%	-56.20%	-40.60%	1.40	7.03	8.00%	-29.70%	-26.74%

Real Estate Industries

Industry	Stocks	1d %	1w %	1m %	1y %	P/E ratio	P/B Ratio	ROE	ROA	ROCE	Upside/Downside	Consensus
Real Estate - Development	13	+0.49%	-3.68%	+0.11%	-9.30%	9.82x	1.02x	+7.55%	+3.23%	+0.93%	+7.34%	Buy
Real Estate - Diversified	4	-3.53%	-3.36%	+2.35%	+26.14%	34.40x	1.86x	+8.53%	+3.98%	+0.22%	+21.20%	Buy
Real Estate Services	43	+0.18%	+4.22%	-8.42%	-17.15%	177.60x	2.70x	+1.66%	+0.72%	+3.97%	+32.20%	Buy
REIT - Diversified	21	+1.11%	+0.39%	+5.71%	-3.44%	21.59x	1.27x	+6.23%	+3.67%	N/A	+3.52%	Buy
REIT - Healthcare Facilities	17	+0.12%	-0.57%	+7.49%	+25.21%	136.31x	2.75x	+2.73%	+1.66%	N/A	+3.43%	Buy
REIT - Hotel & Motel	15	+1.19%	+2.17%	+8.06%	-4.15%	77.19x	1.41x	+11.86%	+3.16%	-0.00%	+2.54%	Buy
REIT - Industrial	17	+2.01%	+2.31%	+4.71%	-0.88%	31.23x	2.44x	+8.21%	+4.19%	+0.01%	+0.26%	Hold
REIT - Mortgage	39	-0.07%	-1.62%	-4.55%	-11.99%	9.99x	0.87x	+6.68%	+0.86%	N/A	+19.11%	Buy
REIT - Office	20	-0.26%	-1.53%	-8.59%	-27.58%	6.87x	0.83x	-0.13%	-0.03%	N/A	+22.63%	Buy
REIT - Residential	21	-0.43%	-0.34%	+0.24%	-12.52%	27.22x	2.16x	+11.04%	+4.54%	N/A	+11.27%	Buy
REIT - Retail	28	+1.27%	+2.07%	+5.83%	-71.03%	40.18x	2.39x	+28.28%	+3.69%	N/A	+1.43%	Buy
REIT - Specialty	18	+0.92%	-2.02%	+11.54%	+0.51%	53.24x	6.79x	+21.57%	+2.33%	+4.00%	+8.86%	Buy

Real Estate Stocks FAQ

What are the best real estate stocks to buy right now in Feb 2026?

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 real estate stocks to buy right now are:

1. Jones Lang Lasalle (NYSE:JLL)

Jones Lang Lasalle (NYSE:JLL) is the #1 top real estate stock out of 256 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Jones Lang Lasalle (NYSE:JLL) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: B.

Jones Lang Lasalle (NYSE:JLL) has a Due Diligence Score of 38, which is 13 points higher than the real estate sector average of 25. It passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Jones Lang Lasalle has seen its stock return 15.32% over the past year, overperforming other real estate stocks by 43 percentage points.

Jones Lang Lasalle has an average 1 year price target of $389.00, an upside of 23.89% from Jones Lang Lasalle's current stock price of $314.00.

Jones Lang Lasalle stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering Jones Lang Lasalle, 60% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 20% have issued a Buy, 20% have issued a Hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Newmark Group (NASDAQ:NMRK)

Newmark Group (NASDAQ:NMRK) is the #2 top real estate stock out of 256 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Newmark Group (NASDAQ:NMRK) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Newmark Group (NASDAQ:NMRK) has a Due Diligence Score of 49, which is 24 points higher than the real estate sector average of 25. It passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Newmark Group has seen its stock return 4.64% over the past year, overperforming other real estate stocks by 33 percentage points.

Newmark Group has an average 1 year price target of $21.50, an upside of 42.38% from Newmark Group's current stock price of $15.10.

Newmark Group stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Newmark Group, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 50% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a Hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. St Joe Co (NYSE:JOE)

St Joe Co (NYSE:JOE) is the #3 top real estate stock out of 256 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 St Joe Co (NYSE:JOE) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

St Joe Co (NYSE:JOE) has a Due Diligence Score of 31, which is 6 points higher than the real estate sector average of 25. It passed 11 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. St Joe Co has seen its stock return 51.01% over the past year, overperforming other real estate stocks by 79 percentage points.

What are the real estate stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 183 real estate stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 real estate stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Piedmont Realty Trust (NYSE:PDM)

Piedmont Realty Trust (NYSE:PDM) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the real estate sector average of 6.65%. Piedmont Realty Trust's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two times in the last 10 years. Piedmont Realty Trust's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Piedmont Realty Trust's dividend payout ratio of -19.4% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Ready Capital (NYSE:RC)

Ready Capital (NYSE:RC) has an annual dividend yield of 21.88%, which is 15 percentage points higher than the real estate sector average of 6.65%. Ready Capital's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% ten times in the last 10 years. Ready Capital's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Ready Capital's dividend payout ratio of -33.2% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Sachem Capital (NYSEMKT:SACH)

Sachem Capital (NYSEMKT:SACH) has an annual dividend yield of 19.8%, which is 13 percentage points higher than the real estate sector average of 6.65%. Sachem Capital's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% four times in the last 10 years. Sachem Capital's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Sachem Capital's dividend payout ratio of -26% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are real estate stocks up?

Real estate stocks were up 0.6% in the last day, and up 0.33% over the last week. Opendoor Technologies was the among the top gainers in the real estate sector, gaining 7.53% yesterday.

Opendoor Technologies shares are trading higher after the company reported better-than-expected Q4 financial results.

What are the most undervalued real estate 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 real estate stocks right now are:

1. Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust (NASDAQ:WHLR)

Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust (NASDAQ:WHLR) is the most undervalued real estate stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust has a valuation score of 29, which is 3 points higher than the real estate sector average of 26. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust's stock has dropped -99.95% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the real estate sector by -72 percentage points.

2. Re/Max Holdings (NYSE:RMAX)

Re/Max Holdings (NYSE:RMAX) is the second most undervalued real estate stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Re/Max Holdings has a valuation score of 71, which is 45 points higher than the real estate sector average of 26. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Re/Max Holdings's stock has dropped -33.5% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the real estate sector by -6 percentage points.

3. Cushman & Wakefield (NYSE:CWK)

Cushman & Wakefield (NYSE:CWK) is the third most undervalued real estate stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Cushman & Wakefield has a valuation score of 57, which is 31 points higher than the real estate sector average of 26. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Cushman & Wakefield's stock has gained 8.91% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the real estate sector by 37 percentage points.

Are real estate stocks a good buy now?

38.71% of real estate stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect real estate stocks to rise by 9.89% over the next year.

0.94% of real estate stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 4.23% of real estate stocks are rated B (Buy), 59.15% are rated C (Hold), 30.05% are rated D (Sell), and 5.63% are rated F (Strong Sell).

What is the average p/e ratio of the real estate sector?

The average P/E ratio of the real estate sector is 63.04x.

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