Top 25 ranking

The current top 25, sorted by Overall Rating and refreshed daily. Rank changes since the last update show in the Change column.

Rank Change Symbol Name Industry Rating Health Performance Risk Trend BuyMeter
Gold rank1 =
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.
HST
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. REIT - Hotel & Motel 2.5
Silver rank2 =
Welltower Inc.
WELL
Welltower Inc. REIT - Healthcare Facilities
5.9 8.1 2.4
5.4
Hold
Bronze rank3 =
IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima
IRS
IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima Real Estate - Diversified 4.2
4 =
CareTrust REIT, Inc.
CTRE
CareTrust REIT, Inc. REIT - Healthcare Facilities 3.2
5 +10
Equinix, Inc.
EQIX
Equinix, Inc. REIT - Specialty 2.5
6 -1
Lamar Advertising Company
LAMR
Lamar Advertising Company REIT - Specialty 2.5
7 -1
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.
OHI
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. REIT - Healthcare Facilities 2.1
8 -1
Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc.
RHP
Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. REIT - Hotel & Motel 2.6
9 -1
Simon Property Group, Inc.
SPG
Simon Property Group, Inc. REIT - Retail 3.1
10 -1
The St. Joe Company
JOE
The St. Joe Company Real Estate - Development 2.9
11 -1
DiamondRock Hospitality Company
DRH
DiamondRock Hospitality Company REIT - Hotel & Motel 2.4
12 -1
CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.
CBL
CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. REIT - Retail 5.2
13 =
American Healthcare REIT, Inc.
AHR
American Healthcare REIT, Inc. REIT - Healthcare Facilities 2.9
14 =
EastGroup Properties, Inc.
EGP
EastGroup Properties, Inc. REIT - Industrial 2.4
15 +1
Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated
JLL
Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated Real Estate - Services 7.1
16 +1
LTC Properties, Inc.
LTC
LTC Properties, Inc. REIT - Healthcare Facilities 2.0
17 +1
First Capital Real Estate Investment Trust
FCR-UN.TO
First Capital Real Estate Investment Trust REIT - Retail 1.4
18 +1
Primaris Real Estate Investment Trust
PMZ-UN.TO
Primaris Real Estate Investment Trust REIT - Retail 2.0
19 +1
Melcor Developments Ltd.
MRD.TO
Melcor Developments Ltd. Real Estate - Development 1.8
20 +1
IHS Holding Limited
IHS
IHS Holding Limited Real Estate - Services 4.1
21 +1
First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc.
FR
First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. REIT - Industrial 2.9
22 +1
American Tower Corporation
AMT
American Tower Corporation REIT - Specialty 2.3
23 +1
Public Storage
PSA
Public Storage REIT - Industrial 3.1
24 +1
CBRE Group, Inc.
CBRE
CBRE Group, Inc. Real Estate - Services 5.7
25 +1
Iron Mountain Incorporated
IRM
Iron Mountain Incorporated REIT - Specialty 4.2

Best Real Estate Stocks: the sector's top names


REITs dominate this sector, and their income depends more on interest rates than almost anything else in the market. This list ranks Real Estate names by Overall Rating.


Real estate companies are structured differently from most of the market, often required to pay out most of their income as dividends, which changes how growth, risk and return show up in the numbers. Ranking within the sector keeps that structural difference in context instead of comparing REITs against sectors that don't share it.


REITs are an income play with a rate problem attached. Highest Dividend Yield Stocks ranks the highest payouts across the whole market, Best Financial Stocks covers the other rate-sensitive sector, and Best Utilities Stocks is the closest thing to a defensive equivalent.


This suits income-focused investors and anyone specifically building real estate exposure. Check Best Sectors for how Real Estate compares to the other ten, or a stock's own page for the detail behind its rating.

Frequently asked questions

Stocks are ranked by Overall Rating within the Real Estate sector only, which is dominated by REITs and structured differently from most of the market.

The ranking updates daily and shows each stock's movement versus the previous ranking period in the Change column.

This page shows a ready-made leaderboard with rank movement over time. The Stoxcraft Screener is an interactive tool that always shows a live snapshot based on the filters you choose.

The same three pillars used everywhere on Stoxcraft: Health, Performance and Risk, narrowed to Real Estate so the comparison stays apples to apples.

No. Stoxcraft rankings are research tools for informational purposes only. They are not investment advice or a recommendation to buy or sell any security.