BXP (BXP) Competitors $69.31 +2.89 (+4.36%) Closing price 08/22/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$69.38 +0.07 (+0.10%) As of 08/22/2025 06:30 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 Alexandria Real Estate Equities (NYSE:ARE) and BXP (NYSE:BXP) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, earnings and dividends. 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% 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 6.5%. BXP pays an annual dividend of $3.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. Alexandria Real Estate Equities pays out -4,061.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. BXP pays out 13,066.7% 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 better earnings & valuation, 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$3.12B4.49$322.95M-$0.13-622.08BXP$3.41B3.22$14.27M$0.032,310.47 Which has more risk & volatility, ARE or BXP? Alexandria Real Estate Equities has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BXP has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals 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. 1.1% of Alexandria Real Estate Equities shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of BXP shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts prefer ARE or BXP? Alexandria Real Estate Equities currently has a consensus price target of $97.17, suggesting a potential upside of 20.15%. BXP has a consensus price target of $77.07, suggesting a potential upside of 11.18%. Given Alexandria Real Estate Equities' higher possible upside, equities research 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 0 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.18BXP 1 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.40 Does the media prefer ARE or BXP? In the previous week, BXP had 7 more articles in the media than Alexandria Real Estate Equities. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for BXP and 12 mentions for Alexandria Real Estate Equities. Alexandria Real Estate Equities' average media sentiment score of 1.53 beat BXP's score of 0.07 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) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive BXP 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryBXP beats Alexandria Real Estate Equities 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$10.52B$8.41B$12.40B$20.92BDividend Yield5.90%5.57%5.52%3.58%P/E Ratio2,311.2479.3319.3929.13Price / Sales3.225.0726.0753.00Price / Cash8.6917.9121.7523.54Price / Book1.401.752.355.45Net Income$14.27M$130.30M$1.01B$992.10M7 Day Performance5.92%4.21%1.73%2.61%1 Month Performance-3.08%0.75%1.02%1.46%1 Year Performance-5.21%-8.06%537.30%10.72% BXP Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BXPBXP3.7374 of 5 stars$69.31+4.4%$77.07+11.2%-2.2%$10.52B$3.41B2,311.24780Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionAREAlexandria Real Estate Equities4.5592 of 5 stars$71.91-3.1%$97.17+35.1%-31.7%$12.44B$3.12B-553.14590Positive NewsCCICrown Castle4.7967 of 5 stars$103.78-0.7%$116.24+12.0%-5.3%$45.19B$6.47B-9.733,900Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeCUZCousins Properties3.9457 of 5 stars$26.57-0.5%$32.50+22.3%+4.2%$4.46B$925.00M71.82290News CoverageDEIDouglas Emmett3.9769 of 5 stars$14.09-2.4%$17.78+26.2%+2.8%$2.42B$999.70M64.03750Analyst UpgradeEXRExtra Space Storage4.428 of 5 stars$135.17-0.9%$155.85+15.3%-17.9%$28.69B$3.31B29.328,012Trending NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastHIWHighwoods Properties2.8998 of 5 stars$28.32-1.3%$32.00+13.0%-4.4%$3.06B$810.83M23.80340News CoveragePositive NewsKRCKilroy Realty3.944 of 5 stars$36.54-3.4%$38.00+4.0%+16.3%$4.32B$1.14B19.86260News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑SLGSL Green Realty2.6376 of 5 stars$51.98-2.7%$67.29+29.5%-11.6%$3.71B$957.33M-96.251,221Dividend AnnouncementVNOVornado Realty Trust4.3076 of 5 stars$35.91-2.7%$37.80+5.3%+12.0%$6.90B$1.80B8.892,996Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionPDMPiedmont Realty Trust1.5062 of 5 stars$7.53-0.3%$8.67+15.1%-11.0%$937.14M$565.50M-13.69150Positive 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 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 8/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBONUS GUIDE - Ben Stein Prepares For the Next Financial CrisisWith inflation high, debt soaring, and global tensions rising, a financial storm may be brewing. 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