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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	$15.05B	$324.44	$397.00	22.36%	Buy	3	7.07%	16.06%	20.85%	8.52%
CHMI	CHERRY HILL MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CORP	$84.50M	$2.30	$3.00	30.43%	Buy	1	-59.38%	319.77%	9.86%	1.48%
NMRK	NEWMARK GROUP INC	$2.70B	$15.20	$19.83	30.48%	Strong Buy	3	9.55%	42.02%	32.49%	8.61%
AFCG	ADVANCED FLOWER CAPITAL INC	$67.53M	$2.87	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	44.99%	N/A	27.25%	12.82%
OUT	OUTFRONT MEDIA INC	$5.82B	$33.04	$33.67	1.90%	Strong Buy	3	4.66%	16.23%	42.96%	5.42%
FSV	FIRSTSERVICE CORP	$6.60B	$143.44	$189.50	32.11%	Strong Buy	2	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
CBL	CBL & ASSOCIATES PROPERTIES INC	$1.62B	$52.37	$55.00	5.02%	Strong Buy	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
DRH	DIAMONDROCK HOSPITALITY CO	$2.43B	$11.88	$11.65	-1.94%	Buy	9	2.72%	9.86%	7.99%	3.84%
BEKE	KE HOLDINGS INC	$17.45B	$15.57	$26.00	66.99%	Strong Buy	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
ILPT	INDUSTRIAL LOGISTICS PROPERTIES TRUST	$599.99M	$9.00	$7.40	-17.78%	Strong Buy	1	5.45%	N/A	-9.07%	-0.84%
STRW	STRAWBERRY FIELDS REIT INC	$183.27M	$13.65	$15.00	9.89%	Strong Buy	1	3.47%	8.94%	N/A	N/A
IRM	IRON MOUNTAIN INC	$36.15B	$121.51	$136.50	12.34%	Strong Buy	4	9.05%	49.71%	N/A	N/A
CTO	CTO REALTY GROWTH INC	$719.25M	$21.29	$23.00	8.03%	Strong Buy	2	8.71%	61.90%	2.08%	0.92%
EARN	ELLINGTON CREDIT CO	$166.39M	$4.43	$5.50	24.15%	Strong Buy	1	55.49%	N/A	20.62%	6.01%
PEB	PEBBLEBROOK HOTEL TRUST	$2.06B	$18.18	$16.36	-10.01%	Hold	9	1.11%	N/A	0.09%	0.04%
CSGP	COSTAR GROUP INC	$11.59B	$28.39	$50.07	76.37%	Buy	14	13.09%	237.71%	15.50%	12.07%
GTY	GETTY REALTY CORP	$2.08B	$34.37	$34.00	-1.08%	Buy	4	6.94%	5.41%	9.84%	4.92%
MMI	MARCUS & MILLICHAP INC	$1.16B	$30.68	$28.00	-8.74%	Strong Sell	1	11.46%	N/A	11.01%	8.30%
CBRE	CBRE GROUP INC	$40.86B	$139.53	$176.75	26.68%	Strong Buy	4	10.31%	32.17%	39.75%	11.23%
AMT	AMERICAN TOWER CORP	$78.54B	$168.59	$217.42	28.96%	Strong Buy	12	3.42%	7.11%	115.99%	6.46%
SHO	SUNSTONE HOTEL INVESTORS INC	$2.09B	$11.22	$10.80	-3.74%	Hold	5	1.73%	43.87%	N/A	N/A
ADAM	ADAMAS TRUST INC	$825.82M	$9.19	$9.25	0.65%	Buy	2	-16.17%	-4.79%	7.05%	0.80%
GLPI	GAMING & LEISURE PROPERTIES INC	$12.23B	$43.18	$52.50	21.58%	Buy	6	5.85%	4.49%	N/A	N/A
HST	HOST HOTELS & RESORTS INC	$15.88B	$23.18	$23.70	2.24%	Buy	10	1.38%	-14.50%	14.39%	7.47%
REAX	REAL BROKERAGE INC	$431.48M	$2.05	$4.86	137.22%	Strong Buy	4	16.36%	N/A	3.27%	1.37%
VICI	VICI PROPERTIES INC	$27.81B	$26.01	$31.17	19.83%	Buy	6	3.56%	1.61%	N/A	N/A
CHCT	COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE TRUST INC	$514.58M	$18.01	$18.33	1.79%	Buy	3	9.83%	87.42%	N/A	N/A
VTMX	VESTA REAL ESTATE CORPORATION SAB DE CV	$3.02B	$34.19	$41.00	19.92%	Strong Buy	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
HIW	HIGHWOODS PROPERTIES INC	$3.44B	$31.22	$25.60	-18.00%	Hold	5	3.99%	0.06%	N/A	N/A
RHP	RYMAN HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES INC	$7.93B	$125.71	$121.17	-3.61%	Strong Buy	6	5.22%	10.13%	51.84%	6.13%
OLP	ONE LIBERTY PROPERTIES INC	$536.76M	$24.60	$28.50	15.85%	Strong Buy	1	3.69%	-14.63%	7.26%	2.40%
NHP	NATIONAL HEALTHCARE PROPERTIES INC	$428.02M	$14.95	$17.00	13.71%	Buy	7	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
