SL Green Realty (SLG) Competitors $63.76 +1.42 (+2.27%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$64.35 +0.59 (+0.93%) As of 07:39 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 InterestTrendsBuy This Stock SLG vs. ARE, BDN, BXP, CUZ, DEI, HIW, JBGS, KRC, PDM, and VNOShould you be buying SL Green Realty stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of SL Green Realty include Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE), Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN), BXP (BXP), Cousins Properties (CUZ), Douglas Emmett (DEI), Highwoods Properties (HIW), JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS), Kilroy Realty (KRC), Piedmont Realty Trust (PDM), and Vornado Realty Trust (VNO). These companies are all part of the "reit - eqty trust - other" industry. SL Green Realty vs. Its Competitors Alexandria Real Estate Equities Brandywine Realty Trust BXP Cousins Properties Douglas Emmett Highwoods Properties JBG SMITH Properties Kilroy Realty Piedmont Realty Trust Vornado Realty Trust SL Green Realty (NYSE:SLG) and Alexandria Real Estate Equities (NYSE:ARE) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability and analyst recommendations. Do analysts prefer SLG or ARE? SL Green Realty currently has a consensus price target of $65.33, suggesting a potential upside of 2.47%. Alexandria Real Estate Equities has a consensus price target of $99.54, suggesting a potential upside of 27.45%. Given Alexandria Real Estate Equities' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Alexandria Real Estate Equities is more favorable than SL Green Realty.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score SL Green Realty 1 Sell rating(s) 12 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.13Alexandria Real Estate Equities 0 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.17 Is SLG or ARE a better dividend stock? SL Green Realty pays an annual dividend of $3.09 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Alexandria Real Estate Equities pays an annual dividend of $5.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.8%. SL Green Realty pays out -735.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Alexandria Real Estate Equities pays out 694.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. SL Green Realty has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Alexandria Real Estate Equities has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years. Alexandria Real Estate Equities is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Do insiders & institutionals believe in SLG or ARE? 90.0% of SL Green Realty shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.5% of Alexandria Real Estate Equities shares are held by institutional investors. 5.0% of SL Green Realty shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Alexandria Real Estate Equities shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media favor SLG or ARE? In the previous week, SL Green Realty had 1 more articles in the media than Alexandria Real Estate Equities. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for SL Green Realty and 17 mentions for Alexandria Real Estate Equities. Alexandria Real Estate Equities' average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat SL Green Realty's score of 0.31 indicating that Alexandria Real Estate Equities is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment SL Green Realty 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Alexandria Real Estate Equities 9 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is SLG or ARE more profitable? Alexandria Real Estate Equities has a net margin of 4.62% compared to SL Green Realty's net margin of -1.30%. Alexandria Real Estate Equities' return on equity of 0.64% beat SL Green Realty's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets SL Green Realty-1.30% -0.98% -0.37% Alexandria Real Estate Equities 4.62%0.64%0.38% Which has better valuation and earnings, SLG or ARE? Alexandria Real Estate Equities has higher revenue and earnings than SL Green Realty. SL Green Realty is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alexandria Real Estate Equities, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSL Green Realty$886.27M5.13$30.65M-$0.42-151.80Alexandria Real Estate Equities$3.12B4.34$322.95M$0.76102.77 Which has more volatility and risk, SLG or ARE? SL Green Realty has a beta of 1.65, indicating that its share price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alexandria Real Estate Equities has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryAlexandria Real Estate Equities beats SL Green Realty on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get SL Green Realty News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SLG 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 SLG 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 SLG vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSL Green RealtyREIT IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$4.45B$8.36B$11.96B$20.64BDividend Yield4.96%5.78%5.59%3.68%P/E Ratio-151.8041.1319.1027.27Price / Sales5.134.9226.1055.20Price / Cash221.9218.2421.3421.88Price / Book1.101.662.304.60Net Income$30.65M$128.99M$997.60M$995.22M7 Day Performance2.37%0.28%-0.12%-0.80%1 Month Performance-3.21%1.59%3.56%3.55%1 Year Performance0.82%-7.74%540.86%7.35% SL Green Realty Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SLGSL Green Realty1.9633 of 5 stars$63.76+2.3%$65.33+2.5%-1.8%$4.45B$886.27M-151.801,221News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeAREAlexandria Real Estate Equities4.3994 of 5 stars$75.03-2.5%$99.54+32.7%-39.1%$12.98B$3.12B98.72590News CoverageUpcoming EarningsBDNBrandywine Realty Trust4.2676 of 5 stars$4.07-1.9%$5.00+22.9%-8.9%$703.91M$505.52M-3.39330Upcoming EarningsBXPBXP3.7223 of 5 stars$67.34-2.2%$79.54+18.1%+2.3%$10.66B$3.41B-3,365.32780News CoverageAnalyst ForecastCUZCousins Properties4.2119 of 5 stars$29.08-2.2%$32.40+11.4%+15.7%$4.88B$856.76M88.12290News CoverageAnalyst ForecastDEIDouglas Emmett3.3747 of 5 stars$15.32-2.4%$18.13+18.3%+7.6%$2.57B$986.48M47.88750News CoverageAnalyst ForecastHIWHighwoods Properties3.6578 of 5 stars$30.75-1.9%$31.83+3.5%+9.1%$3.32B$825.86M19.10340News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastJBGSJBG SMITH Properties2.191 of 5 stars$17.04-0.2%$16.00-6.1%+8.4%$1.24B$547.31M-9.11910KRCKilroy Realty3.6135 of 5 stars$34.60-2.0%$38.90+12.4%+3.2%$4.09B$1.14B20.60260News CoverageAnalyst ForecastPDMPiedmont Realty Trust3.2278 of 5 stars$7.40-1.9%$8.67+17.1%-9.0%$920.63M$570.32M-15.10150Positive NewsVNOVornado Realty Trust3.9669 of 5 stars$37.38-1.0%$37.91+1.4%+30.8%$7.18B$1.79B71.892,996News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ARE Competitors BDN Competitors BXP Competitors CUZ Competitors DEI Competitors HIW Competitors JBGS Competitors KRC Competitors PDM Competitors VNO 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:SLG) was last updated on 7/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | Sponsored"Death Spiral" Threatening Your SavingsThe "Death Spiral" Threatening Your Savings But this time, it's not just Dalio ringing the alarm bells…GoldCo Precious Metals | SponsoredINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredThe Trump Dump is starting; Get out of stocks now?The first 365 days of the Trump presidency… Will be the best time to get rich in American history.Paradigm Press | SponsoredSpecial gold investment soars 2,300% ... 5,090% ... 9,850%In my 54 years as an investor, I’ve seen my share of gold bull markets. 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