Two Josh Brown stocks bucking the real estate headwinds: The new data center landlord and a mall owner

Cnbc · 🇺🇸 public United States · Jun 08, 2026 · 1582 words · By Josh Brown; Sean Russo; Joshua Brown

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(This is The Best Stocks in the Market , brought to you by Josh Brown and Sean Russo of Ritholtz Wealth Management.) Josh — I'm old enough to remember when people were bullish on Prologis (PLD) because of its reputation as "the landlord of e-commerce" circa…

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Why it matters

I was trading the stock back then for this exact reason.

Common ground

When Amazon and every other retailer needed warehouse space close to consumers, Prologis had the locations, the scale, and the relationships.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling, Glittering Generalities: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that The rate-sensitive nature of industrial REITs hit PLD hard in 2022 (-31.32%) and again in 2024 (-18.11%)?
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Name Calling / Labeling 80% confidence

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Why it matters: Recognizing name calling / labeling helps readers compare the article's framing with the underlying facts and with coverage from other sources.

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Glittering Generalities 70% confidence

Using vague, emotionally appealing phrases ('freedom', 'justice') without specifics.

Why it matters: Recognizing glittering generalities helps readers compare the article's framing with the underlying facts and with coverage from other sources.

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Claim 1: “The rate-sensitive nature of industrial REITs hit PLD hard in 2022 (-31.32%) and again in 2024 (-18.11%)”

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The evidence provided includes general stock information and company descriptions, but does not contain the specific percentage declines for 2022 (-31.32%) or 2024 (-18.11%).

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — California's Great America is an amusement park located in Santa Clara, California, United States, within the San Francisco Bay Area. Owned and operated by Six Flags, the park features more than 40 at…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hamid R. Moghadam (Persian: حمید مقدم; born August 26, 1956) is an Iranian and American business executive and philanthropist. In 2011, Moghadam orchestrated the combination between AMB, a firm he co-…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamid_Moghadam

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Prologis, Inc. is a real estate investment trust headquartered in San Francisco, California that invests in logistics facilities. The company was formed through the merger of AMB Property Corporation …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prologis

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Claim 2: “no single tenant accounts for more than 5% of consolidated revenues.”

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Claim 3: “Same-store NOI grew 6.1% with occupancy holding at 95.3%.”

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The evidence mentions record NOI of $6.9 billion in Q1 2026, but the specific growth percentage of 6.1% and occupancy of 95.3% are not explicitly corroborated by multiple sources in the provided text.

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web search NEUTRAL — Prologis, Inc. is a real estate investment trust headquartered in San Francisco, California that invests in logistics facilities. [6]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prologis

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web search NEUTRAL — Prologis is the global leader in logistics real estate. Explore our portfolio of warehouses and properties and browse our essentials platform to learn how we can help streamline your logistics and sup…
https://www.prologis.com/

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web search NEUTRAL — ProLogis and AMB complete a merger of equals to create the preeminent global industrial real estate company as Prologis, with more than $40 billion of assets under management and a platform of logisti…
https://www.prologis.com/about-us

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Claim 4: “YTD in 2026 PLD is up a decent 14%, inclusive of a 3% dividend yield.”

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No evidence in the provided search results mentions a 14% YTD return for PLD in 2026 or a 3% dividend yield.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 FIFA World Cup was an international soccer tournament organized by FIFA, with an expansion over the previous competition from 32 to 48 teams. FIFA-level sponsorship tiers included partners, s…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hilltop Mall is a defunct regional shopping center in the Hilltop neighborhood of Richmond, California. Hilltop was managed and co-owned by Prologis, Inc. The only anchor store left is Walmart. There …
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Claim 5: “Full-year 2026 guidance was also raised, with real estate FFO guided to $13.10–$13.25 per share”

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Claim 6: “The company is now pushing aggressively into data centers... with publicly stated ambitions to scale data center capacity to as much as 10 gigawatts over the next decade.”

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Two independent web sources confirm the goal: one specifically mentions the 10 gigawatts target over the next decade, and another mentions the aggressive push into data centers with specific project details in Illinois.

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Claim 7: “Prologis is the world's largest industrial REIT, owning and operating roughly 758 million square feet of logistics and distribution facilities.”

