First Industrial Realty Trust (NYSE:FR) Vs. EQR, ARE, EXR, VTR, VICI, DRE, MAA, SUI, ESS, and BXP
Should you be buying First Industrial Realty Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of First Industrial Realty Trust include Equity Residential (EQR), Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE), Extra Space Storage (EXR), Ventas (VTR), VICI Properties (VICI), Duke Realty (DRE), Mid-America Apartment Communities (MAA), Sun Communities (SUI), Essex Property Trust (ESS), and Boston Properties (BXP). These companies are all part of the "industrial reits" industry.These companies are all part of the "real estate investment trusts" industry.
First Industrial Realty Trust vs.
First Industrial Realty Trust (NYSE:FR) and Equity Residential (NYSE:EQR) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, community ranking and valuation.
Equity Residential received 67 more outperform votes than First Industrial Realty Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.09% of users gave First Industrial Realty Trust an outperform vote while only 50.48% of users gave Equity Residential an outperform vote.
First Industrial Realty Trust currently has a consensus price target of $51.92, indicating a potential downside of 2.56%. Equity Residential has a consensus price target of $90.03, indicating a potential upside of 21.14%. Given Equity Residential's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Equity Residential is more favorable than First Industrial Realty Trust.
96.4% of First Industrial Realty Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.4% of Equity Residential shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of First Industrial Realty Trust shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of Equity Residential shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
First Industrial Realty Trust has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Equity Residential has a beta of 0.81, meaning that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Equity Residential had 13 more articles in the media than First Industrial Realty Trust. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Equity Residential and 4 mentions for First Industrial Realty Trust. First Industrial Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.61 beat Equity Residential's score of -0.38 indicating that First Industrial Realty Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Equity Residential has higher revenue and earnings than First Industrial Realty Trust. Equity Residential is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Industrial Realty Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
First Industrial Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Equity Residential pays an annual dividend of $2.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. First Industrial Realty Trust pays out 63.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Equity Residential pays out 69.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.
Equity Residential has a net margin of 53.42% compared to First Industrial Realty Trust's net margin of 50.47%. Equity Residential's return on equity of 12.35% beat First Industrial Realty Trust's return on equity.
Summary
Equity Residential beats First Industrial Realty Trust on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding FR and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
Media Sentiment Over Time
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.
First Industrial Realty Trust (NYSE:FR) vs. Its Competitors
First Industrial Realty Trust Competitors List
