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EastGroup Properties, Inc. · EGP · FY2026 Q2 · Calendar Q3 2026
EastGroup raises 2026 outlook as leasing and acquisitions accelerate
The supplied Q2 analysis supports a constructive operating thesis for EastGroup: record leasing, raised development and acquisition plans, and emerging data-center-adjacent demand strengthen the growth case. The thesis remains contingent on execution, tenant demand, project timing, and market supply.
Reported After market closeNYSEReal Estate
$10.90B market cap
100quality score
Earnings scorecard
Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS
$1.40
Consensus $1.31
EPS surprise
+6.9%
Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue
$193.3M
Consensus $193.6M
Revenue surprise
-0.1%
Reported versus consensus
Market reaction
event-close to next-session close
Stock move
-1.1%
Event window
SPY move
-1.2%
Same window
Abnormal move
+0.2%
Stock minus SPY
Volume
1.7×
Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift
-6.0%
Up to 20 sessions
EGPSPY benchmark
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Why did EGP fall 1.1% after beating EPS estimates in FY2026 Q2?What changed in EGP's guidance and outlook in FY2026 Q2?Give me the bull and bear case for EGP after FY2026 Q2 earnings.
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What changed
Compared with the prior-quarter analysis, management raised guidance, reported record leasing, increased planned development starts and acquisitions, and identified data-center-adjacent leasing as a more prominent demand driver. The supplied analysis also noted specific Phoenix and Austin acquisition activity.
Guidance delta
Management raised 2026 FFO guidance to $9.59 per share, increased development-start guidance to $325 million, and lifted acquisition guidance to $215 million.
Key takeaways
- Management reported record leasing activity of 3.9 million square feet and strong same-store NOI growth.
- Data-center-adjacent tenants represented 40% of Q1 development leasing and 20% of Q2 leasing, according to the supplied analysis.
- The company highlighted Phoenix and Austin acquisitions, including a 143,000-square-foot Phoenix building and five Austin buildings under contract totaling 388,000 square feet.
- Confidence remained high, but management cited consumer weakness, higher rates, and construction delays as risks.
Management priorities
- Accelerate development starts toward the $325 million target.
- Continue targeted acquisitions in high-growth submarkets, including Phoenix and Austin.
- Pursue data-center-adjacent leasing opportunities while maintaining geographic and tenant diversification.
- Preserve capital flexibility through equity-sale programs and credit-facility capacity.
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Analyst 52W Price Targets
$202.7Current
$150Low
$210.29Average
$268High
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Oct 23, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piper Sandler | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Oct 12, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI Group | In Line | In Line | Maintain | Oct 2, 2026 |
| JP Morgan | Overweight | Neutral | Upgrade | Sep 24, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Sep 1, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Sector Perform | Sector Perform | Maintain | Aug 3, 2026 |
| Truist Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 28, 2026 |
| Citigroup | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 24, 2026 |
| Barclays | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jul 16, 2026 |
| Keybanc | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jul 13, 2026 |
| BTIG | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 1, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | May 27, 2026 |
| Baird | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Apr 28, 2026 |
| Cantor Fitzgerald | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Feb 6, 2026 |
| Mizuho | Neutral | Outperform | Downgrade | Dec 4, 2025 |
| Raymond James | Strong Buy | Strong Buy | Maintain | May 7, 2025 |
| Wedbush | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Oct 25, 2024 |
| Jefferies | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Jun 30, 2022 |
| Berenberg | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 20, 2021 |
| SunTrust Robinson Humphrey | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Feb 18, 2020 |
| Bank of America | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 16, 2018 |
| B of A Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 16, 2018 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Jun 1, 2018 |
| Stifel | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Jun 1, 2018 |
| BTIG Research | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Aug 25, 2016 |
| Sandler O'Neill | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Jul 22, 2016 |
| Credit Suisse | Neutral | Outperform | Downgrade | Aug 20, 2015 |
| DA Davidson | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Apr 10, 2015 |
| Goldman Sachs | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Dec 22, 2014 |
| ISI Group | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jan 3, 2014 |
| BMO Capital | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintain | Jul 22, 2013 |
| Wunderlich Securities | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Jul 23, 2012 |
| Wunderlich | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Jul 23, 2012 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $202.7. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piper Sandler | Analyst unavailable | $246 | $195.98 | +21.4% | Oct 12, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Steve Sakwa | $199 | $195.82 | -1.8% | Oct 2, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $200 | $203.61 | -1.3% | Sep 21, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Steve Sakwa | $202 | $198.12 | -0.3% | Sep 14, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $232 | $199.5 | +14.5% | Sep 1, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $220 | $207.71 | +8.5% | Aug 3, 2026 |
