Terreno Realty (TRNO) Competitors

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

Do analysts recommend TRNO or EGP?

Terreno Realty presently has a consensus price target of $66.45, indicating a potential upside of 15.33%. EastGroup Properties has a consensus price target of $187.20, indicating a potential upside of 12.07%. Given Terreno Realty's higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.17
EastGroup Properties	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

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 3.4%. EastGroup Properties pays an annual dividend of $5.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Terreno Realty pays out 102.1% 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. 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, EastGroup Properties had 13 more articles in the media than Terreno Realty. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for EastGroup Properties and 11 mentions for Terreno Realty. Terreno Realty's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat EastGroup Properties' score of 1.06 indicating that Terreno Realty is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Terreno Realty	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
EastGroup Properties	14 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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%

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of TRNO or EGP?

92.1% of EastGroup Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.4% of Terreno Realty shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of EastGroup Properties shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer TRNO or EGP?

EastGroup Properties received 78 more outperform votes than Terreno Realty when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 59.87% of users gave Terreno Realty an outperform vote while only 56.93% of users gave EastGroup Properties an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Terreno Realty	Outperform Votes 382 59.87%	Underperform Votes 256 40.13%
EastGroup Properties	Outperform Votes 460 56.93%	Underperform Votes 348 43.07%

Which has more risk & volatility, TRNO or EGP?

Terreno Realty has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EastGroup Properties has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, 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	$382.62M	15.51	$184.50M	$1.92	30.01
EastGroup Properties	$660.46M	13.28	$227.75M	$4.57	36.55

Summary

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