Stag Industrial (STAG) Competitors

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

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 3.3%. Stag Industrial pays out 117.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. EastGroup Properties pays out 121.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. 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 analysts rate STAG or EGP?

Stag Industrial currently has a consensus target price of $38.17, indicating a potential upside of 3.87%. EastGroup Properties has a consensus target price of $189.31, indicating a potential upside of 11.72%. Given EastGroup Properties' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe EastGroup Properties is more favorable than Stag Industrial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Stag Industrial	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
EastGroup Properties	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.64

Which has better earnings and valuation, 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	$767.38M	8.94	$189.22M	$1.27	28.93
EastGroup Properties	$640.23M	14.12	$227.75M	$4.63	36.60

Does the media favor STAG or EGP?

In the previous week, EastGroup Properties had 1 more articles in the media than Stag Industrial. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for EastGroup Properties and 11 mentions for Stag Industrial. EastGroup Properties' average media sentiment score of 1.69 beat Stag Industrial's score of 1.50 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	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
EastGroup Properties	11 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do insiders & institutionals believe in STAG or EGP?

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

Which has more volatility and risk, STAG or EGP?

Stag Industrial has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EastGroup Properties has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is STAG or EGP more profitable?

EastGroup Properties has a net margin of 34.85% compared to Stag Industrial's net margin of 29.14%. EastGroup Properties' return on equity of 7.29% beat Stag Industrial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Stag Industrial	29.14%	6.71%	3.46%
EastGroup Properties	34.85%	7.29%	4.67%

Summary

EastGroup Properties beats Stag Industrial on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.