Stag Industrial (STAG) Competitors

EastGroup Properties (NYSE:EGP) and Stag Industrial (NYSE:STAG) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation and institutional ownership.

Is EGP or STAG more profitable?

EastGroup Properties has a net margin of 34.85% compared to Stag Industrial's net margin of 29.14%. EastGroup Properties' return on equity of 7.29% beat Stag Industrial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
EastGroup Properties	34.85%	7.29%	4.67%
Stag Industrial	29.14%	6.71%	3.46%

Is EGP or STAG a better dividend stock?

EastGroup Properties pays an annual dividend of $5.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Stag Industrial pays an annual dividend of $1.49 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. EastGroup Properties pays out 121.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Stag Industrial pays out 117.3% 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 has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years and Stag Industrial has raised its dividend for 7 consecutive years. Stag Industrial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do analysts recommend EGP or STAG?

EastGroup Properties presently has a consensus price target of $189.31, indicating a potential upside of 17.58%. Stag Industrial has a consensus price target of $38.17, indicating a potential upside of 10.17%. Given EastGroup Properties' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe EastGroup Properties is more favorable than Stag Industrial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
EastGroup Properties	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.64
Stag Industrial	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Does the media favor EGP or STAG?

In the previous week, Stag Industrial had 3 more articles in the media than EastGroup Properties. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Stag Industrial and 4 mentions for EastGroup Properties. EastGroup Properties' average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Stag Industrial's score of 1.22 indicating that EastGroup Properties is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
EastGroup Properties	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Stag Industrial	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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

92.1% of EastGroup Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.7% of Stag Industrial shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of EastGroup Properties shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Stag Industrial shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, EGP or STAG?

EastGroup Properties has a beta of 0.98, meaning that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Stag Industrial has a beta of 0.91, meaning that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, EGP or STAG?

EastGroup Properties has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Stag Industrial. Stag Industrial 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	13.41	$227.75M	$4.63	34.78
Stag Industrial	$767.38M	8.43	$189.22M	$1.27	27.28

Summary

EastGroup Properties beats Stag Industrial on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.