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$122.20 +0.12 (+0.10%)
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IRM vs. EQIX, LAMR, DLR, STAG, and VICI

Should you buy Iron Mountain stock or one of its competitors? Iron Mountain's main competitors and comparable companies include Equinix (EQIX), Lamar Advertising (LAMR), Digital Realty Trust (DLR), Stag Industrial (STAG), and VICI Properties (VICI). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "real estate" sector.

How does Iron Mountain compare to Equinix?

Iron Mountain (NYSE:IRM) and Equinix (NASDAQ:EQIX) are both large-cap real estate companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and dividends.

Iron Mountain currently has a consensus price target of $135.17, indicating a potential upside of 10.61%. Equinix has a consensus price target of $1,203.40, indicating a potential upside of 11.82%. Given Equinix's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Equinix is more favorable than Iron Mountain.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Iron Mountain
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.83
Equinix
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
21 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.93

Iron Mountain has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its share price is 20% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Equinix has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its share price is 1% less volatile than the broader market.

80.1% of Iron Mountain shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.9% of Equinix shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Iron Mountain shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Equinix shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Iron Mountain pays an annual dividend of $3.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Equinix pays an annual dividend of $20.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Iron Mountain pays out 247.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Equinix pays out 132.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Iron Mountain has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Equinix has increased its dividend for 10 consecutive years.

Equinix has a net margin of 15.64% compared to Iron Mountain's net margin of 5.54%. Equinix's return on equity of 10.76% beat Iron Mountain's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Iron Mountain5.54% -85.44% 3.30%
Equinix 15.64%10.76%3.83%

Equinix has higher revenue and earnings than Iron Mountain. Equinix 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$6.90B5.27$144.59M$1.4087.29
Equinix$9.22B11.52$1.35B$15.5369.30

In the previous week, Equinix had 10 more articles in the media than Iron Mountain. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for Equinix and 22 mentions for Iron Mountain. Equinix's average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat Iron Mountain's score of 1.27 indicating that Equinix is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Iron Mountain
17 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Equinix
26 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

Equinix beats Iron Mountain on 16 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Iron Mountain compare to Lamar Advertising?

Iron Mountain (NYSE:IRM) and Lamar Advertising (NASDAQ:LAMR) are both large-cap real estate companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, risk and valuation.

Lamar Advertising has a net margin of 23.90% compared to Iron Mountain's net margin of 5.54%. Lamar Advertising's return on equity of 54.94% beat Iron Mountain's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Iron Mountain5.54% -85.44% 3.30%
Lamar Advertising 23.90%54.94%8.04%

Iron Mountain pays an annual dividend of $3.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Lamar Advertising pays an annual dividend of $6.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Iron Mountain pays out 247.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Lamar Advertising pays out 116.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Iron Mountain has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Lamar Advertising has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years. Lamar Advertising is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

80.1% of Iron Mountain shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.8% of Lamar Advertising shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Iron Mountain shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.2% of Lamar Advertising shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Iron Mountain has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its share price is 20% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Lamar Advertising has a beta of 1.19, suggesting that its share price is 19% more volatile than the broader market.

Lamar Advertising has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Iron Mountain. Lamar Advertising 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$6.90B5.27$144.59M$1.4087.29
Lamar Advertising$2.27B6.81$587.15M$5.4827.72

Iron Mountain presently has a consensus price target of $135.17, indicating a potential upside of 10.61%. Lamar Advertising has a consensus price target of $160.17, indicating a potential upside of 5.42%. Given Iron Mountain's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Iron Mountain is more favorable than Lamar Advertising.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Iron Mountain
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.83
Lamar Advertising
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.40

In the previous week, Iron Mountain had 17 more articles in the media than Lamar Advertising. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Iron Mountain and 5 mentions for Lamar Advertising. Iron Mountain's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Lamar Advertising's score of 0.90 indicating that Iron Mountain is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Iron Mountain
17 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Lamar Advertising
2 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

Lamar Advertising beats Iron Mountain on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Iron Mountain compare to Digital Realty Trust?

Iron Mountain (NYSE:IRM) and Digital Realty Trust (NYSE:DLR) are both large-cap real estate companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

80.1% of Iron Mountain shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.7% of Digital Realty Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Iron Mountain shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Digital Realty Trust shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Iron Mountain pays an annual dividend of $3.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Digital Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $4.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Iron Mountain pays out 247.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Digital Realty Trust pays out 236.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Iron Mountain has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Iron Mountain is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

In the previous week, Iron Mountain and Iron Mountain both had 22 articles in the media. Digital Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.74 beat Iron Mountain's score of 1.27 indicating that Digital Realty Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Iron Mountain
17 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Digital Realty Trust
21 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive

Iron Mountain has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its share price is 20% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Digital Realty Trust has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its share price is 3% more volatile than the broader market.

Digital Realty Trust has a net margin of 11.80% compared to Iron Mountain's net margin of 5.54%. Digital Realty Trust's return on equity of 3.34% beat Iron Mountain's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Iron Mountain5.54% -85.44% 3.30%
Digital Realty Trust 11.80%3.34%1.59%

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Iron Mountain$6.90B5.27$144.59M$1.4087.29
Digital Realty Trust$6.11B11.79$1.31B$2.0694.51

Iron Mountain presently has a consensus price target of $135.17, suggesting a potential upside of 10.61%. Digital Realty Trust has a consensus price target of $219.45, suggesting a potential upside of 12.71%. Given Digital Realty Trust's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Digital Realty Trust is more favorable than Iron Mountain.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Iron Mountain
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.83
Digital Realty Trust
0 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
25 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.84

Summary

Digital Realty Trust beats Iron Mountain on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Iron Mountain compare to Stag Industrial?

