Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) Competitors $7.14 +0.18 (+2.59%) As of 04/30/2025 03:59 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock ESRT vs. IRT, AHR, PECO, SNEX, TFPM, AB, MC, VCTR, HHH, and BXMTShould you be buying Empire State Realty Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Empire State Realty Trust include Independence Realty Trust (IRT), American Healthcare REIT (AHR), Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. (PECO), StoneX Group (SNEX), Triple Flag Precious Metals (TFPM), AllianceBernstein (AB), Moelis & Company (MC), Victory Capital (VCTR), Howard Hughes (HHH), and Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT). These companies are all part of the "trading" industry. Empire State Realty Trust vs. Independence Realty Trust American Healthcare REIT Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. StoneX Group Triple Flag Precious Metals AllianceBernstein Moelis & Company Victory Capital Howard Hughes Blackstone Mortgage Trust Empire State Realty Trust (NYSE:ESRT) and Independence Realty Trust (NYSE:IRT) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, community ranking, dividends, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, ESRT or IRT? Empire State Realty Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Independence Realty Trust. Empire State Realty Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Independence Realty Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioEmpire State Realty Trust$767.92M1.56$53.24M$0.2825.50Independence Realty Trust$640.04M7.02$39.29M$0.18108.00 Do insiders & institutionals believe in ESRT or IRT? 67.1% of Empire State Realty Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.3% of Independence Realty Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 14.6% of Empire State Realty Trust shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Independence Realty Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is ESRT or IRT a better dividend stock? Empire State Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Independence Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Empire State Realty Trust pays out 50.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Independence Realty Trust pays out 355.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Does the MarketBeat Community favor ESRT or IRT? Independence Realty Trust received 126 more outperform votes than Empire State Realty Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.93% of users gave Independence Realty Trust an outperform vote while only 50.21% of users gave Empire State Realty Trust an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformEmpire State Realty TrustOutperform Votes24250.21% Underperform Votes24049.79% Independence Realty TrustOutperform Votes36860.93% Underperform Votes23639.07% Is ESRT or IRT more profitable? Empire State Realty Trust has a net margin of 6.45% compared to Independence Realty Trust's net margin of 6.15%. Empire State Realty Trust's return on equity of 2.84% beat Independence Realty Trust's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Empire State Realty Trust6.45% 2.84% 1.14% Independence Realty Trust 6.15%1.11%0.66% Do analysts rate ESRT or IRT? Empire State Realty Trust currently has a consensus target price of $11.00, suggesting a potential upside of 54.06%. Independence Realty Trust has a consensus target price of $22.33, suggesting a potential upside of 14.88%. Given Empire State Realty Trust's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Empire State Realty Trust is more favorable than Independence Realty Trust.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Empire State Realty Trust 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25Independence Realty Trust 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.78 Does the media favor ESRT or IRT? In the previous week, Independence Realty Trust had 3 more articles in the media than Empire State Realty Trust. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Independence Realty Trust and 9 mentions for Empire State Realty Trust. Independence Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.77 beat Empire State Realty Trust's score of 1.45 indicating that Independence Realty Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Empire State Realty Trust 7 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Independence Realty Trust 9 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Which has more risk & volatility, ESRT or IRT? Empire State Realty Trust has a beta of 1.39, meaning that its share price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Independence Realty Trust has a beta of 0.98, meaning that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryEmpire State Realty Trust and Independence Realty Trust tied by winning 10 of the 20 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 TrustReal estate investment trusts IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.20B$6.94B$11.10B$18.97BDividend Yield1.97%7.12%5.79%4.03%P/E Ratio25.5058.9321.9932.71Price / Sales1.566.7226.0827.84Price / Cash5.5417.3217.6017.53Price / Book0.671.652.654.47Net Income$53.24M$177.71M$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance0.14%1.34%1.35%2.26%1 Month Performance-8.75%-5.69%-0.66%-2.86%1 Year Performance-21.67%4.82%536.11%5.48% Empire State Realty Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ESRTEmpire State Realty Trust4.5858 of 5 stars$7.14+2.6%$11.00+54.1%-21.7%$1.20B$767.92M25.50670Earnings ReportPositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeIRTIndependence Realty Trust4.2563 of 5 stars$19.56-0.1%$22.33+14.2%+23.2%$4.52B$640.04M108.67920Earnings ReportPositive NewsAHRAmerican Healthcare REIT3.2297 of 5 stars$31.60+1.6%$33.86+7.1%+135.4%$4.49B$2.07B-65.83110Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↓Positive NewsPECOPhillips Edison & Company, Inc.1.9916 of 5 stars$35.01-0.2%$38.83+10.9%+6.1%$4.38B$678.40M70.02290Earnings ReportShort Interest ↑SNEXStoneX Group2.1939 of 5 stars$87.75+0.2%N/A+83.0%$4.22B$108.25B10.483,600Upcoming EarningsGap DownTFPMTriple Flag Precious Metals3.2588 of 5 stars$20.55-1.1%$22.00+7.1%+28.9%$4.13B$268.99M-186.827Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓Analyst RevisionPositive NewsABAllianceBernstein3.6396 of 5 stars$38.78+3.0%$37.67-2.9%+18.0%$4.00B$458.42M10.424,440Earnings ReportDividend CutMCMoelis & Company3.1472 of 5 stars$52.79+0.5%$61.83+17.1%+8.9%$3.96B$1.28B29.991,110Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionGap DownVCTRVictory Capital3.753 of 5 stars$57.91+0.2%$69.67+20.3%+12.6%$3.69B$893.48M13.25510Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastHHHHoward Hughes1.9434 of 5 stars$68.07-0.4%$80.00+17.5%+2.0%$3.43B$1.75B45.08608Analyst ForecastPositive NewsGap DownBXMTBlackstone Mortgage Trust2.8972 of 5 stars$19.03+1.7%$20.25+6.4%+8.0%$3.27B$493.18M-16.26N/AShort Interest ↓News CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Independence Realty Trust Competitors American Healthcare REIT Competitors Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. 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