American Assets Trust (AAT) Competitors

LXP Industrial Trust (NYSE:LXP) and American Assets Trust (NYSE:AAT) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, community ranking and profitability.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor LXP or AAT?

American Assets Trust received 100 more outperform votes than LXP Industrial Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.13% of users gave American Assets Trust an outperform vote while only 50.75% of users gave LXP Industrial Trust an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
LXP Industrial Trust	Outperform Votes 271 50.75%	Underperform Votes 263 49.25%
American Assets Trust	Outperform Votes 371 66.13%	Underperform Votes 190 33.87%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in LXP or AAT?

93.5% of LXP Industrial Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.4% of American Assets Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 2.2% of LXP Industrial Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 37.3% of American Assets Trust shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, LXP or AAT?

LXP Industrial Trust has a beta of 0.89, suggesting that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Assets Trust has a beta of 1.33, suggesting that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is LXP or AAT more profitable?

American Assets Trust's return on equity of 4.98% beat LXP Industrial Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
LXP Industrial Trust	12.40%	2.15%	1.13%
American Assets Trust	12.40%	4.98%	1.80%

Does the media favor LXP or AAT?

In the previous week, LXP Industrial Trust and LXP Industrial Trust both had 3 articles in the media. American Assets Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.90 beat LXP Industrial Trust's score of 1.89 indicating that American Assets Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
LXP Industrial Trust	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
American Assets Trust	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is LXP or AAT a better dividend stock?

LXP Industrial Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.2%. American Assets Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.8%. LXP Industrial Trust pays out 415.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. American Assets Trust pays out 152.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. American Assets Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts recommend LXP or AAT?

LXP Industrial Trust currently has a consensus target price of $11.33, indicating a potential upside of 29.60%. American Assets Trust has a consensus target price of $23.00, indicating a potential upside of 14.93%. Given LXP Industrial Trust's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe LXP Industrial Trust is more favorable than American Assets Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
LXP Industrial Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
American Assets Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has better earnings and valuation, LXP or AAT?

American Assets Trust has higher revenue and earnings than LXP Industrial Trust. American Assets Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than LXP Industrial Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
LXP Industrial Trust	$358.46M	7.21	$44.53M	$0.13	67.27
American Assets Trust	$457.85M	2.67	$72.82M	$0.89	22.49

Summary

American Assets Trust beats LXP Industrial Trust on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.