Financial Contrast: Office Properties Income Trust (NASDAQ:OPI) vs. BXP (NYSE:BXP)

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Office Properties Income Trust and BXP, as provided by MarketBeat.

	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 currently has a consensus price target of $27.00, suggesting a potential upside of 49.50%. BXP has a consensus price target of $74.58, suggesting a potential upside of 9.90%. Given Office Properties Income Trust’s higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Office Properties Income Trust is more favorable than BXP.

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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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%

Valuation & Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Office Properties Income Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
BXP	$3.48 billion	3.11	$276.80 million	$1.86	36.48

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

Summary

BXP beats Office Properties Income Trust on 7 of the 10 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.