This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. Hunt Companies Finance Trust (HCFT) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisCompetitorsHeadlinesTrendsBuy This Stock HCFT vs. EQC, FSP, STRW, IHT, IMH, PW, CTRE, ESSA, OPOF, and LCNBShould you be buying Hunt Companies Finance Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Hunt Companies Finance Trust include Equity Commonwealth (EQC), Franklin Street Properties (FSP), Strawberry Fields REIT (STRW), InnSuites Hospitality Trust (IHT), Impac Mortgage (IMH), Power REIT (PW), CareTrust REIT (CTRE), ESSA Bancorp (ESSA), Old Point Financial (OPOF), and LCNB (LCNB). Hunt Companies Finance Trust vs. Its Competitors Equity Commonwealth Franklin Street Properties Strawberry Fields REIT InnSuites Hospitality Trust Impac Mortgage Power REIT CareTrust REIT ESSA Bancorp Old Point Financial LCNB Equity Commonwealth (NYSE:EQC) and Hunt Companies Finance Trust (NYSE:HCFT) 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, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations and media sentiment. Which has more volatility & risk, EQC or HCFT? Equity Commonwealth has a beta of 0.57, meaning that its share price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hunt Companies Finance Trust has a beta of 1.33, meaning that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is EQC or HCFT more profitable? Equity Commonwealth has a net margin of 82.00% compared to Hunt Companies Finance Trust's net margin of 21.24%. Hunt Companies Finance Trust's return on equity of 7.51% beat Equity Commonwealth's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Equity Commonwealth82.00% 2.09% 1.96% Hunt Companies Finance Trust 21.24%7.51%1.30% Does the media favor EQC or HCFT? In the previous week, Equity Commonwealth's average media sentiment score of 1.83 beat Hunt Companies Finance 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 Hunt Companies Finance Trust Neutral Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in EQC or HCFT? 96.0% of Equity Commonwealth shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.2% of Hunt Companies Finance Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of Equity Commonwealth shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Hunt Companies Finance Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has higher valuation & earnings, EQC or HCFT? Equity Commonwealth has higher revenue and earnings than Hunt Companies Finance Trust. Equity Commonwealth is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hunt Companies Finance Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioEquity Commonwealth$58.43M2.90$91.16M$0.394.05Hunt Companies Finance Trust$39.06M1.37$6.25M$0.326.69 SummaryEquity Commonwealth beats Hunt Companies Finance Trust on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Hunt Companies Finance Trust News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HCFT 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 HCFT 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 NYSE 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 HCFT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricHunt Companies Finance TrustReal Estate Investment Trusts IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$53.38M$738.21M$12.31B$20.91BDividend Yield9.83%5.01%5.56%3.59%P/E Ratio7.388.2119.5528.18Price / Sales1.3736.3425.7556.00Price / Cash5.5713.3618.7717.81Price / Book0.471.732.254.57Net Income$6.25M$10.26M$1.01B$993.62M Hunt Companies Finance Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HCFTHunt Companies Finance TrustN/A$2.14-0.9%N/A-16.7%$53.38M$39.06M7.38N/AEQCEquity CommonwealthN/A$1.58flatN/AN/A$169.73M$58.43M4.0520News CoveragePositive NewsFSPFranklin Street Properties2.0756 of 5 stars$1.60+2.6%N/A+1.9%$165.90M$111.88M-3.2030STRWStrawberry Fields REIT1.5775 of 5 stars$10.91+8.2%$11.83+8.4%N/A$135.78M$126.56M21.398IHTInnSuites Hospitality Trust0.4392 of 5 stars$2.03+1.3%N/A+26.3%$17.75M$7.51M-20.2580Short Interest ↑IMHImpac MortgageN/A$0.05+12.2%N/A-33.8%$8.22M$8.60M-0.03N/APWPower REIT1.7185 of 5 stars$1.57+8.5%N/A-26.4%$5.33M$2.99M-0.222Short Interest ↓High Trading VolumeCTRECareTrust REIT1.7473 of 5 stars$33.05+0.5%$31.17-5.7%+21.6%$6.58B$277.03M41.8320News CoveragePositive NewsESSAESSA BancorpN/A$20.61flatN/AN/A$209.30M$65.23M13.30250OPOFOld Point Financial1.0664 of 5 stars$41.48+2.4%N/A+126.8%$206.70M$85.82M24.40280News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeLCNBLCNB3.558 of 5 stars$15.37+5.9%$16.25+5.7%+3.2%$205.69M$125.42M10.32310Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies EQC Alternatives FSP Alternatives STRW Alternatives IHT Alternatives IMH Alternatives PW Alternatives CTRE Alternatives ESSA Alternatives OPOF Alternatives LCNB 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 (NYSE:HCFT) was last updated on 8/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBiotech Alert: With news on MPox, RSV, and more, this tiny firm could disrupt a $3B marketA small biotech is stepping into the spotlight with a first-in-class antiviral platform—and it could be one of...Smallcaps Daily | SponsoredFormer CIA Officer Reveals How Gold Saved His Life This isn’t just another gold investing book—it’s a survival playbook written by a former CIA officer trained...Advantage Gold | SponsoredGENIUS Act: Cancel Your Money?A new law called the GENIUS Act could quietly trigger the most radical shift in American finance in decades. 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