City Office REIT (CIO) Competitors $6.94 -0.03 (-0.36%) Closing price 10/22/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$6.94 +0.01 (+0.07%) As of 10/22/2025 06:01 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock CIO vs. AAT, BDN, BXP, CUZ, DEI, HIW, KRC, PDM, VNO, and SAFEShould you be buying City Office REIT stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of City Office REIT include American Assets Trust (AAT), Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN), BXP (BXP), Cousins Properties (CUZ), Douglas Emmett (DEI), Highwoods Properties (HIW), Kilroy Realty (KRC), Piedmont Realty Trust (PDM), Vornado Realty Trust (VNO), and Safehold (SAFE). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. City Office REIT vs. Its Competitors American Assets Trust Brandywine Realty Trust BXP Cousins Properties Douglas Emmett Highwoods Properties Kilroy Realty Piedmont Realty Trust Vornado Realty Trust Safehold American Assets Trust (NYSE:AAT) and City Office REIT (NYSE:CIO) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, risk, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment. Do analysts prefer AAT or CIO? American Assets Trust presently has a consensus price target of $20.50, indicating a potential upside of 1.92%. Given American Assets Trust's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe American Assets Trust is more favorable than City Office REIT.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score American Assets Trust 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00City Office REIT 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.50 Is AAT or CIO more profitable? American Assets Trust has a net margin of 16.26% compared to City Office REIT's net margin of -71.27%. American Assets Trust's return on equity of 6.47% beat City Office REIT's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets American Assets Trust16.26% 6.47% 2.34% City Office REIT -71.27%-20.26%-8.45% Is AAT or CIO a better dividend stock? American Assets Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.8%. City Office REIT pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. American Assets Trust pays out 117.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. City Office REIT pays out -12.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. American Assets Trust has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years and City Office REIT has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. American Assets Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Do insiders & institutionals believe in AAT or CIO? 90.4% of American Assets Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.5% of City Office REIT shares are owned by institutional investors. 36.8% of American Assets Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.3% of City Office REIT shares are owned 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. Which has more risk and volatility, AAT or CIO? American Assets Trust has a beta of 1.23, meaning that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, City Office REIT has a beta of 1.82, meaning that its share price is 82% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, AAT or CIO? American Assets Trust has higher revenue and earnings than City Office REIT. City Office REIT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than American Assets Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAmerican Assets Trust$457.86M2.69$72.82M$1.1617.34City Office REIT$171.13M1.64-$17.68M-$3.17-2.19 Does the media favor AAT or CIO? In the previous week, City Office REIT had 4 more articles in the media than American Assets Trust. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for City Office REIT and 3 mentions for American Assets Trust. American Assets Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.86 beat City Office REIT's score of -0.04 indicating that American Assets Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment American Assets Trust 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive City Office REIT 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryAmerican Assets Trust beats City Office REIT on 15 of the 18 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 CIO 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 CIO vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCity Office REITREIT IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$280.93M$8.64B$12.60B$21.97BDividend Yield5.75%5.47%5.57%3.62%P/E Ratio-2.19151.6621.1832.44Price / Sales1.645.1330.1279.67Price / Cash6.5117.8222.3724.33Price / Book0.451.662.234.60Net Income-$17.68M$128.86M$1.02B$1.02B7 Day Performance-0.50%1.21%0.84%0.53%1 Month Performance-0.29%-2.33%-1.21%-0.49%1 Year Performance20.19%-10.31%535.56%11.60% City Office REIT Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CIOCity Office REIT1.7723 of 5 stars$6.94-0.4%N/A+24.8%$280.93M$171.13M-2.1920Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑AATAmerican Assets Trust3.9215 of 5 stars$19.13+0.4%$20.50+7.2%-26.6%$1.17B$457.86M16.49220Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsBDNBrandywine Realty Trust4.301 of 5 stars$3.68+1.5%$4.50+22.4%-38.5%$628.79M$505.52M-1.95330News CoverageEarnings ReportBXPBXP3.5119 of 5 stars$70.11+0.9%$78.95+12.6%-15.7%$11.01B$3.41B2,337.78780Upcoming EarningsCUZCousins Properties4.7041 of 5 stars$26.26-1.4%$32.18+22.6%-14.5%$4.47B$856.76M70.97290Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsDEIDouglas Emmett4.5467 of 5 stars$13.83+0.4%$18.25+32.0%-26.5%$2.31B$986.48M62.87750News CoveragePositive NewsHIWHighwoods Properties3.8588 of 5 stars$29.75-1.8%$32.29+8.5%-16.8%$3.27B$825.86M25.00340Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastKRCKilroy Realty3.6448 of 5 stars$40.36+2.0%$40.83+1.2%-2.5%$4.68B$1.14B21.93260Upcoming EarningsPDMPiedmont Realty Trust1.4636 of 5 stars$8.02+0.4%$8.67+8.1%-21.0%$994.79M$570.32M-14.58150News CoverageUpcoming EarningsVNOVornado Realty Trust4.5275 of 5 stars$38.94+2.6%$39.42+1.2%-8.2%$7.29B$1.79B9.642,996Positive NewsSAFESafehold4.2892 of 5 stars$14.95+1.2%$19.89+33.0%-33.0%$1.06B$365.68M10.45120News CoverageUpcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AAT Alternatives BDN Alternatives BXP Alternatives CUZ Alternatives DEI Alternatives HIW Alternatives KRC Alternatives PDM Alternatives VNO Alternatives SAFE Alternatives 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:CIO) was last updated on 10/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersRobinhood warningA strange chasm is coming to Wall Street... 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