BXP (NYSE:BXP) versus Office Properties Income Trust (NASDAQ:OPI) Head-To-Head Survey

Office Properties Income Trust (NASDAQ:OPI) and BXP (NYSE:BXP) are both real estate companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, earnings, dividends and valuation.

Dividends

Office Properties Income Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. BXP pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. BXP pays out 150.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Profitability

This table compares Office Properties Income Trust and BXP’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Office Properties Income Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A
BXP	8.44%	3.88%	1.16%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Office Properties Income Trust and BXP”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Office Properties Income Trust	$466.97 million	2.88	N/A	N/A	N/A
BXP	$3.48 billion	3.09	$276.80 million	$1.86	36.29

BXP has higher revenue and earnings than Office Properties Income Trust.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

64.4% of Office Properties Income Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.7% of BXP shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of Office Properties Income Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of BXP shares are owned 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.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Office Properties Income Trust and BXP, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Office Properties Income Trust	1	0	0	1	2.50
BXP	0	9	11	0	2.55

Office Properties Income Trust presently has a consensus target price of $27.00, indicating a potential upside of 48.60%. BXP has a consensus target price of $74.58, indicating a potential upside of 10.49%. Given Office Properties Income Trust’s higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Office Properties Income Trust is more favorable than BXP.

Summary

BXP beats Office Properties Income Trust on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Office Properties Income Trust

Office Properties Income Trust is a real estate investment trust. It owns, operates, and leases office buildings to single tenants and multi-tenant buildings. The company was founded on February 17, 2009 and is headquartered in Newton, MA.

About BXP

Boston Properties, Inc. (NYSE: BXP) (BXP or the Company) is the largest publicly traded developer, owner, and manager of premier workplaces in the United States, concentrated in six dynamic gateway markets – Boston, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Seattle, and Washington, DC. BXP has delivered places that power progress for our clients and communities for more than 50 years. BXP is a fully integrated real estate company, organized as a real estate investment trust (REIT). Including properties owned by joint ventures, BXP's portfolio totals 53.3 million square feet and 188 properties, including 10 properties under construction/redevelopment. BXP's properties include 167 office properties, 14 retail properties (including two retail properties under construction/redevelopment), six residential properties (including one residential property under construction) and one hotel. BXP is well-known for its inhouse building management expertise and responsiveness to clients' needs. BXP holds a superior track record of developing premium Central Business District (CBD) office buildings, successful mixed-use complexes, suburban office centers and build-to-suit projects for a diverse array of creditworthy clients. BXP actively works to promote its growth and operations in a sustainable and responsible manner. BXP has earned a twelfth consecutive GRESB Green Star recognition and the highest GRESB 5-star Rating. BXP, an S&P 500 company, was founded in 1970 by Mortimer B. Zuckerman and Edward H. Linde and became a public company in 1997.