Terreno Realty (TRNO) Competitors

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

Which has more risk and volatility, TRNO or EGP?

Terreno Realty has a beta of 1.07, suggesting that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EastGroup Properties has a beta of 1.02, suggesting that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is TRNO or EGP more profitable?

Terreno Realty has a net margin of 48.18% compared to EastGroup Properties' net margin of 35.57%. EastGroup Properties' return on equity of 7.89% beat Terreno Realty's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Terreno Realty	48.18%	5.20%	4.04%
EastGroup Properties	35.57%	7.89%	4.76%

Which has better valuation and earnings, TRNO or EGP?

EastGroup Properties has higher revenue and earnings than Terreno Realty. Terreno Realty 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
Terreno Realty	$408.01M	15.03	$184.50M	$1.99	29.82
EastGroup Properties	$660.46M	13.68	$227.75M	$4.57	37.65

Does the MarketBeat Community favor TRNO or EGP?

EastGroup Properties received 83 more outperform votes than Terreno Realty when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 59.50% of users gave Terreno Realty an outperform vote while only 57.20% of users gave EastGroup Properties an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Terreno Realty	Outperform Votes 382 59.50%	Underperform Votes 260 40.50%
EastGroup Properties	Outperform Votes 465 57.20%	Underperform Votes 348 42.80%

Do analysts recommend TRNO or EGP?

Terreno Realty presently has a consensus price target of $65.00, suggesting a potential upside of 9.52%. EastGroup Properties has a consensus price target of $188.00, suggesting a potential upside of 9.27%. Given Terreno Realty's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Terreno Realty is more favorable than EastGroup Properties.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Terreno Realty	1 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.09
EastGroup Properties	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.64

Do insiders and institutionals believe in TRNO or EGP?

92.1% of EastGroup Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.4% of Terreno Realty 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is TRNO or EGP a better dividend stock?

Terreno Realty pays an annual dividend of $1.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. EastGroup Properties pays an annual dividend of $5.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Terreno Realty pays out 98.5% 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 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. Terreno Realty has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years and EastGroup Properties has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Terreno Realty is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the media refer more to TRNO or EGP?

In the previous week, Terreno Realty had 7 more articles in the media than EastGroup Properties. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Terreno Realty and 5 mentions for EastGroup Properties. EastGroup Properties' average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Terreno Realty's score of 0.47 indicating that EastGroup Properties is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Terreno Realty	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
EastGroup Properties	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

EastGroup Properties beats Terreno Realty on 12 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.