Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) Competitors $7.15 -0.09 (-1.24%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$7.16 +0.00 (+0.07%) As of 08/1/2025 05:12 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock ESRT vs. AAT, BDN, BXP, CUZ, DEI, HIW, KRC, PDM, SLG, and VNOShould you be buying Empire State Realty Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Empire State Realty Trust include American Assets Trust (AAT), Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN), BXP (BXP), Cousins Properties (CUZ), Douglas Emmett (DEI), Highwoods Properties (HIW), Kilroy Realty (KRC), Piedmont Realty Trust (PDM), SL Green Realty (SLG), and Vornado Realty Trust (VNO). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Empire State Realty Trust vs. Its Competitors American Assets Trust Brandywine Realty Trust BXP Cousins Properties Douglas Emmett Highwoods Properties Kilroy Realty Piedmont Realty Trust SL Green Realty Vornado Realty Trust American Assets Trust (NYSE:AAT) and Empire State Realty Trust (NYSE:ESRT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, valuation, earnings and dividends. Which has better earnings & valuation, AAT or ESRT? American Assets Trust has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Empire State Realty Trust. American Assets Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Empire State Realty Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAmerican Assets Trust$457.86M2.50$72.82M$1.2714.72Empire State Realty Trust$767.92M1.57$51.64M$0.2429.79 Which has more risk and volatility, AAT or ESRT? American Assets Trust has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Empire State Realty Trust has a beta of 1.7, suggesting that its stock price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is AAT or ESRT a better dividend stock? American Assets Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.3%. Empire State Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. American Assets Trust pays out 107.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Empire State Realty Trust pays out 58.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. American Assets Trust has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years. American Assets Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Do analysts prefer AAT or ESRT? American Assets Trust presently has a consensus price target of $21.00, indicating a potential upside of 12.33%. Empire State Realty Trust has a consensus price target of $10.43, indicating a potential upside of 45.92%. Given Empire State Realty Trust's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Empire State Realty Trust is more favorable than American Assets Trust.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score American Assets Trust 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Empire State Realty Trust 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in AAT or ESRT? 90.4% of American Assets Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.1% of Empire State Realty Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 36.8% of American Assets Trust shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 14.6% of Empire State Realty Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is AAT or ESRT more profitable? American Assets Trust has a net margin of 16.26% compared to Empire State Realty Trust's net margin of 5.67%. American Assets Trust's return on equity of 6.47% beat Empire State Realty Trust's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets American Assets Trust16.26% 6.47% 2.34% Empire State Realty Trust 5.67%2.46%1.00% Does the media favor AAT or ESRT? In the previous week, American Assets Trust had 14 more articles in the media than Empire State Realty Trust. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for American Assets Trust and 3 mentions for Empire State Realty Trust. American Assets Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.49 beat Empire State Realty Trust's score of 1.18 indicating that American Assets Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment American Assets Trust 12 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Empire State Realty Trust 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryAmerican Assets Trust beats Empire State Realty Trust on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Empire State Realty Trust News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ESRT 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 ESRT 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 ESRT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricEmpire State Realty TrustREIT IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.22B$8.30B$12.08B$20.69BDividend Yield1.93%6.00%5.63%3.67%P/E Ratio29.7971.2719.7429.07Price / Sales1.574.8225.9166.55Price / Cash4.8317.7921.3322.84Price / Book0.671.612.094.43Net Income$51.64M$128.99M$1.00B$994.22M7 Day Performance-3.70%-4.24%-2.46%-3.35%1 Month Performance-13.65%-3.47%-0.96%-2.06%1 Year Performance-30.58%-9.58%537.06%10.15% Empire State Realty Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ESRTEmpire State Realty Trust4.418 of 5 stars$7.15-1.2%$10.43+45.9%-32.3%$1.22B$767.92M29.79670News CoveragePositive NewsAATAmerican Assets Trust3.8807 of 5 stars$19.96-1.9%$21.00+5.2%-28.2%$1.24B$457.86M15.72220News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst DowngradeBDNBrandywine Realty Trust4.6205 of 5 stars$4.02-1.7%$5.00+24.4%-23.6%$707.37M$495.77M-2.14330Positive NewsBXPBXP3.9055 of 5 stars$69.61-3.1%$78.07+12.2%-8.0%$11.37B$3.41B-3,478.76780Earnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeCUZCousins Properties3.8662 of 5 stars$27.27-1.8%$32.50+19.2%-2.3%$4.66B$856.76M82.64290Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst DowngradeDEIDouglas Emmett3.8329 of 5 stars$15.40-1.0%$17.78+15.4%-5.2%$2.60B$986.48M48.13750Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsHIWHighwoods Properties3.4008 of 5 stars$29.69-1.9%$32.00+7.8%-6.7%$3.26B$825.86M18.44340Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementKRCKilroy Realty4.1037 of 5 stars$36.55-1.4%$37.73+3.2%+3.7%$4.39B$1.14B21.76260News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumePDMPiedmont Realty Trust2.6788 of 5 stars$7.47-0.5%$8.67+16.0%-16.0%$934.30M$570.32M-15.24150Positive NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst DowngradeSLGSL Green Realty2.8175 of 5 stars$58.56-3.4%$65.60+12.0%-16.0%$4.32B$886.27M-108.441,221VNOVornado Realty Trust2.8057 of 5 stars$38.97-2.4%$38.09-2.3%+28.5%$7.66B$1.79B74.942,996Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies American Assets Trust Competitors Brandywine Realty Trust Competitors BXP Competitors Cousins Properties Competitors Douglas Emmett Competitors Highwoods Properties Competitors Kilroy Realty Competitors Piedmont Realty Trust Competitors SL Green Realty Competitors Vornado 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:ESRT) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersIs Elon's empire crumbling?The Tesla Shock Nobody Sees Coming While headlines scream "Tesla is doomed"... 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