FR vs. EGP, STAG, TRNO, PLD, EQR, IRM, WY, ARE, SBAC, and VTR
Should you be buying First Industrial Realty Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of First Industrial Realty Trust include EastGroup Properties (EGP), STAG Industrial (STAG), Terreno Realty (TRNO), Prologis (PLD), Equity Residential (EQR), Iron Mountain (IRM), Weyerhaeuser (WY), Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE), SBA Communications (SBAC), and Ventas (VTR).
EastGroup Properties (NYSE:EGP) and First Industrial Realty Trust (NYSE:FR) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability and valuation.
First Industrial Realty Trust has higher revenue and earnings than EastGroup Properties. First Industrial Realty Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than EastGroup Properties, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
First Industrial Realty Trust has a net margin of 45.83% compared to First Industrial Realty Trust's net margin of 36.36%. EastGroup Properties' return on equity of 10.97% beat First Industrial Realty Trust's return on equity.
In the previous week, EastGroup Properties had 3 more articles in the media than First Industrial Realty Trust. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for EastGroup Properties and 7 mentions for First Industrial Realty Trust. EastGroup Properties' average media sentiment score of 1.54 beat First Industrial Realty Trust's score of 0.40 indicating that First Industrial Realty Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
EastGroup Properties has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Industrial Realty Trust has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.
EastGroup Properties received 26 more outperform votes than First Industrial Realty Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 58.66% of users gave First Industrial Realty Trust an outperform vote while only 58.07% of users gave EastGroup Properties an outperform vote.
EastGroup Properties pays an annual dividend of $5.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. First Industrial Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. EastGroup Properties pays out 110.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. First Industrial Realty Trust pays out 68.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. EastGroup Properties has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years and First Industrial Realty Trust has increased its dividend for 11 consecutive years. First Industrial Realty Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
EastGroup Properties presently has a consensus price target of $183.38, indicating a potential upside of 11.02%. First Industrial Realty Trust has a consensus price target of $53.09, indicating a potential upside of 12.67%. Given EastGroup Properties' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe First Industrial Realty Trust is more favorable than EastGroup Properties.
92.1% of EastGroup Properties shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.9% of First Industrial Realty Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of EastGroup Properties shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of First Industrial Realty Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
First Industrial Realty Trust beats EastGroup Properties on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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