First Industrial Realty Trust (NYSE:FR) & FIBRA Prologis (OTCMKTS:FBBPF) Critical Survey

FIBRA Prologis (OTCMKTS:FBBPF) and First Industrial Realty Trust (NYSE:FR) are both mid-cap real estate companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability and dividends.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for FIBRA Prologis and First Industrial Realty Trust, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
FIBRA Prologis	0	2	2	0	2.50
First Industrial Realty Trust	0	7	7	1	2.60

First Industrial Realty Trust has a consensus price target of $67.07, suggesting a potential upside of 5.86%. Given First Industrial Realty Trust’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe First Industrial Realty Trust is more favorable than FIBRA Prologis.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

99.8% of First Industrial Realty Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of First Industrial Realty Trust shares are held 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.

Profitability

This table compares FIBRA Prologis and First Industrial Realty Trust’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FIBRA Prologis	N/A	N/A	N/A
First Industrial Realty Trust	47.97%	12.99%	6.41%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares FIBRA Prologis and First Industrial Realty Trust”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
FIBRA Prologis	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
First Industrial Realty Trust	$727.08 million	11.55	$247.44 million	$2.74	23.12

First Industrial Realty Trust has higher revenue and earnings than FIBRA Prologis.

Summary

First Industrial Realty Trust beats FIBRA Prologis on 10 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About FIBRA Prologis

FIBRA Prologis is a leading owner and operator of Class-A industrial real estate in Mexico. As of December 31, 2023, FIBRA Prologis was comprised of 235 logistics and manufacturing facilities in six industrial markets in Mexico totaling 46.9 million square feet (4.4 million square meters) of gross leasable area.

About First Industrial Realty Trust

First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: FR) is a leading U.S.-only owner, operator, developer and acquirer of logistics properties. Through our fully integrated operating and investing platform, we provide high quality facilities and industry-leading customer service to multinational corporations and regional firms that are essential for their supply chains. Our portfolio and new investments are concentrated in 15 target MSAs with an emphasis on supply-constrained, coastally oriented markets. In total, we own and have under development approximately 68.5 million square feet of industrial space as of December 31, 2023.