Equity Commonwealth (EQC) Competitors

Hudson Pacific Properties (NYSE:HPP) and Equity Commonwealth (NYSE:EQC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of HPP or EQC?

97.6% of Hudson Pacific Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.0% of Equity Commonwealth shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.0% of Hudson Pacific Properties shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Equity Commonwealth shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer HPP or EQC?

In the previous week, Hudson Pacific Properties had 22 more articles in the media than Equity Commonwealth. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Hudson Pacific Properties and 1 mentions for Equity Commonwealth. Equity Commonwealth's average media sentiment score of 1.68 beat Hudson Pacific Properties' score of 0.28 indicating that Equity Commonwealth is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Hudson Pacific Properties	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Equity Commonwealth	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, HPP or EQC?

Hudson Pacific Properties has a beta of 1.3, meaning that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Equity Commonwealth has a beta of 0.48, meaning that its stock price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer HPP or EQC?

Hudson Pacific Properties presently has a consensus target price of $4.54, indicating a potential upside of 50.41%. Given Hudson Pacific Properties' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Hudson Pacific Properties is more favorable than Equity Commonwealth.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hudson Pacific Properties	2 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.80
Equity Commonwealth	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is HPP or EQC more profitable?

Equity Commonwealth has a net margin of 82.00% compared to Hudson Pacific Properties' net margin of -33.39%. Equity Commonwealth's return on equity of 2.09% beat Hudson Pacific Properties' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hudson Pacific Properties	-33.39%	-9.64%	-3.44%
Equity Commonwealth	82.00%	2.09%	1.96%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor HPP or EQC?

Hudson Pacific Properties received 106 more outperform votes than Equity Commonwealth when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.87% of users gave Hudson Pacific Properties an outperform vote while only 55.56% of users gave Equity Commonwealth an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Hudson Pacific Properties	Outperform Votes 406 60.87%	Underperform Votes 261 39.13%
Equity Commonwealth	Outperform Votes 300 55.56%	Underperform Votes 240 44.44%

Which has better valuation & earnings, HPP or EQC?

Equity Commonwealth has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Hudson Pacific Properties. Hudson Pacific Properties is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Equity Commonwealth, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hudson Pacific Properties	$952.30M	0.45	-$173.89M	-$2.09	-1.44
Equity Commonwealth	$58.43M	3.17	$91.16M	$0.39	4.42

Summary

Hudson Pacific Properties beats Equity Commonwealth on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.