American Assets Trust (AAT) Competitors

Brandywine Realty Trust (NYSE:BDN) and American Assets Trust (NYSE:AAT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, dividends, profitability and media sentiment.

Does the media refer more to BDN or AAT?

In the previous week, Brandywine Realty Trust and Brandywine Realty Trust both had 4 articles in the media. American Assets Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat Brandywine Realty Trust's score of 0.28 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
Brandywine Realty Trust	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
American Assets Trust	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders believe in BDN or AAT?

87.3% of Brandywine Realty Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.4% of American Assets Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 3.3% of Brandywine Realty Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 36.8% 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.

Is BDN or AAT a better dividend stock?

Brandywine Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.0%. American Assets Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.6%. Brandywine Realty Trust pays out -50.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. American Assets Trust pays out 107.1% 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 has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Brandywine Realty Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more volatility & risk, BDN or AAT?

Brandywine Realty Trust has a beta of 1.42, indicating that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Assets Trust has a beta of 1.15, indicating that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BDN or AAT more profitable?

American Assets Trust has a net margin of 17.57% compared to Brandywine Realty Trust's net margin of -40.97%. American Assets Trust's return on equity of 7.02% beat Brandywine Realty Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brandywine Realty Trust	-40.97%	-18.44%	-5.75%
American Assets Trust	17.57%	7.02%	2.54%

Do analysts prefer BDN or AAT?

Brandywine Realty Trust presently has a consensus price target of $5.00, suggesting a potential upside of 16.41%. American Assets Trust has a consensus price target of $21.00, suggesting a potential upside of 2.62%. Given Brandywine Realty Trust's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Brandywine Realty Trust is more favorable than American Assets Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Brandywine Realty Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
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 valuation & earnings, BDN or AAT?

American Assets Trust has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Brandywine Realty Trust. Brandywine Realty Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than American Assets 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
Brandywine Realty Trust	$500.55M	1.48	-$195.91M	-$1.20	-3.58
American Assets Trust	$457.86M	2.73	$72.82M	$1.27	16.11

Summary

American Assets Trust beats Brandywine Realty Trust on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.