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CUBE vs. EGP, EXR, FR, MAA, NSA, PLD, PSA, STAG, TRNO, and UDR

Should you be buying CubeSmart stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of CubeSmart include EastGroup Properties (EGP), Extra Space Storage (EXR), First Industrial Realty Trust (FR), Mid-America Apartment Communities (MAA), National Storage Affiliates Trust (NSA), Prologis (PLD), Public Storage (PSA), Stag Industrial (STAG), Terreno Realty (TRNO), and United Dominion Realty Trust (UDR). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.

CubeSmart vs. Its Competitors

CubeSmart (NYSE:CUBE) and EastGroup Properties (NYSE:EGP) are both mid-cap 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, valuation, risk, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

CubeSmart presently has a consensus price target of $47.20, suggesting a potential upside of 18.32%. EastGroup Properties has a consensus price target of $189.31, suggesting a potential upside of 16.83%. Given CubeSmart's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe CubeSmart is more favorable than EastGroup Properties.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
CubeSmart
0 Sell rating(s)
10 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.38
EastGroup Properties
0 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.64

CubeSmart has higher revenue and earnings than EastGroup Properties. CubeSmart is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than EastGroup Properties, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
CubeSmart$929.08M9.79$391.18M$1.6923.60
EastGroup Properties$640.23M13.50$227.75M$4.6335.00

In the previous week, CubeSmart had 11 more articles in the media than EastGroup Properties. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for CubeSmart and 13 mentions for EastGroup Properties. EastGroup Properties' average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat CubeSmart's score of 0.80 indicating that EastGroup Properties is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
CubeSmart
8 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
9 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
EastGroup Properties
7 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
3 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

CubeSmart pays an annual dividend of $2.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. EastGroup Properties pays an annual dividend of $5.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. CubeSmart pays out 123.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. EastGroup Properties pays out 121.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. CubeSmart has increased its dividend for 16 consecutive years and EastGroup Properties has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years. CubeSmart is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

97.6% of CubeSmart shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.1% of EastGroup Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of CubeSmart shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of EastGroup Properties shares are owned 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.

CubeSmart has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EastGroup Properties has a beta of 0.98, meaning that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.

CubeSmart has a net margin of 35.44% compared to EastGroup Properties' net margin of 34.85%. CubeSmart's return on equity of 13.12% beat EastGroup Properties' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
CubeSmart35.44% 13.12% 5.76%
EastGroup Properties 34.85%7.29%4.67%

Summary

CubeSmart beats EastGroup Properties on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CUBE and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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CUBE vs. The Competition

MetricCubeSmartREIT IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$9.09B$8.28B$12.02B$20.40B
Dividend Yield5.21%6.09%5.67%3.71%
P/E Ratio24.3270.7719.7629.01
Price / Sales9.794.8826.1656.96
Price / Cash15.0217.5518.0017.53
Price / Book3.111.612.184.53
Net Income$391.18M$128.99M$999.86M$994.29M
7 Day Performance-2.42%-2.81%-2.11%-3.62%
1 Month Performance-8.32%-3.74%-1.40%-2.71%
1 Year Performance-18.12%-9.69%540.86%10.16%

CubeSmart Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CUBE
CubeSmart
3.9908 of 5 stars
$39.89
+2.5%
$47.20
+18.3%
-18.1%$9.09B$929.08M24.323,104Trending News
Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
EGP
EastGroup Properties
3.7081 of 5 stars
$161.18
-2.0%
$190.00
+17.9%
-12.8%$8.60B$640.23M34.8190
EXR
Extra Space Storage
4.21 of 5 stars
$148.36
-1.7%
$157.69
+6.3%
-15.6%$31.48B$3.26B34.428,012Trending News
Earnings Report
Gap Up
FR
First Industrial Realty Trust
4.5537 of 5 stars
$48.81
-2.0%
$55.91
+14.5%
-11.0%$6.46B$669.64M23.81160Positive News
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities
4.2722 of 5 stars
$149.37
-1.5%
$168.81
+13.0%
-6.7%$17.48B$2.20B31.122,532Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
NSA
National Storage Affiliates Trust
3.6072 of 5 stars
$30.94
-1.5%
$38.38
+24.0%
-31.3%$2.37B$770.34M52.441,466News Coverage
Positive News
PLD
Prologis
4.6807 of 5 stars
$107.17
-2.8%
$120.74
+12.7%
-15.4%$99.45B$8.20B29.042,703Positive News
PSA
Public Storage
4.6017 of 5 stars
$286.15
-0.6%
$336.93
+17.7%
-10.4%$50.20B$4.70B28.425,900Positive News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
STAG
Stag Industrial
4.1023 of 5 stars
$34.75
-2.5%
$39.71
+14.3%
-14.7%$6.49B$767.38M26.1390Positive News
Earnings Report
TRNO
Terreno Realty
2.592 of 5 stars
$55.76
-2.2%
$65.90
+18.2%
-19.6%$5.76B$408.01M28.0240Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
UDR
United Dominion Realty Trust
4.5552 of 5 stars
$39.90
-1.3%
$46.07
+15.5%
-4.7%$13.22B$1.67B114.001,432Positive News
Earnings Report
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