CLDT	CHATHAM LODGING TRUST	$600.32M	$12.86	$11.00	-14.46%	Strong Buy	1	N/A	N/A	-0.92%	-0.54%
MPT	MEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST INC	$2.70B	$4.51	$4.50	-0.22%	Hold	1	2.84%	N/A	N/A	N/A
XHR	XENIA HOTELS & RESORTS INC	$1.86B	$20.17	$19.50	-3.32%	Strong Buy	2	3.83%	-10.92%	N/A	N/A
WPC	W P CAREY INC	$15.96B	$71.66	$77.50	8.15%	Hold	10	3.90%	8.04%	N/A	N/A
FVR	FRONTVIEW REIT INC	$471.84M	$20.83	$20.75	-0.38%	Strong Buy	8	7.86%	N/A	-0.22%	-0.11%
MITT	TPG MORTGAGE INVESTMENT TRUST INC	$245.52M	$7.72	$9.05	17.23%	Strong Buy	5	15.77%	77.04%	8.64%	0.57%
FR	FIRST INDUSTRIAL REALTY TRUST INC	$8.62B	$65.01	$66.50	2.29%	Buy	8	8.27%	-3.20%	10.08%	4.81%
PK	PARK HOTELS & RESORTS INC	$2.85B	$14.17	$13.36	-5.74%	Hold	7	3.02%	N/A	7.32%	2.95%
CWK	CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD LTD	$3.16B	$13.49	$15.00	11.19%	Hold	1	5.57%	82.58%	25.01%	6.38%
PSTL	POSTAL REALTY TRUST INC	$667.12M	$24.15	$23.25	-3.73%	Buy	5	12.38%	7.80%	7.33%	2.70%
NLOP	NET LEASE OFFICE PROPERTIES	$165.92M	$11.20	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
GOOD	GLADSTONE COMMERCIAL CORP	$604.60M	$12.49	$12.50	0.08%	Hold	1	2.55%	-4.58%	N/A	N/A
BFS	SAUL CENTERS INC	$886.72M	$36.14	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	6.11%	-12.92%	8.54%	1.19%
GNL	GLOBAL NET LEASE INC	$1.92B	$9.07	$10.00	10.25%	Buy	2	1.48%	N/A	N/A	N/A
MRP	MILLROSE PROPERTIES INC	$4.71B	$28.37	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	16.87%	13.67%	N/A	N/A
BRX	BRIXMOR PROPERTY GROUP INC	$9.52B	$31.03	$34.00	9.57%	Strong Buy	10	4.29%	-6.85%	10.72%	3.57%
BNL	BROADSTONE NET LEASE INC	$4.19B	$21.83	$22.25	1.92%	Strong Buy	4	7.02%	7.35%	5.49%	2.72%
RYN	RAYONIER INC	$6.40B	$21.27	$25.20	18.48%	Hold	5	36.00%	-32.76%	3.76%	2.59%
PINE	ALPINE INCOME PROPERTY TRUST INC	$339.91M	$20.57	$20.88	1.48%	Buy	4	0.91%	N/A	N/A	N/A
HHH	HOWARD HUGHES HOLDINGS INC	$4.30B	$72.05	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	6.38%	38.50%	7.10%	2.39%
HR	HEALTHCARE REALTY TRUST INC	$7.17B	$20.69	$21.71	4.95%	Buy	7	-0.03%	N/A	N/A	N/A
AGNT	AGNT INC	$742.74M	$4.52	$7.25	60.40%	Buy	2	5.77%	N/A	5.89%	3.23%
SUNS	SUNRISE REALTY TRUST INC	$108.69M	$8.04	$8.00	-0.50%	Hold	1	56.73%	20.21%	9.08%	5.02%
JOE	ST JOE CO	$3.49B	$60.75	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
UE	URBAN EDGE PROPERTIES	$2.87B	$22.76	$23.00	1.05%	Hold	2	-2.05%	-21.00%	5.29%	2.01%
FRT	FEDERAL REALTY INVESTMENT TRUST	$10.45B	$120.94	$123.92	2.46%	Buy	12	4.67%	-16.47%	8.46%	3.08%
HASI	HA SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE CAPITAL INC	$4.86B	$37.82	$47.50	25.59%	Strong Buy	8	12.01%	102.91%	21.44%	6.38%
NLY	ANNALY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC	$16.75B	$22.86	$24.50	7.17%	Strong Buy	8	75.77%	-0.59%	13.25%	1.56%
BHR	BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS INC	$141.48M	$2.06	$2.00	-2.91%	Hold	1	N/A	N/A	-84.93%	-6.75%
LAMR	LAMAR ADVERTISING CO	$15.75B	$155.18	$160.00	3.11%	Buy	3	5.00%	9.97%	75.33%	10.57%
BRSP	BRIGHTSPIRE CAPITAL INC	$698.29M	$5.36	$6.50	21.27%	Buy	3	-35.85%	N/A	9.55%	2.40%
EGP	EASTGROUP PROPERTIES INC	$11.27B	$209.62	$217.00	3.52%	Strong Buy	14	8.87%	2.97%	9.58%	6.24%
CHCI	COMSTOCK HOLDING COMPANIES INC	$159.02M	$15.50	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
UHT	UNIVERSAL HEALTH REALTY INCOME TRUST	$597.48M	$43.06	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	3.88%	35.45%	17.26%	4.52%
