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$12.20 +0.06 (+0.45%)
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WSR vs. PECO, REG, AKR, ALEX, BFS, BRX, FRT, KIM, KRG, 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), Alexander & Baldwin (ALEX), Saul Centers (BFS), Brixmor Property Group (BRX), Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT), Kimco Realty (KIM), Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG), and Urban Edge Properties (UE). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.

Whitestone REIT vs. Its Competitors

Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:PECO) and Whitestone REIT (NYSE:WSR) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation and media sentiment.

In the previous week, Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. had 14 more articles in the media than Whitestone REIT. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. and 3 mentions for Whitestone REIT. Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.'s average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Whitestone REIT's score of 0.15 indicating that Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.
4 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
7 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Whitestone REIT
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. has a beta of 0.54, indicating that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Whitestone REIT has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Whitestone REIT has a net margin of 21.70% compared to Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.'s net margin of 11.51%. Whitestone REIT's return on equity of 7.76% beat Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.'s return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.11.51% 3.13% 1.59%
Whitestone REIT 21.70%7.76%2.98%

Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. pays an annual dividend of $1.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Whitestone REIT pays an annual dividend of $0.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. 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 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. has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Whitestone REIT has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years. Whitestone REIT is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. presently has a consensus target price of $38.86, suggesting a potential upside of 12.11%. Whitestone REIT has a consensus target price of $15.00, suggesting a potential upside of 22.90%. Given Whitestone REIT's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Whitestone REIT is more favorable than Phillips Edison & Company, Inc..

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.38
Whitestone REIT
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67

80.7% of Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.5% of Whitestone REIT shares are held by institutional investors. 8.0% of Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of Whitestone REIT shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.$661.39M6.58$62.69M$0.5563.02
Whitestone REIT$154.28M4.04$36.89M$0.6518.78

Summary

Whitestone REIT beats Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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WSR vs. The Competition

MetricWhitestone REITREIT IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$619.87M$8.66B$12.71B$21.98B
Dividend Yield4.44%5.46%5.57%3.57%
P/E Ratio18.78153.2922.1633.34
Price / Sales4.045.2430.5893.10
Price / Cash8.4317.8322.3624.54
Price / Book1.391.652.204.66
Net Income$36.89M$128.86M$1.02B$1.02B
7 Day Performance2.61%1.48%1.54%2.21%
1 Month Performance-3.17%-0.23%0.20%2.06%
1 Year Performance-13.87%-9.12%538.04%14.04%

Whitestone REIT Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
WSR
Whitestone REIT
3.7593 of 5 stars
$12.21
+0.5%
$15.00
+22.9%
-14.5%$619.87M$154.28M18.7890News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
PECO
Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.
3.5864 of 5 stars
$33.56
+0.9%
$39.17
+16.7%
-6.3%$4.18B$661.39M61.02290Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
REG
Regency Centers
4.3053 of 5 stars
$71.48
+1.6%
$79.09
+10.6%
+0.9%$12.78B$1.45B33.40440Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
AKR
Acadia Realty Trust
3.6456 of 5 stars
$19.18
+1.0%
$22.33
+16.4%
-18.0%$2.49B$359.69M119.88120Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
ALEX
Alexander & Baldwin
3.902 of 5 stars
$16.66
+0.6%
$24.00
+44.1%
-7.2%$1.20B$236.67M15.57140Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
BFS
Saul Centers
1.1838 of 5 stars
$30.47
+0.6%
N/A-22.1%$737.58M$268.85M23.08110Analyst Forecast
BRX
Brixmor Property Group
4.5903 of 5 stars
$26.85
+1.2%
$30.75
+14.5%
+1.1%$8.12B$1.29B24.41500News Coverage
Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
FRT
Federal Realty Investment Trust
4.4206 of 5 stars
$96.99
+1.5%
$109.36
+12.8%
-11.0%$8.25B$1.20B24.55320Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
KIM
Kimco Realty
4.2141 of 5 stars
$21.05
+1.3%
$24.92
+18.4%
-6.7%$14.07B$2.04B25.36640Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
KRG
Kite Realty Group Trust
4.6252 of 5 stars
$21.68
+1.6%
$26.50
+22.2%
-12.0%$4.69B$841.84M27.44240Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Upgrade
UE
Urban Edge Properties
3.0845 of 5 stars
$19.35
+1.0%
$22.25
+15.0%
-7.2%$2.41B$444.97M23.04120News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast

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