Real Estate Stocks — Analysis & Key Financial Data
The real estate sector is dominated by REITs (real estate investment trusts) plus a smaller set of real-estate operators and developers. Investors use real estate stocks for income, inflation-linked rent growth, and exposure to property cycles — balanced against interest-rate sensitivity and balance-sheet leverage. Browse 183 real estate stocks with proprietary Investment Scores, base valuations, and key financial data to make informed decisions.
Sector Investment Score
Highest Investment Scores in Real Estate
Top-rated stocks by Investment Score
- Price
- $15.99
- Fair Value
- $41.21
- Market Cap
- $155M
- Margin
- +157.7%
- Price
- $4.52
- Fair Value
- $11.12
- Market Cap
- $51M
- Margin
- +146.0%
- Price
- $23.71
- Fair Value
- $30.23
- Market Cap
- $17.2B
- Margin
- +27.5%
- Price
- $309.95
- Fair Value
- $454.60
- Market Cap
- $14.6B
- Margin
- +46.7%
Real Estate Stock List
| Company | Price | Fair Value | Score | Market Cap | P/E | EPS | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Welltower Inc. WELL | $227.73 | $55.59 | 42 | $160.4B | 110.8 | $2.01 | 1.30% |
Prologis, Inc. PLD | $138.89 | $113.57 | 35 | $130.5B | 35.3 | $3.99 | 2.97% |
Equinix, Inc. EQIX | $1085.17 | $344.32 | 35 | $107.6B | 75.3 | $14.45 | 1.81% |
American Tower Corporation AMT | $168.67 | $134.35 | 61 | $81.8B | 28.4 | $6.17 | 3.98% |
Simon Property Group, Inc. SPG | $227.56 | $206.01 | 58 | $73.6B | 15.8 | $14.45 | 3.88% |
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. DLR | $190.58 | $40.56 | 52 | $67.8B | 48.9 | $3.99 | 2.53% |
Realty Income Corporation O | $63.04 | $63.67 | 48 | $58.9B | 51.7 | $1.24 | 5.13% |
Public Storage PSA | $324.45 | $334.05 | 55 | $57.0B | 33.4 | $10.84 | 3.70% |
Ventas, Inc. VTR | $89.30 | $37.14 | 45 | $43.3B | 159.0 | $0.55 | 2.20% |
CBRE Group, Inc. CBRE | $136.09 | $100.33 | 61 | $40.2B | 31.2 | $4.46 | 0.00% |
Iron Mountain Incorporated IRM | $129.97 | $58.37 | 26 | $39.4B | 145.5 | $0.92 | 2.55% |
Crown Castle Inc. CCI | $78.63 | $26.55 | 35 | $36.1B | 34.0 | $2.43 | 5.14% |
Extra Space Storage Inc. EXR | $148.26 | $170.05 | 45 | $31.5B | 33.5 | $4.48 | 4.34% |
VICI Properties Inc. VICI | $27.18 | $84.82 | 74 | $29.3B | 9.3 | $2.91 | 6.62% |
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. AVB | $192.64 | $129.69 | 48 | $27.0B | 23.6 | $8.16 | 3.70% |
Equity Residential EQR | $68.34 | $79.00 | 45 | $25.6B | 27.1 | $2.54 | 4.07% |
SBA Communications Corporation SBAC | $179.50 | $177.56 | 58 | $19.5B | 19.3 | $9.62 | 2.57% |
Invitation Homes Inc. INVH | $30.59 | — | 52 | $18.1B | 32.1 | $0.96 | 3.91% |
Kimco Realty Corporation KIM | $25.83 | $24.37 | 55 | $17.5B | 29.4 | $0.92 | 3.98% |
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. HST | $24.92 | $31.77 | 81 | $17.2B | 17.3 | $1.46 | 3.79% |
Annaly Capital Management, Inc. NLY | $23.15 | $227.61 | 52 | $16.8B | 7.7 | $3.02 | 12.20% |
W. P. Carey Inc. WPC | $73.50 | $155.03 | 48 | $16.5B | 31.6 | $2.34 | 4.96% |
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. MAA | $140.65 | $111.11 | 35 | $16.4B | 42.6 | $3.35 | 4.33% |
Lamar Advertising Company LAMR | $156.38 | $152.05 | 55 | $15.8B | 28.8 | $5.42 | 3.17% |
Regency Centers Corporation REG | $81.30 | $133.67 | 61 | $15.0B | 23.8 | $3.43 | 3.63% |
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About the real estate sector
Real Estate has only been a standalone sector for a relatively short time, but the businesses inside it have a long history. Most are REITs — Real Estate Investment Trusts — that hold portfolios of physical property and pass the rental income through to shareholders. The structure forces them to distribute the bulk of their taxable income, which is why the sector consistently shows up among the highest-yielding parts of the market.
