Boston Properties (BXP) Competitors $74.64 +1.31 (+1.79%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:31 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends BXP vs. ARE, SLG, KRC, DEI, HIW, 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), Douglas Emmett (DEI), Highwoods Properties (HIW), 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 Douglas Emmett Highwoods Properties Piedmont Office Realty Trust Brandywine Realty Trust Hudson Pacific Properties Equity Commonwealth Digital Realty Trust Alexandria Real Estate Equities (NYSE:ARE) and Boston Properties (NYSE:BXP) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, community ranking, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, risk, valuation and institutional ownership. 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% Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of ARE or BXP? 96.5% of Alexandria Real Estate Equities shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.7% of Boston Properties shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Alexandria Real Estate Equities shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Boston Properties shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has stronger 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$3.07B5.64$103.64M$1.6460.47Boston Properties$3.38B3.49$190.21M$2.3132.31 Which has more risk and volatility, ARE or BXP? Alexandria Real Estate Equities has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Boston Properties has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ARE or BXP? Boston Properties received 177 more outperform votes than Alexandria Real Estate Equities when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.11% of users gave Alexandria Real Estate Equities an outperform vote while only 63.56% of users gave Boston Properties an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAlexandria Real Estate EquitiesOutperform Votes47764.11% Underperform Votes26735.89% Boston PropertiesOutperform Votes65463.56% Underperform Votes37536.44% Do analysts rate ARE or BXP? Alexandria Real Estate Equities presently has a consensus target price of $124.82, suggesting a potential upside of 25.86%. Boston Properties has a consensus target price of $81.38, suggesting a potential upside of 9.04%. 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 Alexandria Real Estate Equities 0 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33Boston Properties 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.46 Is ARE or BXP a better dividend stock? Alexandria Real Estate Equities pays an annual dividend of $5.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Boston Properties pays an annual dividend of $3.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Alexandria Real Estate Equities pays out 322.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. 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. Does the media favor ARE or BXP? In the previous week, Alexandria Real Estate Equities had 8 more articles in the media than Boston Properties. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Alexandria Real Estate Equities and 6 mentions for Boston Properties. Boston Properties' average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Alexandria Real Estate Equities' score of 0.55 indicating that Boston Properties is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Alexandria Real Estate Equities 5 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Boston Properties 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryBoston Properties beats Alexandria Real Estate Equities on 14 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$11.80B$6.96B$10.59B$19.18BDividend Yield4.88%6.79%10.09%3.58%P/E Ratio32.3142.5337.8041.22Price / Sales3.497.82286.0517.58Price / Cash12.2717.7930.4421.28Price / Book1.432.542.695.32Net Income$190.21M$146.30M$1.03B$989.67M7 Day Performance-6.62%-3.82%-2.80%-3.45%1 Month Performance-7.99%-4.28%-2.77%-3.73%1 Year Performance4.74%1.86%11.00%12.06% Boston Properties Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BXPBoston Properties4.0142 of 5 stars$74.64+1.8%$81.38+9.0%+5.5%$11.80B$3.38B32.31780Dividend AnnouncementNews CoverageHigh Trading VolumeAREAlexandria Real Estate Equities4.874 of 5 stars$102.31-0.3%$125.82+23.0%-21.6%$17.88B$2.89B62.60590Analyst ForecastSLGSL Green Realty1.3521 of 5 stars$75.91+1.7%$68.67-9.5%+47.8%$5.00B$852.12M-29.851,188KRCKilroy Realty3.3292 of 5 stars$42.32+1.4%$39.43-6.8%-1.0%$5.00B$1.12B25.27260Analyst UpgradeNews CoverageDEIDouglas Emmett3.0199 of 5 stars$20.32+1.8%$17.43-14.2%+19.2%$3.40B$1.00B-202.30750Dividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↓Positive NewsHIWHighwoods Properties2.9701 of 5 stars$31.54+1.5%$31.20-1.1%+30.9%$3.34B$827.20M23.19340Positive NewsPDMPiedmont Office Realty Trust3.3959 of 5 stars$9.40+0.4%$11.00+17.0%+23.2%$1.17B$572.42M-15.10150Positive NewsBDNBrandywine Realty Trust3.0463 of 5 stars$5.87+2.6%$5.83-0.6%+3.8%$1.01B$513.78M-3.18330Analyst DowngradeHPPHudson Pacific Properties4.2738 of 5 stars$3.26-0.9%$6.17+89.2%-67.2%$460.42M$855.84M-1.57880Insider TradeOptions VolumeNews CoveragePositive NewsEQCEquity Commonwealth2.582 of 5 stars$1.71+0.9%N/A-90.7%$183.00M$58.43M4.4220Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeDLRDigital Realty Trust4.0221 of 5 stars$186.99+1.1%$171.68-8.2%+34.5%$62.03B$5.49B155.503,664Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Alexandria Real Estate Equities Competitors SL Green Realty Competitors Kilroy Realty Competitors Douglas Emmett Competitors Highwoods Properties 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 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 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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