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U.S. Real Estate Sector Analysis

UpdatedApr 11, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies293
  • 7D-6.3%
  • 3M-4.0%
  • 1Y0.3%
  • YTD-6.8%

Over the last 7 days, the Real Estate industry has dropped 7.4%, driven by a pullback from American Tower of 8.7%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 3.3%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 12% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the U.S. Real Estate Sector valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 11 Apr 2025US$1.4tUS$321.3bUS$28.7b28.2x49.5x4.4x
Sun, 09 Mar 2025US$1.6tUS$326.5bUS$30.0b32.9x53.4x4.9x
Tue, 04 Feb 2025US$1.5tUS$320.1bUS$27.7b31.7x55.9x4.8x
Thu, 02 Jan 2025US$1.5tUS$320.0bUS$27.4b32x55.7x4.8x
Sat, 30 Nov 2024US$1.7tUS$320.0bUS$27.4b35.2x61x5.2x
Mon, 28 Oct 2024US$1.6tUS$315.8bUS$26.8b34.6x60.5x5.1x
Wed, 25 Sep 2024US$1.7tUS$315.7bUS$27.2b34.4x61.1x5.3x
Fri, 23 Aug 2024US$1.6tUS$314.6bUS$27.2b33.3x57.2x4.9x
Sun, 21 Jul 2024US$1.5tUS$305.1bUS$26.9b32.8x54.7x4.8x
Tue, 18 Jun 2024US$1.4tUS$306.5bUS$27.7b30.7x50.3x4.5x
Thu, 16 May 2024US$1.4tUS$308.2bUS$27.9b31.2x50.2x4.5x
Sat, 13 Apr 2024US$1.4tUS$306.4bUS$27.8b29x49.2x4.5x
Mon, 11 Mar 2024US$1.4tUS$305.6bUS$28.2b30.3x51x4.7x
Wed, 07 Feb 2024US$1.4tUS$305.7bUS$26.5b29.7x51.6x4.5x
Fri, 05 Jan 2024US$1.5tUS$323.0bUS$26.6b30.9x56x4.6x
Sun, 03 Dec 2023US$1.4tUS$323.0bUS$26.5b29.4x54.1x4.4x
Tue, 31 Oct 2023US$1.2tUS$326.4bUS$30.2b25.4x40.9x3.8x
Thu, 28 Sep 2023US$1.3tUS$325.2bUS$31.5b26.7x41x4x
Sat, 26 Aug 2023US$1.4tUS$323.2bUS$31.2b28.5x44.2x4.3x
Mon, 24 Jul 2023US$1.4tUS$326.6bUS$34.7b25.5x41.7x4.4x
Wed, 21 Jun 2023US$1.4tUS$313.9bUS$35.5b24x38x4.3x
Fri, 19 May 2023US$1.3tUS$315.4bUS$35.2b23.4x37.3x4.2x
Sun, 16 Apr 2023US$1.3tUS$316.3bUS$37.7b24.4x35.2x4.2x
Tue, 14 Mar 2023US$1.3tUS$315.4bUS$38.1b23.5x35.1x4.2x
Thu, 09 Feb 2023US$1.5tUS$310.0bUS$43.5b25.3x33.7x4.7x
Sat, 07 Jan 2023US$1.4tUS$311.2bUS$45.2b23.4x30.1x4.4x
Mon, 05 Dec 2022US$1.4tUS$311.1bUS$45.1b24.8x31.1x4.5x
Wed, 02 Nov 2022US$1.3tUS$308.4bUS$42.2b25.2x31.3x4.3x
Fri, 30 Sep 2022US$1.3tUS$307.4bUS$41.4b23.4x30.4x4.1x
Sun, 28 Aug 2022US$1.5tUS$307.6bUS$41.4b28.1x36.3x4.9x
Tue, 26 Jul 2022US$1.5tUS$294.6bUS$41.2b28.6x35.8x5x
Thu, 23 Jun 2022US$1.4tUS$294.6bUS$41.1b26.3x34.1x4.8x
Sat, 21 May 2022US$1.5tUS$295.3bUS$41.6b29.2x35.8x5x
Mon, 18 Apr 2022US$1.7tUS$281.3bUS$38.1b36.2x45.4x6.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

45.4x


Total Market Cap: US$1.7tTotal Earnings: US$38.1bTotal Revenue: US$281.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Real Estate Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 45.4x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the American Real Estate industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 45.4x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 4.6x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Real Estate industry have declined 9.0% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 4.5% per year.
  • This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the U.S. Real Estate sector?

US Market-2.48%
Real Estate-6.27%
Hotel and Resort REITs-2.73%
Retail REITs-4.60%
Specialized REITs-5.61%
Office REITs-5.83%
Health Care REITs-6.89%
Real Estate-6.89%
Industrial REITs-7.45%
Residential REITs-7.65%
REITS-7.69%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Real Estate industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 969x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 29.7%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 12.2% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Real Estate industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 30% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 12% per year.
  • In contrast, the REITS industry is expected to see its earnings growth to stay flat over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
DLR Digital Realty TrustUS$142.290.9%
+US$418.8m
-0.7%PB2.3x
HST Host Hotels & ResortsUS$13.451.1%
+US$104.9m
-33.9%PB1.4x
REAX Real BrokerageUS$4.273.6%
+US$30.6m
-0.9%PS0.7x
LAMR Lamar AdvertisingUS$109.680.2%
+US$23.6m
-3.3%PB10.7x
ARL American Realty InvestorsUS$11.609.6%
+US$16.5m
-26.8%PS3.8x
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PSA

US$278.07

Public Storage

7D

-5.7%

1Y

1.1%

REAX

US$4.27

Real Brokerage

7D

3.6%

1Y

-0.9%

LGPS

US$3.94

LogProstyle

7D

10.4%

1Y

n/a

STRS

US$17.96

Stratus Properties

7D

8.8%

1Y

-19.9%

OPEN

US$0.99

Opendoor Technologies

7D

2.2%

1Y

-59.9%

PLD

US$94.89

Prologis

7D

-6.6%

1Y

-21.1%

LAMR

US$109.68

Lamar Advertising

7D

0.2%

1Y

-3.3%

HST

US$13.45

Host Hotels & Resorts

7D

1.1%

1Y

-33.9%

CCI

US$95.16

Crown Castle

7D

-11.1%

1Y

-2.0%

AMT

US$208.32

American Tower

7D

-8.7%

1Y

16.6%

EXR

US$131.84

Extra Space Storage

7D

-8.5%

1Y

-7.9%

EQIX

US$770.74

Equinix

7D

-3.8%

1Y

-0.4%

WELL

US$141.81

Welltower

7D

-7.0%

1Y

56.9%

ARL

US$11.60

American Realty Investors

7D

9.6%

1Y

-26.8%