Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) Competitors $7.07 +0.06 (+0.86%) As of 03:58 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock ESRT vs. JHG, LB, AHR, PECO, IRT, PIPR, AB, MC, TFPM, and SNEXShould you be buying Empire State Realty Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Empire State Realty Trust include Janus Henderson Group (JHG), LandBridge (LB), American Healthcare REIT (AHR), Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. (PECO), Independence Realty Trust (IRT), Piper Sandler Companies (PIPR), AllianceBernstein (AB), Moelis & Company (MC), Triple Flag Precious Metals (TFPM), and StoneX Group (SNEX). These companies are all part of the "trading" industry. Empire State Realty Trust vs. Janus Henderson Group LandBridge American Healthcare REIT Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. Independence Realty Trust Piper Sandler Companies AllianceBernstein Moelis & Company Triple Flag Precious Metals StoneX Group Empire State Realty Trust (NYSE:ESRT) and Janus Henderson Group (NYSE:JHG) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability, community ranking, risk and valuation. Is ESRT or JHG more profitable? Janus Henderson Group has a net margin of 16.38% compared to Empire State Realty Trust's net margin of 6.45%. Janus Henderson Group's return on equity of 12.18% beat Empire State Realty Trust's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Empire State Realty Trust6.45% 2.84% 1.14% Janus Henderson Group 16.38%12.18%8.26% Is ESRT or JHG a better dividend stock? Empire State Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Janus Henderson Group pays an annual dividend of $1.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Empire State Realty Trust pays out 50.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Janus Henderson Group pays out 60.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Do analysts prefer ESRT or JHG? Empire State Realty Trust currently has a consensus target price of $11.00, suggesting a potential upside of 57.14%. Janus Henderson Group has a consensus target price of $44.22, suggesting a potential upside of 44.09%. Given Empire State Realty Trust's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Empire State Realty Trust is more favorable than Janus Henderson Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Empire State Realty Trust 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25Janus Henderson Group 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.44 Which has more volatility and risk, ESRT or JHG? Empire State Realty Trust has a beta of 1.39, indicating that its share price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Janus Henderson Group has a beta of 1.43, indicating that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer ESRT or JHG? In the previous week, Empire State Realty Trust and Empire State Realty Trust both had 12 articles in the media. Empire State Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.63 beat Janus Henderson Group's score of 0.92 indicating that Empire State Realty Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Empire State Realty Trust 11 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Janus Henderson Group 7 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ESRT or JHG? Empire State Realty Trust and Janus Henderson Group both received 242 outperform votes by MarketBeat users. However, 50.21% of users gave Empire State Realty Trust an outperform vote while only 48.99% of users gave Janus Henderson Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformEmpire State Realty TrustOutperform Votes24250.21% Underperform Votes24049.79% Janus Henderson GroupOutperform Votes24248.99% Underperform Votes25251.01% Do insiders and institutionals believe in ESRT or JHG? 67.1% of Empire State Realty Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.9% of Janus Henderson Group shares are held by institutional investors. 14.0% of Empire State Realty Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.6% of Janus Henderson Group 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 better valuation & earnings, ESRT or JHG? Janus Henderson Group has higher revenue and earnings than Empire State Realty Trust. Janus Henderson Group 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 RatioEmpire State Realty Trust$767.92M1.53$53.24M$0.2825.00Janus Henderson Group$2.47B1.96$408.90M$2.5611.99 SummaryJanus Henderson Group beats Empire State Realty Trust on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 TrustReal estate investment trusts IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.17B$6.74B$10.83B$18.50BDividend Yield1.94%7.51%5.83%4.23%P/E Ratio25.0057.5521.6231.22Price / Sales1.536.5425.4925.58Price / Cash5.5417.3217.6217.53Price / Book0.661.612.574.29Net Income$53.24M$177.71M$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance-3.18%-0.39%0.24%-0.60%1 Month Performance-12.66%-8.20%-3.46%-6.70%1 Year Performance-22.05%4.61%534.46%1.90% Empire State Realty Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ESRTEmpire State Realty Trust4.3829 of 5 stars$7.07+0.9%$11.00+55.6%-23.1%$1.19B$767.92M25.25670Positive NewsJHGJanus Henderson Group4.923 of 5 stars$29.62-1.9%$46.44+56.8%+0.4%$4.67B$2.47B11.572,200Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeLBLandBridge3.0466 of 5 stars$61.69+3.4%$59.44-3.6%N/A$4.51B$109.95M17.336News CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeAHRAmerican Healthcare REIT1.2192 of 5 stars$27.68-2.9%$33.33+20.4%+128.7%$4.36B$2.07B-57.66110Short Interest ↑Positive NewsPECOPhillips Edison & Company, Inc.1.7747 of 5 stars$34.33-1.9%$38.83+13.1%+8.5%$4.30B$661.39M68.66290Short Interest ↓Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeIRTIndependence Realty Trust4.0775 of 5 stars$18.22-4.1%$22.22+21.9%+18.2%$4.21B$640.04M101.24920Positive NewsPIPRPiper Sandler Companies2.7917 of 5 stars$212.92-28.4%$286.00+34.3%+19.8%$3.85B$1.48B20.921,790News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownABAllianceBernstein3.0182 of 5 stars$34.10-5.7%$39.42+15.6%+14.1%$3.77B$461.95M9.174,341Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↑High Trading VolumeMCMoelis & Company2.8832 of 5 stars$49.87-1.4%$67.17+34.7%+1.2%$3.74B$1.19B28.341,161Upcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionGap UpHigh Trading VolumeTFPMTriple Flag Precious Metals2.251 of 5 stars$18.32-0.8%$20.50+11.9%+39.6%$3.68B$268.99M-166.547Analyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsGap UpSNEXStoneX Group3.1477 of 5 stars$70.21+0.9%N/A+82.0%$3.38B$108.25B8.393,600Short Interest ↓Analyst RevisionNews CoverageHigh Trading Volume Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Janus Henderson Group Competitors LandBridge Competitors American Healthcare REIT Competitors Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. 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