Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN) Competitors

Brandywine Realty Trust (NYSE:BDN) and Highwoods Properties (NYSE:HIW) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk and profitability.

Does the media favor BDN or HIW?

In the previous week, Brandywine Realty Trust had 1 more articles in the media than Highwoods Properties. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Brandywine Realty Trust and 5 mentions for Highwoods Properties. Brandywine Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Highwoods Properties' score of 0.72 indicating that Brandywine Realty Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Brandywine Realty Trust	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Highwoods Properties	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders believe in BDN or HIW?

87.3% of Brandywine Realty Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.3% of Highwoods Properties shares are held by institutional investors. 2.6% of Brandywine Realty Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Highwoods Properties shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is BDN or HIW a better dividend stock?

Brandywine Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.5%. Highwoods Properties pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.3%. Brandywine Realty Trust pays out -33.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Highwoods Properties pays out 149.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Brandywine Realty Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is BDN or HIW more profitable?

Highwoods Properties has a net margin of 17.40% compared to Brandywine Realty Trust's net margin of -60.08%. Highwoods Properties' return on equity of 6.05% beat Brandywine Realty Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brandywine Realty Trust	-60.08%	-24.59%	-8.33%
Highwoods Properties	17.40%	6.05%	2.40%

Which has more risk & volatility, BDN or HIW?

Brandywine Realty Trust has a beta of 1.33, suggesting that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Highwoods Properties has a beta of 1.26, suggesting that its share price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer BDN or HIW?

Brandywine Realty Trust currently has a consensus price target of $5.83, indicating a potential upside of 12.18%. Highwoods Properties has a consensus price target of $31.20, indicating a potential downside of 1.45%. Given Brandywine Realty Trust's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Brandywine Realty Trust is more favorable than Highwoods Properties.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Brandywine Realty Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Highwoods Properties	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has higher valuation and earnings, BDN or HIW?

Highwoods Properties has higher revenue and earnings than Brandywine Realty Trust. Brandywine Realty Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Highwoods Properties, 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	$514.65M	1.74	-$196.79M	-$1.80	-2.89
Highwoods Properties	$834M	4.02	$148.71M	$1.34	23.63

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BDN or HIW?

Highwoods Properties received 7 more outperform votes than Brandywine Realty Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.39% of users gave Highwoods Properties an outperform vote while only 54.37% of users gave Brandywine Realty Trust an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Brandywine Realty Trust	Outperform Votes 373 54.37%	Underperform Votes 313 45.63%
Highwoods Properties	Outperform Votes 380 61.39%	Underperform Votes 239 38.61%

Summary

Highwoods Properties beats Brandywine Realty Trust on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.