City Office REIT (CIO) Competitors

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

Which has better valuation & earnings, CIO or BXP?

BXP has higher revenue and earnings than City Office REIT. City Office REIT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BXP, 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
City Office REIT	$171.13M	1.64	-$17.68M	-$3.17	-2.19
BXP	$3.41B	3.22	$14.27M	$0.03	2,310.47

Does the media prefer CIO or BXP?

In the previous week, BXP had 15 more articles in the media than City Office REIT. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for BXP and 2 mentions for City Office REIT. City Office REIT's average media sentiment score of 0.47 beat BXP's score of -0.27 indicating that City Office REIT is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
City Office REIT	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
BXP	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is CIO or BXP more profitable?

BXP has a net margin of 0.11% compared to City Office REIT's net margin of -71.27%. 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
City Office REIT	-71.27%	-20.26%	-8.45%
BXP	0.11%	3.89%	1.20%

Do analysts rate CIO or BXP?

BXP has a consensus price target of $77.07, indicating a potential upside of 11.18%. Given BXP's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe BXP is more favorable than City Office REIT.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
City Office REIT	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
BXP	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Do institutionals & insiders believe in CIO or BXP?

67.5% of City Office REIT shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.7% of BXP shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.3% of City Office REIT shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of BXP shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is CIO or BXP a better dividend stock?

City Office REIT pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. BXP pays an annual dividend of $3.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. City Office REIT pays out -12.6% 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. City Office REIT has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. City Office REIT is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, CIO or BXP?

City Office REIT has a beta of 1.73, indicating that its share price is 73% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BXP has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

BXP beats City Office REIT on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.