DEI vs. HIW, EQC, SLG, OFC, KRC, BDN, BXP, DBRG, MAC, and CTRE
Should you be buying Douglas Emmett stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Douglas Emmett include Highwoods Properties (HIW), Equity Commonwealth (EQC), SL Green Realty (SLG), Corporate Office Properties Trust (OFC), Kilroy Realty (KRC), Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN), Boston Properties (BXP), DigitalBridge Group (DBRG), Macerich (MAC), and CareTrust REIT (CTRE). These companies are all part of the "real estate investment trusts" industry.
Douglas Emmett vs.
Douglas Emmett (NYSE:DEI) and Highwoods Properties (NYSE:HIW) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, community ranking, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability and risk.
Highwoods Properties has higher revenue and earnings than Douglas Emmett. Highwoods Properties is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Douglas Emmett, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
97.3% of Douglas Emmett shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.6% of Highwoods Properties shares are held by institutional investors. 13.4% of Douglas Emmett shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Highwoods Properties shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Highwoods Properties had 6 more articles in the media than Douglas Emmett. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Highwoods Properties and 4 mentions for Douglas Emmett. Douglas Emmett's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Highwoods Properties' score of 0.74 indicating that Douglas Emmett is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Douglas Emmett has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Highwoods Properties has a beta of 1.13, indicating that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Highwoods Properties has a net margin of 19.47% compared to Douglas Emmett's net margin of 9.87%. Highwoods Properties' return on equity of 6.56% beat Douglas Emmett's return on equity.
Douglas Emmett received 22 more outperform votes than Highwoods Properties when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.81% of users gave Highwoods Properties an outperform vote while only 61.46% of users gave Douglas Emmett an outperform vote.
Douglas Emmett presently has a consensus price target of $15.78, indicating a potential upside of 36.02%. Highwoods Properties has a consensus price target of $29.71, indicating a potential upside of 43.69%. Given Highwoods Properties' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Highwoods Properties is more favorable than Douglas Emmett.
Douglas Emmett pays an annual dividend of $0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.6%. Highwoods Properties pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.7%. Douglas Emmett pays out 149.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Highwoods Properties pays out 132.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Highwoods Properties is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Summary
Highwoods Properties beats Douglas Emmett on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding DEI and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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