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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

Overview Zen Score Price Valuation Financials Forecast Earnings & Revenue Dividends Ownership

Ticker	Company	Country	Market Cap	Shares	Institutional %	Insider %	Net Insider (L12M)	Net Insider (L3M)
AGNC	AGNC INVESTMENT CORP	United States	$6.92B	726,929,217	36.56%	0.96%	Net Selling	Net Selling
EQC	EQUITY COMMONWEALTH	United States	$2.04B	107,296,601	92.67%	7.33%	Net Selling	Net Selling
PECO	PHILLIPS EDISON & COMPANY INC	United States	$4.09B	122,400,000	80.41%	0.69%	Net Selling	Net Selling
SACH	SACHEM CAPITAL CORP	United States	$149.93M	47,446,051	17.34%	9.90%	Net Selling
FTHM	FATHOM HOLDINGS INC	United States	$31.58M	20,776,292	12.24%	87.76%	Net Selling
CWK	CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD PLC	United Kingdom	$2.34B	229,047,181	69.27%	30.73%	Net Selling	Net Selling
BXP	BOSTON PROPERTIES INC	United States	$9.56B	157,010,980	98.58%	1.22%	Net Selling	Net Selling
PSTL	POSTAL REALTY TRUST INC	United States	$312.55M	22,664,928	57.35%	6.36%	Net Buying	Net Buying
TWO	TWO HARBORS INVESTMENT CORP	United States	$1.35B	103,494,421	64.04%	7.02%	Net Selling	Net Selling
PK	PARK HOTELS & RESORTS INC	United States	$3.40B	210,597,557	92.59%	1.77%	Net Selling	Net Selling
LXP	LXP INDUSTRIAL TRUST	United States	$2.58B	294,314,556	85.22%	14.78%	Net Buying	Net Buying
LSEA	LANDSEA HOMES CORP	United States	$353.11M	36,179,233	15.06%	84.94%	Net Selling	Net Selling
KIM	KIMCO REALTY CORP	United States	$12.80B	674,116,450	88.94%	6.10%	Net Selling	Net Selling
NREF	NEXPOINT REAL ESTATE FINANCE INC	United States	$235.22M	17,593,244	66.39%	16.17%	Net Selling	Net Selling
REAX	REAL BROKERAGE INC	Canada	$956.53M	187,188,000	32.21%	0.00%
WELL	WELLTOWER INC	United States	$58.27B	597,916,197	89.99%	0.40%	Net Selling	Net Selling
VNO	VORNADO REALTY TRUST	United States	$4.61B	190,483,416	77.04%	22.96%	Net Selling
IRM	IRON MOUNTAIN INC	United States	$22.75B	293,133,321	79.61%	18.04%	Net Selling	Net Selling
FBRT	FRANKLIN BSP REALTY TRUST INC	United States	$1.05B	81,870,061	59.92%	1.37%	Net Selling
SQFT	PRESIDIO PROPERTY TRUST INC	United States	$12.29M	14,463,802	7.80%	11.69%	Net Buying	Net Buying
DX	DYNEX CAPITAL INC	United States	$780.84M	64,160,931	34.96%	8.08%	Net Selling	Net Selling
EXPI	EXP WORLD HOLDINGS INC	United States	$1.87B	154,846,563	33.66%	66.34%	Net Selling	Net Selling
PINE	ALPINE INCOME PROPERTY TRUST INC	United States	$209.39M	13,623,239	56.52%	8.92%	Net Buying	Net Buying
NEN	NEW ENGLAND REALTY ASSOCIATES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP	United States	$243.90M	116,143	7.66%	92.34%	Net Selling	Net Selling
SDHC	SMITH DOUGLAS HOMES CORP	United States	$1.52B	51,282,051	0.00%	100.00%	Net Selling
BRT	BRT APARTMENTS CORP	United States	$346.94M	18,582,627	10.55%	89.45%	Net Buying	Net Buying
PSA	PUBLIC STORAGE	United States	$48.01B	175,724,665	78.74%	8.91%	Net Selling	Net Selling
MMI	MARCUS & MILLICHAP INC	United States	$1.28B	38,412,484	42.21%	57.79%	Net Selling	Net Selling
OLP	ONE LIBERTY PROPERTIES INC	United States	$499.96M	21,320,443	25.81%	74.19%	Net Selling	Net Selling
KW	KENNEDY-WILSON HOLDINGS INC	United States	$1.23B	138,977,698	61.90%	38.10%	Net Selling
HR	HEALTHCARE REALTY TRUST INC	United States	$5.83B	378,544,088	99.10%	0.90%	Net Buying	Net Buying
