COMPARE · Data as of August 27, 2026
EGP vs SMA
Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. EGP scored 74.0, SMA scored 78.0 — SMA leads.
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Different reporting periods. EGP's fundamentals are as of June 2026, but SMA'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.
56.4Fin
$200.00 · $10.8B
fundamentals as of
Strength gap
9.9
SMA leads
SMA
SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc.
66.3Fin
$33.39 · $1.8B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
- Fastest growthSMA+18.6%
- Strongest balance sheetEGP0.46
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
Fundamentals, head-to-head
EGP
SMA
3.1%B
Yield
4.7%B+
+12.7%B+
Rev
+18.6%B+
0.46A-
D/E
0.89B+
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.
Why now
REIT - Industrial · market cap $10.8b. 12% 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 $228.40 (implying +14% upside).
Moat
Net margin 41% is exceptional — pricing-power territory rare outside premium software, branded staples, and specialty pharma.
Risk
P/S 14.3x embeds aggressive forward growth — disappointing top-line guidance would compress the multiple hard.
SMASmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc.
Why now
REIT - Industrial · market cap $1.8b. 16% off the 52-week high of $39.77. Revenue growing +19%, comfortably above the S&P median. 11 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $36.89 (implying +10% upside).
Moat
Moat signals from the quantitative card are modest — profitability and capital efficiency are middle-of-pack. The thesis here depends on softer factors (switching costs, brand, distribution, regulatory protection) not captured by the quality-growth screen.
Risk
Dividend payout 267% of earnings on a 4.7% yield — distribution coverage is thin; one earnings stumble could force a dividend cut. ROE 2% 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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