Stag Industrial, Inc. STAG

Competitive advantage analysis · real-estate

REIT Specialized
Overall moat score
56/100
Moderate

About Stag Industrial, Inc.

STAG Industrial, Inc. is a real estate investment trust focused on the acquisition, development, ownership, and operation of industrial properties throughout the United States. As of March 31, 2025, the Company's portfolio consists of 597 buildings in 41 states with approximately 117.6 million rentable square feet. Full STAG analysis →

Competitive advantage assessment

Key strengths

  • Accretive Growth Track Record Growth appears accretive (score 0.74), suggesting disciplined capital allocation.

Key risks

  • Weak NOI Margins NOI margins lag peers (score 0.39), indicating weak pricing power.
  • High Operating Costs Operating efficiency lags peers (score 0.39).

The dashed ring is the peer median. Defense scores are percentile ranks against peers, so 50 is roughly the typical company in this group.

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Rent Pricing Power

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47

Where STAG ranks in REIT - Industrial

Stag Industrial, Inc. ranks #8 of 18 scored companies in REIT - Industrial by moat score — the top 44%. The widest moat in the group is Terreno Realty Corporation (TRNO) at 81/100.

Moat scores for companies ranked near STAG in REIT - Industrial
# Company Moat score Rating
4 Public Storage PSA 72/100 Moderate
5 EastGroup Properties, Inc. EGP 69/100 Moderate
6 Prologis, Inc. PLD 60/100 Moderate
7 Innovative Industrial Propertie IIPR 59/100 Moderate
8 Stag Industrial, Inc. STAG 56/100 Moderate
9 LXP Industrial Trust LXP 50/100 Moderate
10 Extra Space Storage Inc EXR 50/100 Developing
11 CubeSmart CUBE 48/100 Developing
12 Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc. REXR 38/100 Developing

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How STAG scores on the REIT Specialized defenses

Rent Pricing Power

Score 47 · 20% of the moat score

For a REIT, pricing power is the ability to raise rents at renewal and still keep the space occupied.

AFFO Strength

Score 53 · 18% of the moat score

AFFO — adjusted funds from operations — is the cash a REIT can actually distribute after the recurring capital spending buildings need in order to stay leasable.

Balance Sheet & Cost of Capital

Score 52 · 20% of the moat score

Real estate is bought with borrowed money, so a REIT's cost of capital is its competitive advantage.

Capital Recycling & Growth

Score 72 · 16% of the moat score

REITs grow by issuing shares and debt to buy more property, which creates value only when the yield on the asset exceeds the cost of the capital raised.

Operational Efficiency

Score 48 · 14% of the moat score

Running property — leasing, maintenance, taxes, management — is the part of the business a REIT genuinely controls.

Portfolio Quality & Diversification

Score 65 · 12% of the moat score

Portfolio quality is really a question about what happens when a tenant fails.

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Understanding STAG's moat

What is Stag Industrial, Inc.'s moat score?

Stag Industrial, Inc. (STAG) scores 56 out of 100 on the StatsAlpha Moat Map, which rates its competitive advantage as moderate. It ranks #8 of 18 scored companies in REIT - Industrial, the top 44%. The score is a weighted composite of 6 competitive defenses, each measured against industry peers of 23 companies in REIT - Industrial. Its strongest defense is Capital Recycling & Growth (72/100) and its weakest is Rent Pricing Power (47/100).

How does Stag Industrial, Inc. compare with other REIT - Industrial companies?

Stag Industrial, Inc. ranks #8 of 18 scored companies in REIT - Industrial by moat score. The widest moat in REIT - Industrial is Terreno Realty Corporation (TRNO) at 81/100. The companies ranked closest are Innovative Industrial Propertie (IIPR) at 58 just above it and LXP Industrial Trust (LXP) at 50 just below it.

How is the moat score calculated?

Each company is scored with an industry-specific template — REIT Specialized in this case, chosen because the defenses that matter to a bank are not the ones that matter to a software company. Every defense combines several financial signals, and each signal is measured as a percentile against a peer group of 23 companies in REIT - Industrial. The defenses are then weighted to produce the overall score out of 100.

Why is Stag Industrial, Inc. scored with the REIT Specialized template?

A REIT is a portfolio of buildings financed with debt and required to distribute most of its taxable income. Reported earnings are dominated by depreciation on assets that often appreciate, so net income says very little; the real question is how much cash the properties distribute, and how securely. The REIT template scores what determines that: rent pricing, distributable cash, cost of capital, and the discipline behind growth.

Which competitive defenses are measured for Stag Industrial, Inc.?

The REIT Specialized template measures 6 defenses, and STAG scores: Rent Pricing Power (47), AFFO Strength (53), Balance Sheet & Cost of Capital (52), Capital Recycling & Growth (72), Operational Efficiency (48), Portfolio Quality & Diversification (65). Each is scored independently as a percentile against peers, so a company can be strong on one and weak on another — the overall score reflects how those defenses are weighted for this industry.

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