Sectors & Industries Real EstateREIT - Residential
Best Residential REIT Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
Top residential reit stocks in 2025 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best residential reit stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Industry: REIT - Residential

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REIT - Residential is Zen Rated F and is the 136th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Price	Graham Fair Value	Graham Fair Value %	P/E	Forward P/E	P/S	P/B	PEG	Free Cash Flow	Free Cash Flow Yield	Book Value	BVPS	EV	EV/EBITDA
ELS	EQUITY LIFESTYLE PROPERTIES INC	$63.69	$24.31	161.94%	32.49x	20.76x	7.82x	6.99x	1.57x	$354.11M	2.97%	$1.74B	9.29	$15.35B	21.51
AIV	APARTMENT INVESTMENT & MANAGEMENT CO	$7.77	N/A	N/A	-10.36x	N/A	5.16x	8.97x	N/A	$73.16M	6.80%	$122.96M	0.89	$2.12B	49.52
MRP	MILLROSE PROPERTIES INC	$24.40	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.79x	N/A	-$917.19M	-22.64%	$5.16B	31.07	$4.07B	-16.55
INVH	INVITATION HOMES INC	$34.05	$18.32	85.90%	46.01x	18.31x	7.96x	2.14x	0.81x	$679.04M	3.26%	$9.76B	15.93	$28.64B	18.67
EQR	EQUITY RESIDENTIAL	$68.93	$30.54	125.70%	25.25x	17.38x	8.76x	2.37x	1.48x	$504.88M	1.93%	$11.04B	29.16	$34.44B	15.04
AVB	AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES INC	$206.44	$88.58	133.06%	27.13x	18.07x	10.08x	2.46x	1.47x	-$5.67M	-0.02%	$11.94B	83.94	$37.35B	17.32
ESS	ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST INC	$276.37	$117.22	135.77%	23.93x	17.29x	10.00x	3.21x	1.70x	-$81.98M	-0.46%	$5.54B	86.21	$24.36B	15.64
CSR	CENTERSPACE	$60.25	N/A	N/A	-47.44x	12.22x	3.58x	1.54x	N/A	$41.59M	4.45%	$653.90M	42.18	$1.95B	14.60
CLPR	CLIPPER REALTY INC	$3.65	N/A	N/A	-14.60x	9.36x	0.40x	-10.90x	N/A	-$36.92M	-62.63%	-$5.41M	-0.34	$1.29B	17.30
SUI	SUN COMMUNITIES INC	$121.35	$32.14	277.62%	170.92x	18.56x	4.69x	2.18x	1.46x	$582.80M	3.86%	$7.08B	56.88	$22.75B	21.23
ELME	ELME COMMUNITIES	$15.45	N/A	N/A	-103.00x	16.35x	5.61x	1.26x	N/A	$51.50M	3.79%	$1.08B	12.30	$2.05B	16.99
MAA	MID AMERICA APARTMENT COMMUNITIES INC	$158.32	$68.03	132.73%	35.26x	17.99x	8.45x	3.11x	1.23x	$245.17M	1.32%	$5.94B	50.83	$23.43B	18.20
UMH	UMH PROPERTIES INC	$17.28	$4.82	258.21%	576.00x	17.34x	5.32x	1.56x	1.27x	-$53.79M	-4.20%	$914.03M	12.33	$1.94B	17.80
BRT	BRT APARTMENTS CORP	$15.79	N/A	N/A	-30.37x	10.89x	2.93x	1.46x	N/A	$17.99M	6.42%	$204.97M	11.55	$751.46M	19.52
UDR	UDR INC	$41.54	$11.89	249.40%	159.77x	16.60x	8.18x	3.99x	1.35x	$537.63M	3.93%	$3.44B	10.46	$19.73B	20.10
CPT	CAMDEN PROPERTY TRUST	$113.16	$44.08	156.73%	75.44x	16.76x	7.83x	2.58x	1.07x	$495.62M	4.04%	$4.68B	43.09	$15.53B	17.69
IRT	INDEPENDENCE REALTY TRUST INC	$19.41	$6.60	193.90%	114.18x	16.45x	6.82x	1.30x	1.16x	$475.57M	10.90%	$3.44B	15.31	$6.77B	20.14
AMH	AMERICAN HOMES 4 RENT	$37.27	$14.62	154.85%	34.51x	20.48x	7.92x	1.93x	1.44x	-$112.96M	-0.82%	$7.16B	19.49	$18.46B	17.50
VRE	VERIS RESIDENTIAL INC	$16.10	N/A	N/A	-64.40x	26.69x	5.51x	1.36x	N/A	$116.78M	7.83%	$1.10B	11.86	$3.14B	21.26
NXRT	NEXPOINT RESIDENTIAL TRUST INC	$36.84	$4.00	819.91%	921.00x	13.20x	3.62x	2.29x	3.32x	$36.32M	3.86%	$410.37M	16.08	$2.35B	14.92
BHM	BLUEROCK HOMES TRUST INC	$10.01	N/A	N/A	-9.10x	N/A	0.77x	0.29x	N/A	-$248.46M	-643.54%	$139.08M	36.07	$282.21M	7.11

Residential REIT Stocks FAQ

What are the best residential reit stocks to buy right now in Apr 2025?

