Stag Industrial (NYSE:STAG – Get Free Report) and Mapletree Logistics Trust (OTCMKTS:MAPGF – Get Free Report) are both real estate companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, risk and earnings.
Profitability
This table compares Stag Industrial and Mapletree Logistics 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% |
| Mapletree Logistics Trust | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
88.7% of Stag Industrial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.9% of Mapletree Logistics Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Stag Industrial shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Ratings
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Stag Industrial | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2.20 |
| Mapletree Logistics Trust | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
Stag Industrial currently has a consensus target price of $50.50, indicating a potential upside of 37.68%. Given Stag Industrial’s higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Stag Industrial is more favorable than Mapletree Logistics Trust.
Dividends
Stag Industrial pays an annual dividend of $1.55 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Mapletree Logistics Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. 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. Mapletree Logistics Trust pays out 39.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Stag Industrial has raised its dividend for 7 consecutive years. Mapletree Logistics Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Stag Industrial and Mapletree Logistics Trust”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Stag Industrial | $845.18 million | 8.37 | $273.52 million | $1.30 | 28.22 |
| Mapletree Logistics Trust | N/A | N/A | N/A | $0.12 | 8.11 |
Stag Industrial has higher revenue and earnings than Mapletree Logistics Trust. Mapletree Logistics 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.
Summary
Stag Industrial beats Mapletree Logistics Trust on 11 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 Mapletree Logistics Trust
MLT, the first Asia-focused logistics REIT in Singapore, was listed on the SGX-ST Main Board on 28 July 2005. MLT's principal strategy is to invest in a diversified portfolio of income-producing logistics real estate and real estate-related assets. As at 31 December 2023, it has a portfolio of 187 properties in Singapore, Australia, China, Hong Kong SAR, India, Japan, Malaysia, South Korea and Vietnam with assets under management of S$13.3 billion. MLT is managed by Mapletree Logistics Trust Management Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mapletree Investments Pte Ltd.
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