Do analysts recommend FSP or ONL?

Orion Office REIT has a consensus target price of $3.50, indicating a potential upside of 23.89%. Given Orion Office REIT's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Orion Office REIT is more favorable than Franklin Street Properties. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Franklin Street Properties 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Orion Office REIT 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00

Do analysts rate FSP or CMCT?

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Franklin Street Properties 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Creative Media & Community Trust Corporation 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.50

Do analysts prefer MKZR or FSP?

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Mackenzie Realty Capital 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00 Franklin Street Properties 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, ESBA or FSP?

Empire State Realty OP has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Franklin Street Properties. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Empire State Realty OP N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Franklin Street Properties $105.92M 0.44 -$52.72M -$0.40 N/A

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FSP vs. EQC, ONL, CMCT, MKZR, and ESBA

Should you buy Franklin Street Properties stock or one of its competitors? Franklin Street Properties's main competitors and comparable companies include Equity Commonwealth (EQC), Orion Office REIT (ONL), Creative Media & Community Trust Corporation (CMCT), Mackenzie Realty Capital (MKZR), and Empire State Realty OP (ESBA). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "office reits" industry.

How does Franklin Street Properties compare to Equity Commonwealth?

Equity Commonwealth (NYSE:EQC) and Franklin Street Properties (NYSE:FSP) are both small-cap real estate companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation and institutional ownership.

Equity Commonwealth has a beta of 0.57, indicating that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Franklin Street Properties has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Equity Commonwealth's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Franklin Street Properties'average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Equity Commonwealth	Neutral
Franklin Street Properties	Neutral

96.0% of Equity Commonwealth shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.4% of Franklin Street Properties shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of Equity Commonwealth shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.9% of Franklin Street Properties shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Equity Commonwealth has a net margin of 82.00% compared to Franklin Street Properties' net margin of -43.90%. Equity Commonwealth's return on equity of 2.09% beat Franklin Street Properties' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Equity Commonwealth	82.00%	2.09%	1.96%
Franklin Street Properties	-43.90%	-7.79%	-5.30%

Equity Commonwealth has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Franklin Street Properties. Franklin Street 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Equity Commonwealth	$58.43M	2.90	$91.16M	$0.39	4.05
Franklin Street Properties	$105.92M	0.44	-$52.72M	-$0.40	N/A

Summary

Equity Commonwealth beats Franklin Street Properties on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Franklin Street Properties compare to Orion Office REIT?

Franklin Street Properties (NYSE:FSP) and Orion Office REIT (NYSE:ONL) are both small-cap real estate companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, risk, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.

61.4% of Franklin Street Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.0% of Orion Office REIT shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.9% of Franklin Street Properties shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Orion Office REIT shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Franklin Street Properties pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.0%. Orion Office REIT pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Franklin Street Properties pays out -10.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Orion Office REIT pays out -4.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Franklin Street Properties is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

In the previous week, Orion Office REIT had 5 more articles in the media than Franklin Street Properties. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Orion Office REIT and 0 mentions for Franklin Street Properties. Orion Office REIT's average media sentiment score of 0.65 beat Franklin Street Properties' score of 0.00 indicating that Orion Office REIT is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Franklin Street Properties	Neutral
Orion Office REIT	Positive

Orion Office REIT has a consensus target price of $3.50, indicating a potential upside of 23.89%. Given Orion Office REIT's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Orion Office REIT is more favorable than Franklin Street Properties.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Franklin Street Properties	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Orion Office REIT	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Franklin Street Properties has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Orion Office REIT. Orion Office REIT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Franklin Street Properties, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Franklin Street Properties	$105.92M	0.44	-$52.72M	-$0.40	N/A
Orion Office REIT	$147.65M	1.09	-$139.31M	-$1.69	N/A

Franklin Street Properties has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Orion Office REIT has a beta of 1.57, indicating that its stock price is 57% more volatile than the broader market.

