WSR vs. PECO, REG, AKR, BFS, BRX, FRT, KIM, KRG, OLP, and UE
Should you be buying Whitestone REIT stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Whitestone REIT include Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. (PECO), Regency Centers (REG), Acadia Realty Trust (AKR), Saul Centers (BFS), Brixmor Property Group (BRX), Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT), Kimco Realty (KIM), Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG), One Liberty Properties (OLP), and Urban Edge Properties (UE). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.
Whitestone REIT vs. Its Competitors
Whitestone REIT (NYSE:WSR) and Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:PECO) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, valuation and earnings.
Whitestone REIT has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. has a beta of 0.54, meaning that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. has higher revenue and earnings than Whitestone REIT. Whitestone REIT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Phillips Edison & Company, Inc., indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
69.5% of Whitestone REIT shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.7% of Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. shares are held by institutional investors. 3.2% of Whitestone REIT shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.0% of Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
In the previous week, Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. had 5 more articles in the media than Whitestone REIT. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. and 0 mentions for Whitestone REIT. Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.'s average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat Whitestone REIT's score of 0.00 indicating that Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Whitestone REIT currently has a consensus price target of $15.00, indicating a potential upside of 24.38%. Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. has a consensus price target of $38.83, indicating a potential upside of 15.34%. Given Whitestone REIT's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Whitestone REIT is more favorable than Phillips Edison & Company, Inc..
Whitestone REIT pays an annual dividend of $0.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. pays an annual dividend of $1.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Whitestone REIT pays out 83.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. pays out 236.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Whitestone REIT has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years and Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Whitestone REIT is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Whitestone REIT has a net margin of 21.70% compared to Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.'s net margin of 9.91%. Whitestone REIT's return on equity of 7.76% beat Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.'s return on equity.
Summary
Whitestone REIT beats Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:WSR) was last updated on 10/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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