Douglas Emmett (DEI) Competitors

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

Is DEI or BXP more profitable?

Boston Properties has a net margin of 10.75% compared to Douglas Emmett's net margin of -1.68%. Boston Properties' return on equity of 4.40% beat Douglas Emmett's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Douglas Emmett	-1.68%	-0.43%	-0.17%
Boston Properties	10.75%	4.40%	1.40%

Do analysts recommend DEI or BXP?

Douglas Emmett presently has a consensus target price of $17.43, suggesting a potential downside of 3.60%. Boston Properties has a consensus target price of $81.38, suggesting a potential upside of 9.04%. Given Boston Properties' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Boston Properties is more favorable than Douglas Emmett.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Douglas Emmett	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29
Boston Properties	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.46

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in DEI or BXP?

97.4% of Douglas Emmett shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.7% of Boston Properties shares are held by institutional investors. 14.7% of Douglas Emmett 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, DEI or BXP?

Douglas Emmett has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Boston Properties has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to DEI or BXP?

In the previous week, Boston Properties had 1 more articles in the media than Douglas Emmett. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Boston Properties and 5 mentions for Douglas Emmett. Douglas Emmett's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat Boston Properties' score of 0.59 indicating that Douglas Emmett is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Douglas Emmett	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor DEI or BXP?

Boston Properties received 254 more outperform votes than Douglas Emmett when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.56% of users gave Boston Properties an outperform vote while only 59.52% of users gave Douglas Emmett an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Douglas Emmett	Outperform Votes 400 59.52%	Underperform Votes 272 40.48%
Boston Properties	Outperform Votes 654 63.56%	Underperform Votes 375 36.44%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, DEI or BXP?

Boston Properties has higher revenue and earnings than Douglas Emmett. 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
Douglas Emmett	$1.00B	3.02	-$42.71M	-$0.10	-180.80
Boston Properties	$3.38B	3.49	$190.21M	$2.31	32.31

Is DEI or BXP a better dividend stock?

Douglas Emmett pays an annual dividend of $0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Boston Properties pays an annual dividend of $3.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Douglas Emmett pays out -760.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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.

Summary

Boston Properties beats Douglas Emmett on 17 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.