Terreno Realty (TRNO) Competitors

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

Does the media favor EGP or TRNO?

In the previous week, Terreno Realty had 1 more articles in the media than EastGroup Properties. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Terreno Realty and 11 mentions for EastGroup Properties. EastGroup Properties' average media sentiment score of 0.49 beat Terreno Realty's score of 0.12 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	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Terreno Realty	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	2 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 3.5%. 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 107.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Is EGP or TRNO more profitable?

Terreno Realty has a net margin of 45.37% 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	45.37%	4.94%	3.82%

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, EGP or TRNO?

EastGroup Properties has higher revenue and earnings than Terreno Realty. EastGroup Properties is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Terreno Realty, 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	14.00	$200.49M	$4.84	33.34
Terreno Realty	$365.40M	16.71	$151.46M	$1.82	33.63

Does the MarketBeat Community favor EGP or TRNO?

EastGroup Properties received 79 more outperform votes than Terreno Realty when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.35% of users gave Terreno Realty an outperform vote while only 57.83% of users gave EastGroup Properties an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
EastGroup Properties	Outperform Votes 458 57.83%	Underperform Votes 334 42.17%
Terreno Realty	Outperform Votes 379 60.35%	Underperform Votes 249 39.65%

Do analysts rate EGP or TRNO?

EastGroup Properties currently has a consensus price target of $190.88, indicating a potential upside of 18.30%. Terreno Realty has a consensus price target of $67.50, indicating a potential upside of 10.27%. Given EastGroup Properties' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe EastGroup Properties is more favorable than Terreno Realty.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
EastGroup Properties	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.65
Terreno Realty	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.18

Which has more volatility and risk, EGP or TRNO?

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

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of 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, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

EastGroup Properties beats Terreno Realty on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.