Plymouth Industrial REIT (PLYM) Competitors

First Industrial Realty Trust (NYSE:FR) and Plymouth Industrial REIT (NYSE:PLYM) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings.

Which has better valuation and earnings, FR or PLYM?

First Industrial Realty Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Plymouth Industrial REIT. Plymouth Industrial REIT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Industrial Realty 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
First Industrial Realty Trust	$669.64M	10.20	$287.55M	$2.05	25.17
Plymouth Industrial REIT	$198.35M	4.94	$139.34M	$2.88	7.64

Is FR or PLYM a better dividend stock?

First Industrial Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.78 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Plymouth Industrial REIT pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. First Industrial Realty Trust pays out 86.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Plymouth Industrial REIT pays out 33.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Industrial Realty Trust has raised its dividend for 12 consecutive years. Plymouth Industrial REIT is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media refer more to FR or PLYM?

In the previous week, First Industrial Realty Trust had 9 more articles in the media than Plymouth Industrial REIT. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for First Industrial Realty Trust and 2 mentions for Plymouth Industrial REIT. Plymouth Industrial REIT's average media sentiment score of 1.56 beat First Industrial Realty Trust's score of 1.22 indicating that Plymouth Industrial REIT is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
First Industrial Realty Trust	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Plymouth Industrial REIT	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, FR or PLYM?

First Industrial Realty Trust has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Plymouth Industrial REIT has a beta of 1.16, indicating that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate FR or PLYM?

First Industrial Realty Trust currently has a consensus price target of $55.00, indicating a potential upside of 6.61%. Plymouth Industrial REIT has a consensus price target of $21.33, indicating a potential downside of 3.07%. Given First Industrial Realty Trust's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe First Industrial Realty Trust is more favorable than Plymouth Industrial REIT.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Industrial Realty Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38
Plymouth Industrial REIT	1 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.09

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of FR or PLYM?

99.9% of First Industrial Realty Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.7% of Plymouth Industrial REIT shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of First Industrial Realty Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Plymouth Industrial REIT shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is FR or PLYM more profitable?

Plymouth Industrial REIT has a net margin of 67.77% compared to First Industrial Realty Trust's net margin of 38.70%. Plymouth Industrial REIT's return on equity of 24.24% beat First Industrial Realty Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Industrial Realty Trust	38.70%	9.92%	5.08%
Plymouth Industrial REIT	67.77%	24.24%	8.90%

Summary

First Industrial Realty Trust beats Plymouth Industrial REIT on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.