Head-To-Head Analysis: BXP (NYSE:BXP) vs. NETSTREIT (NYSE:NTST)

NETSTREIT (NYSE:NTST) and BXP (NYSE:BXP) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership and earnings.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares NETSTREIT and BXP”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
NETSTREIT	$162.78 million	9.66	-$11.94 million	N/A	N/A
BXP	$3.48 billion	2.95	$276.80 million	$1.74	37.19

BXP has higher revenue and earnings than NETSTREIT.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

98.7% of BXP shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of NETSTREIT shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of BXP shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares NETSTREIT and BXP’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NETSTREIT	0.10%	0.01%	0.01%
BXP	7.95%	4.19%	1.25%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for NETSTREIT and BXP, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NETSTREIT	0	2	10	1	2.92
BXP	1	9	11	0	2.48

NETSTREIT presently has a consensus target price of $20.36, indicating a potential upside of 8.26%. BXP has a consensus target price of $77.75, indicating a potential upside of 20.14%. Given BXP’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe BXP is more favorable than NETSTREIT.

Dividends

NETSTREIT pays an annual dividend of $0.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. BXP pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. BXP pays out 160.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. NETSTREIT has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. NETSTREIT is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Risk and Volatility

NETSTREIT has a beta of 0.88, suggesting that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BXP has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

BXP beats NETSTREIT on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

About NETSTREIT

NETSTREIT Corp. is an internally managed real estate investment trust (REIT) based in Dallas, Texas that specializes in acquiring single-tenant net lease retail properties nationwide. The growing portfolio consists of high-quality properties leased to e-commerce resistant tenants with healthy balance sheets. Led by a management team of seasoned commercial real estate executives, NETSTREIT’s strategy is to create the highest quality net lease retail portfolio in the country with the goal of generating consistent cash flows and dividends for its investors.

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.