BXP (BXP) Competitors $73.60 -1.01 (-1.36%) Closing price 10/7/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$73.76 +0.16 (+0.22%) As of 10/7/2025 06:05 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, KRC, SLG, VNO, HIW, 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), Kilroy Realty (KRC), SL Green Realty (SLG), Vornado Realty Trust (VNO), Highwoods Properties (HIW), 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 Kilroy Realty SL Green Realty Vornado Realty Trust Highwoods Properties Piedmont 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 compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability and dividends. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ARE or BXP? 96.5% of Alexandria Real Estate Equities shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.7% of BXP shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Alexandria Real Estate Equities shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of BXP shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility and risk, ARE or BXP? Alexandria Real Estate Equities has a beta of 1.31, indicating that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BXP has a beta of 1.22, indicating that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to ARE or BXP? In the previous week, Alexandria Real Estate Equities had 3 more articles in the media than BXP. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Alexandria Real Estate Equities and 19 mentions for BXP. Alexandria Real Estate Equities' average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat BXP's score of 0.58 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 10 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive BXP 6 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive 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 6.8%. BXP pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Alexandria Real Estate Equities pays out -4,061.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. BXP pays out 9,333.3% 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 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. Is ARE or BXP 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 Alexandria Real Estate Equities-0.33% -0.05% -0.03% BXP 0.11%3.89%1.20% Do analysts rate ARE or BXP? Alexandria Real Estate Equities currently has a consensus price target of $96.47, suggesting a potential upside of 23.56%. BXP has a consensus price target of $77.88, suggesting a potential upside of 5.82%. Given Alexandria Real Estate Equities' higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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 3 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.08BXP 1 Sell rating(s) 11 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.28 Which has preferable valuation & earnings, ARE or BXP? Alexandria Real Estate Equities has higher earnings, but lower revenue than BXP. Alexandria Real Estate Equities is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BXP, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAlexandria Real Estate Equities$3.12B4.33$322.95M-$0.13-600.57BXP$3.41B3.42$14.27M$0.032,453.20 SummaryBXP beats Alexandria Real Estate Equities on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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$11.82B$8.49B$12.73B$22.14BDividend Yield3.75%5.50%5.52%3.57%P/E Ratio2,454.0280.7330.2029.64Price / Sales3.425.0730.0195.37Price / Cash9.7618.2622.6624.65Price / Book1.471.642.294.61Net Income$14.27M$128.86M$1.02B$1.01B7 Day Performance-3.57%-1.97%0.23%-0.14%1 Month Performance-3.02%-3.93%0.27%2.28%1 Year Performance-9.05%-9.95%539.31%14.59% BXP Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BXPBXP3.445 of 5 stars$73.60-1.4%$77.88+5.8%-7.9%$11.82B$3.41B2,454.02780AREAlexandria Real Estate Equities4.796 of 5 stars$79.98-4.6%$96.47+20.6%-31.2%$14.49B$3.02B-615.23590Analyst ForecastCCICrown Castle4.7486 of 5 stars$94.07-1.4%$115.76+23.1%-14.5%$41.57B$6.57B-8.823,900Positive NewsShort Interest ↑CUZCousins Properties4.5341 of 5 stars$28.46-1.1%$32.91+15.6%-2.2%$4.83B$856.76M76.92290DEIDouglas Emmett4.6184 of 5 stars$15.27-1.4%$18.25+19.5%-14.7%$2.59B$986.48M69.41750EXRExtra Space Storage4.0362 of 5 stars$141.38-1.0%$148.64+5.1%-15.7%$30.31B$3.26B30.678,012KRCKilroy Realty3.9901 of 5 stars$42.40-0.1%$39.45-6.9%+10.6%$5.02B$1.14B23.04260Positive NewsSLGSL Green Realty3.1375 of 5 stars$58.96-0.6%$67.79+15.0%-11.9%$4.23B$886.27M-109.181,221Positive NewsVNOVornado Realty Trust4.0726 of 5 stars$41.24+0.5%$38.64-6.3%+5.0%$7.88B$1.79B10.212,996Positive NewsHIWHighwoods Properties3.789 of 5 stars$32.08-1.1%$31.60-1.5%-2.3%$3.51B$825.86M26.96340PDMPiedmont Realty Trust1.113 of 5 stars$8.65-1.0%$8.67+0.2%-11.2%$1.09B$570.32M-15.73150News CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Alexandria Real Estate Equities Competitors Crown Castle Competitors Cousins Properties Competitors Douglas Emmett Competitors Extra Space Storage Competitors Kilroy Realty Competitors SL Green Realty Competitors Vornado Realty Trust Competitors Highwoods Properties 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 10/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersURGENT: The Market's 3 Red Flags Are FlashingHere’s the uncomfortable truth: The smartest investors in the world are already preparing for a crash befor...StockEarnings | SponsoredGet my No. 1 gold stock nowGold recently broke past $3,800 per ounce – setting yet another new all-time high. 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