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 business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, community ranking, dividends, profitability and institutional ownership.

Is EQC or HPP 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
Equity Commonwealth	82.00%	2.09%	1.96%
Hudson Pacific Properties	-33.39%	-9.64%	-3.44%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in EQC or HPP?

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

Which has more volatility & risk, EQC or HPP?

Equity Commonwealth has a beta of 0.27, meaning that its stock price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hudson Pacific Properties has a beta of 1.27, meaning that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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	3.10	$91.16M	$0.39	4.32
Hudson Pacific Properties	$855.84M	0.52	-$173.89M	-$2.09	-1.50

Does the media prefer EQC or HPP?

In the previous week, Equity Commonwealth and Equity Commonwealth both had 2 articles in the media. Hudson Pacific Properties' average media sentiment score of 0.37 beat Equity Commonwealth's score of 0.33 indicating that Hudson Pacific Properties is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor EQC or HPP?

Hudson Pacific Properties received 106 more outperform votes than Equity Commonwealth when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.14% of users gave Hudson Pacific Properties an outperform vote while only 55.56% of users gave Equity Commonwealth an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Equity Commonwealth	Outperform Votes 300 55.56%	Underperform Votes 240 44.44%
Hudson Pacific Properties	Outperform Votes 406 61.14%	Underperform Votes 258 38.86%

Do analysts recommend EQC or HPP?

Hudson Pacific Properties has a consensus price target of $6.17, suggesting a potential upside of 97.07%. 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)	8 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.91

Summary

Hudson Pacific Properties beats Equity Commonwealth on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.