Douglas Emmett (DEI) Competitors

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

Is DEI or KRC a better dividend stock?

Douglas Emmett pays an annual dividend of $0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Kilroy Realty pays an annual dividend of $2.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. Douglas Emmett pays out -245.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Kilroy Realty pays out 124.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Does the media refer more to DEI or KRC?

In the previous week, Kilroy Realty had 2 more articles in the media than Douglas Emmett. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Kilroy Realty and 4 mentions for Douglas Emmett. Douglas Emmett's average media sentiment score of 1.50 beat Kilroy Realty's score of 1.09 indicating that Douglas Emmett is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Douglas Emmett	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Kilroy Realty	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer DEI or KRC?

Kilroy Realty received 54 more outperform votes than Douglas Emmett when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.22% of users gave Kilroy Realty an outperform vote while only 59.94% of users gave Douglas Emmett an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Douglas Emmett	Outperform Votes 398 59.94%	Underperform Votes 266 40.06%
Kilroy Realty	Outperform Votes 452 63.22%	Underperform Votes 263 36.78%

Which has more risk and volatility, DEI or KRC?

Douglas Emmett has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kilroy Realty has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate DEI or KRC?

Douglas Emmett presently has a consensus price target of $13.67, indicating a potential downside of 13.34%. Kilroy Realty has a consensus price target of $38.20, indicating a potential upside of 6.26%. Given Kilroy Realty's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Kilroy Realty is more favorable than Douglas Emmett.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Douglas Emmett	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Kilroy Realty	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.45

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in DEI or KRC?

97.4% of Douglas Emmett shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.2% of Kilroy Realty shares are held by institutional investors. 14.7% of Douglas Emmett shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of Kilroy Realty shares are held by 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.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, DEI or KRC?

Kilroy Realty has higher revenue and earnings than Douglas Emmett. Douglas Emmett is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kilroy Realty, 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	$1.02B	2.59	-$42.71M	-$0.31	-50.87
Kilroy Realty	$1.13B	3.74	$212.24M	$1.74	20.66

Is DEI or KRC more profitable?

Kilroy Realty has a net margin of 18.43% compared to Douglas Emmett's net margin of -5.40%. Kilroy Realty's return on equity of 3.63% beat Douglas Emmett's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Douglas Emmett	-5.40%	-1.33%	-0.54%
Kilroy Realty	18.43%	3.63%	1.81%

Summary

Kilroy Realty beats Douglas Emmett on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.