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Best Real Estate Stocks to Buy Now (2024)
Top real estate stocks in 2024 ranked by overall Zen 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	Price	1d %	1w %	1m %	3m %	6m %	1y %	3y %	5y %	10y %	52-week High	52-week Low	% off 52-week High	% off 52-week Low	Beta	Volume	Vol 1d %
JBGS	JBG SMITH PROPERTIES	$15.29	0.92%	5.38%	-4.91%	-7.84%	13.93%	10.16%	-53.21%	-63.64%	N/A	$18.17	$12.63	15.85%	21.06%	1.01	528,832	10.00%
OUT	OUTFRONT MEDIA INC	$15.45	0.19%	3.97%	-5.50%	14.02%	56.53%	-6.36%	-35.79%	-35.30%	-49.34%	$17.02	$8.18	9.22%	88.88%	1.72	1,205,436	2.95%
MPW	MEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST INC	$4.57	-1.51%	-4.19%	15.40%	39.33%	-2.77%	-44.00%	-79.87%	-73.93%	-65.61%	$10.74	$2.92	57.44%	56.51%	1.10	14,011,199	23.13%
ARL	AMERICAN REALTY INVESTORS INC	$13.83	-3.35%	-10.89%	-26.24%	-41.37%	9.50%	-23.17%	65.83%	6.47%	46.50%	$25.96	$11.69	46.72%	18.31%	0.68	8,204	114.82%
PDM	PIEDMONT OFFICE REALTY TRUST INC	$6.89	-1.15%	7.66%	3.45%	-5.10%	30.25%	7.15%	-62.14%	-66.80%	-60.76%	$8.05	$4.91	14.41%	40.33%	1.19	994,778	65.91%
AIRC	APARTMENT INCOME REIT CORP	$38.47	0.18%	0.31%	21.82%	15.04%	23.98%	8.73%	-14.98%	N/A	N/A	$38.68	$28.22	0.54%	36.32%	0.78	2,361,304	-62.36%
CLDT	CHATHAM LODGING TRUST	$9.38	-1.37%	2.40%	-6.39%	-12.01%	-2.09%	-8.93%	-30.77%	-52.34%	-54.04%	$11.32	$8.92	17.14%	5.16%	1.40	225,649	18.97%
SAFE	SAFEHOLD INC	$19.02	-0.58%	4.16%	-6.40%	-7.17%	21.07%	-35.13%	-83.70%	-64.94%	-79.21%	$29.11	$15.00	34.65%	26.80%	1.34	208,265	30.35%
FRPH	FRP HOLDINGS INC	$30.70	0.92%	4.67%	3.63%	5.05%	13.31%	5.63%	17.49%	17.29%	69.89%	$32.50	$26.23	5.54%	17.06%	0.85	21,403	46.25%
VINO	GAUCHO GROUP HOLDINGS INC	$0.59	-1.02%	2.99%	26.90%	30.00%	-47.77%	-92.78%	-99.87%	N/A	N/A	$12.40	$0.39	95.28%	50.39%	1.18	4,702	-21.71%
NLY	ANNALY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC	$18.58	-0.32%	3.91%	-7.65%	-4.47%	18.57%	-4.52%	-47.16%	-54.19%	-59.36%	$21.07	$14.52	11.82%	27.96%	0.95	2,953,970	1.80%
TRTX	TPG RE FINANCE TRUST INC	$7.84	0.00%	7.84%	-1.63%	22.69%	37.30%	10.27%	-35.84%	-60.28%	N/A	$8.12	$4.65	3.45%	68.78%	1.28	636,408	14.87%
DX	DYNEX CAPITAL INC	$11.89	0.51%	3.21%	-3.41%	-4.80%	16.91%	1.19%	-38.93%	-36.08%	-53.75%	$13.56	$9.57	12.28%	24.24%	0.80	1,656,162	-36.87%
UNIT	UNITI GROUP INC	$5.71	-0.52%	7.74%	-5.46%	7.43%	31.26%	79.00%	-48.84%	-51.81%	N/A	$6.71	$2.94	14.90%	94.22%	1.33	8,682,489	63.78%
ARR	ARMOUR RESIDENTIAL REIT INC	$18.73	-1.37%	6.97%	-2.45%	-3.75%	25.28%	-27.12%	-69.22%	-81.40%	-88.85%	$27.00	$13.32	30.63%	40.67%	1.11	1,146,906	-3.22%
BHM	BLUEROCK HOMES TRUST INC	$16.89	0.00%	2.71%	0.75%	19.08%	30.49%	-9.17%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$19.89	$12.05	15.11%	40.12%	0.72	242	-81.40%
XIN	XINYUAN REAL ESTATE CO LTD	$2.73	0.74%	1.68%	0.00%	-3.53%	-1.09%	-12.78%	-88.90%	-94.00%	-93.91%	$6.51	$1.92	58.06%	42.19%	0.77	1,854	194.29%
INN	SUMMIT HOTEL PROPERTIES INC	$6.27	-1.57%	1.62%	-0.95%	-5.14%	8.48%	-3.54%	-37.67%	-45.85%	-31.25%	$7.26	$5.31	13.64%	18.08%	1.34	510,427	-16.91%
RWT	REDWOOD TRUST INC	$5.76	-1.71%	4.54%	-9.00%	-16.76%	-14.41%	-14.03%	-45.76%	-64.81%	-73.13%	$8.30	$5.46	30.60%	5.59%	1.08	587,469	-27.54%