FOR	FORESTAR GROUP INC	$1.56B	$30.51	$38.00	24.55%	Strong Buy	1	-1.72%	-9.64%	9.01%	5.16%
IRS	IRSA INVESTMENTS & REPRESENTATIONS INC	$1.18B	$15.45	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
LTC	LTC PROPERTIES INC	$1.99B	$38.86	$40.33	3.79%	Hold	3	-16.83%	-14.98%	8.13%	4.29%
SPG	SIMON PROPERTY GROUP INC	$70.94B	$218.77	$215.82	-1.35%	Hold	11	2.71%	-20.95%	48.64%	5.96%
EPR	EPR PROPERTIES	$4.56B	$59.62	$61.67	3.43%	Hold	6	5.34%	0.21%	N/A	N/A
CIGI	COLLIERS INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC	$4.99B	$97.64	$155.00	58.75%	Buy	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
WELL	WELLTOWER INC	$163.48B	$231.59	$240.00	3.63%	Strong Buy	14	14.26%	21.53%	7.46%	4.86%
APLE	APPLE HOSPITALITY REIT INC	$3.91B	$16.56	$16.00	-3.38%	Buy	5	2.51%	6.64%	6.39%	4.08%
OHI	OMEGA HEALTHCARE INVESTORS INC	$14.38B	$48.30	$49.50	2.48%	Hold	10	3.13%	-0.02%	N/A	N/A
TRTX	TPG RE FINANCE TRUST INC	$658.67M	$8.52	$9.83	15.41%	Strong Buy	3	-8.52%	35.12%	8.91%	2.12%
AHR	AMERICAN HEALTHCARE REIT INC	$10.32B	$53.57	$57.33	7.02%	Strong Buy	9	10.04%	42.11%	N/A	N/A
PDM	PIEDMONT REALTY TRUST INC	$1.17B	$9.33	$11.00	17.90%	Strong Buy	1	3.14%	N/A	2.56%	0.94%
REFI	CHICAGO ATLANTIC REAL ESTATE FINANCE INC	$229.46M	$10.82	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	8.24%	10.65%	13.40%	9.33%
DOC	HEALTHPEAK PROPERTIES INC	$14.93B	$21.65	$21.46	-0.90%	Buy	11	2.29%	-6.17%	2.67%	0.97%
PSA	PUBLIC STORAGE	$56.27B	$320.56	$324.40	1.20%	Buy	10	5.53%	3.88%	23.24%	10.80%
IIPR	INNOVATIVE INDUSTRIAL PROPERTIES INC	$1.85B	$64.44	$45.00	-30.17%	Sell	2	5.55%	7.01%	7.42%	5.87%
STAG	STAG INDUSTRIAL INC	$7.45B	$38.98	$41.25	5.82%	Hold	4	7.77%	-0.20%	N/A	N/A
INN	SUMMIT HOTEL PROPERTIES INC	$700.04M	$6.46	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	2.00%	N/A	-5.08%	-1.55%
SKT	TANGER INC	$4.55B	$39.63	$40.57	2.37%	Hold	7	2.53%	5.06%	23.71%	5.61%
TRNO	TERRENO REALTY CORP	$7.38B	$69.40	$71.14	2.51%	Buy	7	8.10%	-23.21%	N/A	N/A
CDP	COPT DEFENSE PROPERTIES	$4.14B	$36.52	$35.71	-2.21%	Buy	7	2.93%	3.84%	N/A	N/A
OPI	OFFICE PROPERTIES INCOME TRUST	N/A	$17.50	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	-9.62%	-2.19%
PECO	PHILLIPS EDISON & COMPANY INC	$5.28B	$41.87	$44.17	5.49%	Buy	6	5.01%	-2.84%	5.34%	2.28%
STRS	STRATUS PROPERTIES INC	$207.95M	$26.05	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
LADR	LADDER CAPITAL CORP	$1.26B	$9.85	$12.25	24.37%	Strong Buy	2	53.61%	130.27%	10.60%	2.74%
MFA	MFA FINANCIAL INC	$965.16M	$9.50	$10.60	11.58%	Buy	5	-0.59%	31.08%	10.26%	1.38%
JBGS	JBG SMITH PROPERTIES	$847.04M	$14.54	$15.00	3.16%	Sell	1	N/A	N/A	-10.11%	-2.66%
IVR	INVESCO MORTGAGE CAPITAL INC	$737.02M	$7.94	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	89.32%	66.15%	22.25%	3.11%
BRT	BRT APARTMENTS CORP	$279.51M	$14.85	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	3.58%	N/A	N/A	N/A
INVH	INVITATION HOMES INC	$17.58B	$29.60	$31.88	7.69%	Buy	16	2.02%	-5.78%	5.93%	2.88%
CTRE	CARETRUST REIT INC	$9.50B	$40.22	$44.63	10.95%	Buy	8	7.29%	1.18%	9.74%	7.68%
NREF	NEXPOINT REAL ESTATE FINANCE INC	$305.15M	$16.19	$15.50	-4.26%	Hold	2	-39.20%	-55.46%	8.82%	0.65%
AGNC	AGNC INVESTMENT CORP	$12.78B	$11.13	$11.83	6.32%	Buy	6	25.63%	10.54%	14.66%	1.50%
RLJ	RLJ LODGING TRUST	$1.74B	$11.47	$10.67	-7.00%	Hold	6	2.28%	N/A	N/A	N/A

