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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

Overview Zen Rating Price Value Growth Financials Momentum Sentiment Forecast

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Price	Price Target	Upside/Downside	Consensus	Analysts	Fore. Revenue Growth	Fore. Earnings Growth	Forecast ROE	Forecast ROA
JLL	JONES LANG LASALLE INC	$13.59B	$292.94	$399.50	36.38%	Strong Buy	4	7.14%	15.35%	20.72%	8.47%
CHMI	CHERRY HILL MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CORP	$90.01M	$2.45	$3.00	22.45%	Buy	1	-59.38%	319.77%	9.86%	1.48%
NMRK	NEWMARK GROUP INC	$2.58B	$14.53	$19.83	36.50%	Strong Buy	3	9.69%	42.37%	32.36%	8.58%
OUT	OUTFRONT MEDIA INC	$5.87B	$33.33	$32.25	-3.24%	Strong Buy	4	4.68%	16.20%	42.96%	5.42%
AXR	AMREP CORP	$137.56M	$25.93	$30.00	15.70%	Strong Buy	1	4.28%	-10.48%	7.19%	6.96%
CBL	CBL & ASSOCIATES PROPERTIES INC	$1.48B	$47.97	$52.00	8.40%	Strong Buy	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
STRW	STRAWBERRY FIELDS REIT INC	$178.17M	$13.27	$15.00	13.04%	Strong Buy	1	4.97%	10.49%	N/A	N/A
CBRE	CBRE GROUP INC	$38.37B	$131.04	$179.25	36.79%	Strong Buy	4	11.32%	32.77%	39.94%	11.28%
CSGP	COSTAR GROUP INC	$13.86B	$33.93	$51.62	52.12%	Buy	13	13.02%	244.70%	15.49%	12.06%
DRH	DIAMONDROCK HOSPITALITY CO	$2.20B	$10.78	$10.98	1.88%	Buy	9	2.90%	10.04%	7.99%	3.84%
ILPT	INDUSTRIAL LOGISTICS PROPERTIES TRUST	$578.66M	$8.68	$7.40	-14.75%	Strong Buy	1	5.45%	N/A	-9.07%	-0.84%
BEKE	KE HOLDINGS INC	$18.93B	$16.89	$26.00	53.94%	Strong Buy	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
FSV	FIRSTSERVICE CORP	$6.12B	$133.13	$201.00	50.98%	Strong Buy	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
VTMX	VESTA REAL ESTATE CORPORATION SAB DE CV	$3.01B	$34.08	$41.00	20.31%	Strong Buy	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
IRM	IRON MOUNTAIN INC	$37.88B	$127.33	$132.50	4.06%	Strong Buy	4	9.05%	49.71%	N/A	N/A
AFCG	ADVANCED FLOWER CAPITAL INC	$81.88M	$3.48	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	44.99%	N/A	27.25%	12.82%
NHP	NATIONAL HEALTHCARE PROPERTIES INC	$417.71M	$14.59	$16.83	15.37%	Buy	6	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
PINE	ALPINE INCOME PROPERTY TRUST INC	$314.63M	$19.04	$21.13	10.95%	Strong Buy	4	2.28%	N/A	N/A	N/A
CTO	CTO REALTY GROWTH INC	$691.89M	$20.48	$23.00	12.30%	Strong Buy	2	8.71%	61.90%	2.08%	0.92%
GTY	GETTY REALTY CORP	$2.02B	$33.43	$34.00	1.71%	Buy	4	5.97%	0.87%	9.05%	4.52%
MMI	MARCUS & MILLICHAP INC	$1.08B	$28.52	$28.00	-1.82%	Strong Sell	1	11.46%	N/A	11.01%	8.30%
CHCT	COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE TRUST INC	$506.29M	$17.72	$18.00	1.58%	Buy	3	9.83%	87.42%	N/A	N/A
RHP	RYMAN HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES INC	$7.09B	$112.41	$117.00	4.08%	Strong Buy	6	5.41%	9.04%	51.32%	6.07%
MITT	TPG MORTGAGE INVESTMENT TRUST INC	$242.66M	$7.63	$9.19	20.42%	Strong Buy	4	15.77%	67.38%	8.64%	0.57%
SHO	SUNSTONE HOTEL INVESTORS INC	$2.00B	$10.71	$10.20	-4.76%	Hold	5	2.31%	99.10%	N/A	N/A
PEB	PEBBLEBROOK HOTEL TRUST	$1.68B	$14.86	$14.25	-4.10%	Hold	9	0.99%	N/A	-0.14%	-0.06%
CWK	CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD LTD	$3.00B	$12.82	$15.00	17.00%	Hold	1	6.18%	81.01%	25.76%	6.58%
LAMR	LAMAR ADVERTISING CO	$15.49B	$152.61	$160.00	4.84%	Buy	2	4.98%	9.99%	75.33%	10.57%
IRS	IRSA INVESTMENTS & REPRESENTATIONS INC	$1.08B	$14.14	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
NLOP	NET LEASE OFFICE PROPERTIES	$175.10M	$11.82	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
CLDT	CHATHAM LODGING TRUST	$499.02M	$10.69	$11.00	2.90%	Strong Buy	1	N/A	N/A	-0.92%	-0.54%
REAX	REAL BROKERAGE INC	$374.65M	$1.78	$4.86	173.20%	Strong Buy	4	21.90%	N/A	3.27%	1.37%
GOOD	GLADSTONE COMMERCIAL CORP	$623.97M	$12.89	$12.50	-3.03%	Hold	1	2.55%	-10.46%	N/A	N/A
HIW	HIGHWOODS PROPERTIES INC	$2.82B	$25.55	$23.75	-7.05%	Hold	4	3.82%	3.17%	N/A	N/A
ADAM	ADAMAS TRUST INC	$797.97M	$8.88	$9.17	3.23%	Strong Buy	3	-16.17%	-5.68%	6.80%	0.77%
WPC	W P CAREY INC	$16.68B	$74.90	$75.63	0.97%	Hold	8	3.94%	10.26%	7.89%	3.62%
AMT	AMERICAN TOWER CORP	$85.62B	$183.78	$216.46	17.78%	Buy	11	3.40%	7.02%	115.28%	6.42%
JOE	ST JOE CO	$3.68B	$64.03	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
XHR	XENIA HOTELS & RESORTS INC	$1.56B	$16.92	$16.00	-5.44%	Strong Buy	1	3.67%	-10.92%	N/A	N/A
FR	FIRST INDUSTRIAL REALTY TRUST INC	$8.28B	$62.44	$64.75	3.70%	Buy	8	8.24%	-1.50%	11.14%	5.32%
GLPI	GAMING & LEISURE PROPERTIES INC	$13.45B	$47.50	$53.00	11.58%	Buy	6	6.20%	4.64%	22.28%	7.50%
BNL	BROADSTONE NET LEASE INC	$3.91B	$20.41	$20.50	0.44%	Buy	6	6.68%	3.38%	4.89%	2.42%
HST	HOST HOTELS & RESORTS INC	$15.35B	$22.41	$22.30	-0.49%	Buy	10	0.79%	-17.18%	13.98%	7.26%
OLP	ONE LIBERTY PROPERTIES INC	$510.14M	$23.38	$27.50	17.62%	Strong Buy	1	3.75%	-14.63%	7.26%	2.40%
VICI	VICI PROPERTIES INC	$30.49B	$28.52	$32.67	14.54%	Buy	6	3.57%	1.25%	11.57%	6.92%
GNL	GLOBAL NET LEASE INC	$1.99B	$9.38	$10.00	6.61%	Buy	2	0.72%	N/A	N/A	N/A
AGNT	EXP WORLD HOLDINGS INC	$831.48M	$5.06	$9.13	80.34%	Strong Buy	2	5.77%	N/A	10.15%	5.56%
RYN	RAYONIER INC	$6.13B	$20.39	$25.20	23.59%	Hold	5	36.29%	-33.62%	3.76%	2.59%
CHCI	COMSTOCK HOLDING COMPANIES INC	$141.99M	$13.84	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
MPT	MEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST INC	$3.09B	$5.16	$5.00	-3.10%	Sell	2	2.74%	N/A	N/A	N/A
HR	HEALTHCARE REALTY TRUST INC	$7.06B	$20.36	$21.00	3.14%	Buy	5	-3.04%	N/A	N/A	N/A
BFS	SAUL CENTERS INC	$845.01M	$34.44	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	6.11%	-12.92%	8.54%	1.19%
BRX	BRIXMOR PROPERTY GROUP INC	$9.47B	$30.86	$33.00	6.93%	Strong Buy	9	4.19%	-9.00%	11.02%	3.68%
PK	PARK HOTELS & RESORTS INC	$2.31B	$11.46	$10.75	-6.20%	Hold	6	2.80%	N/A	6.18%	2.49%
PSTL	POSTAL REALTY TRUST INC	$654.69M	$23.70	$22.45	-5.27%	Buy	5	10.68%	12.03%	6.94%	2.56%
NLY	ANNALY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC	$15.85B	$21.63	$24.10	11.42%	Buy	10	75.10%	-0.72%	13.25%	1.56%
BRSP	BRIGHTSPIRE CAPITAL INC	$742.58M	$5.70	$6.50	14.04%	Buy	3	-35.21%	N/A	9.55%	2.40%
FOR	FORESTAR GROUP INC	$1.34B	$26.20	$38.00	45.04%	Strong Buy	1	-1.72%	-9.64%	9.01%	5.16%
UE	URBAN EDGE PROPERTIES	$2.82B	$22.38	$22.00	-1.70%	Hold	3	0.42%	-18.29%	5.70%	2.16%
WELL	WELLTOWER INC	$152.48B	$216.01	$233.33	8.02%	Strong Buy	12	12.18%	16.13%	7.25%	4.72%
EGP	EASTGROUP PROPERTIES INC	$11.03B	$205.18	$208.08	1.41%	Strong Buy	13	8.79%	2.25%	9.18%	5.98%
OHI	OMEGA HEALTHCARE INVESTORS INC	$14.37B	$48.26	$49.11	1.76%	Buy	9	3.53%	-0.46%	N/A	N/A
FRT	FEDERAL REALTY INVESTMENT TRUST	$10.25B	$118.61	$118.27	-0.28%	Buy	11	4.12%	-17.16%	9.57%	3.48%
REFI	CHICAGO ATLANTIC REAL ESTATE FINANCE INC	$241.97M	$11.41	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	6.16%	11.18%	13.40%	9.33%
CIGI	COLLIERS INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC	$4.91B	$96.17	$155.00	61.17%	Buy	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
BHR	BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS INC	$171.70M	$2.50	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	-84.93%	-6.75%
HHH	HOWARD HUGHES HOLDINGS INC	$3.85B	$64.52	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	6.38%	38.50%	7.10%	2.39%
UHT	UNIVERSAL HEALTH REALTY INCOME TRUST	$584.44M	$42.12	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	3.88%	35.45%	17.26%	4.52%
SMA	SMARTSTOP SELF STORAGE REIT INC	$1.71B	$30.87	$35.07	13.61%	Buy	7	4.12%	56.08%	N/A	N/A
SPG	SIMON PROPERTY GROUP INC	$66.45B	$204.90	$206.56	0.81%	Hold	9	2.14%	-21.44%	47.79%	5.86%
PDM	PIEDMONT REALTY TRUST INC	$1.01B	$8.08	$10.00	23.76%	Strong Buy	1	3.07%	N/A	2.47%	0.91%
MRP	MILLROSE PROPERTIES INC	$4.57B	$27.55	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	16.87%	13.67%	N/A	N/A
HASI	HA SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE CAPITAL INC	$5.22B	$40.66	$47.13	15.90%	Strong Buy	8	11.90%	102.60%	21.20%	6.31%
NHI	NATIONAL HEALTH INVESTORS INC	$3.71B	$76.55	$88.75	15.94%	Strong Buy	4	8.82%	3.77%	N/A	N/A
MFA	MFA FINANCIAL INC	$965.16M	$9.50	$10.83	14.03%	Hold	3	1.47%	31.08%	10.26%	1.38%
IVR	INVESCO MORTGAGE CAPITAL INC	$734.23M	$7.91	$9.00	13.78%	Strong Buy	1	89.32%	67.14%	22.25%	3.11%
FVR	FRONTVIEW REIT INC	$401.62M	$17.73	$18.08	1.99%	Buy	6	7.11%	N/A	-0.47%	-0.22%
O	REALTY INCOME CORP	$58.03B	$62.23	$67.18	7.96%	Hold	11	5.83%	16.30%	4.76%	2.50%
AGNC	AGNC INVESTMENT CORP	$11.78B	$10.26	$11.36	10.69%	Strong Buy	7	29.30%	10.70%	14.66%	1.50%
ESRT	EMPIRE STATE REALTY TRUST INC	$972.51M	$5.64	$6.35	12.59%	Sell	3	-6.64%	-38.57%	0.99%	0.24%
PSA	PUBLIC STORAGE	$53.54B	$304.99	$307.30	0.76%	Buy	10	5.21%	5.71%	24.30%	11.29%
DOC	HEALTHPEAK PROPERTIES INC	$13.54B	$19.64	$18.88	-3.90%	Buy	8	3.44%	-4.73%	2.67%	0.97%
AHR	AMERICAN HEALTHCARE REIT INC	$9.66B	$50.13	$57.20	14.10%	Buy	5	10.04%	42.11%	N/A	N/A
JBGS	JBG SMITH PROPERTIES	$838.88M	$14.40	$15.00	4.17%	Sell	1	N/A	N/A	-10.11%	-2.66%
EPR	EPR PROPERTIES	$4.49B	$58.71	$58.50	-0.36%	Buy	6	3.66%	1.46%	N/A	N/A
LTC	LTC PROPERTIES INC	$1.98B	$38.64	$40.00	3.52%	Hold	3	-38.61%	-13.59%	8.80%	4.65%
EFC	ELLINGTON FINANCIAL INC	$1.70B	$13.57	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	-8.24%	8.98%	12.14%	1.15%
TRTX	TPG RE FINANCE TRUST INC	$641.66M	$8.30	$9.83	18.47%	Strong Buy	3	-8.00%	35.48%	8.91%	2.12%
AVB	AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES INC	$25.61B	$184.11	$193.08	4.87%	Buy	13	2.85%	-12.46%	6.79%	3.52%
CTRE	CARETRUST REIT INC	$9.69B	$41.01	$43.11	5.12%	Strong Buy	9	5.27%	0.40%	9.58%	7.56%
PECO	PHILLIPS EDISON & COMPANY INC	$5.11B	$40.53	$41.80	3.13%	Hold	5	4.09%	-4.25%	5.23%	2.23%
INVH	INVITATION HOMES INC	$17.25B	$29.03	$31.00	6.79%	Buy	14	1.89%	-4.10%	5.93%	2.88%
STRS	STRATUS PROPERTIES INC	$230.62M	$28.89	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
UMH	UMH PROPERTIES INC	$1.32B	$15.45	$17.75	14.89%	Strong Buy	2	3.27%	51.50%	1.86%	0.99%
KIM	KIMCO REALTY CORP	$16.22B	$24.05	$25.18	4.71%	Buy	11	3.23%	1.44%	5.51%	2.92%
IIPR	INNOVATIVE INDUSTRIAL PROPERTIES INC	$1.62B	$56.39	$45.00	-20.20%	Sell	2	5.55%	7.01%	7.42%	5.87%
EQIX	EQUINIX INC	$106.36B	$1,078.42	$1.15k	6.44%	Strong Buy	18	9.80%	14.47%	15.50%	5.42%
BXMT	BLACKSTONE MORTGAGE TRUST INC	$3.03B	$17.98	$21.50	19.58%	Strong Buy	3	-17.31%	74.59%	9.82%	1.71%
NTST	NETSTREIT CORP	$2.01B	$20.62	$22.83	10.69%	Strong Buy	10	14.28%	54.54%	N/A	N/A
AKR	ACADIA REALTY TRUST	$2.91B	$21.82	$22.67	3.88%	Strong Buy	3	5.10%	-5.64%	0.47%	0.24%

