KRC vs. SLG, HIW, DEI, EQC, PECO, APLE, IRT, MAC, CUZ, and EPRT
Should you be buying Kilroy Realty stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Kilroy Realty include SL Green Realty (SLG), Highwoods Properties (HIW), Douglas Emmett (DEI), Equity Commonwealth (EQC), Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. (PECO), Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE), Independence Realty Trust (IRT), Macerich (MAC), Cousins Properties (CUZ), and Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT). These companies are all part of the "real estate investment trusts" industry.
SL Green Realty (NYSE:SLG) and Kilroy Realty (NYSE:KRC) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, community ranking, risk, media sentiment, valuation, dividends and profitability.
SL Green Realty pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. Kilroy Realty pays an annual dividend of $2.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.6%. SL Green Realty pays out -36.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Kilroy Realty pays out 120.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
In the previous week, SL Green Realty had 6 more articles in the media than Kilroy Realty. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for SL Green Realty and 7 mentions for Kilroy Realty. SL Green Realty's average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Kilroy Realty's score of 0.67 indicating that Kilroy Realty is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
SL Green Realty received 78 more outperform votes than Kilroy Realty when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.25% of users gave Kilroy Realty an outperform vote while only 60.94% of users gave SL Green Realty an outperform vote.
Kilroy Realty has a net margin of 18.79% compared to Kilroy Realty's net margin of -64.45%. SL Green Realty's return on equity of 3.75% beat Kilroy Realty's return on equity.
90.0% of SL Green Realty shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.2% of Kilroy Realty shares are held by institutional investors. 5.6% of SL Green Realty shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of Kilroy Realty shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Kilroy Realty has higher revenue and earnings than SL Green Realty. SL Green Realty is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kilroy Realty, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
SL Green Realty has a beta of 1.71, meaning that its share price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kilroy Realty has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.
SL Green Realty currently has a consensus target price of $47.25, suggesting a potential downside of 5.25%. Kilroy Realty has a consensus target price of $39.00, suggesting a potential upside of 18.43%. Given SL Green Realty's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Kilroy Realty is more favorable than SL Green Realty.
Summary
Kilroy Realty beats SL Green Realty on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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