Equity Commonwealth Stock Forecast, Price & News

Equity Commonwealth's stock was trading at $29.31 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, EQC shares have decreased by 9.8% and is now trading at $26.44.
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1 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Equity Commonwealth in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold."
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Equity Commonwealth is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, February 10th 2021.
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Equity Commonwealth (NYSE:EQC) announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October, 28th. The real estate investment trust reported ($0.01) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.03 by $0.04. Equity Commonwealth had a return on equity of 14.07% and a net margin of 604.59%.
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Equity Commonwealth announced a dividend on Wednesday, September 16th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, October 1st will be paid a dividend of $3.50 per share on Tuesday, October 20th. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, September 30th. This is a positive change from Equity Commonwealth's previous dividend of $2.50.
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1 Wall Street analysts have issued twelve-month price targets for Equity Commonwealth's stock. Their forecasts range from $33.00 to $33.00. On average, they expect Equity Commonwealth's share price to reach $33.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 24.8% from the stock's current price.
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Equity Commonwealth saw a increase in short interest during the month of October. As of October 30th, there was short interest totaling 2,390,000 shares, an increase of 23.8% from the October 15th total of 1,930,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 771,300 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 3.1 days. Currently, 2.0% of the company's shares are sold short.
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Some companies that are related to Equity Commonwealth include Digital Realty Trust (DLR), Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE), Boston Properties (BXP), CyrusOne (CONE), Kilroy Realty (KRC), Douglas Emmett (DEI), CoreSite Realty (COR), SL Green Realty (SLG), Hudson Pacific Properties (HPP), Highwoods Properties (HIW), Corporate Office Properties Trust (OFC), Piedmont Office Realty Trust (PDM), Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN), Mack-Cali Realty (CLI) and Franklin Street Properties (FSP).
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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 variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Jackson Square Partners LLC (4.54%), State Street Corp (3.35%), Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC (2.41%), Hudson Way Capital Management LLC (1.33%), Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. (1.24%) and Sei Investments Co. (0.94%). Company insiders that own Equity Commonwealth stock include Adam Scott Markman, Gerald A Spector and James Lloyd Lozier Jr.
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EQC stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Victory Capital Management Inc., Aperio Group LLC, State Street Corp, Guggenheim Capital LLC, ArrowMark Colorado Holdings LLC, AXA S.A., Los Angeles Capital Management & Equity Research Inc., and Jackson Square Partners LLC.
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EQC stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC, Hudson Way Capital Management LLC, Raymond James & Associates, Keating Investment Counselors Inc., St. James Investment Company LLC, Relative Value Partners Group LLC, Envestnet Asset Management Inc., and Sei Investments Co..
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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.

One share of EQC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $26.44.

Equity Commonwealth has a market capitalization of $3.21 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 28 workers across the globe.

The official website for Equity Commonwealth is www.eqcre.com.

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]