Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) Competitors $73.50 +0.84 (+1.15%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$73.24 -0.26 (-0.36%) As of 04:30 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 InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock ARE vs. BXP, SLG, KRC, HIW, DEI, PDM, BDN, HPP, EQC, and DLRShould you be buying Alexandria Real Estate Equities stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Alexandria Real Estate Equities include Boston Properties (BXP), SL Green Realty (SLG), 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. Alexandria Real Estate Equities vs. Boston Properties SL Green Realty Kilroy Realty Highwoods Properties Douglas Emmett Piedmont Office Realty Trust Brandywine Realty Trust Hudson Pacific Properties Equity Commonwealth Digital Realty Trust Boston Properties (NYSE:BXP) and Alexandria Real Estate Equities (NYSE:ARE) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, community ranking, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations and dividends. Does the media favor BXP or ARE? In the previous week, Alexandria Real Estate Equities had 25 more articles in the media than Boston Properties. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for Alexandria Real Estate Equities and 8 mentions for Boston Properties. Alexandria Real Estate Equities' average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Boston Properties' score of 0.19 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 Boston Properties 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Alexandria Real Estate Equities 15 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is BXP or ARE a better dividend stock? Boston Properties pays an annual dividend of $3.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.1%. Alexandria Real Estate Equities pays an annual dividend of $5.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.2%. Boston Properties pays out 3,920.0% 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 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. 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. Is BXP or ARE more profitable? Alexandria Real Estate Equities has a net margin of 10.36% compared to Boston Properties' net margin of 0.38%. Boston Properties' return on equity of 3.90% beat Alexandria Real Estate Equities' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Boston Properties0.38% 3.90% 1.24% Alexandria Real Estate Equities 10.36%1.43%0.85% Which has preferable valuation & earnings, BXP or ARE? Alexandria Real Estate Equities has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Boston Properties. Alexandria Real Estate Equities is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Boston Properties, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBoston Properties$3.41B3.00$14.27M$0.10645.65Alexandria Real Estate Equities$3.05B4.17$322.95M$1.8040.88 Does the MarketBeat Community favor BXP or ARE? Boston Properties received 181 more outperform votes than Alexandria Real Estate Equities when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.53% of users gave Alexandria Real Estate Equities an outperform vote while only 63.46% of users gave Boston Properties an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBoston PropertiesOutperform Votes66063.46% Underperform Votes38036.54% Alexandria Real Estate EquitiesOutperform Votes47963.53% Underperform Votes27536.47% Do analysts rate BXP or ARE? Boston Properties currently has a consensus price target of $79.83, indicating a potential upside of 23.65%. Alexandria Real Estate Equities has a consensus price target of $118.60, indicating a potential upside of 61.18%. Given Alexandria Real Estate Equities' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Alexandria Real Estate Equities is more favorable than Boston Properties.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Boston Properties 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.42Alexandria Real Estate Equities 0 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.18 Which has more volatility and risk, BXP or ARE? Boston Properties has a beta of 1.06, suggesting that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alexandria Real Estate Equities has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of BXP or ARE? 98.7% of Boston Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.5% of Alexandria Real Estate Equities shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Boston Properties shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Alexandria Real Estate Equities shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryAlexandria Real Estate Equities beats Boston Properties on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Alexandria Real Estate Equities News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ARE 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 ARE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAlexandria Real Estate EquitiesReal estate investment trusts IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$12.71B$6.95B$11.11B$18.90BDividend Yield6.96%7.11%5.77%4.02%P/E Ratio40.8359.3922.1232.86Price / Sales4.176.7326.1027.89Price / Cash11.3517.3217.6017.52Price / Book0.571.662.664.47Net Income$322.95M$177.71M$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance-5.01%1.55%0.75%0.73%1 Month Performance-19.32%-5.31%-0.19%-2.62%1 Year Performance-37.04%4.98%538.54%4.59% Alexandria Real Estate Equities Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AREAlexandria Real Estate Equities4.4604 of 5 stars$73.50+1.2%$118.60+61.4%-37.3%$12.71B$3.05B40.83590Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑Analyst RevisionNews CoverageBXPBoston Properties4.2404 of 5 stars$66.42+0.9%$79.83+20.2%+3.1%$10.49B$3.41B662.90780Earnings ReportNews CoverageSLGSL Green Realty3.6248 of 5 stars$54.30-0.1%$68.13+25.5%+5.5%$3.87B$938.24M678.111,188Analyst ForecastPositive NewsKRCKilroy Realty4.6038 of 5 stars$32.73+1.1%$38.82+18.6%-6.8%$3.86B$1.14B18.45260Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsHIWHighwoods Properties4.0426 of 5 stars$28.44+0.8%$32.50+14.3%+8.6%$3.06B$825.86M29.90340Earnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeShort Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsDEIDouglas Emmett4.5794 of 5 stars$14.23-0.1%$18.50+30.0%+0.6%$2.38B$986.48M109.20750Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsPDMPiedmont Office Realty Trust3.3416 of 5 stars$6.80+0.0%$9.50+39.7%-14.4%$847.84M$570.32M-10.82150Earnings ReportPositive NewsBDNBrandywine Realty Trust4.3021 of 5 stars$4.06+0.6%$5.00+23.3%-13.2%$698.34M$500.55M-3.54330Analyst DowngradePositive NewsHPPHudson Pacific Properties4.5286 of 5 stars$2.24+0.7%$3.14+40.4%-64.9%$317.34M$842.08M-0.87880Upcoming EarningsNews CoverageEQCEquity Commonwealth2.628 of 5 stars$1.58flatN/AN/A$169.73M$58.43M4.0520Analyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsDLRDigital Realty Trust4.6852 of 5 stars$160.62+0.5%$183.05+14.0%+15.7%$54.08B$5.55B99.133,410Earnings ReportAnalyst UpgradePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BXP Alternatives SLG Alternatives KRC Alternatives HIW Alternatives DEI Alternatives PDM Alternatives BDN Alternatives HPP Alternatives EQC Alternatives DLR Alternatives 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:ARE) was last updated on 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow to invest in Elon Musk’s Optimus before its launchElon Musk is set to completely take over the AI industry with Optimus… A breakthrough AI-powered robot that El...InvestorPlace | SponsoredElon Set to Shock the World by May 1st ?Tech legend Jeff Brown recently traveled to the industrial zone of South Memphis to investigate what he believ...Brownstone Research | SponsoredTrump announcement boosts “next Bitcoin”President Trump just made his first big crypto move ... 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