JBGS vs. AAT, BDN, BXP, CUZ, DEI, HIW, KRC, PDM, SLG, and VNO
Should you be buying JBG SMITH Properties stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of JBG SMITH Properties 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.
JBG SMITH Properties vs. Its Competitors
American Assets Trust (NYSE:AAT) and JBG SMITH Properties (NYSE:JBGS) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and dividends.
In the previous week, JBG SMITH Properties had 1 more articles in the media than American Assets Trust. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for JBG SMITH Properties and 4 mentions for American Assets Trust. American Assets Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat JBG SMITH Properties' score of 0.51 indicating that American Assets Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.
American Assets Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.4%. JBG SMITH Properties pays an annual dividend of $0.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. 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. JBG SMITH Properties pays out -37.4% 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.
American Assets Trust has a net margin of 17.57% compared to JBG SMITH Properties' net margin of -30.02%. American Assets Trust's return on equity of 7.02% beat JBG SMITH Properties' return on equity.
90.4% of American Assets Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.5% of JBG SMITH Properties shares are held by institutional investors. 36.8% of American Assets Trust shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.4% of JBG SMITH Properties shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
American Assets Trust has higher earnings, but lower revenue than JBG SMITH Properties. JBG SMITH Properties is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than American Assets Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
American Assets Trust has a beta of 1.15, indicating that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, JBG SMITH Properties has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.
American Assets Trust presently has a consensus target price of $21.00, indicating a potential downside of 1.06%. JBG SMITH Properties has a consensus target price of $16.00, indicating a potential downside of 13.65%. Given American Assets Trust's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe American Assets Trust is more favorable than JBG SMITH Properties.
Summary
American Assets Trust beats JBG SMITH Properties on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:JBGS) was last updated on 7/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff