Equity Commonwealth (EQC) Competitors

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

Which has better valuation & earnings, EQC or HPP?

Equity Commonwealth has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
Equity Commonwealth	$58.43M	2.90	$91.16M	$0.39	4.05
Hudson Pacific Properties	$842.08M	0.46	-$352.29M	-$2.73	-1.00

Which has more volatility and risk, EQC or HPP?

Equity Commonwealth has a beta of 0.57, indicating that its share price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hudson Pacific Properties has a beta of 1.56, indicating that its share price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend EQC or HPP?

Hudson Pacific Properties has a consensus price target of $3.22, suggesting a potential upside of 17.62%. Given Hudson Pacific Properties' stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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
Equity Commonwealth	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Hudson Pacific Properties	2 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.15

Does the media favor EQC or HPP?

In the previous week, Hudson Pacific Properties had 2 more articles in the media than Equity Commonwealth. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Hudson Pacific Properties and 0 mentions for Equity Commonwealth. Hudson Pacific Properties' average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Equity Commonwealth's score of 0.00 indicating that Hudson Pacific Properties is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Equity Commonwealth	Neutral
Hudson Pacific Properties	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in EQC or HPP?

96.0% of Equity Commonwealth shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.6% of Hudson Pacific Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of Equity Commonwealth shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.9% of Hudson Pacific Properties shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is EQC or HPP more profitable?

Equity Commonwealth has a net margin of 82.00% compared to Hudson Pacific Properties' net margin of -47.56%. 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
Equity Commonwealth	82.00%	2.09%	1.96%
Hudson Pacific Properties	-47.56%	-14.12%	-4.79%

Summary

Hudson Pacific Properties beats Equity Commonwealth on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.