PLYM vs. ARE, EGP, EPRT, FR, LXP, NXRT, PLD, REXR, STAG, and TRNO
Should you be buying Plymouth Industrial REIT stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Plymouth Industrial REIT include Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE), EastGroup Properties (EGP), Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT), First Industrial Realty Trust (FR), LXP Industrial Trust (LXP), NexPoint Residential Trust (NXRT), Prologis (PLD), Rexford Industrial Realty (REXR), Stag Industrial (STAG), and Terreno Realty (TRNO). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.
Plymouth Industrial REIT vs. Its Competitors
Plymouth Industrial REIT (NYSE:PLYM) and Alexandria Real Estate Equities (NYSE:ARE) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, media sentiment, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends and institutional ownership.
Plymouth Industrial REIT has a beta of 1.11, meaning that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alexandria Real Estate Equities has a beta of 1.25, meaning that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Plymouth Industrial REIT has a net margin of 71.08% compared to Alexandria Real Estate Equities' net margin of 4.62%. Plymouth Industrial REIT's return on equity of 26.42% beat Alexandria Real Estate Equities' return on equity.
Alexandria Real Estate Equities has higher revenue and earnings than Plymouth Industrial REIT. Plymouth Industrial REIT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alexandria Real Estate Equities, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Alexandria Real Estate Equities had 19 more articles in the media than Plymouth Industrial REIT. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Alexandria Real Estate Equities and 2 mentions for Plymouth Industrial REIT. Alexandria Real Estate Equities' average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat Plymouth Industrial REIT's score of -0.14 indicating that Alexandria Real Estate Equities is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
92.7% of Plymouth Industrial REIT shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.5% of Alexandria Real Estate Equities shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of Plymouth Industrial REIT shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Alexandria Real Estate Equities shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Plymouth Industrial REIT pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.2%. Alexandria Real Estate Equities pays an annual dividend of $5.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.7%. Plymouth Industrial REIT pays out 31.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Alexandria Real Estate Equities pays out 694.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Alexandria Real Estate Equities has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years. Alexandria Real Estate Equities is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Plymouth Industrial REIT presently has a consensus price target of $21.10, indicating a potential upside of 36.88%. Alexandria Real Estate Equities has a consensus price target of $99.54, indicating a potential upside of 26.09%. Given Plymouth Industrial REIT's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Plymouth Industrial REIT is more favorable than Alexandria Real Estate Equities.
Summary
Alexandria Real Estate Equities beats Plymouth Industrial REIT on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:PLYM) was last updated on 7/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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