Equity Commonwealth (EQC) Competitors

Brandywine Realty Trust (NYSE:BDN) and Equity Commonwealth (NYSE:EQC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and community ranking.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, BDN or EQC?

Equity Commonwealth has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Brandywine Realty Trust. Brandywine Realty 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Brandywine Realty Trust	$505.52M	1.30	-$194.44M	-$1.14	-3.32
Equity Commonwealth	$58.43M	2.93	$91.16M	$0.39	4.09

Which has more risk & volatility, BDN or EQC?

Brandywine Realty Trust has a beta of 1.32, suggesting that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Equity Commonwealth has a beta of 0.57, suggesting that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BDN or EQC more profitable?

Equity Commonwealth has a net margin of 82.00% compared to Brandywine Realty Trust's net margin of -38.46%. Equity Commonwealth's return on equity of 2.09% beat Brandywine Realty Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brandywine Realty Trust	-38.46%	-16.40%	-5.33%
Equity Commonwealth	82.00%	2.09%	1.96%

Does the media prefer BDN or EQC?

In the previous week, Brandywine Realty Trust had 2 more articles in the media than Equity Commonwealth. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Brandywine Realty Trust and 3 mentions for Equity Commonwealth. Brandywine Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.57 beat Equity Commonwealth's score of 1.54 indicating that Brandywine Realty Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Brandywine Realty Trust	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Equity Commonwealth	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do analysts rate BDN or EQC?

Brandywine Realty Trust currently has a consensus price target of $5.00, suggesting a potential upside of 32.10%. Given Brandywine Realty Trust's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Brandywine Realty Trust is more favorable than Equity Commonwealth.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Brandywine Realty Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Equity Commonwealth	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BDN or EQC?

Brandywine Realty Trust received 73 more outperform votes than Equity Commonwealth when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 55.56% of users gave Equity Commonwealth an outperform vote while only 54.06% of users gave Brandywine Realty Trust an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Brandywine Realty Trust	Outperform Votes 373 54.06%	Underperform Votes 317 45.94%
Equity Commonwealth	Outperform Votes 300 55.56%	Underperform Votes 240 44.44%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in BDN or EQC?

87.3% of Brandywine Realty Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.0% of Equity Commonwealth shares are held by institutional investors. 2.6% of Brandywine Realty Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Equity Commonwealth shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Equity Commonwealth beats Brandywine Realty Trust on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.