Terreno Realty (TRNO) Competitors

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

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, EGP or TRNO?

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
EastGroup Properties	$660.46M	13.19	$227.75M	$4.57	36.31
Terreno Realty	$408.01M	14.06	$184.50M	$1.99	27.90

Does the media favor EGP or TRNO?

In the previous week, EastGroup Properties had 3 more articles in the media than Terreno Realty. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for EastGroup Properties and 16 mentions for Terreno Realty. EastGroup Properties' average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Terreno Realty's score of 1.00 indicating that EastGroup Properties is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
EastGroup Properties	15 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Terreno Realty	8 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is EGP or TRNO a better dividend stock?

EastGroup Properties pays an annual dividend of $5.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Terreno Realty pays an annual dividend of $1.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. 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 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 has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years and Terreno Realty has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years. Terreno Realty is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer EGP or TRNO?

EastGroup Properties received 83 more outperform votes than Terreno Realty when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 59.59% of users gave Terreno Realty an outperform vote while only 57.20% of users gave EastGroup Properties an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
EastGroup Properties	Outperform Votes 465 57.20%	Underperform Votes 348 42.80%
Terreno Realty	Outperform Votes 382 59.59%	Underperform Votes 259 40.41%

Do analysts prefer EGP or TRNO?

EastGroup Properties currently has a consensus target price of $186.60, suggesting a potential upside of 12.46%. Terreno Realty has a consensus target price of $65.36, suggesting a potential upside of 17.73%. Given Terreno Realty's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Terreno Realty is more favorable than EastGroup Properties.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
EastGroup Properties	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Terreno Realty	1 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.17

Do insiders and institutionals believe in EGP or TRNO?

92.1% of EastGroup Properties shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of EastGroup Properties shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of Terreno Realty shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is EGP or TRNO 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
EastGroup Properties	35.57%	7.89%	4.76%
Terreno Realty	48.18%	5.20%	4.04%

Which has more volatility & risk, EGP or TRNO?

EastGroup Properties has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Terreno Realty has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

EastGroup Properties beats Terreno Realty on 13 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.