LXP Industrial Trust (LXP) Competitors

Alexandria Real Estate Equities (NYSE:ARE) and LXP Industrial Trust (NYSE:LXP) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, valuation and media sentiment.

Which has better earnings & valuation, ARE or LXP?

Alexandria Real Estate Equities has higher revenue and earnings than LXP Industrial Trust. Alexandria Real Estate Equities is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than LXP Industrial Trust, 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
Alexandria Real Estate Equities	$3.02B	4.22	$322.95M	-$0.13	-566.62
LXP Industrial Trust	$358.46M	6.69	$44.53M	$0.28	28.95

Which has more risk & volatility, ARE or LXP?

Alexandria Real Estate Equities has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LXP Industrial Trust has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend ARE or LXP?

Alexandria Real Estate Equities presently has a consensus price target of $97.17, suggesting a potential upside of 31.91%. LXP Industrial Trust has a consensus price target of $10.50, suggesting a potential upside of 29.55%. Given Alexandria Real Estate Equities' higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Alexandria Real Estate Equities is more favorable than LXP Industrial Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Alexandria Real Estate Equities	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.18
LXP Industrial Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Does the media refer more to ARE or LXP?

In the previous week, Alexandria Real Estate Equities had 16 more articles in the media than LXP Industrial Trust. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Alexandria Real Estate Equities and 4 mentions for LXP Industrial Trust. LXP Industrial Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.65 beat Alexandria Real Estate Equities' score of 1.23 indicating that LXP Industrial Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Alexandria Real Estate Equities	15 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
LXP Industrial Trust	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is ARE or LXP a better dividend stock?

Alexandria Real Estate Equities pays an annual dividend of $5.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.2%. LXP Industrial Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.7%. Alexandria Real Estate Equities pays out -4,061.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. LXP Industrial Trust pays out 192.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Alexandria Real Estate Equities has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years and LXP Industrial Trust has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Alexandria Real Estate Equities is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ARE or LXP?

96.5% of Alexandria Real Estate Equities shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.5% of LXP Industrial Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Alexandria Real Estate Equities shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of LXP Industrial Trust shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is ARE or LXP more profitable?

LXP Industrial Trust has a net margin of 24.07% compared to Alexandria Real Estate Equities' net margin of -0.33%. LXP Industrial Trust's return on equity of 4.34% beat Alexandria Real Estate Equities' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Alexandria Real Estate Equities	-0.33%	-0.05%	-0.03%
LXP Industrial Trust	24.07%	4.34%	2.30%

Summary

Alexandria Real Estate Equities beats LXP Industrial Trust on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.