SL Green Realty (SLG) Competitors $60.71 +0.88 (+1.48%) Closing price 07/22/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$60.62 -0.09 (-0.15%) As of 07/22/2025 05:33 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, HIW, JBGS, 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), Highwoods Properties (HIW), JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS), 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 Highwoods Properties JBG SMITH 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 business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations and risk. Does the media prefer SLG or ARE? In the previous week, SL Green Realty and SL Green Realty both had 31 articles in the media. Alexandria Real Estate Equities' average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat SL Green Realty's score of 0.35 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 7 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Alexandria Real Estate Equities 16 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 10 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Alexandria Real Estate Equities shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. 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 5.1%. Alexandria Real Estate Equities pays an annual dividend of $5.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.5%. SL Green Realty pays out -572.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Alexandria Real Estate Equities pays out 694.7% 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 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. Which has more volatility and risk, SLG or ARE? SL Green Realty has a beta of 1.65, meaning that its stock price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alexandria Real Estate Equities has a beta of 1.25, meaning that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate SLG or ARE? SL Green Realty currently has a consensus target price of $65.60, indicating a potential upside of 8.05%. Alexandria Real Estate Equities has a consensus target price of $99.54, indicating a potential upside of 23.41%. Given Alexandria Real Estate Equities' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Alexandria Real Estate Equities is more favorable than SL Green Realty.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score SL Green Realty 1 Sell rating(s) 12 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.13Alexandria Real Estate Equities 0 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.17 Is SLG or ARE more profitable? Alexandria Real Estate Equities has a net margin of -0.33% compared to SL Green Realty's net margin of -2.21%. 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 Realty-2.21% -1.19% -0.43% Alexandria Real Estate Equities -0.33%-0.05%-0.03% Which has preferable earnings & valuation, SLG or ARE? 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 RatioSL Green Realty$886.27M4.89$30.65M-$0.54-112.43Alexandria Real Estate Equities$3.12B4.48$322.95M$0.76106.13 SummaryAlexandria Real Estate Equities beats SL Green Realty on 12 of the 18 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 SLG 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 RealtyREIT IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$4.27B$8.45B$12.11B$20.75BDividend Yield5.16%5.81%5.57%3.65%P/E Ratio-112.4340.9319.1827.65Price / Sales4.894.9826.2154.26Price / Cash212.9918.1521.5422.19Price / Book1.101.682.334.65Net Income$30.65M$128.99M$997.25M$993.85M7 Day Performance-4.77%1.51%1.39%1.86%1 Month Performance-4.12%1.48%4.70%5.63%1 Year Performance-3.31%-7.08%540.89%10.35% SL Green Realty Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SLGSL Green Realty2.3038 of 5 stars$60.71+1.5%$65.60+8.0%-2.0%$4.27B$886.27M-112.431,221Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAREAlexandria Real Estate Equities3.9718 of 5 stars$78.59-1.2%$99.54+26.7%-35.9%$13.60B$3.12B103.41590Trending NewsEarnings ReportBDNBrandywine Realty Trust4.4398 of 5 stars$4.36+1.3%$5.00+14.8%-11.1%$753.20M$505.52M-3.63330Positive NewsBXPBXP3.2871 of 5 stars$71.25+0.7%$79.08+11.0%+4.9%$11.28B$3.43B-3,560.62780Upcoming EarningsCUZCousins Properties4.2012 of 5 stars$29.14+0.7%$32.50+11.5%+16.5%$4.89B$897.85M88.29290DEIDouglas Emmett3.6465 of 5 stars$16.17+0.4%$17.88+10.6%+5.4%$2.71B$993.04M50.52750HIWHighwoods Properties3.5564 of 5 stars$31.91+1.4%$32.00+0.3%+9.9%$3.44B$814.97M19.82340Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsJBGSJBG SMITH Properties2.6326 of 5 stars$18.47+0.1%$16.00-13.4%+12.2%$1.35B$547.31M-9.88910Upcoming EarningsKRCKilroy Realty3.8414 of 5 stars$37.21+0.0%$38.00+2.1%+8.2%$4.40B$1.13B22.15260Upcoming EarningsPDMPiedmont Realty Trust2.8702 of 5 stars$7.64+0.3%$8.67+13.5%-7.9%$949.86M$568.47M-15.58150Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsVNOVornado Realty Trust3.7805 of 5 stars$38.74+0.3%$38.09-1.7%+38.0%$7.44B$1.81B74.492,996 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ARE Competitors BDN Competitors BXP Competitors CUZ Competitors DEI Competitors HIW Competitors JBGS 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 7/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredGoogle did what!?!?A new technology has sparked a modern-day gold rush in Silicon Valley. 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