Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) Competitors $104.31 -0.18 (-0.17%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends ARE vs. DLR, BXP, SLG, KRC, HIW, DEI, EQC, PDM, BDN, and HPPShould you be buying Alexandria Real Estate Equities stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Alexandria Real Estate Equities include Digital Realty Trust (DLR), Boston Properties (BXP), SL Green Realty (SLG), Kilroy Realty (KRC), Highwoods Properties (HIW), Douglas Emmett (DEI), Equity Commonwealth (EQC), Piedmont Office Realty Trust (PDM), Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN), and Hudson Pacific Properties (HPP). These companies are all part of the "office reits" industry. Alexandria Real Estate Equities vs. Digital Realty Trust Boston Properties SL Green Realty Kilroy Realty Highwoods Properties Douglas Emmett Equity Commonwealth Piedmont Office Realty Trust Brandywine Realty Trust Hudson Pacific Properties Digital Realty Trust (NYSE:DLR) and Alexandria Real Estate Equities (NYSE:ARE) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability and community ranking. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, DLR or ARE? Digital Realty Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Alexandria Real Estate Equities. Alexandria Real Estate Equities is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Digital Realty Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioDigital Realty Trust$5.48B11.26$948.84M$1.19156.23Alexandria Real Estate Equities$2.89B6.32$103.64M$1.6463.60 Is DLR or ARE more profitable? Alexandria Real Estate Equities has a net margin of 9.62% compared to Digital Realty Trust's net margin of 8.04%. Digital Realty Trust's return on equity of 2.24% beat Alexandria Real Estate Equities' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Digital Realty Trust8.04% 2.24% 1.00% Alexandria Real Estate Equities 9.62%1.31%0.79% Does the media favor DLR or ARE? In the previous week, Digital Realty Trust had 3 more articles in the media than Alexandria Real Estate Equities. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Digital Realty Trust and 21 mentions for Alexandria Real Estate Equities. Digital Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Alexandria Real Estate Equities' score of 0.58 indicating that Digital Realty Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Digital Realty Trust 20 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Alexandria Real Estate Equities 11 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility and risk, DLR or ARE? Digital Realty Trust has a beta of 0.59, suggesting that its share price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alexandria Real Estate Equities has a beta of 1.16, suggesting that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer DLR or ARE? Digital Realty Trust received 338 more outperform votes than Alexandria Real Estate Equities when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.27% of users gave Digital Realty Trust an outperform vote while only 64.24% of users gave Alexandria Real Estate Equities an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformDigital Realty TrustOutperform Votes81467.27% Underperform Votes39632.73% Alexandria Real Estate EquitiesOutperform Votes47664.24% Underperform Votes26535.76% Is DLR or ARE a better dividend stock? Digital Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $4.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Alexandria Real Estate Equities pays an annual dividend of $5.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Digital Realty Trust pays out 410.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Alexandria Real Estate Equities pays out 317.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Alexandria Real Estate Equities has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years. Alexandria Real Estate Equities is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Do analysts prefer DLR or ARE? Digital Realty Trust presently has a consensus price target of $169.84, suggesting a potential downside of 8.64%. Alexandria Real Estate Equities has a consensus price target of $127.30, suggesting a potential upside of 22.04%. Given Alexandria Real Estate Equities' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Alexandria Real Estate Equities is more favorable than Digital Realty Trust.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Digital Realty Trust 1 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.55Alexandria Real Estate Equities 0 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.27 Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in DLR or ARE? 99.7% of Digital Realty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.5% of Alexandria Real Estate Equities shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Digital Realty Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Alexandria Real Estate Equities shares are owned by insiders. 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Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart ARE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAlexandria Real Estate EquitiesReal estate investment trusts IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$18.23B$7.67B$10.41B$19.84BDividend Yield4.93%6.56%10.14%3.50%P/E Ratio63.6036.7447.1237.73Price / Sales6.3210.223,443.7818.01Price / Cash16.4917.6630.7717.90Price / Book0.812.002.484.86Net Income$103.64M$146.60M$993.44M$985.93M7 Day Performance-3.65%0.10%-0.05%0.45%1 Month Performance-12.73%-1.97%7.13%1.05%1 Year Performance0.52%17.41%24.11%24.67% Alexandria Real Estate Equities Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AREAlexandria Real Estate Equities4.6867 of 5 stars$104.31-0.2%$127.30+22.0%-0.2%$18.23B$2.89B63.60590Short Interest ↓DLRDigital Realty Trust4.1683 of 5 stars$185.91-0.7%$169.84-8.6%+36.8%$61.67B$5.48B156.233,664Analyst ForecastPositive NewsBXPBoston Properties4.4114 of 5 stars$79.56+0.2%$80.92+1.7%+44.4%$12.56B$3.38B34.44780Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionSLGSL Green Realty1.5741 of 5 stars$77.77+0.2%$65.57-15.7%+124.6%$5.12B$913.71M0.001,188Dividend AnnouncementPositive NewsKRCKilroy Realty3.2061 of 5 stars$38.75+0.7%$39.43+1.8%+25.1%$4.54B$1.13B23.20260HIWHighwoods Properties3.6252 of 5 stars$31.61+0.5%$31.20-1.3%+67.8%$3.34B$834M23.59340Ex-DividendDEIDouglas Emmett3.3638 of 5 stars$18.75+1.4%$17.43-7.0%+58.6%$3.14B$1.02B-187.45750Analyst RevisionEQCEquity Commonwealth2.2309 of 5 stars$20.12+0.1%N/A+5.9%$2.16B$60.52M51.5920News CoveragePositive NewsPDMPiedmont Office Realty Trust2.3591 of 5 stars$9.40-0.2%$11.00+17.1%+51.8%$1.17B$577.76M0.00150BDNBrandywine Realty Trust3.4934 of 5 stars$5.39+0.9%$5.83+8.2%+30.4%$922.04M$514.65M0.00330HPPHudson Pacific Properties4.4005 of 5 stars$3.23-3.0%$6.17+91.0%-40.9%$470.30M$952.30M0.00880Analyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies DLR Alternatives BXP Alternatives SLG Alternatives KRC Alternatives HIW Alternatives DEI Alternatives EQC Alternatives PDM Alternatives BDN Alternatives HPP Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:ARE) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMissed Nvidia? 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