Boston Properties (BXP) Competitors $73.28 +0.30 (+0.41%) As of 11:05 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock BXP vs. ARE, SLG, KRC, HIW, DEI, PDM, BDN, HPP, EQC, and DLRShould you be buying Boston Properties stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Boston Properties include Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE), 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. Boston Properties vs. Its Competitors Alexandria Real Estate Equities 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 investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and earnings. Do insiders and institutionals believe in 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Alexandria Real Estate Equities shares are owned 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 prefer BXP or ARE? In the previous week, Alexandria Real Estate Equities had 13 more articles in the media than Boston Properties. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Alexandria Real Estate Equities and 1 mentions for Boston Properties. Alexandria Real Estate Equities' average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat Boston Properties' score of 0.79 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 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Alexandria Real Estate Equities 11 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has better earnings and valuation, BXP or ARE? Alexandria Real Estate Equities has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Boston Properties. Boston Properties is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alexandria Real Estate Equities, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBoston Properties$3.43B3.38$14.27M-$0.02-3,664.00Alexandria Real Estate Equities$3.04B4.14$322.95M$0.7695.59 Does the MarketBeat Community favor BXP or ARE? Boston Properties received 182 more outperform votes than Alexandria Real Estate Equities when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.44% of users gave Alexandria Real Estate Equities an outperform vote while only 63.37% of users gave Boston Properties an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBoston PropertiesOutperform Votes66163.37% Underperform Votes38236.63% Alexandria Real Estate EquitiesOutperform Votes47963.44% Underperform Votes27636.56% 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% 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 5.3%. Alexandria Real Estate Equities pays an annual dividend of $5.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.3%. Boston Properties pays out -19,600.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Alexandria Real Estate Equities pays out 694.7% 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 raised 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 risk and volatility, BXP or ARE? Boston Properties has a beta of 1.16, suggesting that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alexandria Real Estate Equities has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend BXP or ARE? Boston Properties currently has a consensus price target of $77.67, suggesting a potential upside of 5.99%. Alexandria Real Estate Equities has a consensus price target of $116.00, suggesting a potential upside of 59.67%. Given Alexandria Real Estate Equities' higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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 SummaryAlexandria Real Estate Equities beats Boston Properties on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Boston Properties News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BXP 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 BXP 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 BXP vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBoston PropertiesReal estate investment trusts IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$11.60B$7.07B$11.71B$19.86BDividend Yield5.29%6.79%5.66%3.83%P/E Ratio732.8764.3823.0535.66Price / Sales3.388.6226.9444.94Price / Cash9.1117.3217.6017.51Price / Book1.461.702.894.85Net Income$14.27M$177.71M$1.04B$1.02B7 Day Performance1.99%1.93%1.51%1.93%1 Month Performance9.99%1.58%1.42%3.02%1 Year Performance22.14%5.63%540.25%9.84% Boston Properties Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BXPBoston Properties3.764 of 5 stars$73.28+0.4%$77.67+6.0%+25.0%$11.60B$3.43B732.87780AREAlexandria Real Estate Equities4.7875 of 5 stars$69.57-0.9%$116.00+66.7%-35.6%$12.03B$3.04B38.65590Positive NewsSLGSL Green Realty1.6023 of 5 stars$57.32+1.0%$66.33+15.7%+24.2%$4.09B$938.24M716.441,188KRCKilroy Realty4.0538 of 5 stars$32.27+0.2%$39.10+21.2%+14.5%$3.82B$1.13B18.23260HIWHighwoods Properties2.4257 of 5 stars$30.23+1.8%$31.83+5.3%+28.3%$3.26B$814.97M31.82340Short Interest ↑DEIDouglas Emmett3.6807 of 5 stars$14.21-0.1%$18.13+27.6%+15.2%$2.38B$993.04M109.32750Positive NewsPDMPiedmont Office Realty Trust2.9595 of 5 stars$7.38+3.7%$9.00+22.0%+12.3%$918.13M$568.47M-11.71150Short Interest ↑High Trading VolumeBDNBrandywine Realty Trust4.1561 of 5 stars$4.17-1.4%$5.00+19.9%+1.9%$721.21M$500.55M-3.66330Positive NewsHPPHudson Pacific Properties4.6877 of 5 stars$1.88+0.8%$3.52+87.5%-46.1%$265.11M$826.52M-0.73880News CoverageGap UpEQCEquity CommonwealthN/A$1.58flatN/AN/A$169.73M$58.43M4.0520DLRDigital Realty Trust4.4149 of 5 stars$172.73+0.7%$185.10+7.2%+17.3%$58.17B$5.63B106.623,410Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Alexandria Real Estate Equities Competitors SL Green Realty Competitors Kilroy Realty Competitors Highwoods Properties Competitors Douglas Emmett Competitors Piedmont Office Realty Trust Competitors Brandywine Realty Trust Competitors Hudson Pacific Properties Competitors Equity Commonwealth Competitors Digital Realty Trust 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:BXP) was last updated on 6/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s Exec Order #14154 could be a “Millionaire-Maker”Former Presidential Advisor, Jim Rickards, says Trump could “rewire our economy and hand millions of Americans...Paradigm Press | SponsoredTrump wipes out trillions overnight…Is there anybody more powerful than Donald Trump right now? 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