First Industrial Realty Trust (FR) Competitors

First Industrial Realty Trust (NYSE:FR) and EastGroup Properties (NYSE:EGP) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, community ranking, earnings and media sentiment.

Does the media prefer FR or EGP?

In the previous week, EastGroup Properties had 1 more articles in the media than First Industrial Realty Trust. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for EastGroup Properties and 5 mentions for First Industrial Realty Trust. First Industrial Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.50 beat EastGroup Properties' score of 0.43 indicating that First Industrial Realty Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
First Industrial Realty Trust	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
EastGroup Properties	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is FR or EGP more profitable?

First Industrial Realty Trust has a net margin of 45.83% compared to EastGroup Properties' net margin of 36.36%. First Industrial Realty Trust's return on equity of 10.97% beat EastGroup Properties' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Industrial Realty Trust	45.83%	10.97%	5.57%
EastGroup Properties	36.36%	8.70%	4.86%

Which has better valuation & earnings, FR or EGP?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
First Industrial Realty Trust	$626.88M	9.95	$274.82M	$2.17	21.71
EastGroup Properties	$570.59M	13.94	$200.49M	$4.61	35.83

Is FR or EGP a better dividend stock?

First Industrial Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. EastGroup Properties pays an annual dividend of $5.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. First Industrial Realty Trust pays out 68.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of FR or EGP?

99.8% of First Industrial Realty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.1% of EastGroup Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of First Industrial Realty Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of EastGroup Properties shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in FR or EGP?

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.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
First Industrial Realty Trust	Outperform Votes 420 58.66%	Underperform Votes 296 41.34%
EastGroup Properties	Outperform Votes 446 58.07%	Underperform Votes 322 41.93%

Do analysts rate FR or EGP?

First Industrial Realty Trust currently has a consensus target price of $53.09, suggesting a potential upside of 12.67%. EastGroup Properties has a consensus target price of $183.38, suggesting a potential upside of 11.02%. Given First Industrial Realty Trust's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe First Industrial Realty Trust is more favorable than EastGroup Properties.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Industrial Realty Trust	2 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.23
EastGroup Properties	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Which has more risk & volatility, FR or EGP?

First Industrial Realty Trust has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EastGroup Properties has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

First Industrial Realty Trust beats EastGroup Properties on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.