First Industrial Realty Trust (FR) Competitors

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

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of FR or EGP?

98.0% of First Industrial Realty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.5% of EastGroup Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of First Industrial Realty Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of EastGroup Properties shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is FR or EGP more profitable?

First Industrial Realty Trust has a net margin of 67.19% compared to EastGroup Properties' net margin of 32.86%. First Industrial Realty Trust's return on equity of 15.28% beat EastGroup Properties' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Industrial Realty Trust	67.19%	15.28%	7.80%
EastGroup Properties	32.86%	8.40%	4.20%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, 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	$539.93 million	12.73	$359.13 million	$2.86	18.17
EastGroup Properties	$509.08 million	14.09	$186.18 million	$3.87	42.55

Which has more volatility & risk, FR or EGP?

First Industrial Realty Trust has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its stock price is 1% less 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.

Does the media prefer FR or EGP?

In the previous week, EastGroup Properties had 4 more articles in the media than First Industrial Realty Trust. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for EastGroup Properties and 4 mentions for First Industrial Realty Trust. First Industrial Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.68 beat EastGroup Properties' score of 1.02 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	4 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)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is FR or EGP a better dividend stock?

First Industrial Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. EastGroup Properties pays an annual dividend of $5.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. First Industrial Realty Trust pays out 44.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. EastGroup Properties pays out 129.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do analysts prefer FR or EGP?

First Industrial Realty Trust presently has a consensus price target of $58.57, indicating a potential upside of 12.70%. EastGroup Properties has a consensus price target of $170.20, indicating a potential upside of 3.37%. Given First Industrial Realty Trust's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, 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	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
EastGroup Properties	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in FR or EGP?

EastGroup Properties received 28 more outperform votes than First Industrial Realty Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.35% of users gave EastGroup Properties an outperform vote while only 59.16% of users gave First Industrial Realty Trust an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
First Industrial Realty Trust	Outperform Votes 410 59.16%	Underperform Votes 283 40.84%
EastGroup Properties	Outperform Votes 438 59.35%	Underperform Votes 300 40.65%

Summary

First Industrial Realty Trust beats EastGroup Properties on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.