Stag Industrial (NYSE:STAG) and Iron Mountain (NYSE:IRM) are both real estate companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation and dividends.

Stag Industrial has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Iron Mountain has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the broader market.

Stag Industrial currently has a consensus target price of $50.50, suggesting a potential upside of 38.28%. Iron Mountain has a consensus target price of $135.17, suggesting a potential upside of 10.61%. Given Stag Industrial's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Stag Industrial is more favorable than Iron Mountain.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Stag Industrial
1 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.20
Iron Mountain
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.83

Stag Industrial pays an annual dividend of $1.55 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Iron Mountain pays an annual dividend of $3.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Stag Industrial pays out 119.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Iron Mountain pays out 247.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Stag Industrial has increased its dividend for 7 consecutive years and Iron Mountain has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Stag Industrial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

In the previous week, Iron Mountain had 16 more articles in the media than Stag Industrial. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Iron Mountain and 6 mentions for Stag Industrial. Iron Mountain's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Stag Industrial's score of 1.04 indicating that Iron Mountain is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Stag Industrial
4 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Iron Mountain
17 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Stag Industrial has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Iron Mountain. Stag Industrial 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
Stag Industrial$845.18M8.33$273.52M$1.3028.09
Iron Mountain$6.90B5.27$144.59M$1.4087.29

88.7% of Stag Industrial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.1% of Iron Mountain shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Stag Industrial shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Iron Mountain shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Stag Industrial has a net margin of 28.04% compared to Iron Mountain's net margin of 5.54%. Stag Industrial's return on equity of 6.79% beat Iron Mountain's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Stag Industrial28.04% 6.79% 3.43%
Iron Mountain 5.54%-85.44%3.30%

Summary

Stag Industrial beats Iron Mountain on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Iron Mountain compare to VICI Properties?

VICI Properties (NYSE:VICI) and Iron Mountain (NYSE:IRM) are both large-cap real estate companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, dividends, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

97.7% of VICI Properties shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.1% of Iron Mountain shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of VICI Properties shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Iron Mountain shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

VICI Properties has a net margin of 67.50% compared to Iron Mountain's net margin of 5.54%. VICI Properties' return on equity of 9.66% beat Iron Mountain's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
VICI Properties67.50% 9.66% 5.87%
Iron Mountain 5.54%-85.44%3.30%

VICI Properties pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.8%. Iron Mountain pays an annual dividend of $3.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. VICI Properties pays out 69.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Iron Mountain pays out 247.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. VICI Properties has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years and Iron Mountain has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years. VICI Properties is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

VICI Properties presently has a consensus price target of $31.29, suggesting a potential upside of 17.84%. Iron Mountain has a consensus price target of $135.17, suggesting a potential upside of 10.61%. Given VICI Properties' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe VICI Properties is more favorable than Iron Mountain.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
VICI Properties
0 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.46
Iron Mountain
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.83

In the previous week, Iron Mountain had 4 more articles in the media than VICI Properties. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Iron Mountain and 18 mentions for VICI Properties. VICI Properties' average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Iron Mountain's score of 1.27 indicating that VICI Properties is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
VICI Properties
15 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Iron Mountain
17 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

VICI Properties has a beta of 0.65, meaning that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Iron Mountain has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the broader market.

VICI Properties has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Iron Mountain. VICI Properties 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
VICI Properties$4.01B7.30$2.78B$2.5810.29
Iron Mountain$6.90B5.27$144.59M$1.4087.29

Summary

VICI Properties beats Iron Mountain on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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IRM vs. The Competition

MetricIron MountainSpecialized REITs IndustryReal Estate SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$36.38B$19.27B$5.68B$24.19B
Dividend Yield2.73%5.13%6.27%3.72%
P/E Ratio87.2928.7028.9830.08
Price / Sales5.276.90127.2620.09
Price / Cash22.1979.6234.5231.97
Price / Book-38.073.341.906.85
Net Income$144.59M$557.35M-$63.99M$1.07B
7 Day Performance-3.64%-0.16%-0.53%-1.05%
1 Month Performance-1.64%1.13%-1.29%2.47%
1 Year Performance33.86%2.66%12.29%17.62%

Iron Mountain Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
IRM
Iron Mountain
3.2387 of 5 stars
$122.20
+0.1%
$135.17
+10.6%
+33.1%$36.38B$6.90B87.2929,400
EQIX
Equinix
4.3655 of 5 stars
$1,097.61
-0.4%
$1,202.20
+9.5%
+39.3%$108.75B$9.22B70.6813,716
LAMR
Lamar Advertising
3.9921 of 5 stars
$152.38
-2.0%
$160.17
+5.1%
+27.7%$15.79B$2.27B27.813,500
DLR
Digital Realty Trust
4.2335 of 5 stars
$198.36
-0.9%
$219.13
+10.5%
+15.5%$74.06B$6.11B96.294,282
STAG
Stag Industrial
4.7735 of 5 stars
$36.77
+0.1%
$50.50
+37.3%
+0.9%$7.09B$845.18M28.2890

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