Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) Competitors $8.28 +0.10 (+1.22%) Closing price 07/2/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$8.28 0.00 (0.00%) As of 04:00 AM 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 Empire State Realty Trust (NYSE:ESRT) and American Assets Trust (NYSE:AAT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, earnings, dividends and profitability. Is ESRT or AAT 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 Empire State Realty Trust6.92% 3.00% 1.21% American Assets Trust 17.57%7.02%2.54% Does the media favor ESRT or AAT? In the previous week, American Assets Trust had 5 more articles in the media than Empire State Realty Trust. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for American Assets Trust and 1 mentions for Empire State Realty Trust. Empire State Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat American Assets Trust's score of 1.09 indicating that Empire State Realty Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Empire State Realty Trust 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive American Assets Trust 5 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility and risk, ESRT or AAT? Empire State Realty Trust has a beta of 1.66, suggesting that its share price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Assets Trust has a beta of 1.15, suggesting that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer ESRT or AAT? Empire State Realty Trust currently has a consensus price target of $10.43, indicating a potential upside of 26.01%. American Assets Trust has a consensus price target of $21.00, indicating a potential upside of 4.01%. Given Empire State Realty Trust's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Empire State Realty Trust is more favorable than American Assets 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) 2.25American Assets Trust 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Which has preferable valuation and earnings, ESRT or AAT? American Assets Trust has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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 RatioEmpire State Realty Trust$767.92M1.82$51.64M$0.3027.60American Assets Trust$457.86M2.70$72.82M$1.2715.90 Do insiders & institutionals believe in ESRT or AAT? 67.1% of Empire State Realty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.4% of American Assets Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 14.6% of Empire State Realty Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 36.8% of American Assets Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is ESRT or AAT a better dividend stock? Empire State Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. 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 out 46.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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. American Assets Trust has raised 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. 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$1.38B$8.37B$12.03B$20.53BDividend Yield1.71%5.76%5.58%3.77%P/E Ratio27.6040.8219.9527.85Price / Sales1.824.9125.5437.49Price / Cash5.4618.2421.3421.91Price / Book0.781.662.264.55Net Income$51.64M$128.99M$1.00B$984.95M7 Day Performance3.68%1.14%1.75%2.31%1 Month Performance4.81%3.09%3.79%4.85%1 Year Performance-11.02%0.78%540.42%13.81% Empire State Realty Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ESRTEmpire State Realty Trust4.2415 of 5 stars$8.28+1.2%$10.43+26.0%-11.4%$1.38B$767.92M27.60670Positive NewsAATAmerican Assets Trust3.8036 of 5 stars$19.74-0.6%$21.00+6.4%-9.1%$1.21B$457.86M15.54220News CoveragePositive NewsBDNBrandywine Realty Trust4.482 of 5 stars$4.29+0.9%$5.00+16.6%-8.6%$735.04M$505.52M-3.57330News CoverageGap DownBXPBXP3.7281 of 5 stars$67.44-1.7%$79.54+17.9%+10.9%$10.86B$3.41B-3,370.31780Ex-DividendCUZCousins Properties2.8311 of 5 stars$30.02-0.2%$32.20+7.3%+28.7%$5.05B$856.76M90.97290Analyst DowngradeDEIDouglas Emmett3.5198 of 5 stars$15.05-0.9%$18.13+20.4%+16.5%$2.54B$986.48M47.03750Ex-DividendHIWHighwoods Properties2.929 of 5 stars$31.06-0.2%$31.83+2.5%+17.8%$3.35B$825.86M19.29340News CoverageAnalyst DowngradeKRCKilroy Realty3.834 of 5 stars$34.29-1.4%$39.10+14.0%+9.8%$4.11B$1.14B20.41260News CoverageEx-DividendAnalyst ForecastPDMPiedmont Realty Trust3.6801 of 5 stars$7.28flat$8.67+19.0%+3.2%$905.69M$570.32M-14.86150Positive NewsSLGSL Green Realty1.501 of 5 stars$61.86+0.2%$66.33+7.2%+12.2%$4.40B$886.27M-147.291,221Ex-DividendVNOVornado Realty Trust3.7883 of 5 stars$38.26-0.1%$37.91-0.9%+47.2%$7.35B$1.79B73.582,996Positive News 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 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHere's the last trade you should make before heading out for the weekend tomorrow.Make this one trade at 2:59 PM on Friday afternoon, and you'll thank me on Monday morning.Timothy Sykes | 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 | SponsoredTrump’s New Order Could Boost Social Security Benefits by 400%If you collect—or plan to collect—Social Security, you need to see this. 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