Douglas Emmett (DEI) Competitors

Douglas Emmett (NYSE:DEI) and American Assets Trust (NYSE:AAT) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends, risk, valuation and media sentiment.

Which has more risk and volatility, DEI or AAT?

Douglas Emmett has a beta of 1.3, indicating that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Assets Trust has a beta of 1.23, indicating that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is DEI or AAT more profitable?

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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Douglas Emmett	3.77%	1.04%	0.40%
American Assets Trust	16.26%	6.47%	2.34%

Do analysts recommend DEI or AAT?

Douglas Emmett currently has a consensus target price of $18.25, suggesting a potential upside of 22.48%. American Assets Trust has a consensus target price of $20.50, suggesting a potential upside of 2.35%. Given Douglas Emmett's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Douglas Emmett is more favorable than American Assets Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Douglas Emmett	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.30
American Assets Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, DEI or AAT?

American Assets Trust has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Douglas Emmett	$986.48M	2.53	$23.52M	$0.22	67.73
American Assets Trust	$457.86M	2.68	$72.82M	$1.16	17.27

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of DEI or AAT?

97.4% of Douglas Emmett shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.4% of American Assets Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.1% of Douglas Emmett shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 36.8% of American Assets Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to DEI or AAT?

In the previous week, Douglas Emmett had 5 more articles in the media than American Assets Trust. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Douglas Emmett and 2 mentions for American Assets Trust. American Assets Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat Douglas Emmett's score of 0.37 indicating that American Assets Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Douglas Emmett	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
American Assets Trust	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is DEI or AAT a better dividend stock?

Douglas Emmett pays an annual dividend of $0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. American Assets Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.8%. 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 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. American Assets Trust has raised 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.

Summary

American Assets Trust beats Douglas Emmett on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.