HPP vs. AHH, EFC, FRPH, SRG, KW, TRC, FPH, CMTG, MLP, and AOMR
Should you be buying Hudson Pacific Properties stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Hudson Pacific Properties include Armada Hoffler Properties (AHH), Ellington Financial (EFC), FRP (FRPH), Seritage Growth Properties (SRG), Kennedy-Wilson (KW), Tejon Ranch (TRC), Five Point (FPH), Claros Mortgage Trust (CMTG), Maui Land & Pineapple (MLP), and Angel Oak Mortgage REIT (AOMR). These companies are all part of the "real estate" industry.
Armada Hoffler Properties (NYSE:AHH) and Hudson Pacific Properties (NYSE:HPP) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, risk and dividends.
In the previous week, Hudson Pacific Properties had 9 more articles in the media than Armada Hoffler Properties. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Hudson Pacific Properties and 4 mentions for Armada Hoffler Properties. Armada Hoffler Properties' average media sentiment score of 0.44 beat Hudson Pacific Properties' score of 0.00 indicating that Hudson Pacific Properties is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Armada Hoffler Properties has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its stock price is 3% less 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.
Hudson Pacific Properties received 53 more outperform votes than Armada Hoffler Properties when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.35% of users gave Armada Hoffler Properties an outperform vote while only 62.12% of users gave Hudson Pacific Properties an outperform vote.
Armada Hoffler Properties has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Hudson Pacific Properties. Armada Hoffler Properties 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.
66.4% of Armada Hoffler Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.6% of Hudson Pacific Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.9% of Armada Hoffler Properties shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of Hudson Pacific Properties shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Hudson Pacific Properties has a consensus price target of $8.85, suggesting a potential upside of 60.62%. Given Armada Hoffler Properties' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Hudson Pacific Properties is more favorable than Armada Hoffler Properties.
Armada Hoffler Properties has a net margin of 1.12% compared to Armada Hoffler Properties' net margin of -23.48%. Hudson Pacific Properties' return on equity of 1.09% beat Armada Hoffler Properties' return on equity.
Armada Hoffler Properties pays an annual dividend of $0.82 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.6%. Hudson Pacific Properties pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Armada Hoffler Properties pays out -1,639.7% 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. Armada Hoffler Properties has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Armada Hoffler Properties is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Summary
Armada Hoffler Properties beats Hudson Pacific Properties on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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