Americold Realty Trust (COLD) Competitors

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

Is EGP or COLD a better dividend stock?

EastGroup Properties pays an annual dividend of $5.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Americold Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. EastGroup Properties pays out 122.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Americold Realty Trust pays out -214.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. EastGroup Properties has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years and Americold Realty Trust has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Americold Realty Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts prefer EGP or COLD?

EastGroup Properties presently has a consensus target price of $188.00, indicating a potential upside of 10.67%. Americold Realty Trust has a consensus target price of $24.00, indicating a potential upside of 42.18%. Given Americold Realty Trust's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Americold Realty Trust is more favorable than EastGroup Properties.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
EastGroup Properties	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.64
Americold Realty Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.58

Which has more volatility & risk, EGP or COLD?

EastGroup Properties has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Americold Realty Trust has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is EGP or COLD more profitable?

EastGroup Properties has a net margin of 34.60% compared to Americold Realty Trust's net margin of -4.58%. EastGroup Properties' return on equity of 7.41% beat Americold Realty Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
EastGroup Properties	34.60%	7.41%	4.62%
Americold Realty Trust	-4.58%	-3.60%	-1.54%

Does the media favor EGP or COLD?

In the previous week, Americold Realty Trust had 8 more articles in the media than EastGroup Properties. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Americold Realty Trust and 4 mentions for EastGroup Properties. Americold Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat EastGroup Properties' score of 0.85 indicating that Americold Realty Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
EastGroup Properties	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Americold Realty Trust	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher earnings and valuation, EGP or COLD?

EastGroup Properties has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Americold Realty Trust. Americold Realty Trust 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
EastGroup Properties	$660.46M	13.51	$227.75M	$4.57	37.17
Americold Realty Trust	$2.67B	1.80	-$94.31M	-$0.43	-39.26

Do institutionals and insiders believe in EGP or COLD?

92.1% of EastGroup Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.1% of Americold Realty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of EastGroup Properties shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Americold Realty Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

EastGroup Properties beats Americold Realty Trust on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.