Prologis (PLD) Competitors

EastGroup Properties (NYSE:EGP) and Prologis (NYSE:PLD) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, community ranking, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and risk.

Is EGP or PLD more profitable?

Prologis has a net margin of 45.50% compared to EastGroup Properties' net margin of 35.57%. EastGroup Properties' return on equity of 7.89% beat Prologis' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
EastGroup Properties	35.57%	7.89%	4.76%
Prologis	45.50%	6.44%	3.95%

Is EGP or PLD a better dividend stock?

EastGroup Properties pays an annual dividend of $5.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Prologis pays an annual dividend of $4.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. EastGroup Properties pays out 122.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Prologis pays out 101.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. EastGroup Properties has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years and Prologis has increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years. Prologis is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, EGP or PLD?

Prologis has higher revenue and earnings than EastGroup Properties. Prologis is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than EastGroup 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
EastGroup Properties	$660.46M	13.25	$227.75M	$4.57	36.45
Prologis	$8.38B	11.59	$3.64B	$4.00	26.18

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in EGP or PLD?

92.1% of EastGroup Properties shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.5% of Prologis shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of EastGroup Properties shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Prologis shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to EGP or PLD?

In the previous week, Prologis had 13 more articles in the media than EastGroup Properties. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for Prologis and 19 mentions for EastGroup Properties. EastGroup Properties' average media sentiment score of 1.48 beat Prologis' score of 1.30 indicating that EastGroup Properties is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
EastGroup Properties	16 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Prologis	25 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor EGP or PLD?

Prologis received 493 more outperform votes than EastGroup Properties when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.83% of users gave Prologis an outperform vote while only 57.20% of users gave EastGroup Properties an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
EastGroup Properties	Outperform Votes 465 57.20%	Underperform Votes 348 42.80%
Prologis	Outperform Votes 958 69.83%	Underperform Votes 414 30.17%

Do analysts recommend EGP or PLD?

EastGroup Properties presently has a consensus target price of $186.60, suggesting a potential upside of 12.01%. Prologis has a consensus target price of $120.42, suggesting a potential upside of 15.00%. Given Prologis' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Prologis is more favorable than EastGroup Properties.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
EastGroup Properties	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Prologis	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.65

Which has more risk and volatility, EGP or PLD?

EastGroup Properties has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Prologis has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Prologis beats EastGroup Properties on 15 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.