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 stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, community ranking, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability.

Is FR or EGP a better dividend stock?

First Industrial Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. EastGroup Properties pays an annual dividend of $5.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. First Industrial Realty Trust pays out 68.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. EastGroup Properties pays out 110.2% 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 increased its dividend for 11 consecutive years and EastGroup Properties has increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years. First Industrial Realty Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is FR or EGP more profitable?

First Industrial Realty Trust has a net margin of 45.83% compared to First Industrial Realty Trust's net margin of 36.36%. EastGroup Properties' return on equity of 10.97% beat First Industrial Realty Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Industrial Realty Trust	45.83%	10.97%	5.57%
EastGroup Properties	36.36%	8.93%	4.92%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer FR or EGP?

EastGroup Properties received 24 more outperform votes than First Industrial Realty Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 58.68% of users gave First Industrial Realty Trust an outperform vote while only 58.21% of users gave EastGroup Properties an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
First Industrial Realty Trust	Outperform Votes 419 58.68%	Underperform Votes 295 41.32%
EastGroup Properties	Outperform Votes 443 58.21%	Underperform Votes 318 41.79%

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	$614.03M	9.88	$274.82M	$2.17	21.13
EastGroup Properties	$570.59M	13.28	$200.49M	$4.61	34.24

Do analysts prefer FR or EGP?

First Industrial Realty Trust currently has a consensus target price of $53.11, suggesting a potential upside of 16.01%. EastGroup Properties has a consensus target price of $189.00, suggesting a potential upside of 19.63%. Given First Industrial Realty Trust's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe EastGroup Properties is more favorable than First Industrial Realty Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Industrial Realty Trust	2 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.18
EastGroup Properties	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.31

Does the media prefer FR or EGP?

In the previous week, EastGroup Properties had 7 more articles in the media than First Industrial Realty Trust. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for EastGroup Properties and 14 mentions for First Industrial Realty Trust. EastGroup Properties' average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat First Industrial Realty Trust's score of 0.08 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	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
EastGroup Properties	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk & volatility, FR or EGP?

First Industrial Realty Trust has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EastGroup Properties has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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

99.9% 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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

First Industrial Realty Trust beats EastGroup Properties on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.