EastGroup Properties (EGP) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in FR or EGP?

EastGroup Properties received 24 more outperform votes than First Industrial Realty Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 58.68% of users gave First Industrial Realty Trust an outperform vote while only 58.21% of users gave EastGroup Properties an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
First Industrial Realty Trust	Outperform Votes 419 58.68%	Underperform Votes 295 41.32%
EastGroup Properties	Outperform Votes 443 58.21%	Underperform Votes 318 41.79%

Which has better valuation and earnings, FR or EGP?

First Industrial Realty Trust has higher revenue and earnings than EastGroup Properties. First Industrial Realty Trust 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
First Industrial Realty Trust	$626.88M	9.71	$274.82M	$2.17	21.20
EastGroup Properties	$570.59M	13.15	$200.49M	$4.61	33.82

Do analysts prefer FR or EGP?

First Industrial Realty Trust presently has a consensus price target of $53.11, suggesting a potential upside of 15.46%. EastGroup Properties has a consensus price target of $189.00, suggesting a potential upside of 21.22%. Given First Industrial Realty Trust's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe EastGroup Properties is more favorable than First Industrial Realty Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Industrial Realty Trust	2 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.18
EastGroup Properties	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.31

Does the media refer more to FR or EGP?

In the previous week, EastGroup Properties had 12 more articles in the media than First Industrial Realty Trust. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for EastGroup Properties and 17 mentions for First Industrial Realty Trust. EastGroup Properties' average media sentiment score of 0.46 beat First Industrial Realty Trust's score of 0.11 indicating that First Industrial Realty Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
First Industrial Realty Trust	9 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
EastGroup Properties	6 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is FR or EGP a better dividend stock?

First Industrial Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. EastGroup Properties pays an annual dividend of $5.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. First Industrial Realty Trust pays out 68.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. EastGroup Properties pays out 110.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. First Industrial Realty Trust has raised its dividend for 11 consecutive years and EastGroup Properties has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of FR or EGP?

99.8% of First Industrial Realty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.1% of EastGroup Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of First Industrial Realty Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of EastGroup Properties shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk and volatility, FR or EGP?

First Industrial Realty Trust has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EastGroup Properties has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is FR or EGP more profitable?

First Industrial Realty Trust has a net margin of 45.83% compared to First Industrial Realty Trust's net margin of 36.36%. EastGroup Properties' return on equity of 10.97% beat First Industrial Realty Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Industrial Realty Trust	45.83%	10.97%	5.57%
EastGroup Properties	36.36%	8.70%	4.86%

Summary

First Industrial Realty Trust beats EastGroup Properties on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.