Terreno Realty (TRNO) Competitors

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

Which has more risk and volatility, EGP or TRNO?

EastGroup Properties has a beta of 1, indicating that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, Terreno Realty has a beta of 0.9, indicating that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in EGP or TRNO?

92.1% of EastGroup Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of EastGroup Properties shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of Terreno Realty shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, EGP or TRNO?

EastGroup Properties has higher revenue and earnings than Terreno Realty. Terreno Realty 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	$570.59M	14.83	$200.49M	$4.84	35.30
Terreno Realty	$323.59M	18.17	$151.46M	$1.81	33.52

Does the media refer more to EGP or TRNO?

In the previous week, EastGroup Properties had 8 more articles in the media than Terreno Realty. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for EastGroup Properties and 8 mentions for Terreno Realty. EastGroup Properties' average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat Terreno Realty's score of 0.48 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	4 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Terreno Realty	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is EGP or TRNO a better dividend stock?

EastGroup Properties pays an annual dividend of $5.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Terreno Realty pays an annual dividend of $1.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. 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. Terreno Realty pays out 108.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in EGP or TRNO?

EastGroup Properties received 78 more outperform votes than Terreno Realty when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.42% of users gave Terreno Realty an outperform vote while only 57.89% of users gave EastGroup Properties an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
EastGroup Properties	Outperform Votes 455 57.89%	Underperform Votes 331 42.11%
Terreno Realty	Outperform Votes 377 60.42%	Underperform Votes 247 39.58%

Is EGP or TRNO more profitable?

Terreno Realty has a net margin of 45.69% compared to EastGroup Properties' net margin of 37.19%. EastGroup Properties' return on equity of 8.56% beat Terreno Realty's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
EastGroup Properties	37.19%	8.56%	5.01%
Terreno Realty	45.69%	5.08%	3.85%

Do analysts rate EGP or TRNO?

EastGroup Properties currently has a consensus target price of $191.50, suggesting a potential upside of 12.08%. Terreno Realty has a consensus target price of $69.22, suggesting a potential upside of 14.10%. Given Terreno Realty's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Terreno Realty 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
Terreno Realty	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.30

Summary

EastGroup Properties beats Terreno Realty on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.