Whitestone REIT (WSR) Competitors $12.54 -0.50 (-3.81%) Closing price 05/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$12.61 +0.07 (+0.54%) As of 09:04 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock WSR vs. LXP, AAT, GOOD, OLP, GYRO, VNO, CUZ, OUT, CXW, and DEIShould you be buying Whitestone REIT stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Whitestone REIT include LXP Industrial Trust (LXP), American Assets Trust (AAT), Gladstone Commercial (GOOD), One Liberty Properties (OLP), Gyrodyne (GYRO), Vornado Realty Trust (VNO), Cousins Properties (CUZ), OUTFRONT Media (OUT), CoreCivic (CXW), and Douglas Emmett (DEI). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Whitestone REIT vs. LXP Industrial Trust American Assets Trust Gladstone Commercial One Liberty Properties Gyrodyne Vornado Realty Trust Cousins Properties OUTFRONT Media CoreCivic Douglas Emmett LXP Industrial Trust (NYSE:LXP) and Whitestone REIT (NYSE:WSR) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, community ranking, risk, media sentiment, profitability, valuation and institutional ownership. Does the MarketBeat Community favor LXP or WSR? Whitestone REIT received 51 more outperform votes than LXP Industrial Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.22% of users gave Whitestone REIT an outperform vote while only 50.75% of users gave LXP Industrial Trust an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformLXP Industrial TrustOutperform Votes27150.75% Underperform Votes26349.25% Whitestone REITOutperform Votes32261.22% Underperform Votes20438.78% Do analysts rate LXP or WSR? LXP Industrial Trust presently has a consensus price target of $11.33, indicating a potential upside of 41.23%. Whitestone REIT has a consensus price target of $16.00, indicating a potential upside of 27.56%. Given LXP Industrial Trust's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe LXP Industrial Trust is more favorable than Whitestone REIT.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score LXP Industrial Trust 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Whitestone REIT 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has more risk & volatility, LXP or WSR? LXP Industrial Trust has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Whitestone REIT has a beta of 0.89, indicating that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is LXP or WSR a better dividend stock? LXP Industrial Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.7%. Whitestone REIT pays an annual dividend of $0.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. LXP Industrial Trust pays out 415.4% 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 90.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Do insiders and institutionals believe in LXP or WSR? 93.5% of LXP Industrial Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.5% of Whitestone REIT shares are held by institutional investors. 2.2% of LXP Industrial Trust shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of Whitestone REIT shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has higher earnings and valuation, LXP or WSR? LXP Industrial Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Whitestone REIT. Whitestone REIT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than LXP Industrial Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioLXP Industrial Trust$358.46M6.62$44.53M$0.1361.73Whitestone REIT$155.51M4.11$19.18M$0.6020.91 Is LXP or WSR more profitable? Whitestone REIT has a net margin of 13.97% compared to LXP Industrial Trust's net margin of 12.40%. Whitestone REIT's return on equity of 4.98% beat LXP Industrial Trust's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets LXP Industrial Trust12.40% 2.15% 1.13% Whitestone REIT 13.97%4.98%1.88% Does the media prefer LXP or WSR? In the previous week, Whitestone REIT had 1 more articles in the media than LXP Industrial Trust. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Whitestone REIT and 10 mentions for LXP Industrial Trust. LXP Industrial Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat Whitestone REIT's score of 0.76 indicating that LXP Industrial Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment LXP Industrial Trust 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Whitestone REIT 3 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryWhitestone REIT beats LXP Industrial Trust on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Whitestone REIT News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for WSR and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart WSR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWhitestone REITReal estate investment trusts IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$663.67M$6.94B$11.10B$18.96BDividend Yield4.13%7.06%5.77%4.01%P/E Ratio30.5959.3822.1032.87Price / Sales4.118.3826.3128.03Price / Cash12.5117.3217.6017.52Price / Book1.481.662.674.47Net Income$19.18M$177.71M$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance-4.47%1.31%0.72%0.59%1 Month Performance-14.32%-5.62%-0.58%-3.54%1 Year Performance6.57%3.61%537.58%3.80% Whitestone REIT Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WSRWhitestone REIT4.0336 of 5 stars$12.54-3.8%$16.00+27.6%+8.1%$663.67M$155.51M30.5990Earnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageGap DownHigh Trading VolumeLXPLXP Industrial Trust4.4899 of 5 stars$7.93+1.4%$11.33+42.9%-4.9%$2.35B$358.46M61.0070Earnings ReportShort Interest ↑News CoveragePositive NewsGap UpAATAmerican Assets Trust4.1997 of 5 stars$19.00+1.7%$21.00+10.5%-12.1%$1.16B$457.85M21.35220Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↓Positive NewsGOODGladstone Commercial2.6522 of 5 stars$14.10-0.1%$15.00+6.4%+3.4%$645.17M$149.39M54.2370Upcoming EarningsOLPOne Liberty Properties3.8385 of 5 stars$24.21+0.8%$28.00+15.7%+5.3%$522.62M$90.56M14.949Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsGYROGyrodyne1.3709 of 5 stars$7.84-1.1%N/A+1.2%$17.23M$4.86M0.006Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsVNOVornado Realty Trust3.8052 of 5 stars$36.47+2.0%$38.00+4.2%+40.9%$7.00B$1.79B911.753,150Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsCUZCousins Properties4.2547 of 5 stars$27.94+0.8%$32.70+17.0%+21.2%$4.69B$856.76M93.13290Earnings ReportAnalyst UpgradePositive NewsOUTOUTFRONT Media3.5568 of 5 stars$15.37+2.1%$19.37+26.0%-7.3%$2.57B$1.83B10.962,380Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageCXWCoreCivic2.4141 of 5 stars$22.19-0.3%$31.00+39.7%+53.8%$2.43B$1.96B36.3810,700Upcoming EarningsAnalyst DowngradeDEIDouglas Emmett4.5703 of 5 stars$14.20-0.3%$18.50+30.3%+5.9%$2.38B$986.48M109.24750Upcoming EarningsPositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies LXP Alternatives AAT Alternatives GOOD Alternatives OLP Alternatives GYRO Alternatives VNO Alternatives CUZ Alternatives OUT Alternatives CXW Alternatives DEI Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:WSR) was last updated on 5/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHere’s How to Claim Your Stake in Elon’s Private Company, xAII predict this single breakthrough could make Elon the world’s first trillionaire — and mint more new milliona...Brownstone Research | SponsoredWarning: “DOGE Collapse” imminentElon Strikes Back You may already sense that the tide is turning against Elon Musk and DOGE. 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