NLOP	NET LEASE OFFICE PROPERTIES	$23.04	-2.78%	3.46%	-1.03%	-5.26%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$27.77	$9.50	17.03%	142.53%	1.67	56,418	-44.76%
FSP	FRANKLIN STREET PROPERTIES CORP	$2.04	-1.45%	7.37%	-6.85%	-17.07%	21.43%	68.60%	-62.91%	-73.88%	-83.17%	$2.72	$1.13	25.00%	80.53%	1.24	217,606	-58.21%
MAC	MACERICH CO	$15.64	-3.10%	1.76%	-6.40%	-4.11%	50.67%	59.92%	16.02%	-62.03%	-75.66%	$17.69	$9.05	11.59%	72.82%	1.39	1,505,357	9.96%
VTR	VENTAS INC	$43.61	0.11%	3.27%	2.25%	-8.29%	2.90%	-4.32%	-21.58%	-26.73%	-32.19%	$50.99	$39.33	14.47%	10.88%	1.16	1,487,731	-42.77%
GRP.U	GRANITE REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST	$51.21	0.00%	-1.42%	-8.55%	-7.56%	1.75%	-19.53%	-20.85%	12.18%	34.80%	$62.55	$45.36	18.13%	12.91%	0.73	2	-99.24%
HPP	HUDSON PACIFIC PROPERTIES INC	$5.95	-0.50%	2.76%	-5.56%	-31.05%	20.45%	5.31%	-78.70%	-83.07%	-74.67%	$9.86	$4.05	39.62%	47.10%	1.30	1,762,998	1.12%
HHH	HOWARD HUGHES HOLDINGS INC	$64.25	0.23%	8.18%	-9.47%	-20.87%	-4.55%	-15.81%	-39.49%	-42.43%	-54.73%	$86.72	$59.00	25.91%	8.90%	1.28	394,272	-46.28%
ALBT	AVALON GLOBOCARE CORP	$0.27	3.45%	-17.93%	-11.48%	-36.47%	-55.00%	-86.29%	-97.45%	-99.47%	N/A	$2.42	$0.25	88.84%	8.00%	1.03	19,122	-8.27%
COLD	AMERICOLD REALTY TRUST	$22.52	-1.18%	-2.30%	-9.05%	-20.87%	-13.91%	-23.40%	-43.22%	-29.47%	N/A	$33.90	$22.51	33.57%	0.04%	0.83	1,285,086	0.89%
HOUS	ANYWHERE REAL ESTATE INC	$5.41	-2.17%	0.74%	-0.92%	-21.14%	14.14%	-9.83%	-65.01%	-57.80%	-87.25%	$9.43	$4.09	42.60%	32.27%	1.70	1,031,065	-6.82%
VRE	VERIS RESIDENTIAL INC	$15.07	-0.53%	7.57%	2.24%	-3.40%	-2.27%	-2.14%	-7.38%	-35.02%	-26.34%	$18.98	$13.07	20.58%	15.35%	0.97	678,256	-0.23%
GOOD	GLADSTONE COMMERCIAL CORP	$13.30	-0.67%	1.60%	-1.55%	-0.08%	11.39%	10.83%	-36.18%	-36.79%	-24.09%	$14.14	$10.84	5.94%	22.69%	1.06	147,526	-28.01%
CMTG	CLAROS MORTGAGE TRUST INC	$8.87	-1.33%	2.90%	-7.99%	-28.81%	-15.20%	-22.40%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$15.25	$8.37	41.84%	5.97%	0.76	200,715	5.30%
LRE	LEAD REAL ESTATE CO LTD	$3.00	0.00%	-15.25%	-20.63%	-41.97%	-44.03%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$7.35	$2.87	59.17%	4.53%	-0.14	21	-96.57%
SOHO	SOTHERLY HOTELS INC	$1.34	5.51%	14.53%	-5.63%	-3.60%	-12.42%	-29.47%	-57.59%	-80.21%	-80.27%	$2.50	$1.13	46.40%	18.58%	1.51	23,933	-61.13%
PGRE	PARAMOUNT GROUP INC	$4.69	-0.42%	4.69%	3.08%	-5.25%	4.92%	9.58%	-54.38%	-67.77%	N/A	$5.92	$4.06	20.78%	15.52%	1.14	785,739	56.31%
RMAX	RE/MAX HOLDINGS INC	$7.41	4.37%	5.11%	-4.88%	-31.13%	-33.18%	-61.39%	-79.75%	-82.63%	-73.42%	$20.48	$6.94	63.82%	6.77%	1.19	364,391	36.53%
NXDT	NEXPOINT DIVERSIFIED REAL ESTATE TRUST	$6.24	-4.73%	0.81%	-1.27%	-7.14%	-20.87%	-39.56%	-45.24%	-69.78%	-85.81%	$12.73	$5.82	50.98%	7.22%	0.75	144,387	88.83%
GIPR	GENERATION INCOME PROPERTIES INC	$3.78	2.58%	-0.40%	2.86%	-5.86%	1.62%	-12.62%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$4.65	$2.90	18.82%	30.17%	-0.01	10,798	-68.76%
SRG	SERITAGE GROWTH PROPERTIES	$9.43	-0.53%	1.73%	3.06%	2.06%	27.43%	17.29%	-49.27%	-78.51%	N/A	$9.92	$7.07	4.94%	33.38%	1.53	178,545	-49.94%
