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Whitestone REIT (WSR) Competitors

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$14.42 -0.17 (-1.17%)
(As of 11/20/2024 ET)

WSR vs. LXP, AAT, GOOD, OLP, GYRO, VNO, CUZ, FCPT, ABR, and MPW

Should you be buying Whitestone REIT stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Whitestone REIT include LXP Industrial Trust (LXP), American Assets Trust (AAT), Gladstone Commercial (GOOD), One Liberty Properties (OLP), Gyrodyne (GYRO), Vornado Realty Trust (VNO), Cousins Properties (CUZ), Four Corners Property Trust (FCPT), Arbor Realty Trust (ABR), and Medical Properties Trust (MPW). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.

Whitestone REIT vs.

LXP Industrial Trust (NYSE:LXP) and Whitestone REIT (NYSE:WSR) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, risk, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, community ranking and analyst recommendations.

LXP Industrial Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. Whitestone REIT pays an annual dividend of $0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. LXP Industrial Trust pays out 900.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Whitestone REIT pays out 122.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Whitestone REIT received 48 more outperform votes than LXP Industrial Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.42% of users gave Whitestone REIT an outperform vote while only 50.94% of users gave LXP Industrial Trust an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
LXP Industrial TrustOutperform Votes
271
50.94%
Underperform Votes
261
49.06%
Whitestone REITOutperform Votes
319
63.42%
Underperform Votes
184
36.58%

93.5% of LXP Industrial Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.5% of Whitestone REIT shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of LXP Industrial Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.5% of Whitestone REIT shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

LXP Industrial Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Whitestone REIT. Whitestone REIT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than LXP Industrial Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
LXP Industrial Trust$340.56M7.94$30.38M$0.06153.00
Whitestone REIT$146.97M4.97$19.18M$0.4135.17

LXP Industrial Trust currently has a consensus price target of $11.25, suggesting a potential upside of 22.55%. Whitestone REIT has a consensus price target of $15.00, suggesting a potential upside of 4.02%. Given LXP Industrial Trust's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe LXP Industrial Trust is more favorable than Whitestone REIT.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
LXP Industrial Trust
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75
Whitestone REIT
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75

In the previous week, Whitestone REIT had 6 more articles in the media than LXP Industrial Trust. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Whitestone REIT and 4 mentions for LXP Industrial Trust. LXP Industrial Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.84 beat Whitestone REIT's score of 0.24 indicating that LXP Industrial Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
LXP Industrial Trust
4 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive
Whitestone REIT
1 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
6 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

LXP Industrial Trust has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Whitestone REIT has a beta of 1.26, indicating that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Whitestone REIT has a net margin of 13.97% compared to LXP Industrial Trust's net margin of 7.64%. Whitestone REIT's return on equity of 4.98% beat LXP Industrial Trust's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
LXP Industrial Trust7.64% 1.24% 0.65%
Whitestone REIT 13.97%4.98%1.88%

Summary

Whitestone REIT beats LXP Industrial Trust on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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WSR vs. The Competition

MetricWhitestone REITReal estate investment trusts IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$738.93M$7.60B$10.35B$19.85B
Dividend Yield3.39%6.57%10.18%3.52%
P/E Ratio35.1744.5749.6042.73
Price / Sales4.978.023,386.8319.27
Price / Cash13.5715.9930.6817.86
Price / Book1.722.702.895.52
Net Income$19.18M$146.60M$994.27M$986.45M
7 Day Performance1.19%0.10%-0.05%0.45%
1 Month Performance1.55%-1.97%7.13%1.05%
1 Year Performance31.69%17.41%24.11%24.67%

Whitestone REIT Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
WSR
Whitestone REIT
3.3069 of 5 stars
$14.42
-1.2%
$15.00
+4.0%
+31.4%$730.82M$152.00M35.1776Analyst Forecast
LXP
LXP Industrial Trust
3.8548 of 5 stars
$9.18
+0.1%
$11.25
+22.5%
+11.1%$2.70B$340.50M153.0370Positive News
AAT
American Assets Trust
3.1199 of 5 stars
$27.68
-0.6%
$25.00
-9.7%
+44.9%$1.70B$441.16M30.42220Positive News
GOOD
Gladstone Commercial
3.6409 of 5 stars
$16.80
-1.6%
$15.25
-9.2%
+35.6%$754.09M$147.58M84.0070
OLP
One Liberty Properties
2.3685 of 5 stars
$28.48
-1.3%
$28.00
-1.7%
+43.9%$617.02M$90.65M17.5810Analyst Upgrade
Positive News
GYRO
Gyrodyne
N/A$9.49
-4.1%
N/A+5.6%$21.78MN/A0.006Gap Down
High Trading Volume
VNO
Vornado Realty Trust
2.2654 of 5 stars
$40.98
-0.2%
$34.07
-16.9%
+82.4%$7.83B$1.81B0.002,935Analyst Revision
CUZ
Cousins Properties
4.5546 of 5 stars
$31.10
+0.5%
$31.50
+1.3%
+55.0%$4.71B$802.87M94.24290Positive News
FCPT
Four Corners Property Trust
3.4068 of 5 stars
$28.96
-0.5%
$30.50
+5.3%
+27.0%$2.81B$250.61M27.07516Positive News
ABR
Arbor Realty Trust
1.4954 of 5 stars
$14.60
-1.0%
$14.25
-2.4%
+17.8%$2.78B$1.33B10.81647Positive News
MPW
Medical Properties Trust
4.4558 of 5 stars
$4.26
-1.6%
$5.50
+29.1%
-12.1%$2.60B$871.80M-1.01120

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This page (NYSE:WSR) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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