Terreno Realty (TRNO) Competitors

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

Does the media favor TRNO or EGP?

In the previous week, Terreno Realty had 13 more articles in the media than EastGroup Properties. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Terreno Realty and 8 mentions for EastGroup Properties. EastGroup Properties' average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat Terreno Realty's score of 1.07 indicating that EastGroup Properties is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Terreno Realty	13 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
EastGroup Properties	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in TRNO or EGP?

EastGroup Properties received 77 more outperform votes than Terreno Realty when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.16% of users gave Terreno Realty an outperform vote while only 57.66% of users gave EastGroup Properties an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Terreno Realty	Outperform Votes 382 60.16%	Underperform Votes 253 39.84%
EastGroup Properties	Outperform Votes 459 57.66%	Underperform Votes 337 42.34%

Do analysts rate TRNO or EGP?

Terreno Realty currently has a consensus target price of $69.09, suggesting a potential upside of 9.50%. EastGroup Properties has a consensus target price of $190.47, suggesting a potential upside of 7.84%. Given Terreno Realty's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Terreno Realty is more favorable than EastGroup Properties.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Terreno Realty	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
EastGroup Properties	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.59

Is TRNO or EGP a better dividend stock?

Terreno Realty pays an annual dividend of $1.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. EastGroup Properties pays an annual dividend of $5.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Terreno Realty pays out 102.1% 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 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.

Is TRNO or EGP more profitable?

Terreno Realty has a net margin of 48.18% compared to EastGroup Properties' net margin of 35.57%. EastGroup Properties' return on equity of 7.89% beat Terreno Realty's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Terreno Realty	48.18%	5.20%	4.04%
EastGroup Properties	35.57%	7.89%	4.76%

Which has more risk and volatility, TRNO or EGP?

Terreno Realty has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EastGroup Properties has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, TRNO or EGP?

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
Terreno Realty	$382.62M	16.45	$184.50M	$1.92	32.86
EastGroup Properties	$640.23M	14.35	$227.75M	$4.65	37.98

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

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