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	-0.37%	-0.06%	-6.11%	-14.31%	8.42x	0.84x	+8.08%	+4.37%	+3.76%	+24.69%	Strong Buy
Real Estate - Diversified	4	-1.63%	-2.70%	-5.88%	+23.09%	31.47x	1.63x	+9.17%	+4.44%	+0.31%	N/A
Real Estate Services	42	-0.12%	+1.23%	-9.05%	-51.34%	61.33x	2.40x	+0.99%	+0.75%	+3.90%	+42.33%	Buy
REIT - Diversified	20	+0.20%	+2.28%	+1.25%	+6.57%	18.73x	1.25x	+7.54%	+4.24%	N/A	+5.90%	Buy
REIT - Healthcare Facilities	18	-0.76%	+0.17%	+3.80%	+29.72%	92.45x	2.79x	+3.65%	+2.21%	N/A	+7.29%	Buy
REIT - Hotel & Motel	15	+0.77%	+4.96%	+9.27%	+25.06%	7.53x	1.62x	+11.11%	+3.98%	-0.00%	-0.52%	Buy
REIT - Industrial	17	+0.41%	+1.19%	+0.87%	+10.92%	30.50x	2.47x	+8.85%	+4.49%	+0.02%	+1.23%	Buy
REIT - Mortgage	39	+0.31%	-1.17%	-2.68%	-3.45%	8.57x	0.81x	+1.05%	-3.14%	N/A	+20.85%	Buy
REIT - Office	20	+0.78%	+0.60%	+3.00%	-66.08%	-68.66x	0.85x	+1.66%	+0.35%	N/A	+6.12%	Buy
REIT - Residential	21	-0.12%	+1.59%	+3.92%	-6.50%	29.02x	2.29x	+10.31%	+4.80%	N/A	+6.01%	Buy
REIT - Retail	27	+0.81%	+3.14%	+0.61%	-25.50%	30.11x	2.36x	+40.12%	+5.54%	N/A	+3.89%	Buy
REIT - Specialty	18	+0.92%	+1.41%	+0.80%	+14.51%	53.81x	7.10x	+10.04%	+4.03%	+6.37%	+8.05%	Buy

