City Office REIT (CIO) Competitors

BXP (NYSE:BXP) and City Office REIT (NYSE:CIO) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation and profitability.

Does the media prefer BXP or CIO?

In the previous week, BXP had 9 more articles in the media than City Office REIT. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for BXP and 11 mentions for City Office REIT. BXP's average media sentiment score of 0.41 beat City Office REIT's score of -0.27 indicating that BXP is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
BXP	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	12 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
City Office REIT	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk and volatility, BXP or CIO?

BXP has a beta of 1.15, suggesting that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, City Office REIT has a beta of 1.65, suggesting that its share price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BXP or CIO more profitable?

BXP has a net margin of 0.11% compared to City Office REIT's net margin of -11.11%. BXP's return on equity of 3.89% beat City Office REIT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BXP	0.11%	3.89%	1.20%
City Office REIT	-11.11%	-2.98%	-1.28%

Is BXP or CIO a better dividend stock?

BXP pays an annual dividend of $3.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.1%. City Office REIT pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. BXP pays out -19,600.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. City Office REIT pays out -61.5% 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. City Office REIT has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. BXP is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts rate BXP or CIO?

BXP presently has a consensus target price of $78.07, indicating a potential upside of 20.78%. Given BXP's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe BXP is more favorable than City Office REIT.

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)	2.43
City Office REIT	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in BXP or CIO?

98.7% of BXP shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.5% of City Office REIT shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of BXP 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 company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, BXP or CIO?

BXP has higher revenue and earnings than City Office REIT. BXP is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than City Office REIT, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
BXP	$3.41B	3.00	$14.27M	-$0.02	-3,232.00
City Office REIT	$171.13M	1.64	-$17.68M	-$0.65	-10.69

Summary

BXP beats City Office REIT on 16 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.