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	+0.24%	-1.19%	+5.14%	-13.91%	9.61x	0.89x	+8.27%	+4.47%	+3.64%	+18.92%	Strong Buy
Real Estate - Diversified	4	-0.95%	-3.00%	-0.71%	+12.35%	32.72x	1.69x	+8.76%	+4.23%	+0.33%	N/A
Real Estate Services	41	-0.74%	-1.76%	+2.62%	-43.73%	39.01x	2.48x	+1.35%	+0.79%	+4.19%	+34.62%	Buy
REIT - Diversified	20	+0.20%	-0.04%	-1.80%	+1.43%	18.69x	1.19x	+7.37%	+4.14%	N/A	+6.50%	Buy
REIT - Healthcare Facilities	17	-0.65%	-1.00%	+6.50%	+29.47%	99.24x	2.96x	+3.64%	+2.21%	N/A	+5.71%	Buy
REIT - Hotel & Motel	15	-0.06%	-1.10%	+4.40%	+23.21%	5.09x	1.78x	+10.95%	+3.82%	-0.00%	-2.97%	Buy
REIT - Industrial	17	+0.27%	-0.31%	+0.60%	+13.75%	30.04x	2.49x	+8.92%	+4.52%	+0.03%	+1.77%	Buy
REIT - Mortgage	38	+0.48%	-0.36%	-0.38%	-9.00%	9.28x	0.79x	+7.84%	+0.94%	N/A	+16.63%	Buy
REIT - Office	21	+0.20%	-3.18%	-0.34%	-65.46%	-80.80x	0.94x	+1.95%	+0.47%	N/A	-1.32%	Buy
REIT - Residential	20	+0.45%	-2.20%	-0.50%	-5.38%	29.89x	2.37x	+10.30%	+4.79%	N/A	+5.04%	Buy
REIT - Retail	27	+0.24%	-0.32%	+0.78%	-57.89%	30.67x	2.45x	+41.01%	+5.60%	N/A	+3.40%	Buy
REIT - Specialty	19	+1.23%	+3.76%	-2.08%	+12.76%	50.93x	6.65x	+9.09%	+3.27%	+6.29%	+11.60%	Buy

