DEI vs. AAT, BDN, BXP, CUZ, HIW, HPP, KRC, PDM, SLG, and VNO
Should you be buying Douglas Emmett stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Douglas Emmett include American Assets Trust (AAT), Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN), BXP (BXP), Cousins Properties (CUZ), Highwoods Properties (HIW), Hudson Pacific Properties (HPP), Kilroy Realty (KRC), Piedmont Realty Trust (PDM), SL Green Realty (SLG), and Vornado Realty Trust (VNO). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.
Douglas Emmett vs. Its Competitors
American Assets Trust (NYSE:AAT) and Douglas Emmett (NYSE:DEI) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership and profitability.
90.4% of American Assets Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.4% of Douglas Emmett shares are held by institutional investors. 36.8% of American Assets Trust shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 15.1% of Douglas Emmett shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
American Assets Trust has a net margin of 16.26% compared to Douglas Emmett's net margin of 3.77%. American Assets Trust's return on equity of 6.47% beat Douglas Emmett's return on equity.
American Assets Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.8%. Douglas Emmett pays an annual dividend of $0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. 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. Douglas Emmett pays out 345.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. American Assets Trust has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years. American Assets Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
American Assets Trust has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Douglas Emmett. American Assets Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Douglas Emmett, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, American Assets Trust had 2 more articles in the media than Douglas Emmett. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for American Assets Trust and 1 mentions for Douglas Emmett. American Assets Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.86 beat Douglas Emmett's score of 0.86 indicating that American Assets Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.
American Assets Trust currently has a consensus target price of $20.50, indicating a potential upside of 1.92%. Douglas Emmett has a consensus target price of $18.25, indicating a potential upside of 34.84%. Given Douglas Emmett's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Douglas Emmett is more favorable than American Assets Trust.
American Assets Trust has a beta of 1.23, suggesting that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Douglas Emmett has a beta of 1.3, suggesting that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
American Assets Trust beats Douglas Emmett on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:DEI) was last updated on 10/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff