JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) Competitors

JBG SMITH Properties (NYSE:JBGS) and Brandywine Realty Trust (NYSE:BDN) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation and profitability.

Is JBGS or BDN a better dividend stock?

JBG SMITH Properties pays an annual dividend of $0.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Brandywine Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.6%. JBG SMITH Properties pays out -37.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Brandywine Realty Trust pays out -31.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Which has more volatility and risk, JBGS or BDN?

JBG SMITH Properties has a beta of 1.28, meaning that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brandywine Realty Trust has a beta of 1.43, meaning that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate JBGS or BDN?

JBG SMITH Properties presently has a consensus price target of $16.00, indicating a potential downside of 22.27%. Brandywine Realty Trust has a consensus price target of $5.00, indicating a potential upside of 21.80%. Given Brandywine Realty Trust's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Brandywine Realty Trust is more favorable than JBG SMITH Properties.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
JBG SMITH Properties	2 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
Brandywine Realty Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is JBGS or BDN more profitable?

JBG SMITH Properties has a net margin of -29.54% compared to Brandywine Realty Trust's net margin of -65.33%. JBG SMITH Properties' return on equity of -9.20% beat Brandywine Realty Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
JBG SMITH Properties	-29.54%	-9.20%	-3.12%
Brandywine Realty Trust	-65.33%	-32.12%	-9.31%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of JBGS or BDN?

98.5% of JBG SMITH Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.3% of Brandywine Realty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.4% of JBG SMITH Properties shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.3% of Brandywine Realty Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, JBGS or BDN?

JBG SMITH Properties has higher revenue and earnings than Brandywine Realty Trust. JBG SMITH Properties is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Brandywine 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
JBG SMITH Properties	$547.31M	2.32	-$143.53M	-$1.89	-10.89
Brandywine Realty Trust	$505.52M	1.41	-$195.91M	-$1.88	-2.18

Does the media prefer JBGS or BDN?

In the previous week, JBG SMITH Properties had 3 more articles in the media than Brandywine Realty Trust. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for JBG SMITH Properties and 3 mentions for Brandywine Realty Trust. JBG SMITH Properties' average media sentiment score of 1.63 beat Brandywine Realty Trust's score of 0.97 indicating that JBG SMITH Properties is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
JBG SMITH Properties	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Brandywine Realty Trust	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

JBG SMITH Properties beats Brandywine Realty Trust on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.