BXP (BXP) Competitors $68.28 +0.16 (+0.23%) Closing price 07/2/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$68.27 -0.01 (-0.02%) As of 07/2/2025 06:48 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 BXP vs. ARE, SLG, KRC, HIW, DEI, PDM, BDN, HPP, EQC, and DLRShould you be buying BXP stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BXP 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. BXP 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 Alexandria Real Estate Equities (NYSE:ARE) and BXP (NYSE:BXP) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, risk, earnings, dividends and media sentiment. Which has more risk and volatility, ARE or BXP? Alexandria Real Estate Equities has a beta of 1.25, meaning that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BXP has a beta of 1.15, meaning that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals believe in ARE or BXP? 96.5% of Alexandria Real Estate Equities shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.7% of BXP shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Alexandria Real Estate Equities shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of BXP shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts rate ARE or BXP? Alexandria Real Estate Equities currently has a consensus target price of $116.00, indicating a potential upside of 52.09%. BXP has a consensus target price of $79.54, indicating a potential upside of 16.49%. Given Alexandria Real Estate Equities' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Alexandria Real Estate Equities is more favorable than BXP.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Alexandria Real Estate Equities 0 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.18BXP 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.46 Is ARE or BXP a better dividend stock? Alexandria Real Estate Equities pays an annual dividend of $5.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.9%. BXP pays an annual dividend of $3.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. 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. BXP pays out -19,600.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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. Does the media favor ARE or BXP? In the previous week, Alexandria Real Estate Equities had 13 more articles in the media than BXP. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Alexandria Real Estate Equities and 5 mentions for BXP. Alexandria Real Estate Equities' average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat BXP's score of 0.31 indicating that Alexandria Real Estate Equities is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Alexandria Real Estate Equities 11 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive BXP 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is ARE or BXP more profitable? Alexandria Real Estate Equities has a net margin of 4.62% compared to BXP's net margin of -0.16%. BXP's return on equity of 3.72% beat Alexandria Real Estate Equities' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Alexandria Real Estate Equities4.62% 0.64% 0.38% BXP -0.16%3.72%1.16% Which has higher earnings and valuation, ARE or BXP? Alexandria Real Estate Equities has higher earnings, but lower revenue than BXP. BXP 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 RatioAlexandria Real Estate Equities$3.12B4.23$322.95M$0.76100.36BXP$3.41B3.17$14.27M-$0.02-3,414.00 SummaryAlexandria Real Estate Equities beats BXP on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get BXP 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 ExcelMetricBXPREIT IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$10.79B$8.37B$12.03B$20.53BDividend Yield5.75%5.76%5.58%3.77%P/E Ratio-3,412.2940.8219.9527.85Price / Sales3.174.9125.5437.49Price / Cash8.9118.2421.3421.91Price / Book1.361.662.264.55Net Income$14.27M$128.99M$1.00B$984.95M7 Day Performance0.75%1.14%1.75%2.31%1 Month Performance-3.03%3.09%3.79%4.85%1 Year Performance11.15%0.78%540.42%13.81% BXP Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BXPBXP3.7347 of 5 stars$68.28+0.2%$79.54+16.5%+10.9%$10.79B$3.41B-3,412.29780Ex-DividendAREAlexandria Real Estate Equities4.674 of 5 stars$72.99+2.3%$116.00+58.9%-34.9%$12.63B$3.12B96.04590Ex-DividendSLGSL Green Realty1.5036 of 5 stars$63.32-1.6%$66.33+4.8%+12.2%$4.52B$886.27M-150.761,221Ex-DividendKRCKilroy Realty3.8372 of 5 stars$35.02-0.2%$39.10+11.7%+9.8%$4.14B$1.14B20.85260News CoverageEx-DividendAnalyst ForecastHIWHighwoods Properties2.9403 of 5 stars$31.40-0.5%$31.83+1.4%+17.8%$3.38B$825.86M19.50340News CoverageAnalyst DowngradeDEIDouglas Emmett3.5208 of 5 stars$14.94+0.4%$18.13+21.3%+16.5%$2.50B$986.48M46.69750Ex-DividendPDMPiedmont Office Realty Trust3.6801 of 5 stars$7.41+0.1%$8.67+17.0%+3.2%$921.88M$570.32M-15.12150Positive NewsBDNBrandywine Realty Trust4.493 of 5 stars$4.32-1.4%$5.00+15.7%-8.6%$747.14M$505.52M-3.60330News CoverageGap DownHPPHudson Pacific Properties4.4604 of 5 stars$2.81-0.7%$3.51+25.0%-45.5%$397.31M$842.08M-1.03880Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeEQCEquity CommonwealthN/A$1.58flatN/AN/A$169.73M$58.43M4.0520DLRDigital Realty Trust4.5441 of 5 stars$177.55+1.2%$185.76+4.6%+12.6%$59.80B$5.55B165.933,936Positive 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 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s New Order Could Boost Social Security Benefits by 400%If you collect—or plan to collect—Social Security, you need to see this. 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