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 investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, profitability and dividends.
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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Empire State Realty Trust currently has a consensus price target of $10.43, suggesting a potential upside of 29.93%. American Assets Trust has a consensus price target of $21.00, suggesting a potential upside of 5.26%. 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.
In the previous week, American Assets Trust had 4 more articles in the media than Empire State Realty Trust. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for American Assets Trust and 0 mentions for Empire State Realty Trust. American Assets Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat Empire State Realty Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that American Assets Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
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.
Empire State Realty Trust has a beta of 1.66, indicating that its share price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Assets Trust has a beta of 1.15, indicating that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.
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.
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 6.8%. 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 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.
Summary
American Assets Trust beats Empire State Realty Trust on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:ESRT) was last updated on 7/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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