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ESBA vs. BXP, VNO, CUZ, KRC, and CDP

Should you buy Empire State Realty OP stock or one of its competitors? Empire State Realty OP's main competitors and comparable companies include BXP (BXP), Vornado Realty Trust (VNO), Cousins Properties (CUZ), Kilroy Realty (KRC), and COPT Defense Properties (CDP). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "office reits" industry.

How does Empire State Realty OP compare to BXP?

BXP (NYSE:BXP) and Empire State Realty OP (NYSE:ESBA) are both real estate companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, dividends, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

BXP has a net margin of 8.44% compared to Empire State Realty OP's net margin of 0.00%. BXP's return on equity of 3.88% beat Empire State Realty OP's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
BXP8.44% 3.88% 1.16%
Empire State Realty OP N/A N/A N/A

BXP currently has a consensus target price of $75.05, suggesting a potential upside of 11.84%. Given BXP's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe BXP is more favorable than Empire State Realty OP.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
BXP
0 Sell rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
11 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.55
Empire State Realty OP
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

98.7% of BXP shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of BXP shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

BXP has higher revenue and earnings than Empire State Realty OP.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
BXP$3.48B3.08$276.80M$1.8636.08
Empire State Realty OPN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

In the previous week, BXP had 22 more articles in the media than Empire State Realty OP. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for BXP and 0 mentions for Empire State Realty OP. BXP's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Empire State Realty OP's score of 0.00 indicating that BXP is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
BXP Positive
Empire State Realty OP Neutral

BXP pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Empire State Realty OP pays an annual dividend of $0.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. BXP pays out 150.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Summary

BXP beats Empire State Realty OP on 12 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Empire State Realty OP compare to Vornado Realty Trust?

Vornado Realty Trust (NYSE:VNO) and Empire State Realty OP (NYSE:ESBA) are both real estate companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership and valuation.

Vornado Realty Trust presently has a consensus target price of $39.91, indicating a potential upside of 9.07%. Given Vornado Realty Trust's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Vornado Realty Trust is more favorable than Empire State Realty OP.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Vornado Realty Trust
4 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
Empire State Realty OP
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

In the previous week, Vornado Realty Trust had 5 more articles in the media than Empire State Realty OP. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Vornado Realty Trust and 0 mentions for Empire State Realty OP. Vornado Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat Empire State Realty OP's score of 0.00 indicating that Vornado Realty Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Vornado Realty Trust Positive
Empire State Realty OP Neutral

Vornado Realty Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Empire State Realty OP.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Vornado Realty Trust$1.81B3.77$904.96M$0.021,829.55
Empire State Realty OPN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Vornado Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.74 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Empire State Realty OP pays an annual dividend of $0.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Vornado Realty Trust pays out 3,700.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Vornado Realty Trust has a net margin of 3.71% compared to Empire State Realty OP's net margin of 0.00%. Vornado Realty Trust's return on equity of 1.37% beat Empire State Realty OP's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Vornado Realty Trust3.71% 1.37% 0.43%
Empire State Realty OP N/A N/A N/A

90.0% of Vornado Realty Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 9.0% of Vornado Realty Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Vornado Realty Trust beats Empire State Realty OP on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Empire State Realty OP compare to Cousins Properties?

Empire State Realty OP (NYSE:ESBA) and Cousins Properties (NYSE:CUZ) are both real estate companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and profitability.

Cousins Properties has a consensus target price of $31.09, suggesting a potential upside of 7.75%. Given Cousins Properties' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Cousins Properties is more favorable than Empire State Realty OP.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Empire State Realty OP
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Cousins Properties
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.70

Cousins Properties has a net margin of 0.62% compared to Empire State Realty OP's net margin of 0.00%. Cousins Properties' return on equity of 0.14% beat Empire State Realty OP's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Empire State Realty OPN/A N/A N/A
Cousins Properties 0.62%0.14%0.07%

Cousins Properties has higher revenue and earnings than Empire State Realty OP.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Empire State Realty OPN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Cousins Properties$993.82M4.78$40.50M$0.04721.40

Empire State Realty OP pays an annual dividend of $0.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Cousins Properties pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Cousins Properties pays out 3,200.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

In the previous week, Cousins Properties had 3 more articles in the media than Empire State Realty OP. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Cousins Properties and 0 mentions for Empire State Realty OP. Cousins Properties' average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Empire State Realty OP's score of 0.00 indicating that Cousins Properties is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Empire State Realty OP Neutral
Cousins Properties Positive

94.4% of Cousins Properties shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of Cousins Properties shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Cousins Properties beats Empire State Realty OP on 12 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Empire State Realty OP compare to Kilroy Realty?

