STAG Industrial (STAG) Competitors

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

Is FR or STAG more profitable?

First Industrial Realty Trust has a net margin of 45.83% compared to First Industrial Realty Trust's net margin of 24.92%. STAG Industrial's 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%
STAG Industrial	24.92%	5.21%	2.88%

Do analysts prefer FR or STAG?

First Industrial Realty Trust currently has a consensus price target of $53.40, indicating a potential upside of 12.59%. STAG Industrial has a consensus price target of $39.13, indicating a potential upside of 10.30%. Given STAG Industrial's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe First Industrial Realty Trust is more favorable than STAG Industrial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Industrial Realty Trust	2 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
STAG Industrial	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29

Do insiders and institutionals believe in FR or STAG?

99.9% of First Industrial Realty Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.7% of STAG Industrial shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of First Industrial Realty Trust shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of STAG Industrial shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, FR or STAG?

First Industrial Realty Trust has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, STAG Industrial has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation & earnings, FR or STAG?

First Industrial Realty Trust has higher earnings, but lower revenue than STAG Industrial. First Industrial Realty Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than STAG Industrial, 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	$614.03M	10.22	$274.82M	$2.17	21.86
STAG Industrial	$707.84M	9.12	$192.85M	$1.00	35.47

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in FR or STAG?

STAG Industrial received 21 more outperform votes than First Industrial Realty Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.92% of users gave STAG Industrial an outperform vote while only 58.74% of users gave First Industrial Realty Trust an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
First Industrial Realty Trust	Outperform Votes 420 58.74%	Underperform Votes 295 41.26%
STAG Industrial	Outperform Votes 441 65.92%	Underperform Votes 228 34.08%

Does the media prefer FR or STAG?

In the previous week, STAG Industrial had 3 more articles in the media than First Industrial Realty Trust. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for STAG Industrial and 10 mentions for First Industrial Realty Trust. STAG Industrial's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat First Industrial Realty Trust's score of 0.81 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	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
STAG Industrial	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is FR or STAG a better dividend stock?

First Industrial Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. STAG Industrial pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. First Industrial Realty Trust pays out 68.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. STAG Industrial pays out 148.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. First Industrial Realty Trust has raised its dividend for 11 consecutive years and STAG Industrial has raised its dividend for 6 consecutive years.

Summary

First Industrial Realty Trust beats STAG Industrial on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.