REXR vs. CUBE, NLY, FRT, CPT, EGP, REG, ELS, OHI, LAMR, and GLPI
Should you be buying Rexford Industrial Realty stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Rexford Industrial Realty include CubeSmart (CUBE), Annaly Capital Management (NLY), Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT), Camden Property Trust (CPT), EastGroup Properties (EGP), Regency Centers (REG), Equity LifeStyle Properties (ELS), Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI), Lamar Advertising (LAMR), and Gaming and Leisure Properties (GLPI). These companies are all part of the "real estate investment trusts" industry.
CubeSmart (NYSE:CUBE) and Rexford Industrial Realty (NYSE:REXR) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, community ranking and profitability.
CubeSmart has higher revenue and earnings than Rexford Industrial Realty. CubeSmart is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Rexford Industrial Realty, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
CubeSmart presently has a consensus price target of $46.33, suggesting a potential upside of 13.67%. Rexford Industrial Realty has a consensus price target of $54.73, suggesting a potential upside of 26.68%. Given CubeSmart's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Rexford Industrial Realty is more favorable than CubeSmart.
CubeSmart has a net margin of 38.64% compared to CubeSmart's net margin of 28.84%. Rexford Industrial Realty's return on equity of 14.46% beat CubeSmart's return on equity.
97.6% of CubeSmart shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.5% of Rexford Industrial Realty shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of CubeSmart shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Rexford Industrial Realty shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
CubeSmart has a beta of 0.69, suggesting that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rexford Industrial Realty has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500.
CubeSmart pays an annual dividend of $2.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Rexford Industrial Realty pays an annual dividend of $1.67 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. CubeSmart pays out 113.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Rexford Industrial Realty pays out 153.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. CubeSmart has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years and Rexford Industrial Realty has increased its dividend for 8 consecutive years. CubeSmart is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
In the previous week, CubeSmart had 2 more articles in the media than Rexford Industrial Realty. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for CubeSmart and 16 mentions for Rexford Industrial Realty. CubeSmart's average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat Rexford Industrial Realty's score of 0.52 indicating that Rexford Industrial Realty is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
CubeSmart received 114 more outperform votes than Rexford Industrial Realty when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.17% of users gave Rexford Industrial Realty an outperform vote while only 64.78% of users gave CubeSmart an outperform vote.
Summary
CubeSmart beats Rexford Industrial Realty on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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