Rexford Industrial Realty (NASDAQ: REXR) and First Industrial Realty Trust (NYSE:FR) are both financials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, risk, dividends, profitabiliy and analyst recommendations.
Profitability
This table compares Rexford Industrial Realty and First Industrial Realty Trust’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Rexford Industrial Realty | 16.18% | 1.96% | 1.51% |
| First Industrial Realty Trust | 33.58% | 10.10% | 4.62% |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Rexford Industrial Realty and First Industrial Realty Trust’s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | EBITDA | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Rexford Industrial Realty | $133.54 million | 13.80 | $78.76 million | N/A | N/A |
| First Industrial Realty Trust | $381.94 million | 9.15 | $247.95 million | $1.09 | 27.34 |
First Industrial Realty Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Rexford Industrial Realty.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings for Rexford Industrial Realty and First Industrial Realty Trust, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Rexford Industrial Realty | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2.60 |
| First Industrial Realty Trust | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2.25 |
Rexford Industrial Realty currently has a consensus target price of $28.00, suggesting a potential upside of 0.86%. First Industrial Realty Trust has a consensus target price of $29.38, suggesting a potential downside of 1.43%. Given Rexford Industrial Realty’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Rexford Industrial Realty is more favorable than First Industrial Realty Trust.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
91.2% of First Industrial Realty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of First Industrial Realty Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Dividends
First Industrial Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Rexford Industrial Realty does not pay a dividend. First Industrial Realty Trust pays out 77.1% 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 increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years.
Summary
First Industrial Realty Trust beats Rexford Industrial Realty on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Rexford Industrial Realty
Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc. is a self-administered and self-managed full-service real estate investment trust (REIT). The Company is focused on owning, operating and acquiring industrial properties in Southern California infill markets. Rexford Industrial Realty, L.P. is the operating partnership of the Company. Through its controlling interest in Operating Partnership and its subsidiaries, the Company owns, manages, leases, acquires and develops industrial real estate located in Southern California infill markets, and from time to time, acquires or provides mortgage debt secured by industrial property. As of May 1, 2017, the Company’s consolidated portfolio consisted of 137 properties with approximately 15 million rentable square feet. In addition, the Company managed an additional 19 properties with approximately 1.2 million rentable square feet, as of May 1, 2017.
About First Industrial Realty Trust
First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. is a real estate investment trust (REIT). The Trust is a self-administered real estate company, which owns, manages, acquires, sells, develops and redevelops industrial real estate. As of December 31, 2016, the Company’s in-service portfolio consisted of 215 light industrial properties, 53 research and development (R&D)/flex properties, 167 bulk warehouse properties and 100 regional warehouse properties containing an aggregate of approximately 62.2 million square feet of gross leasable area (GLA) located in 23 states. The Company’s in-service portfolio includes all properties that have reached stabilized occupancy, developed and redeveloped properties and acquired properties that are occupied at acquisition or one year from the acquisition date. The Company’s operations are conducted primarily through the First Industrial, L.P. (the Operating Partnership), of which the Company is the sole general partner.
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