Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) Competitors $7.62 0.00 (0.00%) Closing price 07/18/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$7.62 0.00 (-0.07%) As of 07/18/2025 04:20 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock ESRT vs. AAT, BDN, BXP, CUZ, DEI, HIW, KRC, PDM, SLG, and VNOShould you be buying Empire State Realty Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Empire State Realty Trust include American Assets Trust (AAT), Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN), BXP (BXP), Cousins Properties (CUZ), Douglas Emmett (DEI), Highwoods Properties (HIW), Kilroy Realty (KRC), Piedmont Realty Trust (PDM), SL Green Realty (SLG), and Vornado Realty Trust (VNO). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Empire State Realty Trust vs. Its Competitors American Assets Trust Brandywine Realty Trust BXP Cousins Properties Douglas Emmett Highwoods Properties Kilroy Realty Piedmont Realty Trust SL Green Realty Vornado Realty Trust American Assets Trust (NYSE:AAT) and Empire State Realty Trust (NYSE:ESRT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and profitability. Do analysts rate AAT or ESRT? American Assets Trust currently has a consensus price target of $21.00, indicating a potential upside of 4.22%. Empire State Realty Trust has a consensus price target of $10.43, indicating a potential upside of 36.92%. 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) 2.00Empire State Realty Trust 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25 Which has stronger earnings and valuation, 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAmerican Assets Trust$457.86M2.69$72.82M$1.2715.87Empire State Realty Trust$767.92M1.67$51.64M$0.3025.40 Does the media favor AAT or ESRT? In the previous week, Empire State Realty Trust had 3 more articles in the media than American Assets Trust. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Empire State Realty Trust and 2 mentions for American Assets Trust. American Assets Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.56 beat Empire State Realty Trust's score of 0.96 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 2 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 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive 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 6.7%. Empire State Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. 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. Empire State Realty Trust pays out 46.7% 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. 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 14.6% of Empire State Realty Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility & risk, AAT or ESRT? American Assets Trust has a beta of 1.15, indicating that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Empire State Realty Trust has a beta of 1.66, indicating that its share price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is AAT or ESRT more profitable? American Assets Trust has a net margin of 17.57% compared to Empire State Realty Trust's net margin of 6.92%. American Assets Trust's return on equity of 7.02% beat Empire State Realty Trust's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets American Assets Trust17.57% 7.02% 2.54% Empire State Realty Trust 6.92%3.00%1.21% SummaryAmerican Assets Trust beats Empire State Realty Trust on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Empire State Realty Trust News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ESRT and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding ESRT and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart ESRT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricEmpire State Realty TrustREIT IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.28B$8.38B$12.10B$20.85BDividend Yield1.84%5.81%5.56%3.65%P/E Ratio25.4040.8919.1527.56Price / Sales1.674.8826.1159.11Price / Cash5.0918.1921.6822.29Price / Book0.721.652.314.66Net Income$51.64M$128.99M$997.60M$994.58M7 Day Performance-7.02%-1.62%0.39%-0.29%1 Month Performance-11.03%0.09%4.38%4.90%1 Year Performance-28.38%-7.33%538.30%11.14% Empire State Realty Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ESRTEmpire State Realty Trust4.4034 of 5 stars$7.62flat$10.43+36.9%-27.8%$1.28B$767.92M25.40670Upcoming EarningsAATAmerican Assets Trust3.1804 of 5 stars$21.31+0.7%$21.00-1.5%-16.6%$1.30B$455.77M16.78220Positive NewsBDNBrandywine Realty Trust4.2972 of 5 stars$4.36+1.3%$5.00+14.8%-11.4%$753.20M$505.52M-3.63330Upcoming EarningsBXPBXP3.8346 of 5 stars$71.25+0.7%$79.08+11.0%+2.6%$11.28B$3.43B-3,560.62780Analyst ForecastCUZCousins Properties4.3188 of 5 stars$29.14+0.7%$32.50+11.5%+15.7%$4.89B$897.85M88.29290Positive NewsDEIDouglas Emmett3.5029 of 5 stars$16.17+0.4%$17.88+10.6%+5.0%$2.71B$993.04M50.52750News CoverageAnalyst UpgradeHIWHighwoods Properties3.8981 of 5 stars$31.91+1.4%$32.00+0.3%+8.0%$3.44B$814.97M19.82340Positive NewsKRCKilroy Realty3.464 of 5 stars$37.21+0.0%$38.00+2.1%+5.0%$4.40B$1.13B22.15260Analyst DowngradePDMPiedmont Realty Trust2.5913 of 5 stars$7.64+0.3%$8.67+13.5%-10.1%$949.86M$568.47M-15.58150SLGSL Green Realty2.2746 of 5 stars$63.58-0.6%$65.33+2.8%-1.0%$4.53B$938.24M-151.381,221Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeVNOVornado Realty Trust3.8727 of 5 stars$38.74+0.3%$38.09-1.7%+32.4%$7.44B$1.81B74.492,996 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies American Assets Trust Competitors Brandywine Realty Trust Competitors BXP Competitors Cousins Properties Competitors Douglas Emmett Competitors Highwoods Properties Competitors Kilroy Realty Competitors Piedmont Realty Trust Competitors SL Green Realty Competitors Vornado Realty Trust Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:ESRT) was last updated on 7/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredPresidential Bombshell: $150T Resource to Be Released as soon as this Summer?Something extraordinary is happening in Washington. 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