STRS	STRATUS PROPERTIES INC	$22.78	1.47%	1.70%	1.74%	0.44%	-12.85%	5.95%	-36.24%	-13.42%	34.40%	$29.99	$18.55	24.04%	22.84%	1.13	5,351	87.75%
TPHS	TRINITY PLACE HOLDINGS INC	$0.14	0.72%	-1.42%	4.51%	-28.72%	-62.33%	-57.88%	-93.12%	-96.56%	N/A	$0.71	$0.08	80.42%	71.60%	1.10	36,188	-56.27%
MDV	MODIV INDUSTRIAL INC	$15.18	0.53%	1.88%	-9.80%	1.20%	-0.13%	37.62%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$19.12	$10.44	20.61%	45.40%	0.27	7,263	-78.15%
IVT	INVENTRUST PROPERTIES CORP	$25.43	-0.24%	5.91%	3.75%	1.31%	4.14%	14.24%	81.64%	64.06%	-57.97%	$27.25	$20.76	6.68%	22.50%	0.23	252,031	37.58%
OMH	OHMYHOME LTD	$0.54	3.66%	-29.86%	-43.37%	-50.19%	-78.57%	-90.42%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$57.00	$0.48	99.06%	12.08%	-0.11	214,741	18.21%
PEB	PEBBLEBROOK HOTEL TRUST	$15.60	0.97%	8.79%	1.04%	0.39%	19.08%	10.25%	-36.59%	-50.68%	-54.39%	$16.65	$11.39	6.31%	37.02%	1.36	3,105,623	12.79%
PKST	PEAKSTONE REALTY TRUST	$14.74	6.35%	19.93%	-9.07%	-6.71%	10.16%	-39.07%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$39.91	$12.10	63.07%	21.82%	1.70	166,202	25.70%
DEI	DOUGLAS EMMETT INC	$13.57	-0.07%	5.36%	0.37%	-5.63%	18.72%	7.61%	-58.72%	-67.17%	-50.65%	$16.12	$10.09	15.84%	34.56%	1.08	1,345,971	-11.91%
FLJ	FLJ GROUP LTD	$0.57	-2.07%	2.34%	-11.25%	-23.76%	-95.94%	-97.55%	-99.86%	N/A	N/A	$60.00	$0.50	99.05%	13.15%	0.34	9,642	-88.11%
PW	POWER REIT	$0.52	3.80%	1.76%	-33.97%	-13.36%	-25.86%	-82.70%	-98.83%	-91.46%	-94.38%	$3.21	$0.48	83.83%	8.13%	1.08	17,609	13.95%
SGD	SAFE & GREEN DEVELOPMENT CORP	$0.63	-1.40%	-1.25%	-24.13%	-42.55%	-43.06%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$8.42	$0.38	92.49%	65.45%	-0.24	362,104	-88.27%
STHO	STAR HOLDINGS	$11.88	-1.33%	2.06%	-5.86%	-6.53%	5.04%	-30.65%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$17.07	$10.76	30.38%	10.41%	1.35	37,220	77.64%
MAYS	MAYS J W INC	$43.51	0.00%	-5.59%	-0.11%	-0.84%	-8.48%	-7.37%	61.15%	18.05%	-9.35%	$56.12	$42.01	22.47%	3.57%	0.01	143	34.91%
CBL	CBL & ASSOCIATES PROPERTIES INC	$21.74	-0.96%	3.52%	-3.25%	-8.23%	5.95%	-9.34%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$25.28	$19.90	14.00%	9.25%	0.87	58,552	47.75%
MDRR	MEDALIST DIVERSIFIED REIT INC	$5.56	1.09%	-0.71%	-4.50%	10.10%	5.90%	-0.73%	-49.64%	-91.31%	N/A	$6.78	$4.12	17.99%	34.98%	0.32	1,897	1.66%
ONL	ORION OFFICE REIT INC	$3.35	2.45%	8.77%	0.30%	-36.19%	-30.93%	-47.16%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$7.07	$3.01	52.62%	11.30%	0.91	340,277	-13.08%
NYC	AMERICAN STRATEGIC INVESTMENT CO	$6.03	1.86%	0.50%	-10.00%	-21.84%	-29.56%	-47.57%	-91.24%	N/A	N/A	$10.93	$5.84	44.81%	3.34%	0.52	2,203	-59.13%
AHT	ASHFORD HOSPITALITY TRUST INC	$1.27	-0.78%	-3.05%	-3.05%	-9.93%	-41.74%	-62.31%	-93.28%	-99.76%	-99.88%	$5.09	$1.23	75.05%	3.25%	1.79	464,164	34.68%
AIV	APARTMENT INVESTMENT & MANAGEMENT CO	$8.04	-0.25%	3.61%	0.37%	4.96%	26.42%	3.34%	19.82%	-86.81%	-79.35%	$8.93	$5.63	9.97%	42.81%	1.01	666,909	-16.55%
WHLR	WHEELER REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST INC	$0.14	-4.08%	-2.76%	-14.02%	-28.06%	-87.18%	-98.89%	-99.68%	-99.41%	-99.96%	$13.50	$0.13	98.96%	12.80%	0.50	239,028	70.44%

Real Estate Industries

Industry	Stocks	1d %	1w %	1m %	1y %	P/E ratio	P/B Ratio	ROE	ROA	ROCE	Upside/Downside	Consensus
Real Estate - Development	12	-1.03%	-3.51%	-9.71%	-9.84%	8.08x	1.16x	+21.19%	+13.49%	+4.90%	+12.81%	Buy
Real Estate - Diversified	5	+0.33%	+4.98%	-2.54%	-0.41%	16.98x	1.73x	-2.27%	-0.11%	+0.14%	+30.74%	Strong Buy
Real Estate Services	44	+0.57%	+2.25%	-5.51%	+2.32%	53.19x	2.37x	-3.91%	+1.82%	+3.29%	+23.57%	Buy
REIT - Diversified	19	-0.03%	+4.83%	-1.82%	-10.72%	12.54x	1.13x	+6.97%	+3.97%	N/A	+14.14%	Buy
REIT - Healthcare Facilities	17	+0.22%	+3.43%	+0.46%	+0.73%	12.42x	1.57x	+1.55%	+0.73%	N/A	+9.67%	Buy
REIT - Hotel & Motel	16	-0.21%	+2.75%	-4.29%	+10.11%	18.90x	1.44x	+71.72%	+3.99%	+0.00%	+14.95%	Buy
REIT - Industrial	17	-1.06%	-0.59%	-8.64%	-7.66%	28.20x	2.04x	+8.86%	+4.76%	+0.03%	+17.17%	Buy
REIT - Mortgage	38	-0.99%	+3.47%	-4.68%	-2.84%	64.07x	0.71x	-0.34%	+0.08%	N/A	+30.40%	Buy
REIT - Office	23	+0.07%	+4.75%	-2.49%	+11.17%	56.63x	0.90x	+0.06%	+0.10%	N/A	+11.70%	Hold
REIT - Residential	21	+0.94%	+4.38%	+2.74%	+0.06%	17.01x	2.29x	+7.47%	+3.41%	N/A	+4.92%	Buy
REIT - Retail	28	-0.14%	+4.04%	+0.18%	+5.82%	34.86x	1.98x	+23.83%	+3.51%	N/A	+9.65%	Buy
REIT - Specialty	19	-0.12%	+2.62%	-5.34%	-0.93%	51.87x	5.68x	+17.31%	+3.10%	+5.06%	+16.46%	Buy

Real Estate Stocks FAQ

What are the best real estate stocks to buy right now in Apr 2024?

