Hudson Pacific Properties (HPP) Competitors

Douglas Emmett (NYSE:DEI) and Hudson Pacific Properties (NYSE:HPP) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, community ranking, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership and profitability.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in DEI or HPP?

Hudson Pacific Properties received 7 more outperform votes than Douglas Emmett when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.02% of users gave Hudson Pacific Properties an outperform vote while only 59.94% of users gave Douglas Emmett an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Douglas Emmett	Outperform Votes 398 59.94%	Underperform Votes 266 40.06%
Hudson Pacific Properties	Outperform Votes 405 62.02%	Underperform Votes 248 37.98%

Is DEI or HPP more profitable?

Douglas Emmett has a net margin of -5.40% compared to Douglas Emmett's net margin of -23.48%. Hudson Pacific Properties' return on equity of -1.33% beat Douglas Emmett's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Douglas Emmett	-5.40%	-1.33%	-0.54%
Hudson Pacific Properties	-23.48%	-6.91%	-2.48%

Which has more risk and volatility, DEI or HPP?

Douglas Emmett has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hudson Pacific Properties has a beta of 1.31, meaning that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is DEI or HPP a better dividend stock?

Douglas Emmett pays an annual dividend of $0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. Hudson Pacific Properties pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Douglas Emmett pays out -245.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hudson Pacific Properties pays out -12.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Douglas Emmett is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has better earnings & valuation, DEI or HPP?

Douglas Emmett has higher revenue and earnings than Hudson Pacific Properties. Douglas Emmett is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hudson Pacific Properties, 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
Douglas Emmett	$1.02B	2.29	-$42.71M	-$0.31	-45.06
Hudson Pacific Properties	$952.30M	0.73	-$173.89M	-$1.60	-3.06

Do insiders & institutionals believe in DEI or HPP?

97.4% of Douglas Emmett shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.6% of Hudson Pacific Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. 14.7% of Douglas Emmett shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% 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 company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer DEI or HPP?

Douglas Emmett currently has a consensus price target of $13.67, indicating a potential downside of 2.17%. Hudson Pacific Properties has a consensus price target of $8.49, indicating a potential upside of 73.27%. Given Douglas Emmett's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Hudson Pacific Properties is more favorable than Douglas Emmett.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Douglas Emmett	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Hudson Pacific Properties	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Does the media refer more to DEI or HPP?

In the previous week, Hudson Pacific Properties had 3 more articles in the media than Douglas Emmett. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Hudson Pacific Properties and 9 mentions for Douglas Emmett. Hudson Pacific Properties' average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat Douglas Emmett's score of 0.97 indicating that Douglas Emmett is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Douglas Emmett	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Hudson Pacific Properties	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Douglas Emmett beats Hudson Pacific Properties on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.