Comparing Rexford Industrial Realty (REXR) & The Competition

Rexford Industrial Realty (NYSE:REXR) is one of 50 publicly-traded companies in the “Industrial REITs” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare Rexford Industrial Realty to similar companies based on the strength of its risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, profitability and valuation.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Rexford Industrial Realty and its rivals revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Rexford Industrial Realty	$977.78 million	$212.03 million	-18.16
Rexford Industrial Realty Competitors	$999.74 million	$263.98 million	55.23

Rexford Industrial Realty’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Rexford Industrial Realty. Rexford Industrial Realty is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares Rexford Industrial Realty and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Rexford Industrial Realty	-47.15%	-5.72%	-3.89%
Rexford Industrial Realty Competitors	37.65%	4.99%	2.40%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Rexford Industrial Realty and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Rexford Industrial Realty	3	5	7	0	2.27
Rexford Industrial Realty Competitors	415	2294	2534	75	2.43

Rexford Industrial Realty currently has a consensus price target of $40.73, suggesting a potential upside of 6.31%. As a group, “Industrial REITs” companies have a potential upside of 49.33%. Given Rexford Industrial Realty’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Rexford Industrial Realty has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Volatility and Risk

Rexford Industrial Realty has a beta of 1.18, suggesting that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rexford Industrial Realty’s rivals have a beta of 1.06, suggesting that their average stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

99.5% of Rexford Industrial Realty shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.6% of shares of all “Industrial REITs” companies are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of Rexford Industrial Realty shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.6% of shares of all “Industrial REITs” companies are owned by company 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.

Dividends

Rexford Industrial Realty pays an annual dividend of $1.74 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Rexford Industrial Realty pays out -82.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Industrial REITs” companies pay a dividend yield of 4.6% and pay out 105.0% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Rexford Industrial Realty has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years.

Summary

Rexford Industrial Realty rivals beat Rexford Industrial Realty on 12 of the 15 factors compared.

Rexford Industrial Realty Company Profile

Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc. is a self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust, which engages in owning and operating industrial properties in infill markets. The company was founded by Richard S. Ziman on January 18, 2013 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.