Douglas Emmett (DEI) Competitors

Boston Properties (NYSE:BXP) and Douglas Emmett (NYSE:DEI) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, community ranking, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation and media sentiment.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, BXP or DEI?

Douglas Emmett has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Boston Properties. Douglas Emmett is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Boston 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
Boston Properties	$3.41B	2.97	$14.27M	$0.10	638.50
Douglas Emmett	$986.48M	2.38	$23.52M	$0.13	107.81

Is BXP or DEI more profitable?

Douglas Emmett has a net margin of 2.38% compared to Boston Properties' net margin of 0.38%. Boston Properties' return on equity of 3.90% beat Douglas Emmett's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Boston Properties	0.38%	3.90%	1.24%
Douglas Emmett	2.38%	0.63%	0.25%

Is BXP or DEI a better dividend stock?

Boston Properties pays an annual dividend of $3.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.1%. Douglas Emmett pays an annual dividend of $0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. 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. Douglas Emmett pays out 584.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of BXP or DEI?

98.7% of Boston Properties shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.4% of Douglas Emmett shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Boston Properties shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.7% of Douglas Emmett 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BXP or DEI?

Boston Properties received 258 more outperform votes than Douglas Emmett when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.46% of users gave Boston Properties an outperform vote while only 59.29% of users gave Douglas Emmett an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Boston Properties	Outperform Votes 660 63.46%	Underperform Votes 380 36.54%
Douglas Emmett	Outperform Votes 402 59.29%	Underperform Votes 276 40.71%

Does the media prefer BXP or DEI?

In the previous week, Douglas Emmett had 1 more articles in the media than Boston Properties. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Douglas Emmett and 5 mentions for Boston Properties. Douglas Emmett's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat Boston Properties' score of -0.17 indicating that Douglas Emmett 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)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Douglas Emmett	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, BXP or DEI?

Boston Properties has a beta of 1.06, meaning that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Douglas Emmett has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate BXP or DEI?

Boston Properties presently has a consensus price target of $79.83, suggesting a potential upside of 25.03%. Douglas Emmett has a consensus price target of $18.50, suggesting a potential upside of 32.00%. Given Douglas Emmett's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Douglas Emmett 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)	2.42
Douglas Emmett	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44

Summary

Boston Properties and Douglas Emmett tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.