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

Do insiders and institutionals believe in EGP or FR?

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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, 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	$640.23M	14.57	$227.75M	$4.65	38.57
First Industrial Realty Trust	$669.64M	11.01	$287.55M	$2.18	25.55

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in EGP or FR?

EastGroup Properties received 32 more outperform votes than First Industrial Realty Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 58.33% of users gave First Industrial Realty Trust an outperform vote while only 57.74% of users gave EastGroup Properties an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
EastGroup Properties	Outperform Votes 459 57.74%	Underperform Votes 336 42.26%
First Industrial Realty Trust	Outperform Votes 427 58.33%	Underperform Votes 305 41.67%

Does the media favor 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 1.23 beat EastGroup Properties' score of 0.58 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	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
First Industrial Realty Trust	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, EGP or FR?

EastGroup Properties has a beta of 1, indicating that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, First Industrial Realty Trust has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer EGP or FR?

EastGroup Properties currently has a consensus target price of $191.65, indicating a potential upside of 6.86%. First Industrial Realty Trust has a consensus target price of $58.31, indicating a potential upside of 4.70%. Given EastGroup Properties' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, 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)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.65
First Industrial Realty Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

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 3.1%. First Industrial Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. EastGroup Properties pays out 120.4% 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 67.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Industrial Realty Trust has raised its dividend for 12 consecutive years.

Is EGP or FR more profitable?

First Industrial Realty Trust has a net margin of 42.94% compared to EastGroup Properties' net margin of 35.57%. First Industrial Realty Trust's return on equity of 10.64% beat EastGroup Properties' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
EastGroup Properties	35.57%	7.89%	4.76%
First Industrial Realty Trust	42.94%	10.64%	5.51%

Summary

EastGroup Properties and First Industrial Realty Trust tied by winning 11 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.