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NYSE:IRM

Iron Mountain - IRM Competitors

$50.45
+0.91 (+1.84%)
(As of 03/24/2023 12:00 AM ET)
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Today's Range
$48.94
$50.46
50-Day Range
$49.54
$56.63
52-Week Range
$43.33
$58.61
Volume
1.08 million shs
Average Volume
1.55 million shs
Market Capitalization
$14.68 billion
P/E Ratio
26.55
Dividend Yield
4.90%
Price Target
$60.40

IRM vs. WPC, GLPI, SUI, ESS, MAA, UDR, VTR, ELS, PEAK, and KIM

Should you be buying Iron Mountain stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Iron Mountain include W. P. Carey (WPC), Gaming and Leisure Properties (GLPI), Sun Communities (SUI), Essex Property Trust (ESS), Mid-America Apartment Communities (MAA), UDR (UDR), Ventas (VTR), Equity LifeStyle Properties (ELS), Healthpeak Properties (PEAK), and Kimco Realty (KIM). These companies are all part of the "real estate investment trusts" industry.

Iron Mountain vs.

Iron Mountain (NYSE:IRM) and W. P. Carey (NYSE:WPC) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, community ranking, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, valuation, earnings and institutional ownership.

W. P. Carey has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Iron Mountain. W. P. Carey is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Iron Mountain, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Iron Mountain$5.10 billion2.88$556.98 million$1.9026.55
W. P. Carey$1.48 billion11.00$599.14 million$2.9925.84

In the previous week, Iron Mountain had 4 more articles in the media than W. P. Carey. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Iron Mountain and 10 mentions for W. P. Carey. W. P. Carey's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Iron Mountain's score of 0.78 indicating that W. P. Carey is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Iron Mountain
7 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
W. P. Carey
6 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Iron Mountain has a beta of 0.89, indicating that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, W. P. Carey has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.

W. P. Carey has a net margin of 40.51% compared to Iron Mountain's net margin of 10.91%. Iron Mountain's return on equity of 79.49% beat W. P. Carey's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Iron Mountain 10.91% 79.49% 3.25%
W. P. Carey 40.51% 7.23% 3.58%

Iron Mountain received 67 more outperform votes than W. P. Carey when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.94% of users gave Iron Mountain an outperform vote while only 60.92% of users gave W. P. Carey an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Iron MountainOutperform Votes
399
63.94%
Underperform Votes
225
36.06%
W. P. CareyOutperform Votes
332
60.92%
Underperform Votes
213
39.08%

Iron Mountain pays an annual dividend of $2.47 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. W. P. Carey pays an annual dividend of $4.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Iron Mountain pays out 130.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. W. P. Carey pays out 142.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

77.1% of Iron Mountain shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.7% of W. P. Carey shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of Iron Mountain shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of W. P. Carey shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Iron Mountain currently has a consensus target price of $60.40, indicating a potential upside of 19.72%. W. P. Carey has a consensus target price of $86.80, indicating a potential upside of 12.35%. Given Iron Mountain's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Iron Mountain is more favorable than W. P. Carey.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Iron Mountain
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.80
W. P. Carey
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.80

Summary

Iron Mountain beats W. P. Carey on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding IRM and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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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.
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IRM vs. The Competition

MetricIron MountainReal estate investment trusts IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$14.68B$5.66B$5.86B$14.09B
Dividend Yield4.83%7.29%8.35%3.85%
P/E Ratio26.5521.35133.3820.03
Price / Sales2.884.955,950.6310.36
Price / Cash11.7212.0931.5624.57
Price / Book23.041.793.486.79
Net Income$556.98M$194.31M$647.00M$870.19M
7 Day Performance0.32%-0.08%-0.14%0.71%
1 Month Performance-3.54%-7.49%-5.76%-7.20%
1 Year Performance-3.89%-26.01%30.41%-15.19%

Iron Mountain Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
WPC
W. P. Carey
2.5778 of 5 stars
$75.40
-3.0%
$86.80
+15.1%
-3.7%$15.88B$1.48B25.22183Analyst Report
GLPI
Gaming and Leisure Properties
2.6819 of 5 stars
$48.78
-3.5%
$56.60
+16.0%
+11.4%$13.26B$1.31B18.1317Analyst Report
SUI
Sun Communities
3.1879 of 5 stars
$129.45
-3.1%
$168.86
+30.4%
-22.3%$16.11B$2.97B65.387,594Analyst Upgrade
ESS
Essex Property Trust
3.147 of 5 stars
$199.22
-3.4%
$256.15
+28.6%
-40.3%$12.85B$1.61B31.721,772Positive News
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities
3.1468 of 5 stars
$140.75
-2.9%
$177.00
+25.8%
-30.1%$16.41B$2.02B25.642,387Dividend Increase
UDR
UDR
2.3806 of 5 stars
$38.18
-2.7%
$47.87
+25.4%
-31.6%$12.57B$1.52B152.721,326
VTR
Ventas
2.5176 of 5 stars
$41.85
-4.7%
$56.27
+34.5%
-30.9%$17.56B$4.13B-348.75434
ELS
Equity LifeStyle Properties
2.5606 of 5 stars
$62.36
-3.5%
$76.13
+22.1%
-11.8%$11.61B$1.45B40.764,200News Coverage
PEAK
Healthpeak Properties
3.0615 of 5 stars
$20.23
-3.2%
$30.05
+48.5%
-38.1%$11.06B$2.06B21.99196Positive News
KIM
Kimco Realty
2.6552 of 5 stars
$17.57
-3.6%
$23.25
+32.3%
-25.2%$10.89B$1.73B117.13N/AAnalyst Report
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This page (NYSE:IRM) was last updated on 3/25/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff