Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) Competitors

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

Is AAT or ESRT more profitable?

American Assets Trust has a net margin of 16.26% compared to Empire State Realty Trust's net margin of 5.67%. American Assets Trust's return on equity of 6.47% beat Empire State Realty Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
American Assets Trust	16.26%	6.47%	2.34%
Empire State Realty Trust	5.67%	2.46%	1.00%

Do analysts recommend AAT or ESRT?

American Assets Trust currently has a consensus target price of $21.00, suggesting a potential upside of 10.54%. Empire State Realty Trust has a consensus target price of $10.43, suggesting a potential upside of 41.09%. Given Empire State Realty Trust's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Empire State Realty Trust is more favorable than American Assets Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
American Assets Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Empire State Realty Trust	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Does the media prefer AAT or ESRT?

In the previous week, Empire State Realty Trust had 1 more articles in the media than American Assets Trust. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Empire State Realty Trust and 6 mentions for American Assets Trust. American Assets Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.75 beat Empire State Realty Trust's score of 1.42 indicating that American Assets Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
American Assets Trust	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Empire State Realty Trust	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better valuation & earnings, AAT or ESRT?

American Assets Trust has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Empire State Realty Trust. American Assets Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Empire State Realty Trust, 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
American Assets Trust	$452.81M	2.57	$72.82M	$1.16	16.38
Empire State Realty Trust	$767.92M	1.62	$51.64M	$0.24	30.81

Is AAT or ESRT a better dividend stock?

American Assets Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.2%. Empire State Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. 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. Empire State Realty Trust pays out 58.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. American Assets Trust has increased 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.

Which has more risk & volatility, AAT or ESRT?

American Assets Trust has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Empire State Realty Trust has a beta of 1.7, indicating that its share price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in AAT or ESRT?

90.4% of American Assets Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.1% of Empire State Realty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 36.8% of American Assets Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 14.6% of Empire State Realty Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

American Assets Trust beats Empire State Realty Trust on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.