Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) Competitors

Empire State Realty Trust (NYSE:ESRT) and First Industrial Realty Trust (NYSE:FR) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, community ranking, media sentiment, earnings, risk and institutional ownership.

Does the media favor ESRT or FR?

In the previous week, First Industrial Realty Trust had 2 more articles in the media than Empire State Realty Trust. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for First Industrial Realty Trust and 6 mentions for Empire State Realty Trust. First Industrial Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.57 beat Empire State Realty Trust's score of 0.90 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
Empire State Realty Trust	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
First Industrial Realty Trust	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do insiders and institutionals believe in ESRT or FR?

67.1% of Empire State Realty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.9% of First Industrial Realty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 14.0% of Empire State Realty Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of First Industrial Realty Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is ESRT or FR more profitable?

First Industrial Realty Trust has a net margin of 47.34% compared to Empire State Realty Trust's net margin of 6.22%. First Industrial Realty Trust's return on equity of 11.53% beat Empire State Realty Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Empire State Realty Trust	6.22%	2.73%	1.10%
First Industrial Realty Trust	47.34%	11.53%	5.93%

Do analysts recommend ESRT or FR?

Empire State Realty Trust presently has a consensus target price of $10.67, suggesting a potential upside of 0.72%. First Industrial Realty Trust has a consensus target price of $57.92, suggesting a potential upside of 10.44%. Given First Industrial Realty Trust's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe First Industrial Realty Trust is more favorable than Empire State Realty Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Empire State Realty Trust	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
First Industrial Realty Trust	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ESRT or FR?

First Industrial Realty Trust received 185 more outperform votes than Empire State Realty Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.60% of users gave First Industrial Realty Trust an outperform vote while only 50.74% of users gave Empire State Realty Trust an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Empire State Realty Trust	Outperform Votes 241 50.74%	Underperform Votes 234 49.26%
First Industrial Realty Trust	Outperform Votes 426 58.60%	Underperform Votes 301 41.40%

Is ESRT or FR a better dividend stock?

Empire State Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. First Industrial Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Empire State Realty Trust pays out 51.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Industrial Realty Trust pays out 63.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. 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.

Which has more risk & volatility, ESRT or FR?

Empire State Realty Trust has a beta of 1.4, suggesting that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Industrial Realty Trust has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, ESRT or FR?

First Industrial Realty Trust has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Empire State Realty Trust. First Industrial Realty Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Empire State Realty Trust, 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
Empire State Realty Trust	$739.57M	2.38	$53.24M	$0.27	39.22
First Industrial Realty Trust	$614.03M	11.30	$274.82M	$2.33	22.51

Summary

First Industrial Realty Trust beats Empire State Realty Trust on 16 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.