WSR vs. LXP, AAT, GOOD, OLP, GYRO, VNO, CUZ, ABR, OUT, and DEI
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), Arbor Realty Trust (ABR), OUTFRONT Media (OUT), and Douglas Emmett (DEI). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.
Whitestone REIT (NYSE:WSR) and LXP Industrial Trust (NYSE:LXP) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, valuation, risk, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.
69.5% of Whitestone REIT shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.5% of LXP Industrial Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.5% of Whitestone REIT shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of LXP Industrial Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Whitestone REIT has a net margin of 16.64% compared to LXP Industrial Trust's net margin of 5.52%. Whitestone REIT's return on equity of 5.77% beat LXP Industrial Trust's return on equity.
Whitestone REIT pays an annual dividend of $0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. LXP Industrial Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. Whitestone REIT pays out 104.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. LXP Industrial Trust pays out 1,300.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
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.
In the previous week, LXP Industrial Trust had 3 more articles in the media than Whitestone REIT. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for LXP Industrial Trust and 3 mentions for Whitestone REIT. LXP Industrial Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Whitestone REIT's score of 0.00 indicating that LXP Industrial Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Whitestone REIT currently has a consensus target price of $13.63, indicating a potential upside of 2.14%. LXP Industrial Trust has a consensus target price of $11.00, indicating a potential upside of 26.15%. Given LXP Industrial Trust's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe LXP Industrial Trust is more favorable than Whitestone REIT.
Whitestone REIT received 46 more outperform votes than LXP Industrial Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.84% of users gave Whitestone REIT an outperform vote while only 51.14% of users gave LXP Industrial Trust an outperform vote.
Whitestone REIT has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LXP Industrial Trust has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Whitestone REIT and LXP Industrial Trust tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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