NYSE:EQCEquity Commonwealth Stock Price, Forecast & News Adding Choose a watchlist: Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Equity Commonwealth Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Log In and Add $30.53 -0.01 (-0.03 %) (As of 08/14/2020 04:00 PM ET) Add Compare Share Today's Range$30.44Now: $30.53▼$30.7050-Day Range$30.84MA: $31.60▼$32.6852-Week Range$27.62Now: $30.53▼$35.08Volume365,901 shsAverage Volume900,470 shsMarket Capitalization$3.71 billionP/E Ratio7.93Dividend YieldN/ABeta0.26 ProfileAnalyst RatingsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial Media Equity Commonwealth (NYSE: EQC) is a Chicago based, internally managed and self-advised real estate investment trust (REIT) with commercial office properties in the United States. As of December 31, 2018, EQC's portfolio comprised 10 properties and 5.1 million square feet.Read More Beat the Market (BTM) Rank™ 1.0 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingEquity Commonwealth has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $33.00, Equity Commonwealth has a potential upside of 8.1% from its current price of $30.53.Amount of Analyst CoverageEquity Commonwealth has received no research coverage in the past 90 days. Previous Next 2.1 Community Rank Outperform VotesEquity Commonwealth has received 298 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)Underperform VotesEquity Commonwealth has received 405 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)Community SentimentEquity Commonwealth has received 57.61% “underperform” votes from our community.MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Equity Commonwealth and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe EQC will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe EQC will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. Previous Next 0.0 Dividend Strength Dividend YieldEquity Commonwealth does not currently pay a dividend.Dividend GrowthEquity Commonwealth does not have a long track record of dividend growth. Previous Next 1.0 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Equity Commonwealth insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 2.00% of the stock of Equity Commonwealth is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions94.42% of the stock of Equity Commonwealth is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company. Previous Next 1.9 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for Equity Commonwealth are expected to grow by 15.91% in the coming year, from $0.44 to $0.51 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Equity Commonwealth is 7.93, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 17.43.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Equity Commonwealth is 7.93, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 19.62.Price to Book Value per Share RatioEquity Commonwealth has a P/B Ratio of 1.19. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next Analyst Opinion: 1.0Community Rank: 2.1Dividend Strength: 0.0Insider Behavior: 1.0Valuation: 1.9 5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -Overall Beat the Market Rank™1.20 out of 5 stars Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange NYSE Industry Real estate investment trusts Sub-IndustryOffice REITs SectorFinance Current SymbolNYSE:EQC Previous SymbolNYSE:HRP CUSIP20323310 CIK803649 Webwww.eqcre.com Phone312-646-2800Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.01 Current Ratio133.84 Quick Ratio133.84Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E Ratio7.93 Forward P/E Ratio69.39 P/E GrowthN/A Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$127.85 million Price / Sales29.02 Cash Flow$4.20 per share Price / Cash Flow7.27 Book Value$25.64 per share Price / Book1.19Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$0.78 Net Income$492.68 million Net Margins560.80% Return on Equity14.79% Return on Assets13.60%Miscellaneous Employees41 Outstanding Shares121,522,000Market Cap$3.71 billion Next Earnings Date11/3/2020 (Estimated) OptionableOptionable $30.53 -0.01 (-0.03 %) (As of 08/14/2020 04:00 PM ET) 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart Receive EQC News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for EQC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Equity Commonwealth (NYSE:EQC) Frequently Asked Questions How has Equity Commonwealth's stock price been impacted by COVID-19? Equity Commonwealth's stock was trading at $29.31 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, EQC shares have increased by 4.2% and is now trading at $30.53. View which stocks have been most impacted by COVID-19. Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of Equity Commonwealth? 2 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Equity Commonwealth in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for Equity Commonwealth. When is Equity Commonwealth's next earnings date? Equity Commonwealth is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, November 3rd 2020. View our earnings forecast for Equity Commonwealth. How were Equity Commonwealth's earnings last quarter? Equity Commonwealth (NYSE:EQC) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July, 29th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.21 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.11 by $0.10. The real estate investment trust earned $16.27 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $18.69 million. Equity Commonwealth had a return on equity of 14.79% and a net margin of 560.80%. Equity Commonwealth's revenue for the quarter was down 51.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.22 EPS. View Equity Commonwealth's earnings history. How often does Equity Commonwealth pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Equity Commonwealth? Equity Commonwealth announced a -- dividend on Thursday, September 26th. Shareholders of record on Monday, October 7th will be given a dividend of $3.50 per share on Wednesday, October 23rd. The ex-dividend date is Friday, October 4th. View Equity Commonwealth's dividend history. What price target have analysts set for EQC? 2 analysts have issued twelve-month price objectives for Equity Commonwealth's shares. Their forecasts range from $33.00 to $33.00. On average, they anticipate Equity Commonwealth's stock price to reach $33.