Real Estate Stocks FAQ

What are the best real estate stocks to buy right now in May 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 254 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: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Jones Lang Lasalle (NYSE:JLL) has a Due Diligence Score of 39, which is 14 points higher than the real estate sector average of 25. It passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Jones Lang Lasalle has seen its stock return 35.67% over the past year, overperforming other real estate stocks by 52 percentage points.

Jones Lang Lasalle has an average 1 year price target of $399.50, an upside of 36.38% from Jones Lang Lasalle's current stock price of $292.94.

Jones Lang Lasalle stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Jones Lang Lasalle, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 25% have issued a Buy, 25% have issued a Hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment (NYSE:CHMI)

Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment (NYSE:CHMI) is the #2 top real estate stock out of 254 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 Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment (NYSE:CHMI) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment (NYSE:CHMI) has a Due Diligence Score of 38, which is 13 points higher than the real estate sector average of 25. It passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment has seen its stock lose -18.12% over the past year, underperforming other real estate stocks by -2 percentage points.

Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment has an average 1 year price target of $3.00, an upside of 22.45% from Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment's current stock price of $2.45.

Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 100% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a Hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Newmark Group (NASDAQ:NMRK)

Newmark Group (NASDAQ:NMRK) is the #3 top real estate stock out of 254 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: C, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Newmark Group (NASDAQ:NMRK) has a Due Diligence Score of 51, which is 26 points higher than the real estate sector average of 25. It passed 20 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Newmark Group has seen its stock return 39.58% over the past year, overperforming other real estate stocks by 56 percentage points.

Newmark Group has an average 1 year price target of $19.83, an upside of 36.5% from Newmark Group's current stock price of $14.53.

Newmark Group stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Newmark Group, 33.33% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 66.67% have issued a Buy, 0% 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 187 real estate stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 real estate stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Net Lease Office Properties (NYSE:NLOP)

Net Lease Office Properties (NYSE:NLOP) has an annual dividend yield of 85.03%, which is 78 percentage points higher than the real estate sector average of 6.82%.

Net Lease Office Properties's dividend payout ratio of -274.2% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Orchid Island Capital (NYSE:ORC)

Orchid Island Capital (NYSE:ORC) has an annual dividend yield of 20.79%, which is 14 percentage points higher than the real estate sector average of 6.82%. Orchid Island Capital's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% nine times in the last 10 years. Orchid Island Capital's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Orchid Island Capital's dividend payout ratio of 161.8% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Ellington Credit Co (NYSE:EARN)

Ellington Credit Co (NYSE:EARN) has an annual dividend yield of 20.13%, which is 13 percentage points higher than the real estate sector average of 6.82%. Ellington Credit Co's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% three times in the last 10 years. Ellington Credit Co's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Ellington Credit Co's dividend payout ratio of -564.7% 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 0.32% in the last day, and up 1.4% over the last week.

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

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. Irsa Investments & Representations (NYSE:IRS)

Irsa Investments & Representations (NYSE:IRS) 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.

Irsa Investments & Representations has a valuation score of 43, which is 22 points higher than the real estate sector average of 21. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Irsa Investments & Representations's stock has dropped -8.78% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the real estate sector by 7 percentage points.

2. Strawberry Fields Reit (NYSEMKT:STRW)

Strawberry Fields Reit (NYSEMKT:STRW) is the second 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.

Strawberry Fields Reit has a valuation score of 14, which is -7 points higher than the real estate sector average of 21. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates STRW a Valuation Rating of "A".

Strawberry Fields Reit's stock has gained 34.01% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the real estate sector by 50 percentage points.

3. Millrose Properties (NYSE:MRP)

Millrose Properties (NYSE:MRP) is the third 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.

Millrose Properties has a valuation score of 57, which is 36 points higher than the real estate sector average of 21. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Millrose Properties's stock has dropped -1.43% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the real estate sector by 15 percentage points.

Are real estate stocks a good buy now?

34.81% of real estate stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect real estate stocks to rise by 9.79% over the next year.

1.44% of real estate stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 4.81% of real estate stocks are rated B (Buy), 65.87% are rated C (Hold), 21.63% are rated D (Sell), and 6.25% 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 42.9x.

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