KRC vs. BXP, SLG, HIW, DEI, PDM, BDN, HPP, EQC, DLR, and ARE
Should you be buying Kilroy Realty stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Kilroy Realty include Boston Properties (BXP), SL Green Realty (SLG), Highwoods Properties (HIW), Douglas Emmett (DEI), Piedmont Office Realty Trust (PDM), Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN), Hudson Pacific Properties (HPP), Equity Commonwealth (EQC), Digital Realty Trust (DLR), and Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE). These companies are all part of the "office reits" industry.
Kilroy Realty vs.
Kilroy Realty (NYSE:KRC) and Boston Properties (NYSE:BXP) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, dividends, valuation and community ranking.
In the previous week, Boston Properties had 3 more articles in the media than Kilroy Realty. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Boston Properties and 6 mentions for Kilroy Realty. Kilroy Realty's average media sentiment score of 0.42 beat Boston Properties' score of 0.15 indicating that Kilroy Realty is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Boston Properties received 202 more outperform votes than Kilroy Realty when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.50% of users gave Boston Properties an outperform vote while only 62.62% of users gave Kilroy Realty an outperform vote.
Kilroy Realty has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Boston Properties has a beta of 1.18, meaning that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Kilroy Realty has a net margin of 17.78% compared to Boston Properties' net margin of 10.75%. Boston Properties' return on equity of 4.40% beat Kilroy Realty's return on equity.
Kilroy Realty presently has a consensus target price of $40.80, indicating a potential upside of 4.70%. Boston Properties has a consensus target price of $82.00, indicating a potential upside of 11.84%. Given Boston Properties' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Boston Properties is more favorable than Kilroy Realty.
Kilroy Realty has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Boston Properties. Kilroy Realty is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Boston Properties, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
94.2% of Kilroy Realty shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.7% of Boston Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.5% of Kilroy Realty shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Boston Properties shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Kilroy Realty pays an annual dividend of $2.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Boston Properties pays an annual dividend of $3.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Kilroy Realty pays out 129.3% 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. Kilroy Realty is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Summary
Boston Properties beats Kilroy Realty on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:KRC) was last updated on 1/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
