Financial Survey: ESR-LOGOS REIT (OTCMKTS:CGIUF) and Stag Industrial (NYSE:STAG)

Stag Industrial (NYSE:STAG) and ESR-LOGOS REIT (OTCMKTS:CGIUF) are both real estate companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares Stag Industrial and ESR-LOGOS REIT’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Stag Industrial	28.04%	6.79%	3.43%
ESR-LOGOS REIT	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Stag Industrial and ESR-LOGOS REIT, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Stag Industrial	1	6	3	0	2.20
ESR-LOGOS REIT	0	0	0	0	0.00

Stag Industrial currently has a consensus price target of $50.50, suggesting a potential upside of 35.79%. Given Stag Industrial’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Stag Industrial is more favorable than ESR-LOGOS REIT.

Dividends

Stag Industrial pays an annual dividend of $1.55 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. ESR-LOGOS REIT pays an annual dividend of C$0.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Stag Industrial pays out 119.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. ESR-LOGOS REIT pays out 123.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Stag Industrial has increased its dividend for 7 consecutive years. Stag Industrial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

88.7% of Stag Industrial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.4% of ESR-LOGOS REIT shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Stag Industrial shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Stag Industrial and ESR-LOGOS REIT”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Stag Industrial	$845.18 million	8.48	$273.52 million	$1.30	28.61
ESR-LOGOS REIT	N/A	N/A	N/A	C$0.04	43.53

Stag Industrial has higher revenue and earnings than ESR-LOGOS REIT. Stag Industrial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ESR-LOGOS REIT, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Stag Industrial beats ESR-LOGOS REIT on 13 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Stag Industrial

STAG Industrial, Inc. is a real estate investment company, which engages in acquiring, owning, and managing single-tenant, industrial real estate assets. It offers industrial real estate operating platform to real estate ownership. The company was founded by Benjamin S. Butcher on July 21, 2010 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

About ESR-LOGOS REIT

ESR-LOGOS REIT is a leading New Economy and future-ready Asia Pacific S-REIT. Listed on the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited since 25 July 2006, ESR-LOGOS REIT invests in quality income-producing industrial properties in key gateway markets. As at 31 December 2023, ESR-LOGOS REIT holds interests in a diversified portfolio of logistics properties, high-specifications industrial properties, business parks and general industrial properties with total assets of approximately S$5.1 billion. Its portfolio comprises 72 properties (excluding 48 Pandan Road held through a joint venture) located across the developed markets of Singapore (52 assets), Australia (19 assets) and Japan (1 asset), with a total gross floor area of approximately 2.1 million sqm, as well as investments in three property funds in Australia. ESR-LOGOS REIT is also a constituent of the FTSE EPRA Nareit Global Real Estate Index. ESR-LOGOS REIT is managed by ESR-LOGOS Funds Management (S) Limited (the Manager) and sponsored by ESR Group Limited (ESR). The Manager is owned by ESR (99.0%) and Shanghai Summit Pte. Ltd. (1.0%), respectively.