Prologis (PLD) Competitors

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

Which has more risk & volatility, PLD or EGP?

Prologis has a beta of 1.09, suggesting that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EastGroup Properties has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is PLD or EGP 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
Prologis	45.50%	6.44%	3.95%
EastGroup Properties	35.57%	7.89%	4.76%

Does the media prefer PLD or EGP?

In the previous week, Prologis had 18 more articles in the media than EastGroup Properties. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for Prologis and 14 mentions for EastGroup Properties. Prologis' average media sentiment score of 1.48 beat EastGroup Properties' score of 1.01 indicating that Prologis is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Prologis	29 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
EastGroup Properties	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals believe in PLD or EGP?

93.5% of Prologis shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.1% of EastGroup Properties shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Prologis shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of EastGroup Properties shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, PLD or EGP?

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
Prologis	$8.20B	12.47	$3.64B	$4.00	27.59
EastGroup Properties	$640.23M	14.33	$227.75M	$4.65	37.92

Do analysts rate PLD or EGP?

Prologis presently has a consensus price target of $128.78, indicating a potential upside of 16.70%. EastGroup Properties has a consensus price target of $190.47, indicating a potential upside of 8.03%. Given Prologis' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Prologis is more favorable than EastGroup Properties.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Prologis	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.70
EastGroup Properties	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.59

Is PLD or EGP a better dividend stock?

Prologis pays an annual dividend of $4.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. EastGroup Properties pays an annual dividend of $5.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Prologis pays out 101.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. 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 has increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years. Prologis is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PLD or EGP?

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 57.66% of users gave EastGroup Properties an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Prologis	Outperform Votes 952 70.05%	Underperform Votes 407 29.95%
EastGroup Properties	Outperform Votes 459 57.66%	Underperform Votes 337 42.34%

Summary

Prologis beats EastGroup Properties on 16 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.