Stag Industrial (NYSE:STAG – Get Free Report) and LXP Industrial Trust (NYSE:LXP – Get Free Report) are both mid-cap real estate companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, dividends and valuation.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings for Stag Industrial and LXP Industrial Trust, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Stag Industrial | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2.22 |
| LXP Industrial Trust | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2.38 |
Stag Industrial currently has a consensus price target of $41.11, indicating a potential upside of 12.92%. LXP Industrial Trust has a consensus price target of $57.40, indicating a potential downside of 6.09%. Given Stag Industrial’s higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Stag Industrial is more favorable than LXP Industrial Trust.
Profitability
This table compares Stag Industrial and LXP Industrial Trust’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% |
| LXP Industrial Trust | 18.66% | 3.37% | 1.83% |
Dividends
Stag Industrial pays an annual dividend of $1.55 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. LXP Industrial Trust pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. 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. LXP Industrial Trust pays out 280.0% 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 raised its dividend for 7 consecutive years and LXP Industrial Trust has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years.
Volatility & Risk
Stag Industrial has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LXP Industrial Trust has a beta of 1.02, suggesting that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
88.7% of Stag Industrial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.5% of LXP Industrial Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Stag Industrial shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of LXP Industrial Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Stag Industrial and LXP Industrial Trust”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Stag Industrial | $880.59 million | 7.97 | $273.52 million | $1.30 | 28.00 |
| LXP Industrial Trust | $347.70 million | 10.36 | $113.16 million | $1.00 | 61.12 |
Stag Industrial has higher revenue and earnings than LXP Industrial Trust. Stag Industrial 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.
Summary
Stag Industrial beats LXP Industrial Trust on 9 of the 16 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 LXP Industrial Trust
LXP Industrial Trust (NYSE: LXP) is a publicly traded real estate investment trust (REIT) focused on single-tenant industrial real estate investments across the United States. LXP seeks to expand its industrial portfolio through acquisitions, build-to-suit transactions, sale-leaseback transactions, development projects and other transactions.
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