Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) Competitors

Brandywine Realty Trust (NYSE:BDN) and Vornado Realty Trust (NYSE:VNO) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Does the media favor BDN or VNO?

In the previous week, Vornado Realty Trust had 10 more articles in the media than Brandywine Realty Trust. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Vornado Realty Trust and 10 mentions for Brandywine Realty Trust. Vornado Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat Brandywine Realty Trust's score of 0.77 indicating that Vornado Realty Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Brandywine Realty Trust	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Vornado Realty Trust	15 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate BDN or VNO?

Brandywine Realty Trust presently has a consensus target price of $4.50, suggesting a potential upside of 0.78%. Vornado Realty Trust has a consensus target price of $38.64, suggesting a potential downside of 6.27%. Given Brandywine Realty Trust's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Brandywine Realty Trust is more favorable than Vornado Realty Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Brandywine Realty Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Vornado Realty Trust	2 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is BDN or VNO a better dividend stock?

Brandywine Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.4%. Vornado Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.74 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Brandywine Realty Trust pays out -31.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Vornado Realty Trust pays out 18.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Brandywine Realty Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is BDN or VNO more profitable?

Vornado Realty Trust has a net margin of 48.49% compared to Brandywine Realty Trust's net margin of -65.33%. Vornado Realty Trust's return on equity of 19.64% beat Brandywine Realty Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brandywine Realty Trust	-65.33%	-32.12%	-9.31%
Vornado Realty Trust	48.49%	19.64%	5.53%

Which has more volatility and risk, BDN or VNO?

Brandywine Realty Trust has a beta of 1.46, suggesting that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vornado Realty Trust has a beta of 1.58, suggesting that its share price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, BDN or VNO?

Vornado Realty Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Brandywine Realty Trust. Brandywine Realty Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vornado Realty Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Brandywine Realty Trust	$505.52M	1.53	-$195.91M	-$1.88	-2.38
Vornado Realty Trust	$1.80B	4.39	$70.39M	$4.04	10.20

Do insiders & institutionals believe in BDN or VNO?

87.3% of Brandywine Realty Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.0% of Vornado Realty Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 3.3% of Brandywine Realty Trust shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.4% of Vornado Realty Trust 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.

Summary

Vornado Realty Trust beats Brandywine Realty Trust on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.