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Equity Commonwealth (EQC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$20.12 +0.03 (+0.15%)
(As of 11/20/2024 ET)

About Equity Commonwealth Stock (NYSE:EQC)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$20.09
$20.13
50-Day Range
$19.68
$20.38
52-Week Range
$17.93
$21.00
Volume
2.43 million shs
Average Volume
3.34 million shs
Market Capitalization
$2.16 billion
P/E Ratio
51.59
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.

Equity Commonwealth Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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45th Percentile Overall Score

EQC MarketRank™: 

Equity Commonwealth scored higher than 45% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 682nd out of 930 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 51.59, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 131.16.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Equity Commonwealth is 51.59, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 49.34.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Equity Commonwealth has a P/B Ratio of 0.95. 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

    1.33% 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 1.3, 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 21.47%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • 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

    1.33% 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 1.3, 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 21.47%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Equity Commonwealth has a news sentiment score of 1.23. 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 0.76 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 7 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

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Q3 2024 Equity Commonwealth Earnings Call
Equity Commonwealth Books a Q3 Loss
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EQC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Equity Commonwealth's stock was trading at $19.20 at the start of the year. Since then, EQC shares have increased by 4.8% and is now trading at $20.12.
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Equity Commonwealth (NYSE:EQC) announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October, 27th. The real estate investment trust reported ($0.04) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.03) by $0.01. The company's quarterly revenue was down 15.8% on a year-over-year basis.

Equity Commonwealth's board approved a share buyback plan on Tuesday, June 18th 2024, which allows the company to repurchase $150,000,000 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could purchase up to 6.9% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are typically a sign that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Equity Commonwealth's top institutional shareholders include Indaba Capital Management L.P. (4.38%), Weiss Asset Management LP (3.60%), State Street Corp (2.99%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (2.51%). Insiders that own company stock include Orrin S Shifrin and Andrew Levy.
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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.
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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
11/21/2024
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2024
Next Earnings (Estimated)
2/10/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Sector
Finance
Industry
Real estate investment trusts
Sub-Industry
Office REITs
CUSIP
20323310
Employees
20
Year Founded
N/A

Profitability

Net Income
$91.16 million
Pretax Margin
86.40%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$60.52 million
Cash Flow
$1.02 per share
Book Value
$21.28 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
105,080,000
Market Cap
$2.16 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.27
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This page (NYSE:EQC) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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