Prologis vs Simon Property
PLD and SPG side by side, both in miscellaneous investing. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How PLD and SPG compare
Prologis is the larger company, worth 1.7 times as much as Simon Property ($119B against $70.5B).
On earnings, Simon Property is cheaper: it trades at 15.4× trailing earnings, against 28.5× for Prologis.
Simon Property grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (15.0% versus 7.3% for Prologis).
Both pay dividends: Prologis yields 3.3% and Simon Property 4.1%.
Prologis scores higher on the StockData Score (11 against 8 for Simon Property), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | PLD | SPG |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $119B | $70.5B |
| Share price | $127.98 | $217.75 |
| Change, 1 year | 3.7% | 25.4% |
| Change, 5 years | −12.8% | 27.7% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.06 | 0.94 |
| Employees | 2,802 | 3,600 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 11 (better) | 8 |
| Valuation score | 2 | 2 |
| Growth score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Performance score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Health score | 0 | 0 |
| Dividend score | 2 | 2 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 28.5× | 15.4× (better) |
| P/S | 13.0× | 10.2× (better) |
| P/B | 2.2× (better) | 15.9× |
| EV/EBITDA | 15.7× | 14.2× (better) |
| P/FCF | – | 21.9× |
| PEG | – | 0.52 |
| FCF yield | – | 4.6% |
| Fair value | $112.97 | $214.00 |
| Margin of safety | −13.3% | −1.7% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 7.3% | 15.0% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 14.6% (better) | 6.7% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 22.0% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 21.7% | 119% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 12.1% | 31.6% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | 54.7% (better) | 47.4% |
| Net margin | 45.8% | – |
| FCF margin | – | 46.4% |
| Return on equity | 7.9% | – |
| Return on invested capital | 9.1% | 112% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Interest coverage | 4.8× (better) | 3.1× |
| Altman Z-score | 1.91 (better) | 1.52 |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | – |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 3.3% | 4.1% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 92.3% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 12 (better) | 4 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 11.7% (better) | 7.3% |
| Shareholder yield | 3.3% | 4.1% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 94.6% | 93.5% |
| Held by insiders | 0.24% | 4.0% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$8.2M | −$448K (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | – | 3.2% |
Go deeper
- PLD stock overview
- PLD income statement
- PLD valuation and score
- SPG stock overview
- SPG income statement
- SPG valuation and score
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