Douglas Emmett (DEI) Competitors

SL Green Realty (NYSE:SLG) and Douglas Emmett (NYSE:DEI) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, risk and community ranking.

Does the media prefer SLG or DEI?

In the previous week, SL Green Realty had 3 more articles in the media than Douglas Emmett. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for SL Green Realty and 1 mentions for Douglas Emmett. Douglas Emmett's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat SL Green Realty's score of 0.60 indicating that Douglas Emmett is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
SL Green Realty	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Douglas Emmett	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is SLG or DEI more profitable?

SL Green Realty has a net margin of 2.48% compared to Douglas Emmett's net margin of 2.38%. Douglas Emmett's return on equity of 0.63% beat SL Green Realty's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SL Green Realty	2.48%	-0.10%	-0.04%
Douglas Emmett	2.38%	0.63%	0.25%

Which has more risk and volatility, SLG or DEI?

SL Green Realty has a beta of 1.66, indicating that its stock price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Douglas Emmett has a beta of 1.22, indicating that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate SLG or DEI?

SL Green Realty presently has a consensus target price of $66.33, suggesting a potential upside of 1.16%. Douglas Emmett has a consensus target price of $18.13, suggesting a potential upside of 20.62%. Given Douglas Emmett's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Douglas Emmett is more favorable than SL Green Realty.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SL Green Realty	1 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.13
Douglas Emmett	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SLG or DEI?

SL Green Realty received 131 more outperform votes than Douglas Emmett when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 59.32% of users gave Douglas Emmett an outperform vote while only 58.34% of users gave SL Green Realty an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
SL Green Realty	Outperform Votes 535 58.34%	Underperform Votes 382 41.66%
Douglas Emmett	Outperform Votes 404 59.32%	Underperform Votes 277 40.68%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in SLG or DEI?

90.0% of SL Green Realty shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.4% of Douglas Emmett shares are held by institutional investors. 5.1% of SL Green Realty shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 15.1% of Douglas Emmett shares are held by 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 higher earnings and valuation, SLG or DEI?

SL Green Realty has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Douglas Emmett. SL Green Realty is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Douglas Emmett, 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
SL Green Realty	$938.24M	4.98	$30.65M	-$0.42	-156.13
Douglas Emmett	$993.04M	2.53	$23.52M	$0.32	46.96

Is SLG or DEI a better dividend stock?

SL Green Realty pays an annual dividend of $3.09 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Douglas Emmett pays an annual dividend of $0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. SL Green Realty pays out -735.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Douglas Emmett pays out 237.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. SL Green Realty has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Summary

Douglas Emmett beats SL Green Realty on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.