Head-To-Head Survey: Douglas Emmett (DEI) and Its Peers

Douglas Emmett (NYSE:DEI) is one of 59 public companies in the “Office REITs” industry, but how does it contrast to its peers? We will compare Douglas Emmett to similar companies based on the strength of its earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, valuation and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares Douglas Emmett and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Douglas Emmett	-2.04%	-0.60%	-0.22%
Douglas Emmett Competitors	-17.72%	-7.46%	-0.23%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

97.4% of Douglas Emmett shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.4% of shares of all “Office REITs” companies are held by institutional investors. 13.0% of Douglas Emmett shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.7% of shares of all “Office REITs” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility & Risk

Douglas Emmett has a beta of 1.18, indicating that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Douglas Emmett’s peers have a beta of 1.02, indicating that their average share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

Douglas Emmett pays an annual dividend of $0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.3%. Douglas Emmett pays out -506.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Office REITs” companies pay a dividend yield of 5.0% and pay out -4.5% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Douglas Emmett is clearly a better dividend stock than its peers, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Douglas Emmett and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Douglas Emmett	1	7	1	0	2.00
Douglas Emmett Competitors	944	2832	2691	25	2.28

Douglas Emmett currently has a consensus target price of $13.14, suggesting a potential upside of 26.80%. As a group, “Office REITs” companies have a potential upside of 3.30%. Given Douglas Emmett’s higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Douglas Emmett is more favorable than its peers.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Douglas Emmett and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Douglas Emmett	$1.00 billion	$16.27 million	-69.10
Douglas Emmett Competitors	$530.97 million	-$49.56 million	15.26

Douglas Emmett has higher revenue and earnings than its peers. Douglas Emmett is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Douglas Emmett beats its peers on 11 of the 15 factors compared.

Douglas Emmett Company Profile

Douglas Emmett, Inc. (DEI) is a fully integrated, self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT), and one of the largest owners and operators of high-quality office and multifamily properties located in the premier coastal submarkets of Los Angeles and Honolulu. Douglas Emmett focuses on owning and acquiring a substantial share of top-tier office properties and premier multifamily communities in neighborhoods that possess significant supply constraints, high-end executive housing and key lifestyle amenities.