JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) Competitors

Essential Properties Realty Trust (NYSE:EPRT) and JBG SMITH Properties (NYSE:JBGS) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations and community ranking.

Which has more risk and volatility, EPRT or JBGS?

Essential Properties Realty Trust has a beta of 1.37, suggesting that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, JBG SMITH Properties has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in EPRT or JBGS?

97.0% of Essential Properties Realty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.5% of JBG SMITH Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Essential Properties Realty Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of JBG SMITH Properties shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is EPRT or JBGS more profitable?

Essential Properties Realty Trust has a net margin of 46.00% compared to JBG SMITH Properties' net margin of -20.60%. Essential Properties Realty Trust's return on equity of 6.20% beat JBG SMITH Properties' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Essential Properties Realty Trust	46.00%	6.20%	3.82%
JBG SMITH Properties	-20.60%	-5.56%	-2.17%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer EPRT or JBGS?

JBG SMITH Properties received 79 more outperform votes than Essential Properties Realty Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.78% of users gave Essential Properties Realty Trust an outperform vote while only 61.50% of users gave JBG SMITH Properties an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Essential Properties Realty Trust	Outperform Votes 199 62.78%	Underperform Votes 118 37.22%
JBG SMITH Properties	Outperform Votes 278 61.50%	Underperform Votes 174 38.50%

Which has better valuation & earnings, EPRT or JBGS?

Essential Properties Realty Trust has higher earnings, but lower revenue than JBG SMITH Properties. JBG SMITH Properties is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Essential Properties 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
Essential Properties Realty Trust	$427.64M	12.97	$190.71M	$1.15	27.51
JBG SMITH Properties	$564.11M	2.51	-$79.98M	-$1.30	-12.91

Does the media prefer EPRT or JBGS?

In the previous week, JBG SMITH Properties had 7 more articles in the media than Essential Properties Realty Trust. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for JBG SMITH Properties and 1 mentions for Essential Properties Realty Trust. Essential Properties Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat JBG SMITH Properties' score of 0.37 indicating that Essential Properties Realty Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Essential Properties Realty Trust	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
JBG SMITH Properties	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is EPRT or JBGS a better dividend stock?

Essential Properties Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. JBG SMITH Properties pays an annual dividend of $0.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Essential Properties Realty Trust pays out 100.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. JBG SMITH Properties pays out -53.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. JBG SMITH Properties is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts rate EPRT or JBGS?

Essential Properties Realty Trust currently has a consensus target price of $33.06, suggesting a potential upside of 4.48%. JBG SMITH Properties has a consensus target price of $17.00, suggesting a potential upside of 1.31%. Given Essential Properties Realty Trust's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Essential Properties Realty Trust is more favorable than JBG SMITH Properties.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Essential Properties Realty Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.85
JBG SMITH Properties	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

Summary

Essential Properties Realty Trust beats JBG SMITH Properties on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.