Douglas Emmett (DEI) Competitors

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

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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer DEI or AAT?

Douglas Emmett currently has a consensus target price of $18.13, indicating a potential upside of 15.52%. American Assets Trust has a consensus target price of $21.00, indicating a potential upside of 3.91%. Given Douglas Emmett's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, 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	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44
American Assets Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is DEI or AAT more profitable?

American Assets Trust has a net margin of 17.57% compared to Douglas Emmett's net margin of 5.48%. American Assets Trust's return on equity of 7.02% beat Douglas Emmett's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Douglas Emmett	5.48%	1.48%	0.57%
American Assets Trust	17.57%	7.02%	2.54%

Which has stronger 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	2.66	$23.52M	$0.32	49.03
American Assets Trust	$457.86M	2.70	$72.82M	$1.27	15.91

Which has more volatility & risk, DEI or AAT?

Douglas Emmett has a beta of 1.23, meaning that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Assets Trust has a beta of 1.15, meaning that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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 4.8%. American Assets Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.7%. 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. American Assets Trust pays out 107.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. 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.

Does the media prefer DEI or AAT?

In the previous week, American Assets Trust had 2 more articles in the media than Douglas Emmett. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for American Assets Trust and 3 mentions for Douglas Emmett. American Assets Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Douglas Emmett's score of 0.05 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	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
American Assets Trust	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

American Assets Trust beats Douglas Emmett on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.