First Industrial Realty Trust (FR) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in EGP or FR?

EastGroup Properties received 33 more outperform votes than First Industrial Realty Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 58.10% of users gave First Industrial Realty Trust an outperform vote while only 57.43% of users gave EastGroup Properties an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
EastGroup Properties	Outperform Votes 460 57.43%	Underperform Votes 341 42.57%
First Industrial Realty Trust	Outperform Votes 427 58.10%	Underperform Votes 308 41.90%

Which has more volatility & risk, EGP or FR?

EastGroup Properties has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Industrial Realty Trust has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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%

Does the media refer more to EGP or FR?

In the previous week, EastGroup Properties had 5 more articles in the media than First Industrial Realty Trust. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for EastGroup Properties and 16 mentions for First Industrial Realty Trust. First Industrial Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat EastGroup Properties' score of 1.08 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	10 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
First Industrial Realty Trust	13 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in EGP or FR?

92.1% of EastGroup Properties shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.8% 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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 3.6%. First Industrial Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.78 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. 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 81.7% 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 has increased its dividend for 12 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 higher 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	12.80	$227.75M	$4.65	33.89
First Industrial Realty Trust	$669.64M	9.21	$287.55M	$2.18	21.38

Do analysts rate EGP or FR?

EastGroup Properties currently has a consensus price target of $189.00, indicating a potential upside of 19.94%. First Industrial Realty Trust has a consensus price target of $57.77, indicating a potential upside of 23.97%. Given First Industrial Realty Trust's higher possible upside, 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
EastGroup Properties	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.59
First Industrial Realty Trust	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43

Summary

First Industrial Realty Trust beats EastGroup Properties on 13 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.