According to Zen Score, the 3 best real estate stocks to buy right now are:

1. Host Hotels & Resorts (NASDAQ:HST)

Host Hotels & Resorts (NASDAQ:HST) is the top real estate stock with a Zen Score of 58, which is 33 points higher than the real estate sector average of 25. It passed 21 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Host Hotels & Resorts has seen its stock return 18.15% over the past year, overperforming other real estate stocks by 18 percentage points.

Host Hotels & Resorts has an average 1 year price target of $22.89, an upside of 18.41% from Host Hotels & Resorts's current stock price of $19.33.

Host Hotels & Resorts stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 9 analysts covering Host Hotels & Resorts, 55.56% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 22.22% have issued a Buy, 22.22% have issued a Hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Comstock Holding Companies (NASDAQ:CHCI)

Comstock Holding Companies (NASDAQ:CHCI) is the second best real estate stock with a Zen Score of 54, which is 29 points higher than the real estate sector average of 25. It passed 17 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Comstock Holding Companies has seen its stock return 46.94% over the past year, overperforming other real estate stocks by 47 percentage points.

3. Innovative Industrial Properties (NYSE:IIPR)

Innovative Industrial Properties (NYSE:IIPR) is the third best real estate stock with a Zen Score of 51, which is 26 points higher than the real estate sector average of 25. It passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Innovative Industrial Properties has seen its stock return 43.76% over the past year, overperforming other real estate stocks by 44 percentage points.

Innovative Industrial Properties has an average 1 year price target of $101.50, an upside of 2.85% from Innovative Industrial Properties's current stock price of $98.69.

Innovative Industrial Properties stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Innovative Industrial Properties, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 100% have issued a Hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

What are the real estate stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 170 real estate stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 real estate stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Office Properties Income Trust (NASDAQ:OPI)

Office Properties Income Trust (NASDAQ:OPI) has an annual dividend yield of 25.37%, which is 19 percentage points higher than the real estate sector average of 6.82%. Office Properties Income Trust's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% four times in the last 10 years. Office Properties Income Trust's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Office Properties Income Trust's dividend payout ratio of -52.8% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Irsa Investments & Representations (NYSE:IRS)

Irsa Investments & Representations (NYSE:IRS) has an annual dividend yield of 22.5%, which is 16 percentage points higher than the real estate sector average of 6.82%. Irsa Investments & Representations's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Irsa Investments & Representations's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Irsa Investments & Representations's dividend payout ratio of 63.3% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Armour Residential Reit (NYSE:ARR)

Armour Residential Reit (NYSE:ARR) has an annual dividend yield of 22.21%, which is 15 percentage points higher than the real estate sector average of 6.82%. Armour Residential Reit's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% eight times in the last 10 years. Armour Residential Reit's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Armour Residential Reit's dividend payout ratio of -232.3% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are real estate stocks down?

Real estate stocks were down -0.03% in the last day, and up 2.73% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why real estate stocks are down.

What are the most undervalued real estate stocks?

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

1. Newmark Group (NASDAQ:NMRK)

Newmark Group (NASDAQ:NMRK) is the most undervalued real estate stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Newmark Group has a valuation score of 86, which is 59 points higher than the real estate sector average of 27. It passed 6 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Newmark Group's stock has gained 56.25% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the real estate sector by 56 percentage points.

2. Host Hotels & Resorts (NASDAQ:HST)

Host Hotels & Resorts (NASDAQ:HST) is the second most undervalued real estate stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Host Hotels & Resorts has a valuation score of 71, which is 44 points higher than the real estate sector average of 27. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Host Hotels & Resorts's stock has gained 18.15% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the real estate sector by 18 percentage points.

3. Getty Realty (NYSE:GTY)

Getty Realty (NYSE:GTY) is the third most undervalued real estate stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Getty Realty has a valuation score of 71, which is 44 points higher than the real estate sector average of 27. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Getty Realty's stock has dropped -17.73% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the real estate sector by -18 percentage points.

Are real estate stocks a good buy now?

41.94% of real estate stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect real estate stocks to rise by 14.63% over the next year.

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

The average P/E ratio of the real estate sector is 35.93x.

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