Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer BDN or AAT?

In the previous week, American Assets Trust had 1 more articles in the media than Brandywine Realty Trust. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for American Assets Trust and 1 mentions for Brandywine Realty Trust. American Assets Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.93 beat Brandywine Realty Trust's score of 1.08 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)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
American Assets Trust	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer BDN or AAT?

Brandywine Realty Trust presently has a consensus price target of $5.00, indicating a potential upside of 25.94%. American Assets Trust has a consensus price target of $21.00, indicating a potential upside of 8.22%. Given Brandywine Realty Trust's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly 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 higher earnings and valuation, 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	$505.52M	1.36	-$195.91M	-$1.88	-2.11
American Assets Trust	$457.86M	2.59	$72.82M	$1.16	16.73

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 15.1%. American Assets Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.0%. Brandywine Realty Trust pays out -31.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. American Assets Trust pays out 117.2% 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 increased 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 1.43, suggesting that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Assets Trust has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BDN or AAT more profitable?

American Assets Trust has a net margin of 16.26% compared to Brandywine Realty Trust's net margin of -65.33%. American Assets Trust's return on equity of 6.47% beat Brandywine Realty Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brandywine Realty Trust	-65.33%	-32.12%	-9.31%
American Assets Trust	16.26%	6.47%	2.34%

Summary

American Assets Trust beats Brandywine Realty Trust on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.