BXP vs. KRC, SLG, HIW, ARE, NLY, REXR, CUBE, FRT, CPT, and REG
Should you be buying Boston Properties stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Boston Properties include Kilroy Realty (KRC), SL Green Realty (SLG), Highwoods Properties (HIW), Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE), Annaly Capital Management (NLY), Rexford Industrial Realty (REXR), CubeSmart (CUBE), Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT), Camden Property Trust (CPT), and Regency Centers (REG). These companies are all part of the "real estate investment trusts" industry.
Boston Properties (NYSE:BXP) and Kilroy Realty (NYSE:KRC) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations.
Kilroy Realty has a net margin of 18.43% compared to Boston Properties' net margin of 5.81%. Kilroy Realty's return on equity of 3.63% beat Boston Properties' return on equity.
98.7% of Boston Properties shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.2% of Kilroy Realty shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Boston Properties shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of Kilroy Realty shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Boston Properties received 194 more outperform votes than Kilroy Realty when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.37% of users gave Boston Properties an outperform vote while only 63.25% of users gave Kilroy Realty an outperform vote.
Kilroy Realty has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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.
In the previous week, Boston Properties had 18 more articles in the media than Kilroy Realty. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for Boston Properties and 15 mentions for Kilroy Realty. Kilroy Realty's average media sentiment score of 0.47 beat Boston Properties' score of 0.21 indicating that Kilroy Realty is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Boston Properties presently has a consensus price target of $69.47, indicating a potential upside of 14.29%. Kilroy Realty has a consensus price target of $39.00, indicating a potential upside of 14.94%. Given Kilroy Realty's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Kilroy Realty is more favorable than Boston Properties.
Boston Properties pays an annual dividend of $3.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.4%. Kilroy Realty pays an annual dividend of $2.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.4%. Boston Properties pays out 321.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Kilroy Realty pays out 124.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
Boston Properties has a beta of 1.15, indicating that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kilroy Realty has a beta of 1.02, indicating that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Kilroy Realty beats Boston Properties on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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