STAG Industrial (STAG) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer FR or STAG?

STAG Industrial received 23 more outperform votes than First Industrial Realty Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.92% of users gave STAG Industrial an outperform vote while only 58.71% of users gave First Industrial Realty Trust an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
First Industrial Realty Trust	Outperform Votes 418 58.71%	Underperform Votes 294 41.29%
STAG Industrial	Outperform Votes 441 65.92%	Underperform Votes 228 34.08%

Do institutionals & insiders believe in FR or STAG?

99.9% of First Industrial Realty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.7% of STAG Industrial shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of First Industrial Realty Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of STAG Industrial shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, FR or STAG?

First Industrial Realty Trust has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, STAG Industrial has a beta of 1.02, indicating that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is FR or STAG more profitable?

First Industrial Realty Trust has a net margin of 44.76% compared to First Industrial Realty Trust's net margin of 27.22%. STAG Industrial's return on equity of 10.64% beat First Industrial Realty Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Industrial Realty Trust	44.76%	10.64%	5.40%
STAG Industrial	27.22%	5.58%	3.11%

Does the media refer more to FR or STAG?

In the previous week, First Industrial Realty Trust had 2 more articles in the media than STAG Industrial. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for First Industrial Realty Trust and 8 mentions for STAG Industrial. First Industrial Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat STAG Industrial's score of 0.22 indicating that STAG Industrial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
First Industrial Realty Trust	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
STAG Industrial	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer FR or STAG?

First Industrial Realty Trust presently has a consensus price target of $55.30, suggesting a potential upside of 20.19%. STAG Industrial has a consensus price target of $39.13, suggesting a potential upside of 13.97%. Given STAG Industrial's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe First Industrial Realty Trust is more favorable than STAG Industrial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Industrial Realty Trust	2 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.27
STAG Industrial	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29

Is FR or STAG a better dividend stock?

First Industrial Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. STAG Industrial pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. First Industrial Realty Trust pays out 71.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. STAG Industrial pays out 137.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. First Industrial Realty Trust has raised its dividend for 11 consecutive years and STAG Industrial has raised its dividend for 6 consecutive years.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, FR or STAG?

First Industrial Realty Trust has higher earnings, but lower revenue than STAG Industrial. First Industrial Realty Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than STAG Industrial, 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
First Industrial Realty Trust	$614.03M	9.93	$274.82M	$2.07	22.26
STAG Industrial	$707.84M	8.82	$192.85M	$1.08	31.79

Summary

First Industrial Realty Trust beats STAG Industrial on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.