Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN) Competitors

Brandywine Realty Trust (NYSE:BDN) and American Assets Trust (NYSE:AAT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation and institutional ownership.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, BDN or AAT?

American Assets Trust has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Brandywine Realty Trust. Brandywine Realty Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than American Assets Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Brandywine Realty Trust	$505.52M	1.52	-$195.91M	-$1.88	-2.35
American Assets Trust	$457.86M	2.69	$72.82M	$1.16	17.34

Is BDN or AAT a better dividend stock?

Brandywine Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.6%. American Assets Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.8%. Brandywine Realty Trust pays out -31.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. American Assets Trust pays out 117.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. American Assets Trust has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Brandywine Realty Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is BDN or AAT more profitable?

American Assets Trust has a net margin of 16.26% compared to Brandywine Realty Trust's net margin of -65.33%. American Assets Trust's return on equity of 6.47% beat Brandywine Realty Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brandywine Realty Trust	-65.33%	-32.12%	-9.31%
American Assets Trust	16.26%	6.47%	2.34%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in BDN or AAT?

87.3% of Brandywine Realty Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.4% of American Assets Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 3.3% of Brandywine Realty Trust shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 36.8% of American Assets Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer BDN or AAT?

Brandywine Realty Trust currently has a consensus target price of $4.50, indicating a potential upside of 1.93%. American Assets Trust has a consensus target price of $20.50, indicating a potential upside of 1.89%. Given Brandywine Realty Trust's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Brandywine Realty Trust is more favorable than American Assets Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Brandywine Realty Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
American Assets Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has more volatility & risk, BDN or AAT?

Brandywine Realty Trust has a beta of 1.46, meaning that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Assets Trust has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor BDN or AAT?

In the previous week, American Assets Trust had 1 more articles in the media than Brandywine Realty Trust. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for American Assets Trust and 1 mentions for Brandywine Realty Trust. Brandywine Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.56 beat American Assets Trust's score of 1.55 indicating that Brandywine Realty Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Brandywine Realty Trust	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
American Assets Trust	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Summary

American Assets Trust beats Brandywine Realty Trust on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.