REITs Set for a 2026 Rebound? 7 Top Picks as Rate Cuts Approach

Real Estate Investment Trusts—or REITs—were left for dead in 2025. After two straight years of underperformance, the group became one of the market's most widely avoided corners—largely because rising interest rates are kryptonite for a sector built on leverage and access to capital.

MarketBeat • Feb 19, 2026

CUZ vs. EGP: Which Stock Is the Better Value Option?

Investors looking for stocks in the REIT and Equity Trust - Other sector might want to consider either Cousins Properties (CUZ) or EastGroup Properties (EGP). But which of these two stocks presents investors with the better value opportunity right now?

Zacks Investment Research • Feb 12, 2026

EastGroup Properties, Inc. (EGP) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript

EastGroup Properties, Inc. (EGP) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript

Seeking Alpha • Feb 5, 2026

EastGroup Properties Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Results

Quarter Highlights Net Income Attributable to Common Stockholders of $1.27 Per Diluted Share for Fourth Quarter 2025 Compared to $1.16 Per Diluted Share for Fourth Quarter 2024 Funds from Operations ("FFO"), Excluding Gain on Involuntary Conversion and Business Interruption Claims, of $2.34 Per Diluted Share for Fourth Quarter 2025 Compared to $2.15 Per Diluted Share for Fourth Quarter 2024, an Increase of 8.8% Same Property Net Operating Income for the Same Property Pool, Excluding Income From Lease Terminations, Increased 8.5% on a Straight-Line Basis and 8.4% on a Cash Basis for Fourth Quarter 2025 Compared to the Same Period in 2024 Operating Portfolio was 97.0% Leased and 96.5% Occupied as of December 31, 2025; Average Occupancy of Operating Portfolio was 96.2% for Fourth Quarter 2025 as Compared to 95.8% for Fourth Quarter 2024 Rental Rates on New and Renewal Leases Increased an Average of 34.6% on a Straight-Line Basis Acquired an Operating Property in Las Vegas Containing 101,000 Square Feet and 129 Acres of Development Land in Dallas and San Antonio for Approximately $56 Million Started Construction of Three Development Projects Located in Atlanta and Orlando Totaling 547,000 Square Feet with Projected Total Costs of Approximately $73 Million Signed 11 Leases on Development Properties Totaling Approximately 662,000 Square Feet Closed $250 Million Senior Unsecured Term Loans With a Weighted Average Effectively Fixed Interest Rate of 4.13% Year Highlights Net Income Attributable to Common Stockholders of $4.87 Per Diluted Share for 2025 Compared to $4.66 Per Diluted Share for 2024 (There Were No Gains on Sales of Real Estate Investments in 2025 as Compared to $9 Million, or $0.18 Per Diluted Share, in 2024) FFO, Excluding Gain on Involuntary Conversion and Business Interruption Claims, of $8.95 Per Diluted Share for 2025 Compared to $8.31 Per Diluted Share for 2024, an Increase of 7.7% Same Property Net Operating Income for the Same Property Pool, Excluding Income From Lease Terminations, Increased 7.0% on a Straight-Line Basis and 6.7% on a Cash Basis for 2025 Compared to 2024 Average Occupancy of Operating Portfolio was 95.9% for 2025 as Compared to 96.8% for 2024 Rental Rates on New and Renewal Leases Increased an Average of 40.1% on a Straight-Line Basis Acquired Four Operating Properties Containing 739,000 Square Feet and 300 Acres of Development Land for Approximately $262 Million Started Construction of Seven Development Projects Totaling 1,439,000 Square Feet with Projected Total Costs of Approximately $179 Million Transferred 11 Development Projects Containing 2,109,000 Square Feet to the Operating Portfolio Increased the Quarterly Dividend by $0.15 Per Share (10.7%) to $1.55 Per Share JACKSON, Miss., Feb. 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- EastGroup Properties, Inc. (NYSE: EGP) (the "Company", "we", "us" or "EastGroup") announced today the results of its operations for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2025.

PRNewsWire • Feb 4, 2026

EastGroup Properties (EGP) Surpasses Q4 FFO and Revenue Estimates

EastGroup Properties (EGP) came out with quarterly funds from operations (FFO) of $2.34 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.33 per share. This compares to FFO of $2.15 per share a year ago.

Zacks Investment Research • Feb 5, 2026

Here's What Key Metrics Tell Us About EastGroup Properties (EGP) Q4 Earnings

While the top- and bottom-line numbers for EastGroup Properties (EGP) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended December 2025, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.

Zacks Investment Research • Feb 5, 2026

PINE vs. EGP: Which Stock Is the Better Value Option?

Investors with an interest in REIT and Equity Trust - Other stocks have likely encountered both Alpine Income (PINE) and EastGroup Properties (EGP). But which of these two stocks is more attractive to value investors?

Zacks Investment Research • Jan 26, 2026

EastGroup Properties Announces the Income Tax Treatment of its 2025 Distributions

JACKSON, Miss., Jan. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- EastGroup Properties, Inc. (NYSE: EGP) (the "Company" or "EastGroup") announced today the income tax treatment of its 2025 distributions as described below.

PRNewsWire • Jan 23, 2026

EastGroup Properties Announces Revised Time for Fourth Quarter 2025 Earnings Conference Call and Webcast

Revision to previously scheduled time JACKSON, Miss., Jan. 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- EastGroup Properties, Inc. (NYSE: EGP) (the "Company" or "EastGroup") announced today that it will begin its Fourth Quarter 2025 Earnings Conference Call and Webcast an hour earlier at 10:00 a.m.

PRNewsWire • Jan 9, 2026

EastGroup Properties Announces Fourth Quarter 2025 Earnings Conference Call and Webcast

JACKSON, Miss., Jan. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- EastGroup Properties, Inc. (NYSE: EGP) (the "Company" or "EastGroup") announced today that it will hold its Fourth Quarter 2025 Earnings Conference Call and Webcast on Thursday, February 5, 2026, at 11:00 a.m.

PRNewsWire • Jan 8, 2026