CLPR	CLIPPER REALTY INC	United States	$63.51M	16,077,290	27.53%	72.47%
LADR	LADDER CAPITAL CORP	United States	$1.41B	127,888,375	61.59%	36.03%	Net Selling	Net Selling
BNL	BROADSTONE NET LEASE INC	United States	$2.86B	188,430,015	81.12%	2.57%	Net Selling	Net Selling
AKR	ACADIA REALTY TRUST	United States	$1.77B	103,181,468	96.24%	3.76%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CIGI	COLLIERS INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC	Canada	$5.42B	48,498,000	66.92%	21.06%
ESBA	EMPIRE STATE REALTY OP LP	United States	$246.98M	26,845,693	5.15%	0.00%
UHT	UNIVERSAL HEALTH REALTY INCOME TRUST	United States	$504.99M	13,824,052	64.55%	2.72%	Net Buying	Net Buying
ACRE	ARES COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE CORP	United States	$372.79M	54,422,613	41.25%	3.06%	Net Selling
JOE	ST JOE CO	United States	$3.39B	58,397,506	65.71%	34.29%	Net Selling	Net Selling
DBRG	DIGITALBRIDGE GROUP INC	United States	$2.57B	173,781,220	87.62%	11.34%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CIM	CHIMERA INVESTMENT CORP	United States	$1.03B	241,361,867	48.37%	5.10%	Net Selling	Net Selling
RDFN	REDFIN CORP	United States	$761.03M	119,470,881	56.54%	43.46%	Net Buying	Net Selling
LPA	LOGISTIC PROPERTIES OF THE AMERICAS	Cayman Islands	$269.53M	31,709,747	12.86%	2.98%	Net Selling	Net Selling
XHR	XENIA HOTELS & RESORTS INC	United States	$1.50B	101,963,677	92.30%	6.60%
MLP	MAUI LAND & PINEAPPLE CO INC	United States	$401.49M	19,680,996	22.72%	77.28%	Net Buying	Net Buying
GBR	NEW CONCEPT ENERGY INC	United States	$6.67M	5,131,934	1.51%	98.49%
PLYM	PLYMOUTH INDUSTRIAL REIT INC	United States	$937.59M	45,382,076	88.05%	11.95%	Net Buying	Net Buying
GNL	GLOBAL NET LEASE INC	United States	$1.66B	230,339,595	61.18%	2.16%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ASPS	ALTISOURCE PORTFOLIO SOLUTIONS SA	Luxembourg	$49.07M	26,959,686	20.66%	79.34%	Net Buying	Net Selling
AOMR	ANGEL OAK MORTGAGE REIT INC	United States	$283.61M	24,965,274	59.15%	40.85%	Net Selling
DOC	HEALTHPEAK PROPERTIES INC	United States	$13.51B	703,781,516	72.64%	1.54%	Net Buying	Net Buying
HTIA	HEALTHCARE TRUST INC	United States	$1.67B	113,185,753	0.00%	0.44%
AXR	AMREP CORP	United States	$108.27M	5,271,309	24.26%	75.74%	Net Buying	Net Buying
AHH	ARMADA HOFFLER PROPERTIES INC	United States	$734.73M	66,793,248	87.78%	0.80%	Net Selling	Net Selling
DUO	FANGDD NETWORK GROUP LTD	China	$0.00	33,809,598,083	0.00%	0.00%
WSR	WHITESTONE REIT	United States	$612.01M	49,959,638	38.65%	61.35%	Net Selling
EFC	ELLINGTON FINANCIAL INC	United States	$988.91M	85,104,213	51.59%	20.83%	Net Selling
FRT	FEDERAL REALTY INVESTMENT TRUST	United States	$8.55B	82,952,622	93.76%	1.76%	Net Selling	Net Selling
BXMT	BLACKSTONE MORTGAGE TRUST INC	United States	$3.11B	173,584,034	64.15%	7.51%	Net Buying	Net Buying
SUI	SUN COMMUNITIES INC	United States	$14.52B	124,634,174	89.62%	10.38%	Net Buying	Net Buying
AHR	AMERICAN HEALTHCARE REIT INC	United States	$914.56M	65,372,222	0.06%	1.39%	Net Buying	Net Buying
LRHC	LA ROSA HOLDINGS CORP	United States	$21.31M	14,302,716	0.08%	5.97%	Net Buying
MFA	MFA FINANCIAL INC	United States	$1.09B	102,082,499	60.14%	12.89%	Net Selling
CDP	COPT DEFENSE PROPERTIES	United States	$2.79B	112,634,870	95.03%	4.97%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ELME	ELME COMMUNITIES	United States	$1.36B	88,004,082	87.67%	2.91%	Net Selling	Net Selling
