Free Trial

Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) Competitors

Empire State Realty Trust logo
$7.77 +0.02 (+0.31%)
Closing price 10/3/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
Extended Trading
$7.78 +0.01 (+0.08%)
As of 10/3/2025 04:10 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.

ESRT vs. AAT, BDN, BXP, CUZ, DEI, HIW, KRC, PDM, SLG, and VNO

Should 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

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 businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations and earnings.

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 Ratio
Empire State Realty Trust$767.92M1.72$51.64M$0.2432.39
American Assets Trust$457.86M2.73$72.82M$1.1617.62

Empire State Realty Trust has a beta of 1.79, suggesting that its stock price is 79% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Assets Trust has a beta of 1.23, suggesting that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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
Empire State Realty Trust5.67% 2.45% 1.02%
American Assets Trust 16.26%6.47%2.34%

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 an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.7%. Empire State Realty Trust pays out 58.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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. 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.

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

In the previous week, Empire State Realty Trust had 1 more articles in the media than American Assets Trust. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Empire State Realty Trust and 2 mentions for American Assets Trust. Empire State Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat American Assets Trust's score of 1.00 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
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
American Assets Trust
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Empire State Realty Trust currently has a consensus target price of $10.43, indicating a potential upside of 34.21%. American Assets Trust has a consensus target price of $20.50, indicating a potential upside of 0.32%. 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)
2 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.20
American Assets Trust
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

Summary

American Assets Trust beats Empire State Realty Trust on 10 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.

Subscribe Now
By entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy.

New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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 Chart

Media Sentiment Over Time

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

MetricEmpire State Realty TrustREIT IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$1.32B$8.56B$12.72B$21.82B
Dividend Yield1.80%5.43%5.50%3.54%
P/E Ratio32.3982.2041.4729.81
Price / Sales1.725.1330.1067.55
Price / Cash5.1918.5122.6424.90
Price / Book0.731.682.284.60
Net Income$51.64M$130.30M$1.01B$1.00B
7 Day Performance1.55%0.15%0.15%2.07%
1 Month Performance-1.16%-1.66%1.04%3.89%
1 Year Performance-27.85%-9.56%537.37%13.14%

Empire State Realty Trust Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ESRT
Empire State Realty Trust
4.4062 of 5 stars
$7.77
+0.3%
$10.43
+34.2%
-27.6%$1.32B$767.92M32.39670
AAT
American Assets Trust
3.4343 of 5 stars
$20.19
-0.5%
$20.50
+1.6%
-21.7%$1.24B$457.86M17.40220
BDN
Brandywine Realty Trust
4.0579 of 5 stars
$4.20
-3.7%
$4.50
+7.1%
-27.7%$757.33M$505.52M-2.23330Dividend Cut
High Trading Volume
BXP
BXP
3.2429 of 5 stars
$75.30
+0.6%
$77.13
+2.4%
-5.3%$11.85B$3.41B2,510.67780Trending News
Ex-Dividend
Analyst Forecast
CUZ
Cousins Properties
4.6464 of 5 stars
$28.26
-0.3%
$32.50
+15.0%
-0.2%$4.76B$925.00M76.36290Positive News
Analyst Forecast
DEI
Douglas Emmett
4.6152 of 5 stars
$15.55
-0.1%
$18.57
+19.4%
-11.5%$2.61B$986.48M70.68750News Coverage
Ex-Dividend
Analyst Forecast
HIW
Highwoods Properties
3.8248 of 5 stars
$31.18
-0.4%
$32.17
+3.2%
-1.6%$3.38B$825.86M26.20340News Coverage
Analyst Downgrade
KRC
Kilroy Realty
4.0039 of 5 stars
$42.48
-0.4%
$39.45
-7.1%
+12.5%$5.05B$1.14B23.08260Positive News
Ex-Dividend
PDM
Piedmont Realty Trust
1.1571 of 5 stars
$8.88
+1.2%
$8.67
-2.4%
-10.5%$1.09B$570.32M-16.14150Positive News
SLG
SL Green Realty
3.0623 of 5 stars
$59.86
+0.8%
$67.79
+13.2%
-12.6%$4.23B$901.32M-110.841,221Positive News
Ex-Dividend
VNO
Vornado Realty Trust
4.1007 of 5 stars
$40.36
+0.2%
$38.64
-4.3%
+4.0%$7.73B$1.80B9.992,996Positive News

Related Companies and Tools


This page (NYSE:ESRT) was last updated on 10/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
From Our Partners