SEGRO (SGRO) Competitors

SEGRO (LON:SGRO) and Tritax Big Box REIT (LON:BBOX) are both mid-cap real estate companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk and valuation.

Is SGRO or BBOX more profitable?

Tritax Big Box REIT has a net margin of 60.46% compared to SEGRO's net margin of -1.36%. Tritax Big Box REIT's return on equity of 4.04% beat SEGRO's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SEGRO	-1.36%	-0.09%	1.92%
Tritax Big Box REIT	60.46%	4.04%	2.38%

Which has more volatility and risk, SGRO or BBOX?

SEGRO has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tritax Big Box REIT has a beta of 0.89, indicating that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of SGRO or BBOX?

59.3% of SEGRO shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.6% of Tritax Big Box REIT shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of SEGRO shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Tritax Big Box REIT 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.

Is SGRO or BBOX a better dividend stock?

SEGRO pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.29 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Tritax Big Box REIT pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. SEGRO pays out 0.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Tritax Big Box REIT pays out 0.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Tritax Big Box REIT is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media prefer SGRO or BBOX?

In the previous week, SEGRO had 7 more articles in the media than Tritax Big Box REIT. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for SEGRO and 1 mentions for Tritax Big Box REIT. SEGRO's average media sentiment score of 0.47 beat Tritax Big Box REIT's score of -0.15 indicating that SEGRO is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
SEGRO	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Tritax Big Box REIT	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts recommend SGRO or BBOX?

SEGRO currently has a consensus target price of GBX 848.75, indicating a potential upside of 20.56%. Tritax Big Box REIT has a consensus target price of GBX 166.50, indicating a potential upside of 10.85%. Given SEGRO's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe SEGRO is more favorable than Tritax Big Box REIT.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SEGRO	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Tritax Big Box REIT	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, SGRO or BBOX?

Tritax Big Box REIT has lower revenue, but higher earnings than SEGRO. Tritax Big Box REIT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SEGRO, 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
SEGRO	£699M	13.62	-£10.30M	£46.00	15.30
Tritax Big Box REIT	£578.30M	6.44	£189.46M	£17.25	8.71

Summary

SEGRO beats Tritax Big Box REIT on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.