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NYSE:EQC

Equity Commonwealth (EQC) Competitors

$20.83
-0.05 (-0.24%)
(As of 06/9/2023 ET)
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Today's Range
$20.75
$20.90
50-Day Range
$20.29
$21.27
52-Week Range
$19.41
$28.20
Volume
531,239 shs
Average Volume
823,964 shs
Market Capitalization
$2.29 billion
P/E Ratio
45.28
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
N/A

EQC vs. HIW, DEI, OFC, SLG, KRC, BDN, BXP, SKT, DBRG, and FCPT

Should you be buying Equity Commonwealth stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Equity Commonwealth include Highwoods Properties (HIW), Douglas Emmett (DEI), Corporate Office Properties Trust (OFC), SL Green Realty (SLG), Kilroy Realty (KRC), Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN), Boston Properties (BXP), Tanger Factory Outlet Centers (SKT), DigitalBridge Group (DBRG), and Four Corners Property Trust (FCPT).

Equity Commonwealth vs.

Equity Commonwealth (NYSE:EQC) and Highwoods Properties (NYSE:HIW) are both mid-cap real estate companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, risk, community ranking and media sentiment.

Equity Commonwealth has a beta of 0.3, meaning that its share price is 70% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Highwoods Properties has a beta of 1.12, meaning that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Highwoods Properties has higher revenue and earnings than Equity Commonwealth. Highwoods 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 Ratio
Equity Commonwealth$63.14 million36.19$37.26 million$0.4645.28
Highwoods Properties$828.93 million2.87$159.06 million$1.5114.94

Highwoods Properties received 75 more outperform votes than Equity Commonwealth when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.71% of users gave Highwoods Properties an outperform vote while only 56.07% of users gave Equity Commonwealth an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Equity CommonwealthOutperform Votes
300
56.07%
Underperform Votes
235
43.93%
Highwoods PropertiesOutperform Votes
375
62.71%
Underperform Votes
223
37.29%

In the previous week, Equity Commonwealth had 3 more articles in the media than Highwoods Properties. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Equity Commonwealth and 2 mentions for Highwoods Properties. Equity Commonwealth's average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat Highwoods Properties' score of 0.26 indicating that Equity Commonwealth is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Equity Commonwealth
2 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Highwoods Properties
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Highwoods Properties has a consensus target price of $29.71, indicating a potential upside of 31.71%. Given Highwoods Properties' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Highwoods Properties is more favorable than Equity Commonwealth.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Equity Commonwealth
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
N/A
Highwoods Properties
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.29

Equity Commonwealth has a net margin of 94.54% compared to Highwoods Properties' net margin of 19.47%. Highwoods Properties' return on equity of 6.56% beat Equity Commonwealth's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Equity Commonwealth 94.54% 2.24% 2.10%
Highwoods Properties 19.47% 6.56% 2.75%

93.4% of Equity Commonwealth shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.6% of Highwoods Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.8% of Equity Commonwealth shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Highwoods Properties shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Highwoods Properties beats Equity Commonwealth on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.


New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding EQC and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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EQC vs. The Competition

MetricEquity CommonwealthREIT IndustryReal Estate SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$2.29B$1.80B$1.59B$14.99B
Dividend YieldN/A13.87%7.17%3.85%
P/E Ratio45.2815.05146.3019.31
Price / Sales36.1913.26322.939.28
Price / Cash41.4916.2460.1624.62
Price / Book0.840.671.247.33
Net Income$37.26M$53.78M-$16.36M$900.99M
7 Day Performance0.68%1.85%0.17%1.75%
1 Month Performance1.21%2.62%1.96%3.87%
1 Year Performance-24.12%-36.88%-17.18%-2.53%

Equity Commonwealth Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
HIW
Highwoods Properties
2.7702 of 5 stars
$21.74
+4.3%
$29.71
+36.7%
-39.2%$2.29B$828.93M14.40348
DEI
Douglas Emmett
2.3834 of 5 stars
$12.07
+2.9%
$15.78
+30.7%
-51.2%$2.05B$824.57M23.67700Analyst Downgrade
OFC
Corporate Office Properties Trust
2.4176 of 5 stars
$23.59
+3.1%
$26.25
+11.3%
-11.1%$2.65B$739.03M13.80405Positive News
SLG
SL Green Realty
2.9635 of 5 stars
$24.96
+6.9%
$36.19
+45.0%
-49.9%$1.61B$826.74M-11.191,137News Coverage
KRC
Kilroy Realty
2.4647 of 5 stars
$28.83
+4.2%
$44.25
+53.5%
-45.0%$3.38B$1.12B14.34244
BDN
Brandywine Realty Trust
2.6778 of 5 stars
$4.27
+5.7%
$6.44
+50.8%
-57.6%$734.06M$506.10M17.08324News Coverage
Positive News
BXP
Boston Properties
2.6678 of 5 stars
$52.04
+4.7%
$73.49
+41.2%
-45.1%$8.16B$3.11B10.43743
SKT
Tanger Factory Outlet Centers
1.544 of 5 stars
$21.46
+2.8%
$21.25
-1.0%
+36.6%$2.26B$442.61M27.16310News Coverage
DBRG
DigitalBridge Group
2.402 of 5 stars
$13.92
-1.6%
$22.00
+58.0%
-31.4%$2.26B$1.14B-6.66250
FCPT
Four Corners Property Trust
2.2102 of 5 stars
$26.13
+0.5%
$28.33
+8.4%
-1.8%$2.27B$223.19M21.96461Insider Buying
Positive News

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