STAG Industrial (STAG) Competitors

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

Which has higher 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	14.45	$227.75M	$4.65	38.25
STAG Industrial	$767.38M	8.59	$189.22M	$1.04	33.96

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer EGP or STAG?

EastGroup Properties received 14 more outperform votes than STAG Industrial when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.25% of users gave STAG Industrial an outperform vote while only 57.66% of users gave EastGroup Properties an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
EastGroup Properties	Outperform Votes 459 57.66%	Underperform Votes 337 42.34%
STAG Industrial	Outperform Votes 445 65.25%	Underperform Votes 237 34.75%

Does the media prefer EGP or STAG?

In the previous week, EastGroup Properties had 3 more articles in the media than STAG Industrial. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for EastGroup Properties and 9 mentions for STAG Industrial. STAG Industrial's average media sentiment score of 1.56 beat EastGroup Properties' score of 1.01 indicating that STAG Industrial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
EastGroup Properties	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
STAG Industrial	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do institutionals and insiders 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, EGP or STAG?

EastGroup Properties has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, STAG Industrial has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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 3.1%. STAG Industrial pays an annual dividend of $1.49 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. 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. STAG Industrial pays out 143.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Is EGP or STAG more profitable?

EastGroup Properties has a net margin of 35.57% compared to STAG Industrial's net margin of 24.64%. EastGroup Properties' return on equity of 7.89% beat STAG Industrial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
EastGroup Properties	35.57%	7.89%	4.76%
STAG Industrial	24.64%	5.51%	2.89%

Do analysts rate EGP or STAG?

EastGroup Properties presently has a consensus price target of $190.47, indicating a potential upside of 7.09%. STAG Industrial has a consensus price target of $40.38, indicating a potential upside of 14.33%. Given STAG Industrial's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe STAG Industrial is more favorable than EastGroup Properties.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
EastGroup Properties	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.59
STAG Industrial	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Summary

EastGroup Properties beats STAG Industrial on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.