Boston Properties (BXP) Competitors $63.19 -0.40 (-0.63%) As of 03:58 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock BXP vs. ARE, SLG, KRC, HIW, DEI, PDM, BDN, HPP, EQC, and DLRShould you be buying Boston Properties stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Boston Properties include Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE), SL Green Realty (SLG), Kilroy Realty (KRC), Highwoods Properties (HIW), Douglas Emmett (DEI), Piedmont Office Realty Trust (PDM), Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN), Hudson Pacific Properties (HPP), Equity Commonwealth (EQC), and Digital Realty Trust (DLR). These companies are all part of the "office reits" industry. Boston Properties vs. Alexandria Real Estate Equities SL Green Realty Kilroy Realty Highwoods Properties Douglas Emmett Piedmont Office Realty Trust Brandywine Realty Trust Hudson Pacific Properties Equity Commonwealth Digital Realty Trust Boston Properties (NYSE:BXP) and Alexandria Real Estate Equities (NYSE:ARE) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, media sentiment and community ranking. Which has more risk and volatility, BXP or ARE? Boston Properties has a beta of 1.06, indicating that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alexandria Real Estate Equities has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer BXP or ARE? In the previous week, Alexandria Real Estate Equities had 20 more articles in the media than Boston Properties. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Alexandria Real Estate Equities and 4 mentions for Boston Properties. Alexandria Real Estate Equities' average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat Boston Properties' score of 0.08 indicating that Alexandria Real Estate Equities is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Boston Properties 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Alexandria Real Estate Equities 21 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has better earnings and valuation, BXP or ARE? Alexandria Real Estate Equities has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Boston Properties. Alexandria Real Estate Equities is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Boston Properties, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBoston Properties$3.41B2.94$14.27M$0.10631.90Alexandria Real Estate Equities$3.05B4.38$322.95M$1.8042.87 Is BXP or ARE more profitable? Alexandria Real Estate Equities has a net margin of 10.36% compared to Boston Properties' net margin of 0.38%. Boston Properties' return on equity of 3.90% beat Alexandria Real Estate Equities' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Boston Properties0.38% 3.90% 1.24% Alexandria Real Estate Equities 10.36%1.43%0.85% Do analysts rate BXP or ARE? Boston Properties presently has a consensus price target of $79.83, suggesting a potential upside of 26.34%. Alexandria Real Estate Equities has a consensus price target of $118.60, suggesting a potential upside of 53.69%. Given Alexandria Real Estate Equities' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Alexandria Real Estate Equities is more favorable than Boston Properties.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Boston Properties 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.42Alexandria Real Estate Equities 0 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.18 Is BXP or ARE a better dividend stock? Boston Properties pays an annual dividend of $3.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.2%. Alexandria Real Estate Equities pays an annual dividend of $5.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.8%. Boston Properties pays out 3,920.0% 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 293.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. 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 institutionals and insiders believe in BXP or ARE? 98.7% of Boston Properties shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.5% of Alexandria Real Estate Equities shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Boston Properties shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Alexandria Real Estate Equities shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BXP or ARE? Boston Properties received 182 more outperform votes than Alexandria Real Estate Equities when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.48% of users gave Alexandria Real Estate Equities an outperform vote while only 63.46% of users gave Boston Properties an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBoston PropertiesOutperform Votes66063.46% Underperform Votes38036.54% Alexandria Real Estate EquitiesOutperform Votes47863.48% Underperform Votes27536.52% SummaryAlexandria Real Estate Equities beats Boston Properties on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Boston Properties News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BXP and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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 BXP vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBoston PropertiesReal estate investment trusts IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$10.00B$6.69B$10.75B$18.33BDividend Yield6.24%7.51%6.01%4.23%P/E Ratio631.9657.1521.5330.99Price / Sales2.946.5025.3125.38Price / Cash9.1117.3217.6117.53Price / Book1.261.602.564.26Net Income$14.27M$177.71M$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance2.48%-1.03%-0.06%-1.29%1 Month Performance-3.60%-8.78%-3.71%-7.34%1 Year Performance9.00%4.00%533.87%1.23% Boston Properties Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BXPBoston Properties4.3838 of 5 stars$63.19-0.6%$79.83+26.3%+8.6%$10.00B$3.41B631.96780Analyst ForecastAREAlexandria Real Estate Equities4.5093 of 5 stars$77.81-4.3%$118.60+52.4%-33.6%$13.47B$3.05B43.23590Positive NewsGap DownHigh Trading VolumeSLGSL Green Realty3.8179 of 5 stars$49.84-1.6%$69.87+40.2%+5.0%$3.55B$886.27M622.951,188Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeKRCKilroy Realty4.5299 of 5 stars$29.41-2.0%$38.82+32.0%-4.8%$3.47B$1.14B16.62260Short Interest ↑Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeHIWHighwoods Properties3.4955 of 5 stars$26.17-3.6%$32.50+24.2%+13.9%$2.82B$825.86M27.54340Short Interest ↑News CoveragePositive NewsDEIDouglas Emmett3.9628 of 5 stars$13.82-3.2%$18.50+33.9%+7.7%$2.31B$986.48M106.31750Short Interest ↑High Trading VolumePDMPiedmont Office Realty Trust3.8421 of 5 stars$6.50-2.8%$9.50+46.3%-0.8%$808.03M$570.32M-10.31150Positive NewsBDNBrandywine Realty Trust4.2522 of 5 stars$3.87-3.4%$5.00+29.4%-12.4%$668.92M$505.52M-3.39330Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeHPPHudson Pacific Properties4.4395 of 5 stars$2.38-7.7%$3.43+44.0%-60.6%$336.56M$842.08M-0.93880Analyst ForecastGap DownEQCEquity Commonwealth2.3301 of 5 stars$1.60-0.3%N/A-91.4%$171.34M$58.43M4.0920Short Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeDLRDigital Realty Trust4.2005 of 5 stars$136.64-0.6%$184.33+34.9%+5.4%$46.00B$5.55B84.353,410Short Interest ↑Positive News Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Alexandria Real Estate Equities Competitors SL Green Realty Competitors Kilroy Realty Competitors Highwoods Properties Competitors Douglas Emmett Competitors Piedmont Office Realty Trust Competitors Brandywine Realty Trust Competitors Hudson Pacific Properties Competitors Equity Commonwealth Competitors Digital Realty Trust Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:BXP) was last updated on 4/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump Makes Major Crypto AnnouncementTrump Ends the “War on Crypto” I expect it to pump the market, which is why I'm recommending ONE coin to al...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredCrypto’s crashing…but we’re still profitingMost traders are panicking right now. 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