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While Wikipedia and web results confirm Prologis is a global leader in industrial REITs, the specific figure of '758 million square feet' is not corroborated across the provided evidence; one source mentions 270 million through unconsolidated entities and others are outdated or general.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Equinix Inc., is an American multinational internet and data center company headquartered in Redwood City, California. It specialized in internet connectivity and data center colocation centers, commo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equinix

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web search NEUTRAL — Feb 26, 2014 ... ... million square feet of distribution space. On an owned and managed ... approximately 270 million square feet held through unconsolidated entities.
https://ir.prologis.com/financials/sec-filings/content/00011…

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web search NEUTRAL — ... square feet owned and managed in 1995 to six million square feet ... means that ProLogis is an Industrial REIT that focuses on large, integrated distribution.
https://epub.uni-regensburg.de/5849/6/49.pdf

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Claim 8: “Real estate FFO grew 7.5% to $3.17 per share.”

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Claim 9: “U.S. mall and premium outlet occupancy hit 96.0%, and retailer sales per square foot reached $819 — an impressive 11.8% year-over-year jump.”

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Claim 10: “Simon Property Group is the largest retail REIT in the U.S., owning and operating 212 domestic and 42 international properties.”

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No evidence was provided in the search results regarding Simon Property Group's property counts or its status as the largest retail REIT.

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Claim 11: “Total revenues came in at $2.30 billion (up from $2.14 billion a year ago), net income rose 66% to $980 million, and core FFO per share grew to $1.50 from $1.42.”

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Multiple sources confirm the Q1 2026 results: TradingView specifically confirms core FFO per share of $1.50 (up from $1.42), and other sources confirm the Q1 2026 reporting period and strong results.

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web search NEUTRAL — Key Highlights from Prologis Q1 2026 Report. Record Net Operating Income (NOI): Prologis reported annualized NOI of \$6.9 billion, underscoring the strength and scale of its logistics real estate plat…
https://www.minichart.com.sg/2026/04/16/prologis-q1-2026-res…

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web search NEUTRAL — Prologis, Inc. PLD posted first-quarter 2026 core funds from operations (FFO) per share of $1.50, up 5.6% from $1.42 a year ago.
https://www.tradingview.com/news/zacks:94eef9c49094b:0-prolo…

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web search NEUTRAL — On April 16, 2026, Prologis reported its first-quarter 2026 financial results, highlighting solid growth in rental and strategic capital revenues and stronger profitability versus the prior year.
https://www.tipranks.com/news/company-announcements/prologis…

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Claim 12: “The company signed over 1,100 leases covering 4.7 million square feet and raised its quarterly dividend 7.1% to $2.25 per share, earning it a 4.4% yield.”

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Claim 13: “For full-year 2026, Prologis raised guidance, lifting development expectations to $4.5–$5.5 billion, with roughly 40% allocated to data centers.”

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No evidence was found regarding the full-year 2026 guidance of $4.5-5.5 billion or the 40% allocation to data centers.

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Claim 14: “The company signed a record 64 million square feet of leases and started $2.1 billion in new development — including $1.3 billion in data centers.”

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Two independent sources confirm the 64 million square feet of leases and the $2.1 billion in new development, including the $1.3 billion specifically for data centers.

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web search NEUTRAL — The REIT signed 64 million square feet of industrial leases in the quarter, and started $1.3 billion in build-to-suit data center projects.
https://commercialobserver.com/2026/04/prologis-reit-industr…

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web search NEUTRAL — Prologis started $2.1 billion of new development in the quarter, including $850 million in logistics and $1.3 billion in two data center projects.
https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/prologis-q…

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web search NEUTRAL — Prologis signed a record 228 million square feet of leases last year. That will keep occupancy levels high in 2026, while driving additional growth from rental increases and development completions.
https://www.fool.com/investing/2026/01/22/this-31-yielding-d…

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Claim 15: “As of June 8, there are 184 names on The Best Stocks in the Market list.”

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The provided search results do not mention a 'Best Stocks in the Market' list containing 184 names as of June 8. The results are unrelated to this specific list.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Alan Greenspan (March 6, 1926 – June 22, 2026) was an American economist who served as the 13th chair of the Federal Reserve from 1987 to 2006. He worked as a private adviser and provided consulting f…
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