Franklin Street Properties has a net margin of -43.90% compared to Orion Office REIT's net margin of -65.66%. Franklin Street Properties' return on equity of -7.79% beat Orion Office REIT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Franklin Street Properties	-43.90%	-7.79%	-5.30%
Orion Office REIT	-65.66%	-14.85%	-7.95%

Summary

Franklin Street Properties and Orion Office REIT tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Franklin Street Properties compare to Creative Media & Community Trust Corporation?

Franklin Street Properties (NYSE:FSP) and Creative Media & Community Trust Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCT) are both small-cap real estate companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Franklin Street Properties has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Creative Media & Community Trust Corporation has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the broader market.

Creative Media & Community Trust Corporation has higher revenue and earnings than Franklin Street Properties. Franklin Street Properties is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Creative Media & Community Trust Corporation, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Franklin Street Properties	$105.92M	0.44	-$52.72M	-$0.40	N/A
Creative Media & Community Trust Corporation	$116.67M	0.12	-$39M	-$5.44 thousand	N/A

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Franklin Street Properties	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Creative Media & Community Trust Corporation	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50

Creative Media & Community Trust Corporation has a net margin of -36.20% compared to Franklin Street Properties' net margin of -43.90%. Franklin Street Properties' return on equity of -7.79% beat Creative Media & Community Trust Corporation's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Franklin Street Properties	-43.90%	-7.79%	-5.30%
Creative Media & Community Trust Corporation	-36.20%	-226.47%	-4.83%

In the previous week, Creative Media & Community Trust Corporation had 3 more articles in the media than Franklin Street Properties. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Creative Media & Community Trust Corporation and 0 mentions for Franklin Street Properties. Creative Media & Community Trust Corporation's average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat Franklin Street Properties' score of 0.00 indicating that Creative Media & Community Trust Corporation is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Franklin Street Properties	Neutral
Creative Media & Community Trust Corporation	Positive

61.4% of Franklin Street Properties shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.3% of Creative Media & Community Trust Corporation shares are held by institutional investors. 4.9% of Franklin Street Properties shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.9% of Creative Media & Community Trust Corporation shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Creative Media & Community Trust Corporation beats Franklin Street Properties on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Franklin Street Properties compare to Mackenzie Realty Capital?

Mackenzie Realty Capital (NASDAQ:MKZR) and Franklin Street Properties (NYSE:FSP) are both small-cap real estate companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, profitability, media sentiment, valuation and dividends.

Franklin Street Properties has a net margin of -43.90% compared to Mackenzie Realty Capital's net margin of -90.30%. Franklin Street Properties' return on equity of -7.79% beat Mackenzie Realty Capital's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mackenzie Realty Capital	-90.30%	-18.99%	-7.07%
Franklin Street Properties	-43.90%	-7.79%	-5.30%

In the previous week, Mackenzie Realty Capital had 9 more articles in the media than Franklin Street Properties. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Mackenzie Realty Capital and 0 mentions for Franklin Street Properties. Mackenzie Realty Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Franklin Street Properties' score of 0.00 indicating that Mackenzie Realty Capital is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Mackenzie Realty Capital	Positive
Franklin Street Properties	Neutral

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mackenzie Realty Capital	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
Franklin Street Properties	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

61.4% of Franklin Street Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.3% of Mackenzie Realty Capital shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.9% of Franklin Street Properties shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Mackenzie Realty Capital has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Franklin Street Properties. Franklin Street Properties is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mackenzie Realty Capital, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Mackenzie Realty Capital	$22.06M	0.17	-$25.92M	-$6.15	N/A
Franklin Street Properties	$105.92M	0.44	-$52.72M	-$0.40	N/A

Mackenzie Realty Capital has a beta of -0.76, indicating that its stock price is 176% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Franklin Street Properties has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Franklin Street Properties beats Mackenzie Realty Capital on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Franklin Street Properties compare to Empire State Realty OP?

Empire State Realty OP (NYSE:ESBA) and Franklin Street Properties (NYSE:FSP) are both real estate companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment and earnings.

Empire State Realty OP pays an annual dividend of $0.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Franklin Street Properties pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.0%. Franklin Street Properties pays out -10.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

61.4% of Franklin Street Properties shares are held by institutional investors. 4.9% of Franklin Street Properties shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Empire State Realty OP has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Franklin Street Properties.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Empire State Realty OP	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Franklin Street Properties	$105.92M	0.44	-$52.72M	-$0.40	N/A

In the previous week, Empire State Realty OP had 1 more articles in the media than Franklin Street Properties. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Empire State Realty OP and 0 mentions for Franklin Street Properties. Empire State Realty OP's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat Franklin Street Properties' score of 0.00 indicating that Empire State Realty OP is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Empire State Realty OP	Positive
Franklin Street Properties	Neutral

Empire State Realty OP has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Franklin Street Properties' net margin of -43.90%. Empire State Realty OP's return on equity of 0.00% beat Franklin Street Properties' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Empire State Realty OP	N/A	N/A	N/A
Franklin Street Properties	-43.90%	-7.79%	-5.30%

Summary

Empire State Realty OP and Franklin Street Properties tied by winning 5 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

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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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Metric	Franklin Street Properties	Office REITs Industry	Real Estate Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$46.41M	$1.76B	$5.66B	$24.28B
Dividend Yield	N/A	7.26%	6.16%	3.70%
P/E Ratio	-0.89	100.47	30.24	30.41
Price / Sales	0.44	80.36	139.40	18.37
Price / Cash	N/A	34.11	34.35	33.27
Price / Book	0.07	0.76	1.92	6.68
Net Income	-$52.72M	-$44.97M	-$63.69M	$1.06B
7 Day Performance	-1.39%	1.87%	0.69%	1.35%
1 Month Performance	-7.37%	1.79%	-0.05%	3.24%
1 Year Performance	-72.79%	150.37%	12.60%	17.33%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
FSP Franklin Street Properties	N/A	$0.45 +0.2%	N/A	-72.2%	$46.41M	$105.92M	N/A	30
EQC Equity Commonwealth	N/A	$1.58 flat	N/A	N/A	$169.73M	$58.43M	4.05	20
ONL Orion Office REIT	2.0956 of 5 stars	$2.78 +0.9%	$3.50 +26.1%	+9.9%	$156.28M	$147.65M	N/A	30	Earnings Report
CMCT Creative Media & Community Trust Corporation	1.6277 of 5 stars	$4.65 +3.1%	N/A	-99.4%	$12.44M	$116.67M	N/A	5	News Coverage Positive News
MKZR Mackenzie Realty Capital	1.9793 of 5 stars	$1.55 +2.0%	N/A	-69.4%	$3.43M	$22.06M	N/A	N/A	Positive News Short Interest Decrease

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How does Franklin Street Properties compare to Equity Commonwealth?

Which has more volatility and risk, EQC or FSP?

Does the media favor EQC or FSP?

Do insiders and institutionals believe in EQC or FSP?

Is EQC or FSP more profitable?

Which has better earnings & valuation, EQC or FSP?

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How does Franklin Street Properties compare to Orion Office REIT?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in FSP or ONL?

Is FSP or ONL a better dividend stock?

Does the media refer more to FSP or ONL?

Do analysts recommend FSP or ONL?

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, FSP or ONL?

Which has more risk and volatility, FSP or ONL?

Is FSP or ONL more profitable?

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How does Franklin Street Properties compare to Creative Media & Community Trust Corporation?

Which has more risk & volatility, FSP or CMCT?

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, FSP or CMCT?

Do analysts rate FSP or CMCT?

Is FSP or CMCT more profitable?

Does the media prefer FSP or CMCT?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in FSP or CMCT?

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How does Franklin Street Properties compare to Mackenzie Realty Capital?

Is MKZR or FSP more profitable?

Does the media refer more to MKZR or FSP?

Do analysts prefer MKZR or FSP?

Do institutionals & insiders believe in MKZR or FSP?

Which has better earnings & valuation, MKZR or FSP?

Which has more risk & volatility, MKZR or FSP?

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How does Franklin Street Properties compare to Empire State Realty OP?

Is ESBA or FSP a better dividend stock?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in ESBA or FSP?

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, ESBA or FSP?

Does the media prefer ESBA or FSP?

Is ESBA or FSP more profitable?

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