Prologis (PLD) Competitors

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

Does the media favor EGP or PLD?

In the previous week, Prologis had 17 more articles in the media than EastGroup Properties. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Prologis and 9 mentions for EastGroup Properties. Prologis' average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat EastGroup Properties' score of 0.85 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)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Prologis	20 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders believe in EGP or PLD?

92.1% of EastGroup Properties shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.5% of Prologis shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of EastGroup Properties shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Prologis shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is EGP or PLD more profitable?

Prologis has a net margin of 39.08% compared to EastGroup Properties' net margin of 37.19%. EastGroup Properties' return on equity of 8.56% beat Prologis' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
EastGroup Properties	37.19%	8.56%	5.01%
Prologis	39.08%	5.34%	3.28%

Which has more risk and volatility, EGP or PLD?

EastGroup Properties has a beta of 1, suggesting that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, Prologis has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate EGP or PLD?

EastGroup Properties currently has a consensus price target of $191.21, indicating a potential upside of 11.81%. Prologis has a consensus price target of $131.18, indicating a potential upside of 14.52%. Given Prologis' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Prologis is more favorable than EastGroup Properties.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
EastGroup Properties	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57
Prologis	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.65

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 3.3%. Prologis pays an annual dividend of $3.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. EastGroup Properties pays out 115.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Prologis pays out 116.0% 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor EGP or PLD?

Prologis received 484 more outperform votes than EastGroup Properties when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.97% of users gave Prologis an outperform vote while only 57.81% of users gave EastGroup Properties an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
EastGroup Properties	Outperform Votes 455 57.81%	Underperform Votes 332 42.19%
Prologis	Outperform Votes 939 69.97%	Underperform Votes 403 30.03%

Which has better earnings & valuation, 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	$625.34M	13.54	$200.49M	$4.84	35.33
Prologis	$8.02B	13.22	$3.06B	$3.31	34.60

Summary

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