BDN vs. DEI, PDM, HPP, EQC, DLR, ARE, BXP, SLG, KRC, and HIW
Should you be buying Brandywine Realty Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Brandywine Realty Trust include Douglas Emmett (DEI), Piedmont Office Realty Trust (PDM), Hudson Pacific Properties (HPP), Equity Commonwealth (EQC), Digital Realty Trust (DLR), Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE), Boston Properties (BXP), SL Green Realty (SLG), Kilroy Realty (KRC), and Highwoods Properties (HIW). These companies are all part of the "office reits" industry.
Brandywine Realty Trust vs.
Douglas Emmett (NYSE:DEI) and Brandywine Realty Trust (NYSE:BDN) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, profitability and media sentiment.
Douglas Emmett received 31 more outperform votes than Brandywine Realty Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.32% of users gave Douglas Emmett an outperform vote while only 53.90% of users gave Brandywine Realty Trust an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Douglas Emmett and Douglas Emmett both had 7 articles in the media. Brandywine Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat Douglas Emmett's score of 0.69 indicating that Brandywine Realty Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Douglas Emmett has a beta of 1.21, indicating that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brandywine Realty Trust has a beta of 1.39, indicating that its share price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Douglas Emmett has higher revenue and earnings than Brandywine Realty Trust. Brandywine Realty Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Douglas Emmett, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Douglas Emmett currently has a consensus target price of $18.13, indicating a potential upside of 24.98%. Brandywine Realty Trust has a consensus target price of $5.00, indicating a potential upside of 18.20%. Given Douglas Emmett's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Douglas Emmett is more favorable than Brandywine Realty Trust.
Douglas Emmett has a net margin of 2.38% compared to Brandywine Realty Trust's net margin of -38.46%. Douglas Emmett's return on equity of 0.63% beat Brandywine Realty Trust's return on equity.
Douglas Emmett pays an annual dividend of $0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Brandywine Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.2%. Douglas Emmett pays out 237.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Brandywine Realty Trust pays out -50.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Brandywine Realty Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
97.4% of Douglas Emmett shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.3% of Brandywine Realty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.1% of Douglas Emmett shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.3% of Brandywine Realty Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Douglas Emmett beats Brandywine Realty Trust on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:BDN) was last updated on 5/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff