SL Green Realty (SLG) Competitors $52.55 -0.43 (-0.81%) As of 03:59 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock SLG vs. ARE, BXP, KRC, HIW, DEI, PDM, BDN, HPP, EQC, and DLRShould you be buying SL Green Realty stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of SL Green Realty include Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE), Boston Properties (BXP), Kilroy Realty (KRC), Highwoods Properties (HIW), Douglas Emmett (DEI), Piedmont Office Realty Trust (PDM), Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN), Hudson Pacific Properties (HPP), Equity Commonwealth (EQC), and Digital Realty Trust (DLR). These companies are all part of the "office reits" industry. SL Green Realty vs. Alexandria Real Estate Equities Boston Properties Kilroy Realty Highwoods Properties Douglas Emmett Piedmont Office Realty Trust Brandywine Realty Trust Hudson Pacific Properties Equity Commonwealth Digital Realty Trust Alexandria Real Estate Equities (NYSE:ARE) and SL Green Realty (NYSE:SLG) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, valuation, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking, earnings and institutional ownership. Do institutionals and insiders believe in ARE or SLG? 96.5% of Alexandria Real Estate Equities shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.0% of SL Green Realty shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Alexandria Real Estate Equities shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.1% of SL Green Realty shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media favor ARE or SLG? In the previous week, Alexandria Real Estate Equities had 17 more articles in the media than SL Green Realty. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Alexandria Real Estate Equities and 12 mentions for SL Green Realty. Alexandria Real Estate Equities' average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat SL Green Realty's score of 0.90 indicating that Alexandria Real Estate Equities is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Alexandria Real Estate Equities 14 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SL Green Realty 7 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has better earnings & valuation, ARE or SLG? Alexandria Real Estate Equities has higher revenue and earnings than SL Green Realty. SL Green Realty is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alexandria Real Estate Equities, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAlexandria Real Estate Equities$3.05B4.12$322.95M$1.8040.36SL Green Realty$938.24M3.99$30.65M-$0.42-125.12 Do analysts rate ARE or SLG? Alexandria Real Estate Equities currently has a consensus price target of $118.60, suggesting a potential upside of 63.25%. SL Green Realty has a consensus price target of $68.13, suggesting a potential upside of 29.65%. Given Alexandria Real Estate Equities' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Alexandria Real Estate Equities is more favorable than SL Green Realty.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Alexandria Real Estate Equities 0 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.18SL Green Realty 1 Sell rating(s) 11 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.13 Which has more volatility and risk, ARE or SLG? Alexandria Real Estate Equities has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SL Green Realty has a beta of 1.61, suggesting that its stock price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is ARE or SLG a better dividend stock? Alexandria Real Estate Equities pays an annual dividend of $5.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.3%. SL Green Realty pays an annual dividend of $3.09 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. Alexandria Real Estate Equities pays out 293.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. SL Green Realty pays out -735.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Alexandria Real Estate Equities has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years. Alexandria Real Estate Equities is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ARE or SLG? SL Green Realty received 56 more outperform votes than Alexandria Real Estate Equities when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.53% of users gave Alexandria Real Estate Equities an outperform vote while only 58.53% of users gave SL Green Realty an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAlexandria Real Estate EquitiesOutperform Votes47963.53% Underperform Votes27536.47% SL Green RealtyOutperform Votes53558.53% Underperform Votes37941.47% Is ARE or SLG more profitable? Alexandria Real Estate Equities has a net margin of 10.36% compared to SL Green Realty's net margin of 2.48%. Alexandria Real Estate Equities' return on equity of 1.43% beat SL Green Realty's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Alexandria Real Estate Equities10.36% 1.43% 0.85% SL Green Realty 2.48%-0.10%-0.04% SummaryAlexandria Real Estate Equities beats SL Green Realty on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Get SL Green Realty News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SLG and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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 SLG vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSL Green RealtyReal estate investment trusts IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$3.75B$6.94B$11.10B$18.97BDividend Yield5.67%7.12%5.79%4.03%P/E Ratio656.8858.9321.9932.71Price / Sales3.996.7226.0827.84Price / Cash212.7117.3217.6017.53Price / Book0.841.652.654.47Net Income$30.65M$177.71M$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance-2.03%1.34%1.35%2.26%1 Month Performance-8.66%-5.69%-0.66%-2.86%1 Year Performance5.48%4.82%536.11%5.48% SL Green Realty Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SLGSL Green Realty3.4846 of 5 stars$52.55-0.8%$67.07+27.6%+2.7%$3.75B$938.24M656.881,188Analyst ForecastAREAlexandria Real Estate Equities4.4542 of 5 stars$75.30-3.3%$118.60+57.5%-39.2%$13.03B$3.05B41.83590Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑News CoverageBXPBoston Properties4.5463 of 5 stars$62.09-2.8%$79.83+28.6%+3.5%$9.83B$3.41B620.96780Earnings ReportNews CoverageGap DownKRCKilroy Realty4.5967 of 5 stars$31.18-1.9%$38.82+24.5%-7.6%$3.69B$1.14B17.62260Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsHIWHighwoods Properties4.0161 of 5 stars$26.88-2.5%$32.50+20.9%+5.4%$2.90B$825.86M28.30340Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↓Positive NewsGap UpDEIDouglas Emmett4.5626 of 5 stars$13.47-3.7%$18.50+37.3%+0.3%$2.26B$986.48M103.62750Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsPDMPiedmont Office Realty Trust3.3607 of 5 stars$6.51-0.8%$9.50+45.9%-17.1%$809.90M$570.32M-10.33150Earnings ReportNews CoveragePositive NewsBDNBrandywine Realty Trust4.5903 of 5 stars$3.75-0.8%$5.00+33.3%-13.7%$649.02M$505.52M-3.29330Positive NewsHPPHudson Pacific Properties4.6342 of 5 stars$2.19-4.4%$3.26+48.9%-65.2%$309.56M$842.08M-0.85880Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsEQCEquity Commonwealth2.6713 of 5 stars$1.61-0.3%N/AN/A$172.41M$58.43M4.1220News CoveragePositive NewsDLRDigital Realty Trust4.6708 of 5 stars$145.02-3.8%$183.79+26.7%+12.3%$48.84B$5.55B89.523,410Earnings ReportAnalyst UpgradePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ARE Competitors BXP Competitors KRC Competitors HIW Competitors DEI Competitors PDM Competitors BDN Competitors HPP Competitors EQC Competitors DLR Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:SLG) was last updated on 4/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTop performing AI play of the decade…? 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