Notice: This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. Government Properties Income Trust (GOV) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisCompetitorsHeadlinesTrendsBuy This Stock GOV vs. EQC, DLR, ARE, BXP, SLG, KRC, HIW, DEI, PDM, and BDNShould you be buying Government Properties Income Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Government Properties Income Trust include Equity Commonwealth (EQC), Digital Realty Trust (DLR), Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE), Boston Properties (BXP), SL Green Realty (SLG), Kilroy Realty (KRC), Highwoods Properties (HIW), Douglas Emmett (DEI), Piedmont Office Realty Trust (PDM), and Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN). These companies are all part of the "office reits" industry. Government Properties Income Trust vs. Equity Commonwealth Digital Realty Trust Alexandria Real Estate Equities Boston Properties SL Green Realty Kilroy Realty Highwoods Properties Douglas Emmett Piedmont Office Realty Trust Brandywine Realty Trust Equity Commonwealth (NYSE:EQC) and Government Properties Income Trust (NASDAQ:GOV) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, valuation, earnings, community ranking, risk and institutional ownership. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in EQC or GOV? 96.0% of Equity Commonwealth shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.5% of Government Properties Income Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of Equity Commonwealth shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Government Properties Income Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility and risk, EQC or GOV? Equity Commonwealth has a beta of 0.5, indicating that its share price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Government Properties Income Trust has a beta of 1.5, indicating that its share price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer EQC or GOV? Government Properties Income Trust received 140 more outperform votes than Equity Commonwealth when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.03% of users gave Government Properties Income Trust an outperform vote while only 55.56% of users gave Equity Commonwealth an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformEquity CommonwealthOutperform Votes30055.56% Underperform Votes24044.44% Government Properties Income TrustOutperform Votes44060.03% Underperform Votes29339.97% Does the media prefer EQC or GOV? In the previous week, Equity Commonwealth had 2 more articles in the media than Government Properties Income Trust. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Equity Commonwealth and 0 mentions for Government Properties Income Trust. Equity Commonwealth's average media sentiment score of 1.63 beat Government Properties Income Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that Equity Commonwealth is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Equity Commonwealth Very Positive Government Properties Income Trust Neutral Is EQC or GOV more profitable? Equity Commonwealth has a net margin of 82.00% compared to Government Properties Income Trust's net margin of 4.14%. Equity Commonwealth's return on equity of 2.09% beat Government Properties Income Trust's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Equity Commonwealth82.00% 2.09% 1.96% Government Properties Income Trust 4.14%0.64%0.23% Which has higher earnings & valuation, EQC or GOV? Equity Commonwealth has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Government Properties Income Trust. Government Properties Income Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Equity Commonwealth, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioEquity Commonwealth$58.43M2.99$91.16M$0.394.17Government Properties Income Trust$316.53M0.14$12.09M$2.020.23 SummaryEquity Commonwealth beats Government Properties Income Trust on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Government Properties Income Trust News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for GOV and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart GOV vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricGovernment Properties Income TrustReal Estate IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$45.24M$3.09B$11.28B$7.87BDividend Yield25.04%5.96%5.39%4.05%P/E Ratio0.239.6822.6618.73Price / Sales0.1411.1325.6689.10Price / Cash5.3318.0217.6134.64Price / Book0.031.732.714.14Net Income$12.09M-$112.90M$1.03B$246.93M Government Properties Income Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GOVGovernment Properties Income TrustN/A$0.46-5.0%N/A-76.5%$45.24M$316.53M0.23N/AEQCEquity Commonwealth2.0614 of 5 stars$1.60-0.3%N/A-91.5%$171.34M$58.43M4.0920News CoverageDLRDigital Realty Trust4.4382 of 5 stars$155.46+3.4%$179.95+15.8%-0.5%$52.33B$5.55B95.963,410Positive NewsAREAlexandria Real Estate Equities4.5553 of 5 stars$97.58+1.4%$118.60+21.5%-28.2%$16.89B$3.05B54.21590Positive NewsBXPBoston Properties4.4063 of 5 stars$69.48+1.7%$80.85+16.4%+2.9%$10.99B$3.41B694.89780SLGSL Green Realty3.3046 of 5 stars$59.49+3.7%$69.87+17.4%+4.8%$4.24B$886.27M743.591,188Positive NewsKRCKilroy Realty4.551 of 5 stars$35.03+1.9%$40.09+14.5%-9.9%$4.14B$1.14B19.79260Analyst ForecastHIWHighwoods Properties3.1117 of 5 stars$29.34+1.9%$30.86+5.2%+13.3%$3.16B$825.86M30.88340Positive NewsDEIDouglas Emmett4.0589 of 5 stars$16.65+4.2%$18.50+11.1%+15.5%$2.79B$986.48M128.05750PDMPiedmont Office Realty Trust3.5887 of 5 stars$7.43+2.8%$9.50+27.8%+4.9%$923.61M$570.32M-11.80150Positive NewsBDNBrandywine Realty Trust3.5675 of 5 stars$4.55+1.5%$5.00+10.0%-6.8%$786.61M$505.52M-3.99330 Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Equity Commonwealth Alternatives Digital Realty Trust Alternatives Alexandria Real Estate Equities Alternatives Boston Properties Alternatives SL Green Realty Alternatives Kilroy Realty Alternatives Highwoods Properties Alternatives Douglas Emmett Alternatives Piedmont Office Realty Trust Alternatives Brandywine Realty Trust Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:GOV) was last updated on 4/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersNow I look stupid. 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