Empire State Realty OP (NYSE:ESBA) and Kilroy Realty (NYSE:KRC) are both real estate companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

In the previous week, Kilroy Realty had 13 more articles in the media than Empire State Realty OP. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Kilroy Realty and 0 mentions for Empire State Realty OP. Kilroy Realty's average media sentiment score of 1.51 beat Empire State Realty OP's score of 0.00 indicating that Kilroy Realty is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Empire State Realty OP Neutral
Kilroy Realty Very Positive

Kilroy Realty has a consensus price target of $39.47, indicating a potential upside of 8.24%. Given Kilroy Realty's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Kilroy Realty is more favorable than Empire State Realty OP.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Empire State Realty OP
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Kilroy Realty
2 Sell rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.19

94.2% of Kilroy Realty shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Kilroy Realty shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Empire State Realty OP pays an annual dividend of $0.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Kilroy Realty pays an annual dividend of $2.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. Kilroy Realty pays out 152.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Kilroy Realty has a net margin of 15.47% compared to Empire State Realty OP's net margin of 0.00%. Kilroy Realty's return on equity of 3.04% beat Empire State Realty OP's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Empire State Realty OPN/A N/A N/A
Kilroy Realty 15.47%3.04%1.56%

Kilroy Realty has higher revenue and earnings than Empire State Realty OP.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Empire State Realty OPN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Kilroy Realty$1.11B3.81$276.12M$1.4225.68

Summary

Kilroy Realty beats Empire State Realty OP on 12 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Empire State Realty OP compare to COPT Defense Properties?

Empire State Realty OP (NYSE:ESBA) and COPT Defense Properties (NYSE:CDP) are both real estate companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, risk, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

COPT Defense Properties has a net margin of 20.94% compared to Empire State Realty OP's net margin of 0.00%. COPT Defense Properties' return on equity of 10.48% beat Empire State Realty OP's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Empire State Realty OPN/A N/A N/A
COPT Defense Properties 20.94%10.48%3.64%

COPT Defense Properties has higher revenue and earnings than Empire State Realty OP.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Empire State Realty OPN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
COPT Defense Properties$784.18M5.12$152.32M$1.4424.60

Empire State Realty OP pays an annual dividend of $0.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. COPT Defense Properties pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. COPT Defense Properties pays out 88.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

In the previous week, COPT Defense Properties had 4 more articles in the media than Empire State Realty OP. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for COPT Defense Properties and 0 mentions for Empire State Realty OP. COPT Defense Properties' average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Empire State Realty OP's score of 0.00 indicating that COPT Defense Properties is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Empire State Realty OP Neutral
COPT Defense Properties Positive

COPT Defense Properties has a consensus price target of $37.38, suggesting a potential upside of 5.51%. Given COPT Defense Properties' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe COPT Defense Properties is more favorable than Empire State Realty OP.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Empire State Realty OP
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
COPT Defense Properties
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.63

Summary

COPT Defense Properties beats Empire State Realty OP on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

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ESBA vs. The Competition

MetricEmpire State Realty OPOffice REITs IndustryReal Estate SectorNYSE Exchange
Market CapN/A$1.67B$5.51B$23.47B
Dividend Yield2.46%7.32%6.34%3.72%
P/E RatioN/A94.3128.2929.20
Price / SalesN/A75.31125.6322.53
Price / CashN/A34.1334.5332.44
Price / BookN/A0.711.857.59
Net IncomeN/A-$44.97M-$64.37M$1.07B
7 Day Performance-5.65%-2.75%-1.88%-1.04%
1 Month Performance-10.72%-2.48%-1.94%1.38%
1 Year Performance-41.90%155.04%10.75%13.33%

Empire State Realty OP Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ESBA
Empire State Realty OP
N/A$4.34
+1.2%
N/A-43.2%$0.00N/AN/A670
BXP
BXP
3.6522 of 5 stars
$69.39
-0.8%
$74.79
+7.8%
-7.6%$11.17B$3.48B37.31780
VNO
Vornado Realty Trust
3.3653 of 5 stars
$38.18
-1.4%
$39.82
+4.3%
-3.8%$7.23B$1.81B1,909.953,145
CUZ
Cousins Properties
2.6237 of 5 stars
$29.43
-0.2%
$31.09
+5.6%
-3.1%$4.85B$993.82M735.93256,131
KRC
Kilroy Realty
3.9065 of 5 stars
$36.24
-1.2%
$39.13
+8.0%
-12.9%$4.27B$1.11B25.52260

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