BXP (BXP) Competitors $64.64 -0.79 (-1.21%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$65.18 +0.54 (+0.83%) As of 08/1/2025 06:10 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, CCI, CUZ, DEI, EXR, HIW, KRC, SLG, VNO, and PDMShould you be buying BXP stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BXP include Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE), Crown Castle (CCI), Cousins Properties (CUZ), Douglas Emmett (DEI), Extra Space Storage (EXR), Highwoods Properties (HIW), Kilroy Realty (KRC), SL Green Realty (SLG), Vornado Realty Trust (VNO), and Piedmont Realty Trust (PDM). These companies are all part of the "reit - eqty trust - other" industry. BXP vs. Its Competitors Alexandria Real Estate Equities Crown Castle Cousins Properties Douglas Emmett Extra Space Storage Highwoods Properties Kilroy Realty SL Green Realty Vornado Realty Trust Piedmont Realty Trust BXP (NYSE:BXP) and Alexandria Real Estate Equities (NYSE:ARE) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, media sentiment, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations. Which has more risk and volatility, BXP or ARE? BXP has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alexandria Real Estate Equities has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer BXP or ARE? BXP currently has a consensus target price of $78.07, suggesting a potential upside of 20.78%. Alexandria Real Estate Equities has a consensus target price of $97.17, suggesting a potential upside of 27.83%. 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 BXP 1 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.43Alexandria Real Estate Equities 0 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.18 Which has stronger valuation & earnings, BXP or ARE? Alexandria Real Estate Equities has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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 RatioBXP$3.41B3.00$14.27M-$0.02-3,232.00Alexandria Real Estate Equities$3.12B4.22$322.95M-$0.13-584.69 Does the media favor BXP or ARE? In the previous week, BXP had 7 more articles in the media than Alexandria Real Estate Equities. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for BXP and 15 mentions for Alexandria Real Estate Equities. Alexandria Real Estate Equities' average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat BXP's score of 0.41 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 BXP 5 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 13 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Alexandria Real Estate Equities 12 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is BXP or ARE a better dividend stock? BXP 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 6.9%. BXP pays out -19,600.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Alexandria Real Estate Equities pays out -4,061.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. 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. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of BXP or ARE? 98.7% of BXP shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.5% of Alexandria Real Estate Equities shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of BXP shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Alexandria Real Estate Equities shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is BXP or ARE more profitable? BXP has a net margin of 0.11% compared to Alexandria Real Estate Equities' net margin of -0.33%. BXP's return on equity of 3.89% beat Alexandria Real Estate Equities' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets BXP0.11% 3.89% 1.20% Alexandria Real Estate Equities -0.33%-0.05%-0.03% SummaryBXP beats Alexandria Real Estate Equities on 12 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$10.36B$8.30B$12.08B$20.69BDividend Yield5.99%6.00%5.63%3.67%P/E Ratio2,155.3971.2719.7429.07Price / Sales3.004.8225.9166.55Price / Cash8.5617.7921.3322.84Price / Book1.301.612.094.43Net Income$14.27M$128.99M$1.00B$994.22M7 Day Performance-9.96%-4.24%-2.46%-3.35%1 Month Performance-5.33%-3.47%-0.96%-2.06%1 Year Performance-3.38%-9.58%537.06%10.15% BXP Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BXPBXP3.9055 of 5 stars$64.64-1.2%$78.07+20.8%-8.0%$10.36B$3.41B2,155.39780Earnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeAREAlexandria Real Estate Equities4.6894 of 5 stars$78.29+0.2%$99.54+27.1%-33.9%$13.54B$3.12B103.01590Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastCCICrown Castle4.5517 of 5 stars$106.41+1.2%$113.38+6.5%-4.8%$46.34B$6.52B-9.893,900Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastCUZCousins Properties3.8662 of 5 stars$28.21-0.1%$32.50+15.2%-2.3%$4.74B$856.76M85.47290Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst DowngradeDEIDouglas Emmett3.8329 of 5 stars$15.52+0.4%$17.78+14.6%-5.2%$2.60B$993.04M48.49750Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsEXRExtra Space Storage4.2058 of 5 stars$148.01-0.1%$159.29+7.6%-12.9%$31.41B$3.28B34.348,012Trending NewsEarnings ReportGap UpHIWHighwoods Properties3.4008 of 5 stars$30.51+0.6%$32.00+4.9%-6.7%$3.29B$814.97M18.95340Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementKRCKilroy Realty4.1037 of 5 stars$37.34+1.4%$37.73+1.0%+3.7%$4.42B$1.14B22.22260News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastSLGSL Green Realty2.8175 of 5 stars$59.97-0.4%$65.60+9.4%-16.0%$4.28B$957.33M-111.041,221VNOVornado Realty Trust2.8057 of 5 stars$38.75+1.0%$38.09-1.7%+28.5%$7.44B$1.81B74.512,996Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑PDMPiedmont Realty Trust2.6788 of 5 stars$7.33+0.9%$8.67+18.3%-16.0%$911.29M$568.47M-14.95150Positive NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst Downgrade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Alexandria Real Estate Equities Competitors Crown Castle Competitors Cousins Properties Competitors Douglas Emmett Competitors Extra Space Storage Competitors Highwoods Properties Competitors Kilroy Realty Competitors SL Green Realty Competitors Vornado Realty Trust Competitors Piedmont 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 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersIs Elon's empire crumbling?The Tesla Shock Nobody Sees Coming While headlines scream "Tesla is doomed"... 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