Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. EGP scored 74.0, EXR scored 69.0 — EGP leads.
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Different reporting periods. EGP's fundamentals are as of June 2026, but EXR's are as of March 2026 — a 3-month gap. Growth, margin and valuation figures below therefore describe different windows and aren't strictly like-for-like.
EGP
EastGroup Properties, Inc.
REIT - Industrial · Financial strength
59.1Fin
$195.98 · $10.5B
fundamentals as of
Strength gap
9.2
EXR leads
EXR
Extra Space Storage Inc.
REIT - Industrial · Financial strength
68.3Fin
$134.65 · $29.7B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
Fastest growthEGP+12.7%
Strongest balance sheetEGP0.46
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
Fundamentals, head-to-head
EGP
EXR
3.6%B+
Yield
4.9%B+
+12.7%B+
Rev
+3.7%C+
0.46A-
D/E
1.02B
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
The companies
EGPEastGroup Properties, Inc.
REIT - Industrial · $195.98 · beta 1.02
Why now
REIT - Industrial · market cap $10.5b. 14% off the 52-week high of $226.71. Revenue growing +13%, comfortably above the S&P median. 20 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $227.85 (implying +16% upside).
Moat
Net margin 41% is exceptional — pricing-power territory rare outside premium software, branded staples, and specialty pharma.
Risk
P/S 14.0x embeds aggressive forward growth — disappointing top-line guidance would compress the multiple hard.
EXRExtra Space Storage Inc.
REIT - Industrial · $134.65 · beta 1.17
Why now
REIT - Industrial · market cap $29.7b. 15% off the 52-week high of $158.88. 20 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $158.25 (implying +18% upside).
Moat
Net margin 27% sits well above the S&P median (~11%) — suggests structural pricing advantage or cost discipline competitors can't quickly close.
Risk
Dividend payout 143% of earnings on a 4.9% yield — distribution coverage is thin; one earnings stumble could force a dividend cut. ROE 7% is below the long-run sustainable threshold of ~10% — capital efficiency would need to improve for the equity base to compound at the market rate.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
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Common questions
Is EGP or EXR the better stock?
EGP scores higher: EGP 74.0, EXR 69.0 out of 100 on the Bull Rankings quality-growth score, which blends business quality, growth and valuation into one number. A higher score means a stronger business at a more reasonable price — it is not a price target or a recommendation.
How are EGP and EXR scored?
Each carries the same 0–100 quality-growth score used everywhere on the site, built from three pillars — quality (profitability and returns on capital), growth (revenue and earnings), and value (what you pay for them) — combined as a geometric mean, so a weak pillar cannot be papered over by a strong one.
How current is this comparison?
The whole universe is re-scored every trading day after the US market close, so the scores and fundamentals here reflect the latest published edition.