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 8.1% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Equity Commonwealth. Has Equity Commonwealth been receiving favorable news coverage? Media headlines about EQC stock have been trending somewhat negative this week, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research firm identifies negative and positive news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Equity Commonwealth earned a news impact score of -1.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned press coverage about the real estate investment trust a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next few days. View the latest news about Equity Commonwealth. Are investors shorting Equity Commonwealth? Equity Commonwealth saw a decline in short interest in the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 1,490,000 shares, a decline of 20.3% from the June 15th total of 1,870,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 909,900 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.6 days. Currently, 1.3% of the company's stock are short sold. View Equity Commonwealth's Short Interest. Who are some of Equity Commonwealth's key competitors? Some companies that are related to Equity Commonwealth include DIGITAL RLTY TR/SH (DLR), Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE), Boston Properties (BXP), CyrusOne (CONE), Kilroy Realty (KRC), CoreSite Realty (COR), Douglas Emmett (DEI), Highwoods Properties (HIW), SL Green Realty (SLG), Hudson Pacific Properties (HPP), Corporate Office Properties Trust (OFC), Piedmont Office Realty Trust (PDM), Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN), Mack Cali Realty (CLI) and Franklin Street Properties (FSP). View all competitors. What other stocks do shareholders of Equity Commonwealth own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Equity Commonwealth investors own include Portola Pharmaceuticals (PTLA), Dicerna Pharmaceuticals (DRNA), Chesapeake Energy (CHKAQ), Chesapeake Energy (CHKAQ), NVIDIA (NVDA), Alibaba Group (BABA), Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B), Energy Transfer LP Unit (ET), Alphabet (GOOG) and Intel (INTC). Who are Equity Commonwealth's key executives? Equity Commonwealth's management team includes the following people: Mr. David A. Helfand, Pres, CEO & Trustee (Age 54)Mr. Adam Scott Markman, Exec. VP, CFO & Treasurer (Age 54)Mr. David S. Weinberg, Exec. VP & COO (Age 50)Mr. Orrin S. Shifrin, Exec. VP, Gen. Counsel & Sec. (Age 52)Mr. Jeffrey D. Brown, Chief Accounting Officer & Sr. VP (Age 53) What is Equity Commonwealth's stock symbol? Equity Commonwealth trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "EQC." Who are Equity Commonwealth's major shareholders? Equity Commonwealth's stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Vanguard Group Inc. (15.04%), Nuance Investments LLC (6.78%), FMR LLC (2.41%), Victory Capital Management Inc. (1.79%), Resolution Capital Ltd (1.74%) and APG Asset Management N.V. (1.42%). Company insiders that own Equity Commonwealth stock include Adam Scott Markman, Gerald A Spector and James Lloyd Lozier Jr. View institutional ownership trends for Equity Commonwealth. Which major investors are selling Equity Commonwealth stock? EQC stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Resolution Capital Ltd, Vanguard Group Inc., First Trust Advisors LP, Heartland Advisors Inc., Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Victory Capital Management Inc., St. James Investment Company LLC, and Russell Investments Group Ltd.. View insider buying and selling activity for Equity Commonwealth. Which major investors are buying Equity Commonwealth stock? EQC stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Nuance Investments LLC, FMR LLC, WINTON GROUP Ltd, Raymond James & Associates, First Quadrant L P CA, Mutual of America Capital Management LLC, Menlo Advisors LLC, and Bessemer Group Inc.. View insider buying and selling activity for Equity Commonwealth. How do I buy shares of Equity Commonwealth? Shares of EQC can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab. What is Equity Commonwealth's stock price today? One share of EQC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $30.53. How big of a company is Equity Commonwealth? Equity Commonwealth has a market capitalization of $3.71 billion and generates $127.85 million in revenue each year. The real estate investment trust earns $492.68 million in net income (profit) each year or $0.78 on an earnings per share basis. Equity Commonwealth employs 41 workers across the globe. What is Equity Commonwealth's official website? The official website for Equity Commonwealth is www.eqcre.com. How can I contact Equity Commonwealth? Equity Commonwealth's mailing address is TWO NORTH RIVERSIDE PLAZA SUITE 2100, CHICAGO IL, 60606. The real estate investment trust can be reached via phone at 312-646-2800 or via email at [email protected] This page was last updated on 8/14/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff 30 Days of MarketBeat All Access for $1.00 Sign up for MarketBeat All Access to gain access to MarketBeat's full suite of research tools: Best-in-Class Portfolio Monitoring View the latest news, buy/sell ratings, SEC filings and insider transactions for your stocks. Compare your portfolio performance to leading indices and get personalized stock ideas based on your portfolio. Stock Ideas and Recommendations Get daily stock ideas top-performing Wall Street analysts. Get short term trading ideas from the MarketBeat Idea Engine. View which stocks are hot on social media with MarketBeat's trending stocks report. 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