EastGroup Properties (EGP) Competitors

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 compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, community ranking, earnings, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Do analysts rate EGP or FR?

EastGroup Properties presently has a consensus target price of $191.80, suggesting a potential upside of 14.23%. First Industrial Realty Trust has a consensus target price of $57.83, suggesting a potential upside of 11.32%. Given EastGroup Properties' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe EastGroup Properties is more favorable than First Industrial Realty Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
EastGroup Properties	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
First Industrial Realty Trust	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.46

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, EGP or FR?

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
EastGroup Properties	$625.34M	13.29	$200.49M	$4.84	34.69
First Industrial Realty Trust	$651.33M	10.56	$274.82M	$2.33	22.30

Does the media prefer EGP or FR?

In the previous week, EastGroup Properties had 2 more articles in the media than First Industrial Realty Trust. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for EastGroup Properties and 10 mentions for First Industrial Realty Trust. First Industrial Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.54 beat EastGroup Properties' score of 0.96 indicating that First Industrial Realty Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
EastGroup Properties	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
First Industrial Realty Trust	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is EGP or FR more profitable?

First Industrial Realty Trust has a net margin of 47.34% compared to EastGroup Properties' net margin of 37.19%. First Industrial Realty Trust's return on equity of 11.53% beat EastGroup Properties' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
EastGroup Properties	37.19%	8.56%	5.01%
First Industrial Realty Trust	47.34%	11.53%	5.93%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in EGP or FR?

EastGroup Properties received 30 more outperform votes than First Industrial Realty Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 58.44% of users gave First Industrial Realty Trust an outperform vote while only 57.79% of users gave EastGroup Properties an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
EastGroup Properties	Outperform Votes 456 57.79%	Underperform Votes 333 42.21%
First Industrial Realty Trust	Outperform Votes 426 58.44%	Underperform Votes 303 41.56%

Is EGP or FR a better dividend stock?

EastGroup Properties pays an annual dividend of $5.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. First Industrial Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. EastGroup Properties pays out 115.7% 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 63.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Industrial Realty Trust has increased its dividend for 11 consecutive years.

Which has more volatility and risk, EGP or FR?

EastGroup Properties has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Industrial Realty Trust has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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

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

Summary

First Industrial Realty Trust beats EastGroup Properties on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.