CubeSmart (CUBE) Competitors

CubeSmart (NYSE:CUBE) and EastGroup Properties (NYSE:EGP) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, risk and profitability.

Do analysts recommend CUBE or EGP?

CubeSmart currently has a consensus target price of $47.38, indicating a potential upside of 12.33%. EastGroup Properties has a consensus target price of $188.00, indicating a potential upside of 11.76%. 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)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.41
EastGroup Properties	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.64

Does the media prefer CUBE or EGP?

In the previous week, CubeSmart and CubeSmart both had 6 articles in the media. CubeSmart's average media sentiment score of 1.71 beat EastGroup Properties' score of 1.37 indicating that CubeSmart is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CubeSmart	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
EastGroup Properties	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is CUBE or EGP a better dividend stock?

CubeSmart pays an annual dividend of $2.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. EastGroup Properties pays an annual dividend of $5.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. 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 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. CubeSmart has raised its dividend for 16 consecutive years and EastGroup Properties has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. CubeSmart is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in CUBE or EGP?

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 company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of EastGroup Properties shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, CUBE or EGP?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CubeSmart	$929.08M	10.35	$391.18M	$1.69	24.96
EastGroup Properties	$640.23M	13.80	$227.75M	$4.57	36.81

Which has more volatility and risk, CUBE or EGP?

CubeSmart has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EastGroup Properties has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CUBE or EGP more profitable?

CubeSmart has a net margin of 37.05% compared to EastGroup Properties' net margin of 34.60%. CubeSmart's return on equity of 13.57% beat EastGroup Properties' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CubeSmart	37.05%	13.57%	6.05%
EastGroup Properties	34.60%	7.41%	4.62%

Summary

CubeSmart beats EastGroup Properties on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.