PLYM vs. ARE, EGP, EPRT, FR, LXP, NXRT, PLD, REXR, STAG, and TRNO
Should you be buying Plymouth Industrial REIT stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Plymouth Industrial REIT include Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE), EastGroup Properties (EGP), Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT), First Industrial Realty Trust (FR), LXP Industrial Trust (LXP), NexPoint Residential Trust (NXRT), Prologis (PLD), Rexford Industrial Realty (REXR), Stag Industrial (STAG), and Terreno Realty (TRNO). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.
Plymouth Industrial REIT vs. Its Competitors
Alexandria Real Estate Equities (NYSE:ARE) and Plymouth Industrial REIT (NYSE:PLYM) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and dividends.
Alexandria Real Estate Equities pays an annual dividend of $5.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.9%. Plymouth Industrial REIT pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. Alexandria Real Estate Equities pays out 694.7% 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 31.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Alexandria Real Estate Equities has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years. Alexandria Real Estate Equities is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
96.5% of Alexandria Real Estate Equities shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.7% of Plymouth Industrial REIT shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Alexandria Real Estate Equities shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Plymouth Industrial REIT shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Plymouth Industrial REIT has a net margin of 71.08% compared to Alexandria Real Estate Equities' net margin of 4.62%. Plymouth Industrial REIT's return on equity of 26.42% beat Alexandria Real Estate Equities' return on equity.
Alexandria Real Estate Equities currently has a consensus price target of $99.54, indicating a potential upside of 29.14%. Plymouth Industrial REIT has a consensus price target of $21.10, indicating a potential upside of 31.14%. Given Plymouth Industrial REIT's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Plymouth Industrial REIT is more favorable than Alexandria Real Estate Equities.
In the previous week, Alexandria Real Estate Equities had 1 more articles in the media than Plymouth Industrial REIT. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Alexandria Real Estate Equities and 8 mentions for Plymouth Industrial REIT. Alexandria Real Estate Equities' average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat Plymouth Industrial REIT's score of 0.99 indicating that Alexandria Real Estate Equities is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Alexandria Real Estate Equities has a beta of 1.25, meaning that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Plymouth Industrial REIT has a beta of 1.11, meaning that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Alexandria Real Estate Equities has higher revenue and earnings than Plymouth Industrial REIT. Plymouth Industrial REIT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alexandria Real Estate Equities, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Alexandria Real Estate Equities beats Plymouth Industrial REIT on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:PLYM) was last updated on 7/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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