Equity Commonwealth (EQC) Competitors $1.58 0.00 (0.00%) As of 04/28/2025 Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock EQC vs. HPP, DLR, ARE, BXP, KRC, SLG, HIW, DEI, PDM, and BDNShould you be buying Equity Commonwealth stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Equity Commonwealth include Hudson Pacific Properties (HPP), Digital Realty Trust (DLR), Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE), Boston Properties (BXP), Kilroy Realty (KRC), SL Green Realty (SLG), Highwoods Properties (HIW), Douglas Emmett (DEI), Piedmont Office Realty Trust (PDM), and Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN). These companies are all part of the "office reits" industry. Equity Commonwealth vs. Hudson Pacific Properties Digital Realty Trust Alexandria Real Estate Equities Boston Properties Kilroy Realty SL Green Realty Highwoods Properties Douglas Emmett Piedmont Office Realty Trust Brandywine Realty Trust Hudson Pacific Properties (NYSE:HPP) and Equity Commonwealth (NYSE:EQC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, community ranking, valuation and media sentiment. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in HPP or EQC? 97.6% of Hudson Pacific Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.0% of Equity Commonwealth shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.0% of Hudson Pacific Properties shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Equity Commonwealth shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk & volatility, HPP or EQC? Hudson Pacific Properties has a beta of 1.3, indicating that its share price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Equity Commonwealth has a beta of 0.57, indicating that its share price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher valuation & earnings, HPP or EQC? Equity Commonwealth has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Hudson Pacific Properties. Hudson Pacific Properties is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Equity Commonwealth, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioHudson Pacific Properties$842.08M0.37-$173.89M-$2.57-0.85Equity Commonwealth$58.43M2.90$91.16M$0.394.05 Is HPP or EQC more profitable? Equity Commonwealth has a net margin of 82.00% compared to Hudson Pacific Properties' net margin of -44.01%. Equity Commonwealth's return on equity of 2.09% beat Hudson Pacific Properties' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Hudson Pacific Properties-44.01% -12.64% -4.46% Equity Commonwealth 82.00%2.09%1.96% Does the MarketBeat Community believe in HPP or EQC? Hudson Pacific Properties received 108 more outperform votes than Equity Commonwealth when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.36% of users gave Hudson Pacific Properties an outperform vote while only 55.45% of users gave Equity Commonwealth an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformHudson Pacific PropertiesOutperform Votes40860.36% Underperform Votes26839.64% Equity CommonwealthOutperform Votes30055.45% Underperform Votes24144.55% Does the media refer more to HPP or EQC? In the previous week, Hudson Pacific Properties had 1 more articles in the media than Equity Commonwealth. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Hudson Pacific Properties and 4 mentions for Equity Commonwealth. Equity Commonwealth's average media sentiment score of 1.42 beat Hudson Pacific Properties' score of 0.84 indicating that Equity Commonwealth is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Hudson Pacific Properties 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Equity Commonwealth 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate HPP or EQC? Hudson Pacific Properties presently has a consensus target price of $3.14, indicating a potential upside of 44.32%. Given Hudson Pacific Properties' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Hudson Pacific Properties is more favorable than Equity Commonwealth.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Hudson Pacific Properties 2 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Equity Commonwealth 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 SummaryHudson Pacific Properties beats Equity Commonwealth on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Equity Commonwealth News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for EQC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart EQC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricEquity CommonwealthReal estate investment trusts IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$169.73M$6.96B$11.11B$18.97BDividend YieldN/A7.11%5.79%4.03%P/E Ratio4.0559.0922.0132.91Price / Sales2.906.7226.0927.66Price / Cash1.6917.3217.6017.53Price / Book0.071.652.664.48Net Income$91.16M$177.71M$1.03B$1.02B7 Day PerformanceN/A1.09%0.66%0.75%1 Month Performance-2.77%-5.69%-0.39%-2.61%1 Year Performance-91.56%4.75%538.24%4.53% Equity Commonwealth Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EQCEquity Commonwealth2.6242 of 5 stars$1.58flatN/AN/A$169.73M$58.43M4.0520Analyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsHPPHudson Pacific Properties4.5765 of 5 stars$2.22flat$3.14+41.4%-64.9%$313.80M$842.08M-0.86880Upcoming EarningsNews CoverageDLRDigital Realty Trust4.6743 of 5 stars$160.50+0.4%$183.05+14.1%+15.7%$54.05B$5.55B99.073,410Earnings ReportAnalyst UpgradePositive NewsAREAlexandria Real Estate Equities4.457 of 5 stars$76.96+1.4%$118.60+54.1%-37.3%$13.31B$3.05B42.76590Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑Analyst RevisionNews CoverageBXPBoston Properties4.2344 of 5 stars$66.31+0.7%$79.83+20.4%+3.1%$10.50B$3.41B663.17780Earnings ReportNews CoverageGap DownKRCKilroy Realty4.5985 of 5 stars$32.71+1.1%$38.82+18.7%-6.8%$3.87B$1.14B18.48260Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsSLGSL Green Realty3.4929 of 5 stars$54.24-0.2%$68.13+25.6%+5.5%$3.87B$938.24M678.001,188Analyst ForecastHIWHighwoods Properties4.0472 of 5 stars$28.43+0.7%$32.50+14.3%+8.6%$3.06B$825.86M29.93340Earnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeShort Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsGap UpDEIDouglas Emmett4.5714 of 5 stars$14.20-0.3%$18.50+30.3%+0.6%$2.38B$986.48M109.24750Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsPDMPiedmont Office Realty Trust3.3506 of 5 stars$6.78-0.3%$9.50+40.1%-14.4%$843.49M$570.32M-10.76150Earnings ReportPositive NewsBDNBrandywine Realty Trust4.6377 of 5 stars$4.05+0.5%$5.00+23.5%-13.2%$700.94M$500.55M-3.55330Analyst DowngradePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Hudson Pacific Properties Alternatives Digital Realty Trust Alternatives Alexandria Real Estate Equities Alternatives Boston Properties Alternatives Kilroy Realty Alternatives SL Green Realty Alternatives Highwoods Properties Alternatives Douglas Emmett Alternatives Piedmont Office Realty Trust Alternatives Brandywine Realty Trust Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:EQC) was last updated on 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow to invest in Elon Musk’s Optimus before its launchElon Musk is set to completely take over the AI industry with Optimus… A breakthrough AI-powered robot that El...InvestorPlace | SponsoredIs he more powerful than Trump? 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