NEW YORK (

TheStreet

) --

EastGroup Properties

(NYSE:

EGP

) hit a new 52-week high Thursday as it is currently trading at $50.45, above its previous 52-week high of $50.42 with 234,377 shares traded as of 2:14 p.m. ET. Average volume has been 198,700 shares over the past 30 days.

EastGroup has a market cap of $1.27 billion and is part of the

financial

sector and

real estate

industry. Shares are up 13.2% year to date as of the close of trading on Wednesday.

EastGroup Properties, Inc., a real estate investment trust (REIT), focuses on the development, acquisition, and operation of industrial properties in the United States. The company has a P/E ratio of 64.6, above the average real estate industry P/E ratio of 60.9 and above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7.

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TheStreet Ratings rates EastGroup as a

hold

. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its solid stock price performance, revenue growth and good cash flow from operations. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including generally poor debt management and poor profit margins. You can view the full

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