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

Do analysts rate FR or PLYM?

First Industrial Realty Trust currently has a consensus price target of $55.00, suggesting a potential downside of 0.26%. Plymouth Industrial REIT has a consensus price target of $21.33, suggesting a potential downside of 3.43%. Given First Industrial Realty Trust's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, 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)	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

Which has more risk and volatility, 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.

Does the media favor FR or PLYM?

In the previous week, First Industrial Realty Trust had 14 more articles in the media than Plymouth Industrial REIT. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for First Industrial Realty Trust and 0 mentions for Plymouth Industrial REIT. First Industrial Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Plymouth Industrial REIT's score of 0.00 indicating that First Industrial Realty Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
First Industrial Realty Trust	Positive
Plymouth Industrial REIT	Neutral

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 3.2%. Plymouth Industrial REIT pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. 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.

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 33.18%. 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	33.18%	8.65%	4.38%
Plymouth Industrial REIT	67.77%	24.24%	8.90%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in 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. 1.1% of First Industrial Realty Trust shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Plymouth Industrial REIT shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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	10.91	$287.55M	$2.05	26.90
Plymouth Industrial REIT	$198.35M	4.96	$139.34M	$2.88	7.67

Summary

First Industrial Realty Trust beats Plymouth Industrial REIT on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.