Industrial Logistics Properties Trust (ILPT) vs. Its Rivals Critical Comparison

Industrial Logistics Properties Trust (NASDAQ:ILPT) is one of 50 public companies in the “Industrial REITs” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare Industrial Logistics Properties Trust to related companies based on the strength of its earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and risk.

Dividends

Industrial Logistics Properties Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.8%. Industrial Logistics Properties Trust pays out -47.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Industrial REITs” companies pay a dividend yield of 4.5% and pay out 103.3% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Industrial Logistics Properties Trust is clearly a better dividend stock than its rivals, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

49.1% of Industrial Logistics Properties Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.8% of shares of all “Industrial REITs” companies are held by institutional investors. 2.3% of Industrial Logistics Properties Trust shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.6% of shares of all “Industrial REITs” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility & Risk

Industrial Logistics Properties Trust has a beta of 2.55, suggesting that its share price is 155% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Industrial Logistics Properties Trust’s rivals have a beta of 1.04, suggesting that their average share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Industrial Logistics Properties Trust and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Industrial Logistics Properties Trust	$448.85 million	-$66.19 million	-6.92
Industrial Logistics Properties Trust Competitors	$999.13 million	$263.98 million	56.52

Industrial Logistics Properties Trust’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Industrial Logistics Properties Trust. Industrial Logistics Properties Trust 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 Industrial Logistics Properties Trust and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Industrial Logistics Properties Trust	-12.12%	-6.54%	-1.09%
Industrial Logistics Properties Trust Competitors	36.75%	4.70%	2.30%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Industrial Logistics Properties Trust and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Industrial Logistics Properties Trust	1	1	2	0	2.25
Industrial Logistics Properties Trust Competitors	420	2303	2554	76	2.43

Industrial Logistics Properties Trust currently has a consensus target price of $10.50, suggesting a potential upside of 78.57%. As a group, “Industrial REITs” companies have a potential upside of 44.70%. Given Industrial Logistics Properties Trust’s higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Industrial Logistics Properties Trust is more favorable than its rivals.

Summary

Industrial Logistics Properties Trust rivals beat Industrial Logistics Properties Trust on 10 of the 15 factors compared.

Industrial Logistics Properties Trust Company Profile

Industrial Logistics Properties Trust (Nasdaq: ILPT) is a real estate investment trust, or REIT, focused on owning and leasing high quality distribution and logistics properties. As of December 31, 2023, ILPT's portfolio consisted of 411 properties containing approximately 60 million rentable square feet located in 39 states. Approximately 77% of ILPT's annualized rental revenues as of December 31, 2023 are derived from investment grade tenants, tenants that are subsidiaries of investment grade rated entities or Hawaii land leases. ILPT is managed by The RMR Group (Nasdaq: RMR), a leading U.S. alternative asset management company with over $41 billion in assets under management as of December 31, 2023 and more than 35 years of institutional experience in buying, selling, financing and operating commercial real estate. ILPT is headquartered in Newton, MA.