IRT	INDEPENDENCE REALTY TRUST INC	United States	$3.74B	225,080,141	88.01%	3.43%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CIO	CITY OFFICE REIT INC	Canada	$193.94M	40,154,055	67.31%	23.02%	Net Buying	Net Buying
DOUG	DOUGLAS ELLIMAN INC	United States	$128.15M	91,535,412	52.07%	13.68%	Net Selling
TCI	TRANSCONTINENTAL REALTY INVESTORS INC	United States	$248.12M	8,639,316	1.62%	98.38%
AJX	GREAT AJAX CORP	United States	$132.03M	36,982,966	50.11%	25.15%	Net Buying	Net Buying
UK	UCOMMUNE INTERNATIONAL LTD	United States	$1.24M	626,966	0.45%	99.55%
IHT	INNSUITES HOSPITALITY TRUST	United States	$11.82M	9,023,806	0.81%	99.19%	Net Buying	Net Buying
BRSP	BRIGHTSPIRE CAPITAL INC	United States	$798.19M	130,636,498	56.22%	36.86%	Net Selling	Net Selling
KREF	KKR REAL ESTATE FINANCE TRUST INC	United States	$667.49M	69,313,860	57.25%	42.75%	Net Selling
VINO	GAUCHO GROUP HOLDINGS INC	United States	$4.39M	796,381	6.57%	93.43%	Net Buying
TRTX	TPG RE FINANCE TRUST INC	United States	$688.39M	77,872,438	50.86%	49.14%	Net Selling	Net Buying
NYMT	NEW YORK MORTGAGE TRUST INC	United States	$561.05M	91,227,780	54.81%	10.92%	Net Selling
OZ	BELPOINTE PREP LLC	United States	$221.74M	3,731,703	33.59%	0.00%
BDN	BRANDYWINE REALTY TRUST	United States	$801.06M	172,270,907	87.20%	4.56%	Net Buying	Net Selling
ARR	ARMOUR RESIDENTIAL REIT INC	United States	$926.28M	48,751,806	54.12%	3.64%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ACR	ACRES COMMERCIAL REALTY CORP	United States	$107.86M	7,748,393	3.81%	96.19%	Net Buying
CMCT	CREATIVE MEDIA & COMMUNITY TRUST CORP	United States	$69.50M	22,786,741	2.93%	97.07%	Net Buying
FSV	FIRSTSERVICE CORP	Canada	$6.76B	44,850,000	68.91%	0.00%
ORC	ORCHID ISLAND CAPITAL INC	United States	$451.34M	52,973,989	31.62%	2.67%	Net Buying	Net Selling
IVR	INVESCO MORTGAGE CAPITAL INC	United States	$441.96M	48,460,626	40.41%	0.98%
WPC	W P CAREY INC	United States	$12.64B	218,824,708	57.24%	42.76%	Net Selling	Net Selling
MDJH	MDJM LTD	China	$12.84M	11,675,216	0.00%	0.00%
GPMT	GRANITE POINT MORTGAGE TRUST INC	United States	$223.53M	51,034,800	51.16%	4.27%	Net Selling	Net Selling
DHC	DIVERSIFIED HEALTHCARE TRUST	United States	$555.31M	240,393,722	75.92%	11.55%	Net Buying
EARN	ELLINGTON CREDIT CO	United States	$139.93M	19,819,610	19.85%	5.57%	Net Selling
CHMI	CHERRY HILL MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CORP	United States	$104.17M	30,019,969	18.34%	4.21%	Net Buying
AIRE	REALPHA TECH CORP	United States	$51.18M	44,122,091	1.02%	75.98%
ARI	APOLLO COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE FINANCE INC	United States	$1.42B	142,162,205	54.33%	9.50%	Net Selling	Net Selling
BHR	BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS INC	United States	$178.28M	66,520,711	57.37%	2.01%	Net Selling	Net Selling
MPW	MEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST INC	United States	$2.56B	599,100,000	71.73%	2.01%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ARL	AMERICAN REALTY INVESTORS INC	United States	$227.58M	16,152,043	0.41%	99.59%	Net Buying
SVC	SERVICE PROPERTIES TRUST	United States	$1.00B	165,759,899	77.73%	3.02%	Net Selling
JBGS	JBG SMITH PROPERTIES	United States	$1.35B	91,903,118	91.18%	8.82%	Net Selling	Net Buying
SAFE	SAFEHOLD INC	United States	$1.41B	71,435,142	68.47%	31.53%	Net Buying

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	-0.25%	+0.39%	-8.97%	-10.76%	7.36x	1.19x	+23.07%	+14.80%	+5.75%	+7.01%	Buy
Real Estate - Diversified	5	+0.07%	+2.15%	+1.94%	-28.71%	17.20x	1.78x	-2.37%	-0.14%	+0.08%	+26.72%	Strong Buy
Real Estate Services	43	+0.35%	+3.64%	-3.98%	+2.54%	61.69x	2.60x	+4.97%	+2.48%	+3.94%	+20.67%	Buy
REIT - Diversified	19	+0.64%	+3.33%	+0.67%	-6.89%	9.64x	1.16x	+6.79%	+3.92%	N/A	+11.10%	Buy
REIT - Healthcare Facilities	17	+0.57%	+2.47%	+4.30%	+3.88%	31.83x	1.63x	+1.37%	+0.70%	N/A	+5.08%	Buy
REIT - Hotel & Motel	16	+0.45%	+0.74%	-7.76%	+4.33%	19.22x	1.40x	+32.69%	+3.81%	+0.00%	+19.30%	Buy
REIT - Industrial	17	+1.45%	+4.85%	-6.45%	-5.92%	30.20x	2.13x	+8.70%	+4.68%	+0.03%	+11.70%	Buy
REIT - Mortgage	38	-0.45%	+3.93%	-0.14%	+2.31%	19.58x	0.73x	+2.96%	+0.46%	N/A	+26.26%	Buy
REIT - Office	23	-1.41%	+1.13%	-3.43%	+13.36%	60.17x	0.90x	-0.18%	+0.01%	N/A	+11.88%	Hold
REIT - Residential	21	+0.29%	+3.90%	+3.13%	+1.14%	8.73x	2.36x	+8.04%	+3.67%	N/A	+3.13%	Buy
REIT - Retail	28	+0.57%	+3.18%	+1.05%	+10.16%	38.00x	1.88x	+25.94%	+3.56%	N/A	+9.41%	Buy
REIT - Specialty	19	+1.52%	+2.01%	-6.07%	-1.03%	46.73x	5.79x	+23.43%	+3.35%	+5.40%	+18.31%	Buy

