EastGroup Properties (EGP) Competitors $170.74 -1.65 (-0.96%) Closing price 10/9/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$170.61 -0.13 (-0.07%) As of 08:23 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock EGP vs. EPRT, FR, LXP, PK, PLD, REXR, STAG, TRNO, UDR, and WELLShould you be buying EastGroup Properties stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of EastGroup Properties include Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT), First Industrial Realty Trust (FR), LXP Industrial Trust (LXP), Park Hotels & Resorts (PK), Prologis (PLD), Rexford Industrial Realty (REXR), Stag Industrial (STAG), Terreno Realty (TRNO), United Dominion Realty Trust (UDR), and Welltower (WELL). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. EastGroup Properties vs. Its Competitors Essential Properties Realty Trust First Industrial Realty Trust LXP Industrial Trust Park Hotels & Resorts Prologis Rexford Industrial Realty Stag Industrial Terreno Realty United Dominion Realty Trust Welltower EastGroup Properties (NYSE:EGP) and Essential Properties Realty Trust (NYSE:EPRT) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and profitability. Which has better valuation & earnings, EGP or EPRT? EastGroup Properties has higher revenue and earnings than Essential Properties Realty Trust. Essential Properties 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioEastGroup Properties$640.23M14.22$227.75M$4.6336.88Essential Properties Realty Trust$503.26M11.62$203M$1.1825.02 Do analysts rate EGP or EPRT? EastGroup Properties currently has a consensus price target of $188.31, indicating a potential upside of 10.29%. Essential Properties Realty Trust has a consensus price target of $35.17, indicating a potential upside of 19.13%. Given Essential Properties Realty Trust's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Essential Properties 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) 7 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60Essential Properties Realty Trust 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.85 Does the media refer more to EGP or EPRT? In the previous week, EastGroup Properties had 2 more articles in the media than Essential Properties Realty Trust. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for EastGroup Properties and 9 mentions for Essential Properties Realty Trust. Essential Properties Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat EastGroup Properties' score of 0.41 indicating that Essential Properties Realty Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment EastGroup Properties 3 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Essential Properties Realty Trust 3 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in EGP or EPRT? 92.1% of EastGroup Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.0% of Essential Properties Realty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of EastGroup Properties shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Essential Properties Realty Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is EGP or EPRT more profitable? Essential Properties Realty Trust has a net margin of 44.48% compared to EastGroup Properties' net margin of 34.85%. EastGroup Properties' return on equity of 7.29% beat Essential Properties Realty Trust's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets EastGroup Properties34.85% 7.29% 4.67% Essential Properties Realty Trust 44.48%6.20%3.78% Which has more volatility and risk, EGP or EPRT? EastGroup Properties has a beta of 1.02, suggesting that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Essential Properties Realty Trust has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is EGP or EPRT a better dividend stock? EastGroup Properties pays an annual dividend of $6.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Essential Properties Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. EastGroup Properties pays out 133.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Essential Properties Realty Trust pays out 101.7% 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 has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years and Essential Properties Realty Trust has raised its dividend for 6 consecutive years. Essential Properties Realty Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. SummaryEastGroup Properties and Essential Properties Realty Trust tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get EastGroup Properties News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for EGP and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart EGP vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricEastGroup PropertiesREIT IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$9.19B$8.40B$12.78B$22.05BDividend Yield3.60%5.57%5.55%3.58%P/E Ratio36.8878.9930.1729.59Price / Sales14.225.0830.63102.76Price / Cash20.4618.0222.5824.53Price / Book2.571.612.294.61Net Income$227.75M$128.86M$1.02B$1.01B7 Day Performance-0.29%-2.96%-0.35%-0.98%1 Month Performance4.40%-4.83%0.01%2.51%1 Year Performance-3.01%-10.70%538.69%14.61% EastGroup Properties Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EGPEastGroup Properties4.4411 of 5 stars$170.74-1.0%$188.31+10.3%-3.7%$9.19B$640.23M36.8890Analyst ForecastEPRTEssential Properties Realty Trust4.1829 of 5 stars$29.29-2.0%$35.17+20.1%-9.7%$5.92B$449.61M24.8240Analyst ForecastFRFirst Industrial Realty Trust4.7263 of 5 stars$51.59-0.2%$55.00+6.6%-5.3%$6.85B$669.64M25.17160Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastLXPLXP Industrial Trust4.7622 of 5 stars$9.35-0.1%$10.33+10.5%-5.9%$2.77B$358.46M33.3970Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastPKPark Hotels & Resorts3.8874 of 5 stars$10.92-1.5%$12.00+9.9%-24.5%$2.22B$2.58B40.4590Analyst ForecastPLDPrologis4.5594 of 5 stars$117.17+0.1%$122.58+4.6%-3.7%$108.66B$8.20B31.752,703Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastREXRRexford Industrial Realty3.8147 of 5 stars$41.71+0.1%$41.83+0.3%-12.2%$9.86B$936.41M30.90220Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastSTAGStag Industrial4.2949 of 5 stars$36.40+0.4%$38.00+4.4%-1.8%$6.77B$767.38M28.6690News CoverageDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastTRNOTerreno Realty3.4618 of 5 stars$58.33+0.5%$63.70+9.2%-8.9%$5.99B$382.62M23.1540Analyst ForecastUDRUnited Dominion Realty Trust4.6975 of 5 stars$36.02-1.0%$43.81+21.6%-18.9%$12.05B$1.67B94.791,432Analyst ForecastWELLWelltower4.535 of 5 stars$174.12-0.5%$180.69+3.8%+34.4%$117.07B$7.99B98.37510Positive NewsAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies EPRT Competitors FR Competitors LXP Competitors PK Competitors PLD Competitors REXR Competitors STAG Competitors TRNO Competitors UDR Competitors WELL Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:EGP) was last updated on 10/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners"I'm risking my reputation on this"The Fed rate cut truth they don't want you to know The Fed's 25 basis point cut isn't just monetary policy…...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredYour Bank Account Is No Longer SafeWhat If Washington Declared That: YOUR Money ISN'T Actually Yours? 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