JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) Competitors

JBG SMITH Properties (NYSE:JBGS) and Americold Realty Trust (NYSE:COLD) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, earnings, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, community ranking and media sentiment.

Does the media prefer JBGS or COLD?

In the previous week, Americold Realty Trust had 3 more articles in the media than JBG SMITH Properties. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Americold Realty Trust and 2 mentions for JBG SMITH Properties. JBG SMITH Properties' average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Americold Realty Trust's score of 0.40 indicating that JBG SMITH Properties is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
JBG SMITH Properties	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Americold Realty Trust	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has better earnings & valuation, JBGS or COLD?

JBG SMITH Properties has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Americold Realty Trust. Americold Realty Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than JBG SMITH 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
JBG SMITH Properties	$522.81M	2.53	-$79.98M	-$1.87	-9.69
Americold Realty Trust	$2.63B	1.84	-$336.21M	-$0.43	-39.52

Which has more volatility and risk, JBGS or COLD?

JBG SMITH Properties has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Americold Realty Trust has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is JBGS or COLD a better dividend stock?

JBG SMITH Properties pays an annual dividend of $0.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Americold Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. JBG SMITH Properties pays out -37.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Americold Realty Trust pays out -214.0% 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. Americold Realty Trust has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Americold Realty Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in JBGS or COLD?

98.5% of JBG SMITH Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.1% of Americold Realty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.4% of JBG SMITH Properties shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Americold Realty Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate JBGS or COLD?

JBG SMITH Properties currently has a consensus price target of $16.00, indicating a potential downside of 11.66%. Americold Realty Trust has a consensus price target of $25.42, indicating a potential upside of 49.55%. Given Americold Realty Trust's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Americold Realty Trust is more favorable than JBG SMITH Properties.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
JBG SMITH Properties	2 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
Americold Realty Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Is JBGS or COLD more profitable?

Americold Realty Trust has a net margin of -3.54% compared to JBG SMITH Properties' net margin of -26.22%. Americold Realty Trust's return on equity of -2.70% beat JBG SMITH Properties' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
JBG SMITH Properties	-26.22%	-7.26%	-2.74%
Americold Realty Trust	-3.54%	-2.70%	-1.21%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer JBGS or COLD?

JBG SMITH Properties received 1 more outperform votes than Americold Realty Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.23% of users gave JBG SMITH Properties an outperform vote while only 60.88% of users gave Americold Realty Trust an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
JBG SMITH Properties	Outperform Votes 278 61.23%	Underperform Votes 176 38.77%
Americold Realty Trust	Outperform Votes 277 60.88%	Underperform Votes 178 39.12%

Summary

Americold Realty Trust beats JBG SMITH Properties on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.