Real Estate Stocks FAQ

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

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

1. Ke Holdings (NYSE:BEKE)

Ke Holdings (NYSE:BEKE) is the top real estate stock with a Zen Score of 55, which is 31 points higher than the real estate sector average of 24. It passed 18 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Ke Holdings has seen its stock return 5.08% over the past year, overperforming other real estate stocks by 5 percentage points.

Ke Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $21.45, an upside of 27.98% from Ke Holdings's current stock price of $16.76.

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

2. Lument Finance Trust (NYSE:LFT)

Lument Finance Trust (NYSE:LFT) is the second best real estate stock with a Zen Score of 53, which is 29 points higher than the real estate sector average of 24. It passed 20 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Lument Finance Trust has seen its stock return 37.65% over the past year, overperforming other real estate stocks by 37 percentage points.

3. Community Healthcare Trust (NYSE:CHCT)

Community Healthcare Trust (NYSE:CHCT) is the third best real estate stock with a Zen Score of 50, which is 26 points higher than the real estate sector average of 24. It passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Community Healthcare Trust has seen its stock lose -32.41% over the past year, underperforming other real estate stocks by -33 percentage points.

Community Healthcare Trust has an average 1 year price target of $30.33, an upside of 23.36% from Community Healthcare Trust's current stock price of $24.59.

Community Healthcare Trust stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Community Healthcare Trust, 33.33% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 66.67% 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 169 real estate stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 real estate stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Armour Residential Reit (NYSE:ARR)

Armour Residential Reit (NYSE:ARR) has an annual dividend yield of 21.89%, which is 15 percentage points higher than the real estate sector average of 6.67%. 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 -1,733.3% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Office Properties Income Trust (NASDAQ:OPI)

Office Properties Income Trust (NASDAQ:OPI) has an annual dividend yield of 20.88%, which is 14 percentage points higher than the real estate sector average of 6.67%. 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 -33.8% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Orchid Island Capital (NYSE:ORC)

Orchid Island Capital (NYSE:ORC) has an annual dividend yield of 19.25%, which is 13 percentage points higher than the real estate sector average of 6.67%. 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 -422.2% 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 0.62% in the last day, and up 3.04% over the last week. Realpha Tech was the among the top gainers in the real estate sector, gaining 35.36% yesterday.

ReAlpha Tech shares are trading higher after the company announced the completion of its previously announced acquisition of Naamche.

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. Gaming & Leisure Properties (NASDAQ:GLPI)

Gaming & Leisure Properties (NASDAQ:GLPI) is the most undervalued real estate stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Gaming & Leisure Properties has a valuation score of 86, which is 61 points higher than the real estate sector average of 25. It passed 6 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Gaming & Leisure Properties's stock has dropped -13.94% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the real estate sector by -14 percentage points.

2. Getty Realty (NYSE:GTY)

Getty Realty (NYSE:GTY) is the second most undervalued real estate stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Getty Realty has a valuation score of 71, which is 46 points higher than the real estate sector average of 25. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Getty Realty's stock has dropped -18.21% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the real estate sector by -19 percentage points.

3. Lument Finance Trust (NYSE:LFT)

Lument Finance Trust (NYSE:LFT) is the third most undervalued real estate stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Lument Finance Trust has a valuation score of 71, which is 46 points higher than the real estate sector average of 25. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Lument Finance Trust's stock has gained 37.65% 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?

42.25% of real estate stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect real estate stocks to rise by 13.14% 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 34.83x.

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