DEI vs. EQC, HIW, SLG, BDN, KRC, ABR, FCPT, LXP, OUT, and CDP
Should you be buying Douglas Emmett stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Douglas Emmett include Equity Commonwealth (EQC), Highwoods Properties (HIW), SL Green Realty (SLG), Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN), Kilroy Realty (KRC), Arbor Realty Trust (ABR), Four Corners Property Trust (FCPT), LXP Industrial Trust (LXP), OUTFRONT Media (OUT), and COPT Defense Properties (CDP). These companies are all part of the "real estate investment trusts" industry.
Equity Commonwealth (NYSE:EQC) and Douglas Emmett (NYSE:DEI) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, community ranking, analyst recommendations, risk and earnings.
In the previous week, Equity Commonwealth had 6 more articles in the media than Douglas Emmett. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Equity Commonwealth and 2 mentions for Douglas Emmett. Douglas Emmett's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Equity Commonwealth's score of 0.00 indicating that Equity Commonwealth is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Equity Commonwealth has a beta of 0.24, indicating that its stock price is 76% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Douglas Emmett has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Equity Commonwealth has a net margin of 156.11% compared to Equity Commonwealth's net margin of -4.62%. Douglas Emmett's return on equity of 4.15% beat Equity Commonwealth's return on equity.
Douglas Emmett received 98 more outperform votes than Equity Commonwealth when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.03% of users gave Douglas Emmett an outperform vote while only 55.66% of users gave Equity Commonwealth an outperform vote.
96.0% of Equity Commonwealth shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.4% of Douglas Emmett shares are held by institutional investors. 2.8% of Equity Commonwealth shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.7% of Douglas Emmett shares are held 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.
Douglas Emmett has a consensus price target of $13.67, suggesting a potential downside of 1.32%. Given Equity Commonwealth's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Douglas Emmett is more favorable than Equity Commonwealth.
Equity Commonwealth has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Douglas Emmett. Douglas Emmett is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Equity Commonwealth, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Equity Commonwealth beats Douglas Emmett on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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