STAG Industrial (STAG) Competitors

STAG Industrial (NYSE:STAG) and EastGroup Properties (NYSE:EGP) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, community ranking and profitability.

Which has more risk and volatility, STAG or EGP?

STAG Industrial has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EastGroup Properties has a beta of 1.02, suggesting that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor STAG or EGP?

In the previous week, STAG Industrial had 8 more articles in the media than EastGroup Properties. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for STAG Industrial and 5 mentions for EastGroup Properties. EastGroup Properties' average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat STAG Industrial's score of 1.05 indicating that EastGroup Properties is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
STAG Industrial	11 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
EastGroup Properties	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is STAG or EGP more profitable?

EastGroup Properties has a net margin of 35.57% compared to STAG Industrial's net margin of 24.64%. EastGroup Properties' return on equity of 7.89% beat STAG Industrial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
STAG Industrial	24.64%	5.51%	2.89%
EastGroup Properties	35.57%	7.89%	4.76%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor STAG or EGP?

EastGroup Properties received 18 more outperform votes than STAG Industrial when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.16% of users gave STAG Industrial an outperform vote while only 57.20% of users gave EastGroup Properties an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
STAG Industrial	Outperform Votes 447 65.16%	Underperform Votes 239 34.84%
EastGroup Properties	Outperform Votes 465 57.20%	Underperform Votes 348 42.80%

Is STAG or EGP a better dividend stock?

STAG Industrial pays an annual dividend of $1.49 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. EastGroup Properties pays an annual dividend of $5.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. STAG Industrial pays out 112.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. EastGroup Properties pays out 122.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. STAG Industrial has raised its dividend for 7 consecutive years and EastGroup Properties has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. STAG Industrial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in STAG or EGP?

88.7% of STAG Industrial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.1% of EastGroup Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of STAG Industrial shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of EastGroup Properties shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better valuation & earnings, STAG or EGP?

EastGroup Properties has lower revenue, but higher earnings than STAG Industrial. STAG Industrial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than EastGroup Properties, 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
STAG Industrial	$785.42M	8.72	$189.22M	$1.33	27.59
EastGroup Properties	$660.46M	13.84	$227.75M	$4.57	38.09

Do analysts prefer STAG or EGP?

STAG Industrial currently has a consensus price target of $39.71, suggesting a potential upside of 8.21%. EastGroup Properties has a consensus price target of $188.00, suggesting a potential upside of 7.99%. Given STAG Industrial's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe STAG Industrial is more favorable than EastGroup Properties.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
STAG Industrial	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43
EastGroup Properties	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.64

Summary

EastGroup Properties beats STAG Industrial on 14 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.