Whitestone REIT (WSR) Competitors

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

Which has better valuation & earnings, WSR or LXP?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Whitestone REIT	$152.00M	4.46	$19.18M	$0.41	32.67
LXP Industrial Trust	$340.50M	7.04	$30.38M	$0.06	135.77

Does the media prefer WSR or LXP?

In the previous week, Whitestone REIT and Whitestone REIT both had 3 articles in the media. LXP Industrial Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Whitestone REIT's score of 0.51 indicating that LXP Industrial Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Whitestone REIT	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
LXP Industrial Trust	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is WSR or LXP more profitable?

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
Whitestone REIT	13.97%	4.98%	1.88%
LXP Industrial Trust	7.64%	1.24%	0.65%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor WSR or LXP?

Whitestone REIT received 50 more outperform votes than LXP Industrial Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.70% of users gave Whitestone REIT an outperform vote while only 50.84% of users gave LXP Industrial Trust an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Whitestone REIT	Outperform Votes 321 62.70%	Underperform Votes 191 37.30%
LXP Industrial Trust	Outperform Votes 271 50.84%	Underperform Votes 262 49.16%

Which has more risk and volatility, WSR or LXP?

Whitestone REIT has a beta of 1.27, indicating that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LXP Industrial Trust has a beta of 0.89, indicating that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is WSR or LXP a better dividend stock?

Whitestone REIT pays an annual dividend of $0.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. LXP Industrial Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.6%. Whitestone REIT pays out 131.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. LXP Industrial Trust pays out 900.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do analysts prefer WSR or LXP?

Whitestone REIT presently has a consensus target price of $15.67, suggesting a potential upside of 16.96%. LXP Industrial Trust has a consensus target price of $11.33, suggesting a potential upside of 39.14%. Given LXP Industrial Trust's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe LXP Industrial Trust is more favorable than Whitestone REIT.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Whitestone REIT	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
LXP Industrial Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in WSR or LXP?

69.5% of Whitestone REIT shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.5% of LXP Industrial Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 5.5% of Whitestone REIT shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of LXP Industrial Trust 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

Whitestone REIT beats LXP Industrial Trust on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.