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 residential reit stocks to buy right now are:

1. Equity Lifestyle Properties (NYSE:ELS)

Equity Lifestyle Properties (NYSE:ELS) is the #1 top residential reit stock out of 21 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +7.53% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Equity Lifestyle Properties (NYSE:ELS) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Equity Lifestyle Properties (NYSE:ELS) has a Due Diligence Score of 46, which is 20 points higher than the residential reit industry average of 26.

ELS passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Equity Lifestyle Properties has seen its stock return 1.58% over the past year, underperforming other residential reit stocks by -8 percentage points.

Equity Lifestyle Properties has an average 1 year price target of $73.38, an upside of 15.21% from Equity Lifestyle Properties's current stock price of $63.69.

Equity Lifestyle Properties stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 8 analysts covering Equity Lifestyle Properties, 25% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 25% have issued a Buy, 50% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Apartment Investment & Management Co (NYSE:AIV)

Apartment Investment & Management Co (NYSE:AIV) is the #2 top residential reit stock out of 21 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +7.53% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Apartment Investment & Management Co (NYSE:AIV) is: Value: D, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: D, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Apartment Investment & Management Co (NYSE:AIV) has a Due Diligence Score of 4, which is -22 points lower than the residential reit industry average of 26.

AIV passed 2 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Apartment Investment & Management Co has seen its stock lose -3.96% over the past year, underperforming other residential reit stocks by -13 percentage points.

3. Millrose Properties (NYSE:MRP)

Millrose Properties (NYSE:MRP) is the #3 top residential reit stock out of 21 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +7.53% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Millrose Properties (NYSE:MRP) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Millrose Properties (NYSE:MRP) has a Due Diligence Score of 10, which is -16 points lower than the residential reit industry average of 26.

MRP passed 3 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals.

Millrose Properties has an average 1 year price target of $27.50, an upside of 12.7% from Millrose Properties's current stock price of $24.40.

Millrose Properties stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Millrose Properties, 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.

What are the residential reit stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 19 residential reit stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 residential reit stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Clipper Realty (NYSE:CLPR)

Clipper Realty (NYSE:CLPR) has an annual dividend yield of 10.41%, which is 7 percentage points higher than the residential reit industry average of 3.49%. Clipper Realty's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Clipper Realty's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Clipper Realty's dividend payout ratio of -152% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Brt Apartments (NYSE:BRT)

Brt Apartments (NYSE:BRT) has an annual dividend yield of 6.33%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the residential reit industry average of 3.49%. Brt Apartments's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Brt Apartments's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Brt Apartments's dividend payout ratio of -192.3% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Nexpoint Residential Trust (NYSE:NXRT)

Nexpoint Residential Trust (NYSE:NXRT) has an annual dividend yield of 5.28%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the residential reit industry average of 3.49%. Nexpoint Residential Trust's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Nexpoint Residential Trust's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Nexpoint Residential Trust's dividend payout ratio of 4,742.5% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are residential reit stocks up?

Residential reit stocks were up 1.87% in the last day, and up 1.71% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why residential reit stocks are up.

What are the most undervalued residential reit 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 residential reit stocks right now are:

1. Millrose Properties (NYSE:MRP)

Millrose Properties (NYSE:MRP) is the most undervalued residential reit stock based on its Valuation Rating of C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Millrose Properties has a valuation score of 14, which is -2 points higher than the residential reit industry average of 16. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

2. Avalonbay Communities (NYSE:AVB)

Avalonbay Communities (NYSE:AVB) is the second most undervalued residential reit stock based on its Valuation Rating of C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Avalonbay Communities has a valuation score of 29, which is 13 points higher than the residential reit industry average of 16. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Avalonbay Communities's stock has gained 10.47% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the residential reit industry by 1 percentage points.

3. Equity Lifestyle Properties (NYSE:ELS)

Equity Lifestyle Properties (NYSE:ELS) is the third most undervalued residential reit stock based on its Valuation Rating of C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Equity Lifestyle Properties has a valuation score of 14, which is -2 points higher than the residential reit industry average of 16. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Equity Lifestyle Properties's stock has gained 1.58% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the residential reit industry by -8 percentage points.

Are residential reit stocks a good buy now?

66.67% of residential reit stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect residential reit stocks to rise by 12.39% over the next year.

0% of residential reit stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 0% of residential reit stocks are rated B (Buy), 70% are rated C (Hold), 20% are rated D (Sell), and 10% are rated F (Strong Sell).

What is the average p/e ratio of the reit - residential industry?

The average P/E ratio of the reit - residential industry is 61.2x.

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