STAG vs. EGP, FR, TRNO, PLD, WY, SBAC, ESS, MAA, ARE, and SUI
Should you be buying STAG Industrial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of STAG Industrial include EastGroup Properties (EGP), First Industrial Realty Trust (FR), Terreno Realty (TRNO), Prologis (PLD), Weyerhaeuser (WY), SBA Communications (SBAC), Essex Property Trust (ESS), Mid-America Apartment Communities (MAA), Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE), and Sun Communities (SUI).
STAG Industrial vs.
EastGroup Properties (NYSE:EGP) and STAG Industrial (NYSE:STAG) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, community ranking, institutional ownership, dividends and earnings.
In the previous week, EastGroup Properties had 13 more articles in the media than STAG Industrial. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for EastGroup Properties and 11 mentions for STAG Industrial. STAG Industrial's average media sentiment score of 0.65 beat EastGroup Properties' score of 0.51 indicating that STAG Industrial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
EastGroup Properties presently has a consensus price target of $190.88, indicating a potential upside of 9.21%. STAG Industrial has a consensus price target of $40.38, indicating a potential upside of 16.47%. Given STAG Industrial's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe STAG Industrial is more favorable than EastGroup Properties.
EastGroup Properties has a beta of 1, suggesting that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, STAG Industrial has a beta of 1.09, suggesting that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.
EastGroup Properties has a net margin of 35.57% compared to STAG Industrial's net margin of 23.94%. EastGroup Properties' return on equity of 8.27% beat STAG Industrial's return on equity.
EastGroup Properties pays an annual dividend of $5.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. STAG Industrial pays an annual dividend of $1.49 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. EastGroup Properties pays out 120.4% 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 pays out 150.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
EastGroup Properties has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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.
92.1% of EastGroup Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.7% of STAG Industrial shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of EastGroup Properties shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of STAG Industrial shares are owned 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.
EastGroup Properties received 13 more outperform votes than STAG Industrial when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.25% of users gave STAG Industrial an outperform vote while only 57.83% of users gave EastGroup Properties an outperform vote.
Summary
EastGroup Properties beats STAG Industrial on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:STAG) was last updated on 2/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
