Equity Commonwealth (EQC) Stock Forecast, Price & News

Equity Commonwealth's stock was trading at $24.97 at the start of the year. Since then, EQC stock has decreased by 26.0% and is now trading at $18.47.
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Equity Commonwealth saw a drop in short interest during the month of August. As of August 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,820,000 shares, a drop of 18.0% from the July 31st total of 2,220,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 913,400 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.0 days. Approximately 1.7% of the shares of the company are sold short.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, October 24th 2023.
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Equity Commonwealth (NYSE:EQC) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October, 27th. The real estate investment trust reported ($0.04) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.03) by $0.01. The real estate investment trust earned $13.88 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $14.47 million. Equity Commonwealth had a net margin of 117.12% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 2.88%. The firm's revenue was down 15.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.03 EPS.

Equity Commonwealth announced a dividend on Sunday, February 19th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, February 23rd will be given a dividend of $4.25 per share on Thursday, March 9th. This represents a yield of 20.22%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, February 22nd. This is a positive change from the stock's previous dividend of $1.00.
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Equity Commonwealth trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "EQC."

Equity Commonwealth's stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Ariel Investments LLC (6.35%), Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC (4.25%), Chai Trust Co. LLC (3.07%), State Street Corp (3.06%), Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. (2.49%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (2.10%).
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Shares of EQC stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of EQC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $18.47.

Equity Commonwealth (NYSE:EQC) has a market capitalization of $2.03 billion and generates $63.14 million in revenue each year. The real estate investment trust earns $37.26 million in net income (profit) each year or $0.57 on an earnings per share basis.

Equity Commonwealth's mailing address is TWO NORTH RIVERSIDE PLAZA SUITE 2100, CHICAGO IL, 60606. The official website for the company is www.eqcre.com. The real estate investment trust can be reached via phone at (312) 646-2800, via email at ir@eqcre.com, or via fax at 617-796-8376.