Real Estate Stocks FAQ

What are the best real estate stocks to buy right now in Jul 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 252 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 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 36, which is 11 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 24.93% over the past year, overperforming other real estate stocks by 49 percentage points.

Jones Lang Lasalle has an average 1 year price target of $397.00, an upside of 22.36% from Jones Lang Lasalle's current stock price of $324.44.

Jones Lang Lasalle stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Jones Lang Lasalle, 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.

2. Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment (NYSE:CHMI)

Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment (NYSE:CHMI) is the #2 top real estate stock out of 252 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 Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment (NYSE:CHMI) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment (NYSE:CHMI) has a Due Diligence Score of 33, which is 8 points higher than the real estate sector average of 25. It passed 12 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment has seen its stock lose -17.86% over the past year, overperforming other real estate stocks by 6 percentage points.

Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment has an average 1 year price target of $3.00, an upside of 30.43% from Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment's current stock price of $2.30.

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 252 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 Newmark Group (NASDAQ:NMRK) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, 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 20.35% over the past year, overperforming other real estate stocks by 45 percentage points.

Newmark Group has an average 1 year price target of $19.83, an upside of 30.48% from Newmark Group's current stock price of $15.20.

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 185 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 60.27%, which is 53 percentage points higher than the real estate sector average of 6.95%.

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. Apartment Investment & Management Co (NYSE:AIV)

Apartment Investment & Management Co (NYSE:AIV) has an annual dividend yield of 46.43%, which is 39 percentage points higher than the real estate sector average of 6.95%. Apartment Investment & Management Co's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two times in the last 10 years. Apartment Investment & Management Co's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

3. Ellington Credit Co (NYSE:EARN)

Ellington Credit Co (NYSE:EARN) has an annual dividend yield of 21.67%, which is 15 percentage points higher than the real estate sector average of 6.95%. 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 0.28% in the last day, and down -0.13% over the last week. Weyerhaeuser Co was the among the top gainers in the real estate sector, gaining 4.22% yesterday.

Weyerhaeuser shares are trading higher after Raymond James upgraded its rating on the stock from Outperform to Strong Buy and announced a $30 price target.

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. Millrose Properties (NYSE:MRP)

Millrose Properties (NYSE:MRP) 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.

Millrose Properties has a valuation score of 57, which is 37 points higher than the real estate sector average of 20. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Millrose Properties's stock has dropped -3.83% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the real estate sector by 20 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 -6 points higher than the real estate sector average of 20. 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 32.27% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the real estate sector by 56 percentage points.

3. Cbl & Associates Properties (NYSE:CBL)

Cbl & Associates Properties (NYSE:CBL) 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.

Cbl & Associates Properties has a valuation score of 57, which is 37 points higher than the real estate sector average of 20. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Cbl & Associates Properties's stock has gained 101.11% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the real estate sector by 125 percentage points.

Are real estate stocks a good buy now?

37.08% of real estate stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect real estate stocks to rise by 9.06% over the next year.

1.96% of real estate stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 3.92% of real estate stocks are rated B (Buy), 68.63% are rated C (Hold), 20.1% are rated D (Sell), and 5.39% 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 41.27x.

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