SL Green Realty (SLG) Competitors $52.30 -0.01 (-0.01%) Closing price 04/17/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$52.36 +0.06 (+0.11%) As of 04/17/2025 05:21 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, BXP, KRC, HIW, DEI, PDM, BDN, HPP, EQC, and DLRShould 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), Boston Properties (BXP), Kilroy Realty (KRC), Highwoods Properties (HIW), Douglas Emmett (DEI), Piedmont Office Realty Trust (PDM), Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN), Hudson Pacific Properties (HPP), Equity Commonwealth (EQC), and Digital Realty Trust (DLR). These companies are all part of the "office reits" industry. SL Green Realty vs. Alexandria Real Estate Equities Boston Properties Kilroy Realty Highwoods Properties Douglas Emmett Piedmont Office Realty Trust Brandywine Realty Trust Hudson Pacific Properties Equity Commonwealth Digital Realty Trust Alexandria Real Estate Equities (NYSE:ARE) and SL Green Realty (NYSE:SLG) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, earnings, community ranking, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and media sentiment. Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in ARE or SLG? 96.5% of Alexandria Real Estate Equities shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.0% of SL Green Realty shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Alexandria Real Estate Equities shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.1% of SL Green Realty shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media refer more to ARE or SLG? In the previous week, SL Green Realty had 8 more articles in the media than Alexandria Real Estate Equities. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for SL Green Realty and 24 mentions for Alexandria Real Estate Equities. Alexandria Real Estate Equities' average media sentiment score of 1.49 beat SL Green Realty's score of 0.60 indicating that Alexandria Real Estate Equities is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Alexandria Real Estate Equities 20 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SL Green Realty 8 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 14 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has stronger earnings and valuation, ARE or SLG? Alexandria Real Estate Equities has higher revenue and earnings than SL Green Realty. Alexandria Real Estate Equities is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SL Green Realty, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAlexandria Real Estate Equities$3.05B4.41$322.95M$1.8043.20SL Green Realty$886.27M4.21$30.65M$0.08653.79 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ARE or SLG? SL Green Realty received 56 more outperform votes than Alexandria Real Estate Equities when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.48% of users gave Alexandria Real Estate Equities an outperform vote while only 58.62% of users gave SL Green Realty an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAlexandria Real Estate EquitiesOutperform Votes47863.48% Underperform Votes27536.52% SL Green RealtyOutperform Votes53458.62% Underperform Votes37741.38% Is ARE or SLG more profitable? Alexandria Real Estate Equities has a net margin of 10.36% compared to SL Green Realty's net margin of 2.48%. Alexandria Real Estate Equities' return on equity of 1.43% beat SL Green Realty's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Alexandria Real Estate Equities10.36% 1.43% 0.85% SL Green Realty 2.48%-0.10%-0.04% Is ARE or SLG a better dividend stock? 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 an annual dividend of $3.09 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. Alexandria Real Estate Equities pays out 293.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. SL Green Realty pays out 3,862.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. 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. Which has more volatility & risk, ARE or SLG? Alexandria Real Estate Equities has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SL Green Realty has a beta of 1.61, indicating that its share price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer ARE or SLG? Alexandria Real Estate Equities currently has a consensus price target of $118.60, suggesting a potential upside of 52.52%. SL Green Realty has a consensus price target of $69.87, suggesting a potential upside of 33.58%. 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 Alexandria Real Estate Equities 0 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.18SL Green Realty 1 Sell rating(s) 11 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.13 SummaryAlexandria Real Estate Equities beats SL Green Realty on 15 of the 21 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 {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 SLG vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSL Green RealtyReal estate investment trusts IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$3.73B$6.79B$10.83B$18.43BDividend Yield6.00%7.42%5.98%4.20%P/E Ratio653.7957.7721.6731.10Price / Sales4.216.5725.4326.58Price / Cash212.7117.3217.6117.54Price / Book0.831.622.564.30Net Income$30.65M$177.71M$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance5.27%3.11%1.87%1.42%1 Month Performance-9.57%-8.13%-3.71%-7.33%1 Year Performance7.77%5.02%535.22%2.26% SL Green Realty Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SLGSL Green Realty3.6498 of 5 stars$52.300.0%$69.87+33.6%+5.3%$3.73B$886.27M653.791,188Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementNews CoverageAREAlexandria Real Estate Equities4.5172 of 5 stars$79.92+3.9%$118.60+48.4%-33.2%$13.83B$3.05B44.40590Positive NewsBXPBoston Properties4.3766 of 5 stars$63.12+4.1%$81.08+28.5%+10.2%$9.99B$3.41B631.26780Analyst ForecastKRCKilroy Realty4.5398 of 5 stars$31.14+4.6%$38.82+24.7%-1.8%$3.68B$1.14B17.59260Short Interest ↑Positive NewsHIWHighwoods Properties3.4852 of 5 stars$27.26+3.2%$32.50+19.2%+15.6%$2.94B$825.86M28.70340Short Interest ↑Positive NewsDEIDouglas Emmett3.9865 of 5 stars$13.87+3.6%$18.50+33.4%+8.9%$2.32B$986.48M106.70750Short Interest ↑PDMPiedmont Office Realty Trust3.806 of 5 stars$6.30+2.4%$9.50+50.8%+2.6%$783.77M$570.32M-10.00150Positive NewsBDNBrandywine Realty Trust4.2709 of 5 stars$3.68+2.5%$5.00+35.9%-11.6%$636.90M$505.52M-3.23330Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsHPPHudson Pacific Properties4.4523 of 5 stars$2.27+4.6%$3.43+51.0%-60.6%$320.87M$842.08M-0.88880Analyst ForecastPositive NewsGap UpEQCEquity Commonwealth2.6174 of 5 stars$1.60-0.9%N/A-91.4%$171.34M$58.43M4.0920Short Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsDLRDigital Realty Trust4.194 of 5 stars$147.16+1.4%$184.33+25.3%+11.1%$49.56B$5.55B90.843,410Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑News CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ARE Competitors BXP Competitors KRC Competitors HIW Competitors DEI Competitors PDM Competitors BDN Competitors HPP Competitors EQC Competitors DLR 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 4/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersClaim Your FREE Protection GuideIn the final days of his first term, Trump quietly left open an "off the books" wealth-protection loophole hid...American Alternative | SponsoredTrump’s betrayal exposed Trump’s Final Reset Inside the shocking plot to re-engineer America’s financial system…and why you need to ...Porter & Company | Sponsored100-year-old investment secret predicts what?!A 100-year-old indicator has quietly predicted nearly every major market meltdown — including the Dot-Com Bust...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredThe first casualty of the 2025 trade warThe headlines scream tariffs and export bans — but the real damage is happening in retirement portfolios. 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