Boston Properties (BXP) Competitors $79.56 +0.14 (+0.18%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends BXP vs. ARE, SLG, KRC, HIW, DEI, EQC, PDM, BDN, HPP, 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), Equity Commonwealth (EQC), Piedmont Office Realty Trust (PDM), Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN), Hudson Pacific Properties (HPP), 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 Equity Commonwealth Piedmont Office Realty Trust Brandywine Realty Trust Hudson Pacific Properties Digital Realty Trust Alexandria Real Estate Equities (NYSE:ARE) and Boston Properties (NYSE:BXP) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations. Which has higher valuation & earnings, ARE or BXP? Boston Properties has higher revenue and earnings than Alexandria Real Estate Equities. Boston Properties is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alexandria Real Estate Equities, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAlexandria Real Estate Equities$2.89B6.32$103.64M$1.6463.60Boston Properties$3.27B3.84$190.21M$2.3134.44 Does the media prefer ARE or BXP? In the previous week, Alexandria Real Estate Equities had 2 more articles in the media than Boston Properties. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Alexandria Real Estate Equities and 21 mentions for Boston Properties. Alexandria Real Estate Equities' average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat Boston Properties' score of 0.10 indicating that Alexandria Real Estate Equities is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Alexandria Real Estate Equities 11 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Boston Properties 2 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in ARE or BXP? 96.5% of Alexandria Real Estate Equities shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.7% of Boston Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Alexandria Real Estate Equities shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Boston Properties shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk and volatility, ARE or BXP? Alexandria Real Estate Equities has a beta of 1.16, suggesting that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Boston Properties has a beta of 1.18, suggesting that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ARE or BXP? Boston Properties received 178 more outperform votes than Alexandria Real Estate Equities when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.24% of users gave Alexandria Real Estate Equities an outperform vote while only 63.62% of users gave Boston Properties an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAlexandria Real Estate EquitiesOutperform Votes47664.24% Underperform Votes26535.76% Boston PropertiesOutperform Votes65463.62% Underperform Votes37436.38% Is ARE or BXP a better dividend stock? Alexandria Real Estate Equities pays an annual dividend of $5.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Boston Properties pays an annual dividend of $3.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. 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. Boston Properties pays out 169.7% 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 rate ARE or BXP? Alexandria Real Estate Equities presently has a consensus price target of $127.30, indicating a potential upside of 22.04%. Boston Properties has a consensus price target of $80.92, indicating a potential upside of 1.71%. Given Alexandria Real Estate Equities' higher probable 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 Alexandria Real Estate Equities 0 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.27Boston Properties 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.46 Is ARE or BXP more profitable? Boston Properties has a net margin of 10.75% compared to Alexandria Real Estate Equities' net margin of 9.62%. Boston Properties' return on equity of 4.40% beat Alexandria Real Estate Equities' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Alexandria Real Estate Equities9.62% 1.31% 0.79% Boston Properties 10.75%4.40%1.40% SummaryBoston Properties beats Alexandria Real Estate Equities on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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$12.58B$7.56B$10.49B$19.90BDividend Yield4.99%6.57%10.13%3.54%P/E Ratio34.4443.9249.1042.58Price / Sales3.846.783,451.4818.15Price / Cash12.0515.9930.2717.85Price / Book1.532.692.745.66Net Income$190.21M$145.32M$991.93M$984.91M7 Day Performance0.21%-0.95%-0.33%-0.16%1 Month Performance-11.32%-3.80%1.82%0.18%1 Year Performance44.42%15.32%23.56%23.71% Boston Properties Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BXPBoston Properties4.4114 of 5 stars$79.56+0.2%$80.92+1.7%+44.4%$12.56B$3.38B34.44780Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionAREAlexandria Real Estate Equities4.6867 of 5 stars$104.31-0.2%$127.30+22.0%-0.2%$18.23B$2.89B63.60590Short Interest ↓SLGSL 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%$3.35B$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 NewsHigh Trading VolumePDMPiedmont 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%$456.18M$855.84M-1.55880Analyst RevisionDLRDigital Realty Trust4.1683 of 5 stars$185.91-0.7%$169.84-8.6%+36.8%$61.67B$5.48B156.233,664Analyst ForecastPositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Alexandria Real Estate Equities Competitors SL Green Realty Competitors Kilroy Realty Competitors Highwoods Properties Competitors Douglas Emmett Competitors Equity Commonwealth Competitors Piedmont Office Realty Trust Competitors Brandywine Realty Trust Competitors Hudson Pacific Properties Competitors Digital Realty Trust Competitors 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:BXP) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMissed Nvidia? 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