Analysts were expecting Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN) [Chart - News - Analysis] to report earnings of $0.36 for last quarter, but BDN beat expectations with actual earnings of $0.44---8 cents above the consensus estimate. BDN also issued earnings guidance for next quarter that is in line with current analyst expectations.

If you compare last quarter's earnings to the $0.59 the company made per share during the same quarter a year ago, you can see that BDN’s earnings are down this year.

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Also, if you compare BDN's -1.15% projected earnings-per-share (EPS) growth rate for the next five years with the projected EPS growth rate of 3.27% for the REIT - Diversified industry as a whole during that same time frame, you can see that analysts expect BDN to underperform the industry in the future---which is a bad sign for the stock.

Drilling down a little deeper into the REIT - Diversified industry, you can see how analysts believe BDN will stack up against some of the other stocks in the industry, like National Retail Properties, Inc. (NNN) [Chart - News - Analysis] and Plum Creek Timber Co. Inc. (PCL) [Chart - News - Analysis], in the future. Analysts believe NNN's earnings are going to grow at a rate of 3.00% while PCL's earnings are going to grow at a rate of 7.50%.

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