Prologis (PLD) Competitors

EastGroup Properties (NYSE:EGP) and Prologis (NYSE:PLD) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, community ranking, risk, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Which has more risk & volatility, EGP or PLD?

EastGroup Properties has a beta of 1, suggesting that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, Prologis has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is EGP or PLD more profitable?

Prologis has a net margin of 45.50% compared to EastGroup Properties' net margin of 35.57%. EastGroup Properties' return on equity of 7.89% beat Prologis' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
EastGroup Properties	35.57%	7.89%	4.76%
Prologis	45.50%	6.44%	3.95%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in EGP or PLD?

92.1% of EastGroup Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.5% of Prologis shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of EastGroup Properties shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Prologis shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer EGP or PLD?

In the previous week, Prologis had 31 more articles in the media than EastGroup Properties. MarketBeat recorded 43 mentions for Prologis and 12 mentions for EastGroup Properties. Prologis' average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat EastGroup Properties' score of 0.58 indicating that Prologis 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
Prologis	30 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher valuation & earnings, EGP or PLD?

Prologis has higher revenue and earnings than EastGroup Properties. Prologis 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
Prologis	$8.20B	13.68	$3.64B	$4.00	30.25

Do analysts rate EGP or PLD?

EastGroup Properties currently has a consensus target price of $191.65, suggesting a potential upside of 6.86%. Prologis has a consensus target price of $128.78, suggesting a potential upside of 6.42%. Given EastGroup Properties' higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe EastGroup Properties is more favorable than Prologis.

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
Prologis	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.70

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer EGP or PLD?

Prologis received 493 more outperform votes than EastGroup Properties when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.05% of users gave Prologis 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%
Prologis	Outperform Votes 952 70.05%	Underperform Votes 407 29.95%

Is EGP or PLD a better dividend stock?

EastGroup Properties pays an annual dividend of $5.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Prologis pays an annual dividend of $3.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. 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. Prologis pays out 96.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Prologis has increased its dividend for 11 consecutive years. Prologis is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Prologis beats EastGroup Properties on 15 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.