# EastGroup Properties Inc. (EGP) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Real Estate / Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs). Price $198.62, market value $10.7 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 35.0×** (5-yr avg 37.6×, 3-yr avg 35.7×). EastGroup Properties Inc. trades at 35.0× trailing earnings, close to its own five-year average of 37.6×. The Real Estate median in the September 2026 study was 25.2×. Forward P/E is 35.8×, higher than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to fall.
- **PEG: 7.94**. A PEG of 7.94 means the P/E is high relative to expected earnings growth; the price already assumes a lot.
- **Price / sales: 14.2×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 14.2×, a level that requires very high margins or very fast growth to justify.
- **Price / book: 3.0×**. The shares trade at 3.0× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **Earnings yield: 2.9%**. The inverse of the P/E: 2.9% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Net margin: 35.7%**. 35.7% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 7.4%**. 7.4% on shareholders' equity is weak; the business earns little on the capital its owners have in it.
- **Return on assets: 5.6%**. Each dollar of assets produces 5.6% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 12.7%** (3-yr 14.0%/yr, 5-yr 14.7%/yr). Revenue grew 12.7% over the last year, against 14.7% a year compounded over five years.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 4.5%** (3-yr 3.8%/yr, 5-yr 12.0%/yr). Earnings per share rose 4.5%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.43**. Debt is 0.43 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Piotroski F-score: 6/9**. 6 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 3.52%** ($6.40 per share, trailing). EastGroup Properties Inc. yields 3.52%, an income-level yield.
- **Payout ratio: 117%**. The dividend exceeds earnings (117% payout), which is rarely sustainable outside REITs and one-off years.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 26**. 26 straight years of increases (the data covers 26 years, so this may be longer): a record very few companies hold.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 13.9%/yr** (1-yr 10.5%). The dividend has compounded at 13.9% a year over five years, doubling roughly every 5 years at that pace.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (20 analysts). 20 analysts cover EastGroup Properties Inc.; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $228.40 (+15% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 22.1%** (YTD 13.3%, 3-mo 1.0%). The shares are up 22.1% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -12.4%** (21.8% above the low). Trading 12% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 38**. An RSI of 38 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.35** (volatility 18%). Beta of 0.35 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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