That same structure shapes how REITs are valued. Earnings under standard accounting depreciate property heavily, which understates the cash a well-run REIT actually generates. Practitioners use funds-from-operations and net asset value alongside the standard line items, and our base valuations apply DCF and asset-based methods where the data supports it. The Investment Score's emphasis on balance-sheet quality matters here too: REITs typically carry meaningful leverage, and refinancing risk in a rising-rate environment can move a name from comfortable coverage to a cut very quickly.
The sector spans a wide range of property types — residential, office, retail, industrial, healthcare, data-centre, and specialty — each with its own demand drivers. The screener treats them all through the same pipeline so cross-property-type comparisons are mechanically consistent.
What this page is for
This page is a screener and reference surface, not editorial coverage. The list above refreshes with each data update; the methodology, FAQ, and related categories below stay in place so the page is useful both for somebody arriving from a specific search and for somebody scanning the sector for the first time.
If you want to value a single REIT or real-estate stock end-to-end rather than scan the sector, the Invest Viable Valuator walks through the same models we use to compute the base valuations on this page.
Sub-industries within Real Estate
Themes within this sector get their own screener pages. Each one applies the same Investment Score model and base valuation to a narrower group of companies.
How we screen real estate stocks
Every stock listed on this page has been classified into the Real Estate sector by our taxonomy and run through the same Investment Score model and base-valuation pipeline used across the site. The list is mechanical — no editorial weighting.
- Listed on a US exchange (NYSE / Nasdaq) and classified as Real Estate in our sector taxonomy. ADRs of foreign-domiciled REITs and real-estate operators appear when their primary US listing is active.
- Sufficient public financial history to compute the metrics shown — revenue (rental income and other), distributions, balance-sheet items including debt schedules, share count.
- Ingested by our data pipeline within the last update window. Stocks awaiting refresh are not surfaced.
- Investment Score and base valuation computed by the same models used elsewhere on Invest Viable. The score evaluates profitability, balance-sheet quality, and growth — the formula itself is proprietary.
Frequently asked questions
What's in the Real Estate sector on Invest Viable?
The exact count is shown in the hero above. Real Estate covers REITs (Real Estate Investment Trusts) across all property types — residential, office, retail, industrial, healthcare, data-centre, self-storage, and specialty — plus a smaller set of real-estate operators, developers, and management companies. Mortgage REITs are included alongside equity REITs.
REITs vs Financials — why are they on different screener pages?
Real Estate was carved out of Financials as its own sector in major classifications in 2016 because the income drivers and valuation conventions are distinct enough to warrant separation. REITs are valued on funds-from-operations, net asset value, and dividend coverage; banks and insurers are valued on book value and return on equity. The two sectors have separate screener pages so the comparisons stay clean.
How are REITs valued differently from other dividend-paying stocks?
REITs distribute most of their taxable income by structure, so dividend yield is a different signal here than for an industrial or staples name. Our base valuations weight cash flow heavily for REITs and the Investment Score reflects balance-sheet quality, which is critical given typical leverage levels. The page surfaces yield alongside the Score and base valuation so the income story sits in the context of underlying property and balance-sheet quality.
Are REIT dividends safe?
REIT dividends are linked to portfolio cash flow and balance-sheet capacity rather than guaranteed. Coverage can vary widely by property type, geography, and lease structure, and rising interest rates affect both refinancing costs and the discount rates investors apply to future income. The screener shows the metrics that drive coverage so each name's situation can be evaluated rather than assumed.
Does Invest Viable recommend specific real estate stocks?
No. This page is a screener and analysis surface, not a recommendation list. Each stock is shown with its underlying financial data, base valuation, and Investment Score so you can do your own research. Invest Viable does not publish buy or sell calls on individual securities.
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