EastGroup Properties (EGP) Competitors

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

Is FR or EGP a better dividend stock?

First Industrial Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.78 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. EastGroup Properties pays an annual dividend of $5.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. First Industrial Realty Trust pays out 88.1% 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. First Industrial Realty Trust has raised its dividend for 12 consecutive years and EastGroup Properties has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. First Industrial Realty Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, FR or EGP?

First Industrial Realty Trust has higher revenue and earnings than EastGroup Properties. First Industrial 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
First Industrial Realty Trust	$684.44M	9.39	$287.55M	$2.02	24.02
EastGroup Properties	$660.46M	13.19	$227.75M	$4.57	36.31

Is FR or EGP more profitable?

First Industrial Realty Trust has a net margin of 42.94% compared to EastGroup Properties' net margin of 35.57%. First Industrial Realty Trust's return on equity of 10.64% beat EastGroup Properties' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Industrial Realty Trust	42.94%	10.64%	5.51%
EastGroup Properties	35.57%	7.89%	4.76%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer FR or EGP?

EastGroup Properties received 34 more outperform votes than First Industrial Realty Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 58.01% of users gave First Industrial Realty Trust an outperform vote while only 57.20% of users gave EastGroup Properties an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
First Industrial Realty Trust	Outperform Votes 431 58.01%	Underperform Votes 312 41.99%
EastGroup Properties	Outperform Votes 465 57.20%	Underperform Votes 348 42.80%

Which has more risk & volatility, FR or EGP?

First Industrial Realty Trust has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EastGroup Properties has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to FR or EGP?

In the previous week, EastGroup Properties had 2 more articles in the media than First Industrial Realty Trust. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for EastGroup Properties and 18 mentions for First Industrial Realty Trust. First Industrial Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.52 beat EastGroup Properties' score of 1.34 indicating that First Industrial Realty Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
First Industrial Realty Trust	15 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
EastGroup Properties	16 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in FR or EGP?

99.8% of First Industrial Realty Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.1% of EastGroup Properties shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of First Industrial Realty Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of EastGroup Properties shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend FR or EGP?

First Industrial Realty Trust presently has a consensus target price of $56.00, suggesting a potential upside of 15.43%. EastGroup Properties has a consensus target price of $186.60, suggesting a potential upside of 12.46%. Given First Industrial Realty Trust's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe First Industrial Realty Trust is more favorable than EastGroup Properties.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Industrial Realty Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.54
EastGroup Properties	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Summary

First Industrial Realty Trust beats EastGroup Properties on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.