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Equity Commonwealth (EQC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$1.62 +0.02 (+0.93%)
Closing price 04/1/2025 03:58 PM Eastern
Extended Trading
$1.63 +0.01 (+0.55%)
As of 04/1/2025 06:30 PM Eastern
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About Equity Commonwealth Stock (NYSE:EQC)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$1.60
$1.63
50-Day Range
$1.60
$1.80
52-Week Range
$1.40
$21.00
Volume
510,504 shs
Average Volume
1.51 million shs
Market Capitalization
$174.56 million
P/E Ratio
4.17
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
N/A
Consensus Rating
N/A

Company Overview

Equity Commonwealth (NYSE: EQC) is a Chicago based, internally managed and self-advised real estate investment trust (REIT) with commercial office properties in the United States. EQC's portfolio is comprised of four properties totaling 1.5 million square feet.

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Equity Commonwealth Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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42nd Percentile Overall Score

EQC MarketRank™: 

Equity Commonwealth scored higher than 42% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 727th out of 955 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    There is not enough analysis data for Equity Commonwealth.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Equity Commonwealth is 4.17, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 22.55.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Equity Commonwealth is 4.17, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 22.64.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Equity Commonwealth has a P/B Ratio of 0.08. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Equity Commonwealth's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.62% of the float of Equity Commonwealth has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Equity Commonwealth has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Equity Commonwealth has recently decreased by 2.96%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • Dividend Yield

    Equity Commonwealth does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    Equity Commonwealth does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.62% of the float of Equity Commonwealth has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Equity Commonwealth has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Equity Commonwealth has recently decreased by 2.96%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • News Sentiment

    Equity Commonwealth has a news sentiment score of 1.63. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 1.01 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Equity Commonwealth this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Equity Commonwealth insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 2.10% of the stock of Equity Commonwealth is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    96.00% of the stock of Equity Commonwealth is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Equity Commonwealth's insider trading history.
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EQC Stock News Headlines

Now I look stupid. Real stupid...
I thought what happened 25 years ago was a once- in-a-lifetime event… but how wrong I was. Because here we are, a quarter of a century later, almost to the exact day, and it’s happening again.
Q4 2024 Equity Commonwealth Earnings Call Transcript
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EQC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Equity Commonwealth's stock was trading at $1.77 at the beginning of the year. Since then, EQC stock has decreased by 8.2% and is now trading at $1.6250.
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Equity Commonwealth (NYSE:EQC) announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October, 27th. The real estate investment trust reported ($0.04) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.03) by $0.01. Equity Commonwealth's quarterly revenue was down 15.8% on a year-over-year basis.

Equity Commonwealth's board initiated a stock buyback plan on Tuesday, June 18th 2024, which authorizes the company to repurchase $150,000,000 in shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could repurchase up to 6.9% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are often an indication that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.

Shares of EQC stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Equity Commonwealth investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Broadcom (AVGO), Netflix (NFLX), Intel (INTC) and Palo Alto Networks (PANW).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
10/27/2021
Today
4/01/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
4/29/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Finance
Industry
Real estate investment trusts
Sub-Industry
Office REITs
Current Symbol
NYSE:EQC
Previous Symbol
NYSE:HRP
Employees
20
Year Founded
N/A

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
4.17
Forward P/E Ratio
N/A
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$91.16 million
Pretax Margin
86.40%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$58.43 million
Cash Flow
$0.96 per share
Price / Cash Flow
1.69
Book Value
$21.28 per share
Price / Book
0.08

Miscellaneous

Free Float
105,080,000
Market Cap
$174.56 million
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.50
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This page (NYSE:EQC) was last updated on 4/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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