First Industrial Realty Trust (FR) Competitors

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$55.60 -0.25 (-0.45%)
Closing price 02/14/2025 03:58 PM Eastern
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FR vs. EGP, TRNO, STAG, PLD, EQR, VTR, SBAC, WY, ESS, and MAA

Should you be buying First Industrial Realty Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of First Industrial Realty Trust include EastGroup Properties (EGP), Terreno Realty (TRNO), STAG Industrial (STAG), Prologis (PLD), Equity Residential (EQR), Ventas (VTR), SBA Communications (SBAC), Weyerhaeuser (WY), Essex Property Trust (ESS), and Mid-America Apartment Communities (MAA).

First Industrial Realty Trust vs.

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 contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, community ranking, earnings and media sentiment.

First Industrial Realty Trust has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EastGroup Properties has a beta of 1, meaning that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.

EastGroup Properties received 32 more outperform votes than First Industrial Realty Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 58.36% of users gave First Industrial Realty Trust an outperform vote while only 57.68% of users gave EastGroup Properties an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
First Industrial Realty TrustOutperform Votes
426
58.36%
Underperform Votes
304
41.64%
EastGroup PropertiesOutperform Votes
458
57.68%
Underperform Votes
336
42.32%

First Industrial Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. EastGroup Properties pays an annual dividend of $5.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. First Industrial Realty Trust pays out 67.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. EastGroup Properties pays out 120.4% 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.

First Industrial Realty Trust presently has a consensus price target of $57.38, indicating a potential upside of 3.21%. EastGroup Properties has a consensus price target of $190.53, indicating a potential upside of 6.06%. Given EastGroup Properties' 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
1 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.43
EastGroup Properties
0 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.65

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
First Industrial Realty Trust$669.64M10.99$274.82M$2.1825.51
EastGroup Properties$640.23M13.89$200.49M$4.6538.63

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 Trust42.94% 10.64% 5.51%
EastGroup Properties 35.57%8.27%4.86%

In the previous week, EastGroup Properties had 11 more articles in the media than First Industrial Realty Trust. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for EastGroup Properties and 14 mentions for First Industrial Realty Trust. First Industrial Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat EastGroup Properties' score of 0.51 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
7 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
EastGroup Properties
5 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
11 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

99.9% of First Industrial Realty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.1% of EastGroup Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of First Industrial Realty Trust 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, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

First Industrial Realty Trust and EastGroup Properties tied by winning 11 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.

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FR vs. The Competition

MetricFirst Industrial Realty TrustReal estate investment trusts IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$7.30B$7.09B$12.05B$20.41B
Dividend Yield2.68%7.76%5.89%3.67%
P/E Ratio25.5138.4721.0436.73
Price / Sales10.997.8327.7616.17
Price / Cash15.8917.5118.3320.34
Price / Book2.682.482.745.73
Net Income$274.82M$169.99M$1.03B$1.00B
7 Day Performance1.33%0.37%0.55%0.61%
1 Month Performance10.87%2.22%3.13%1.93%
1 Year Performance2.32%8.35%16.32%15.35%

First Industrial Realty Trust Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
FR
First Industrial Realty Trust
3.8901 of 5 stars
$55.60
-0.4%
$57.38
+3.2%
+3.4%$7.30B$669.64M25.51160Analyst Revision
Positive News
EGP
EastGroup Properties
4.1254 of 5 stars
$176.02
+0.8%
$190.88
+8.4%
-2.1%$8.71B$640.23M37.8590Analyst Forecast
Short Interest ↓
Analyst Revision
TRNO
Terreno Realty
1.7492 of 5 stars
$66.85
-0.7%
$68.27
+2.1%
+7.7%$6.67B$382.62M34.8240Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
News Coverage
STAG
STAG Industrial
4.1215 of 5 stars
$34.67
+0.0%
$40.38
+16.4%
-8.3%$6.32B$707.84M35.0290Earnings Report
Short Interest ↑
News Coverage
PLD
Prologis
4.4343 of 5 stars
$119.35
+1.7%
$128.78
+7.9%
-7.4%$110.54B$8.20B29.842,574Analyst Revision
Positive News
EQR
Equity Residential
4.6344 of 5 stars
$70.93
-0.6%
$78.36
+10.5%
+21.5%$26.88B$2.98B26.042,400Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
VTR
Ventas
4.1923 of 5 stars
$59.70
-1.5%
$68.71
+15.1%
+46.0%$25.09B$4.50B-351.80450Earnings Report
Dividend Increase
Analyst Forecast
News Coverage
SBAC
SBA Communications
4.765 of 5 stars
$206.23
+0.2%
$252.29
+22.3%
-1.8%$22.15B$2.71B32.501,787Positive News
WY
Weyerhaeuser
4.4671 of 5 stars
$30.16
+0.4%
$35.00
+16.0%
-10.4%$21.92B$7.12B54.849,318Dividend Increase
Analyst Revision
ESS
Essex Property Trust
4.2166 of 5 stars
$290.93
-0.4%
$306.53
+5.4%
+26.8%$18.67B$1.77B25.181,750Analyst Revision
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities
4.4099 of 5 stars
$156.72
-0.9%
$166.00
+5.9%
+25.5%$18.30B$2.19B34.952,427Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
News Coverage

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