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 better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment and profitability.

Do analysts recommend FR or PLYM?

First Industrial Realty Trust presently has a consensus price target of $55.40, indicating a potential upside of 5.49%. Plymouth Industrial REIT has a consensus price target of $20.67, indicating a potential downside of 5.80%. Given First Industrial Realty Trust's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly 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)	6 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.45
Plymouth Industrial REIT	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.10

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%

Which has more volatility & risk, FR or PLYM?

First Industrial Realty Trust has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Plymouth Industrial REIT has a beta of 1.11, suggesting that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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 3.4%. 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 increased 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 favor FR or PLYM?

In the previous week, Plymouth Industrial REIT had 1 more articles in the media than First Industrial Realty Trust. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Plymouth Industrial REIT and 13 mentions for First Industrial Realty Trust. First Industrial Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.86 beat Plymouth Industrial REIT's score of 0.62 indicating that First Industrial Realty Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
First Industrial Realty Trust	13 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Plymouth Industrial REIT	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in FR or PLYM?

99.9% of First Industrial Realty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.7% of Plymouth Industrial REIT shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of First Industrial Realty Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Plymouth Industrial REIT shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher 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	10.38	$287.55M	$2.05	25.62
Plymouth Industrial REIT	$198.35M	4.93	$139.34M	$2.88	7.62

Summary

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