Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility & risk, VNO or BDN?

Vornado Realty Trust has a beta of 1.5, indicating that its stock price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brandywine Realty Trust has a beta of 1.42, indicating that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is VNO or BDN a better dividend stock?

Vornado Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.74 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Brandywine Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.7%. Vornado Realty Trust pays out 142.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Brandywine Realty Trust pays out -50.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Brandywine Realty Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts recommend VNO or BDN?

Vornado Realty Trust currently has a consensus price target of $37.91, indicating a potential upside of 1.42%. Brandywine Realty Trust has a consensus price target of $5.00, indicating a potential upside of 22.85%. Given Brandywine Realty Trust's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Brandywine Realty Trust is more favorable than Vornado Realty Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vornado Realty Trust	2 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.09
Brandywine Realty Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is VNO or BDN more profitable?

Vornado Realty Trust has a net margin of 9.17% compared to Brandywine Realty Trust's net margin of -40.97%. Vornado Realty Trust's return on equity of 3.83% beat Brandywine Realty Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vornado Realty Trust	9.17%	3.83%	1.04%
Brandywine Realty Trust	-40.97%	-18.44%	-5.75%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in VNO or BDN?

90.0% of Vornado Realty Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.3% of Brandywine Realty Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 8.4% of Vornado Realty Trust shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.3% of Brandywine Realty Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to VNO or BDN?

In the previous week, Vornado Realty Trust had 3 more articles in the media than Brandywine Realty Trust. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Vornado Realty Trust and 6 mentions for Brandywine Realty Trust. Vornado Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.56 beat Brandywine Realty Trust's score of 1.32 indicating that Vornado Realty Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Vornado Realty Trust	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Brandywine Realty Trust	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, VNO or BDN?

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
Vornado Realty Trust	$1.79B	4.01	$70.39M	$0.52	71.88
Brandywine Realty Trust	$505.52M	1.39	-$195.91M	-$1.20	-3.39

Summary

Vornado Realty Trust beats Brandywine Realty Trust on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.