SL Green Realty (SLG) Competitors $51.64 -1.44 (-2.71%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$51.87 +0.23 (+0.44%) As of 05:12 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock SLG vs. ARE, BDN, BXP, CUZ, DEI, ESRT, HIW, KRC, PDM, and VNOShould 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), Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN), BXP (BXP), Cousins Properties (CUZ), Douglas Emmett (DEI), Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT), Highwoods Properties (HIW), Kilroy Realty (KRC), Piedmont Realty Trust (PDM), and Vornado Realty Trust (VNO). These companies are all part of the "reit - eqty trust - other" industry. SL Green Realty vs. Its Competitors Alexandria Real Estate Equities Brandywine Realty Trust BXP Cousins Properties Douglas Emmett Empire State Realty Trust Highwoods Properties Kilroy Realty Piedmont Realty Trust Vornado Realty Trust SL Green Realty (NYSE:SLG) and Alexandria Real Estate Equities (NYSE:ARE) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment and dividends. Is SLG or ARE more profitable? SL Green Realty has a net margin of 1.75% compared to Alexandria Real Estate Equities' net margin of -0.33%. Alexandria Real Estate Equities' return on equity of -0.05% beat SL Green Realty's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets SL Green Realty1.75% -0.22% -0.08% Alexandria Real Estate Equities -0.33%-0.05%-0.03% Do analysts prefer SLG or ARE? SL Green Realty currently has a consensus price target of $65.00, indicating a potential upside of 25.87%. Alexandria Real Estate Equities has a consensus price target of $95.87, indicating a potential upside of 24.56%. Given SL Green Realty's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe SL Green Realty is more favorable than Alexandria Real Estate Equities.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score SL Green Realty 1 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25Alexandria Real Estate Equities 3 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.08 Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in SLG or ARE? 90.0% of SL Green Realty shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.5% of Alexandria Real Estate Equities shares are held by institutional investors. 5.0% of SL Green Realty shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Alexandria Real Estate Equities shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, SLG or ARE? Alexandria Real Estate Equities has higher revenue and earnings than SL Green Realty. Alexandria Real Estate Equities is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SL Green Realty, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSL Green Realty$886.27M4.16$30.65M$0.015,164.20Alexandria Real Estate Equities$3.12B4.27$322.95M-$0.13-592.05 Does the media refer more to SLG or ARE? In the previous week, Alexandria Real Estate Equities had 1 more articles in the media than SL Green Realty. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Alexandria Real Estate Equities and 20 mentions for SL Green Realty. Alexandria Real Estate Equities' average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat SL Green Realty's score of 0.44 indicating that Alexandria Real Estate Equities is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment SL Green Realty 6 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Alexandria Real Estate Equities 13 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk & volatility, SLG or ARE? SL Green Realty has a beta of 1.77, suggesting that its stock price is 77% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alexandria Real Estate Equities has a beta of 1.31, suggesting that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is SLG or ARE a better dividend stock? SL Green Realty pays an annual dividend of $3.09 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. Alexandria Real Estate Equities pays an annual dividend of $5.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.9%. SL Green Realty pays out 30,900.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Alexandria Real Estate Equities pays out -4,061.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. SL Green Realty has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and 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. SummaryAlexandria Real Estate Equities beats SL Green Realty on 11 of the 19 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. 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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 RealtyREIT IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$3.68B$8.61B$12.58B$21.96BDividend Yield5.87%5.47%5.57%3.62%P/E Ratio5,169.37149.8621.1432.72Price / Sales4.165.1330.1680.84Price / Cash187.2517.8222.3724.33Price / Book0.921.652.244.66Net Income$30.65M$128.86M$1.02B$1.02B7 Day Performance-4.12%1.25%0.95%1.47%1 Month Performance-16.30%-2.28%-1.13%0.43%1 Year Performance-31.67%-10.34%536.19%12.71% SL Green Realty Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SLGSL Green Realty3.7133 of 5 stars$51.64-2.7%$65.00+25.9%-30.8%$3.68B$886.27M5,169.371,221Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAREAlexandria Real Estate Equities4.7136 of 5 stars$76.78+2.4%$95.87+24.9%-34.1%$13.28B$3.12B-590.59590Upcoming EarningsBDNBrandywine Realty Trust4.4382 of 5 stars$3.66-0.7%$4.50+22.8%-38.5%$636.44M$505.52M-1.95330News CoverageEarnings ReportBXPBXP3.4869 of 5 stars$70.68-0.5%$79.26+12.1%-15.7%$11.19B$3.41B2,356.79780Upcoming EarningsCUZCousins Properties4.696 of 5 stars$26.62-0.7%$32.18+20.9%-14.5%$4.47B$856.76M71.94290Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsDEIDouglas Emmett4.5471 of 5 stars$13.20-1.5%$18.25+38.3%-26.5%$2.21B$986.48M59.98750News CoveragePositive NewsESRTEmpire State Realty Trust4.5749 of 5 stars$7.26-0.2%$10.43+43.8%-30.6%$1.23B$767.92M30.23670Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsHIWHighwoods Properties3.8632 of 5 stars$29.79-0.8%$32.29+8.4%-16.8%$3.22B$825.86M25.03340Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastKRCKilroy Realty3.508 of 5 stars$40.58+0.7%$41.17+1.4%-2.5%$4.80B$1.14B22.06260Upcoming EarningsGap UpPDMPiedmont Realty Trust1.5052 of 5 stars$8.27+1.3%$8.67+4.9%-21.0%$1.03B$570.32M-15.03150News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsVNOVornado Realty Trust4.4672 of 5 stars$38.25-2.5%$39.42+3.0%-8.2%$7.35B$1.79B9.472,996Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ARE Competitors BDN Competitors BXP Competitors CUZ Competitors DEI Competitors ESRT Competitors HIW Competitors KRC Competitors PDM Competitors VNO 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 10/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersRobinhood warningA strange chasm is coming to Wall Street... 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