| Robert W. Baird | Analyst unavailable | $221 | $209.58 | +9.0% | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $230 | $210.84 | +13.5% | Jul 28, 2026 |
| Cantor Fitzgerald | Richard Anderson | $235 | $213.1 | +15.9% | Jul 27, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Steve Sakwa | $206 | $214.12 | +1.6% | Jul 23, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Alexander Goldfarb | $268 | $221.2 | +32.2% | Jul 21, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $228 | $213.11 | +12.5% | Jul 16, 2026 |
| KeyBanc | Analyst unavailable | $220 | $209.62 | +8.5% | Jul 13, 2026 |
| BTIG | Analyst unavailable | $235 | $202.53 | +15.9% | Jul 1, 2026 |
| Raymond James | Analyst unavailable | $241 | $197.55 | +18.9% | Jun 17, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $231 | $206.98 | +14.0% | May 27, 2026 |
| KeyBanc | Analyst unavailable | $210 | $202.22 | +3.6% | Apr 29, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Michael Carroll | $208 | $200.16 | +2.6% | Apr 28, 2026 |
| Robert W. Baird | Nicholas Thillman | $210 | $200.16 | +3.6% | Apr 28, 2026 |
| Cantor Fitzgerald | Richard Anderson | $217 | $197.86 | +7.1% | Apr 27, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $195 | $199.84 | -3.8% | Apr 24, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $215 | $197.62 | +6.1% | Apr 16, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $195 | $190.98 | -3.8% | Feb 18, 2026 |
| Robert W. Baird | Nicholas Thillman | $203 | $192.15 | +0.1% | Feb 11, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Analyst unavailable | $230 | $189.91 | +13.5% | Feb 9, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Steve Sakwa | $188 | $190.31 | -7.3% | Feb 6, 2026 |
| Cantor Fitzgerald | Richard Anderson | $210 | $188.48 | +3.6% | Feb 6, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Ronald Kamdem | $205 | $187.94 | +1.1% | Jan 16, 2026 |
| Barclays | Brendan Lynch | $210 | $183.19 | +3.6% | Jan 13, 2026 |
| Robert W. Baird | Analyst unavailable | $200 | $183.5 | -1.3% | Jan 8, 2026 |
| Deutsche Bank | Omotayo Okusanya | $185 | $179.9 | -8.7% | Jan 5, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Steve Sakwa | $185 | $180.67 | -8.7% | Dec 22, 2025 |
| Piper Sandler | Alexander Goldfarb | $220 | $184.18 | +8.5% | Dec 12, 2025 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $200 | $179.24 | -1.3% | Dec 4, 2025 |
| KeyBanc | Todd Thomas | $200 | $179.24 | -1.3% | Dec 4, 2025 |
| Mizuho Securities | Vikram Malhotra | $172 | $179.24 | -15.1% | Dec 4, 2025 |
| Robert W. Baird | Analyst unavailable | $196 | $175.91 | -3.3% | Nov 4, 2025 |
| RBC Capital | Michael Carrol | $183 | $176.19 | -9.7% | Oct 28, 2025 |
| Industrial Alliance Securities | Analyst unavailable | $200 | $178.74 | -1.3% | Oct 27, 2025 |
| Cantor Fitzgerald | Richard Anderson | $200 | $178.88 | -1.3% | Oct 27, 2025 |
| BNP Paribas | Analyst unavailable | $207 | $177.2 | +2.1% | Oct 27, 2025 |
| Cantor Fitzgerald | Analyst unavailable | $190 | $169.26 | -6.3% | Oct 1, 2025 |
| Evercore ISI | Steve Sakwa | $180 | $166.74 | -11.2% | Sep 15, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $178 | $164.92 | -12.2% | Sep 9, 2025 |
| Wells Fargo | Blaine Heck | $215 | $168 | +6.1% | Jul 13, 2025 |
| Robert W. Baird | Nicholas Thillman | $190 | $165.31 | -6.3% | May 7, 2025 |
| Raymond James | Jonathan Hughes | $190 | $156.6 | -6.3% | Apr 14, 2025 |
| Piper Sandler | Alexander Goldfarb | $175 | $160.43 | -13.7% | Apr 6, 2025 |
| Evercore ISI | Steve Sakwa | $204 | $187.5 | +0.6% | Sep 16, 2024 |
| Mizuho Securities | Vikram Malhotra | $200 | $185.7 | -1.3% | Sep 5, 2024 |
| Wells Fargo | Blaine Heck | $214 | $186.6 | +5.6% | Aug 28, 2024 |
| RBC Capital | Michael Carrol | $186 | $187.07 | -8.2% | Jul 30, 2024 |
| Barclays | Brendan Lynch | $198 | $187.07 | -2.3% | Jul 30, 2024 |
| Wedbush | Richard Anderson | $208 | $187.6 | +2.6% | Jul 22, 2024 |
| Mizuho Securities | Vikram Malhotra | $175 | $160.81 | -13.7% | May 31, 2024 |
| RBC Capital | Michael Carrol | $172 | $159.86 | -15.1% | May 6, 2024 |
| Piper Sandler | Alexander Goldfarb | $200 | $158.34 | -1.3% | Apr 29, 2024 |
| Evercore ISI | Steve Sakwa | $190 | $179.77 | -6.3% | Apr 1, 2024 |
| Raymond James | William Crow | $180 | $161.14 | -11.2% | Oct 31, 2023 |
| Wedbush | Richard Anderson | $175 | $166.35 | -13.7% | Oct 18, 2023 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $170 | $151.2 | -16.1% | Nov 30, 2022 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $160 | $155.66 | -21.1% | Nov 22, 2022 |
| Credit Suisse | Omotayo Okusanya | $150 | $152.85 | -26.0% | Apr 21, 2021 |
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Snapshot as of publicationEastGroup Properties, Inc. (NYSE: EGP), a self-administered equity real estate investment trust and an S&P MidCap 400 company, specializes in the development, acquisition, and management of industrial properties. The company concentrates its efforts within major Sunbelt markets across the United States, with a particular focus on Florida, Texas, Arizona, California, and North Carolina. Its central aim is to enhance shareholder value by serving as a leading provider of adaptable, efficient, and high-quality business distribution facilities for location-sensitive clients, generally seeking spaces between 15,000 and 70,000 square feet. EastGroup's growth strategy prioritizes ownership of prime distribution centers, strategically positioned close to key transportation networks in submarkets where supply is limited. The firm's current portfolio encompasses approximately 45.8 million square feet, including properties under development, value-add acquisitions in lease-up, and those currently under construction.
Historical context
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