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 stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Do analysts recommend AAT or ESRT?

American Assets Trust currently has a consensus target price of $20.50, suggesting a potential downside of 1.41%. Empire State Realty Trust has a consensus target price of $10.43, suggesting a potential upside of 32.15%. Given Empire State Realty Trust's stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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

Which has more volatility and risk, AAT or ESRT?

American Assets Trust has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Empire State Realty Trust has a beta of 1.78, meaning that its share price is 78% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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%	2.45%	1.02%

Which has preferable valuation and 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	$457.86M	2.78	$72.82M	$1.16	17.93
Empire State Realty Trust	$767.92M	1.74	$51.64M	$0.24	32.90

Does the media prefer AAT or ESRT?

In the previous week, American Assets Trust had 4 more articles in the media than Empire State Realty Trust. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for American Assets Trust and 2 mentions for Empire State Realty Trust. Empire State Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.88 beat American Assets Trust's score of 1.75 indicating that Empire State Realty Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
American Assets Trust	5 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	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very 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 6.5%. 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 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.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in AAT or ESRT?

90.4% of American Assets Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.1% of Empire State Realty Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 36.8% of American Assets Trust shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 14.6% of Empire State Realty Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers 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.