This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. Hunt Companies Finance Trust (HCFT) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisCompetitorsHeadlinesTrendsBuy This Stock HCFT vs. EQC, FSP, STRW, IHT, IMH, PW, CTRE, ESSA, OPOF, and LCNBShould you be buying Hunt Companies Finance Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Hunt Companies Finance Trust include Equity Commonwealth (EQC), Franklin Street Properties (FSP), Strawberry Fields REIT (STRW), InnSuites Hospitality Trust (IHT), Impac Mortgage (IMH), Power REIT (PW), CareTrust REIT (CTRE), ESSA Bancorp (ESSA), Old Point Financial (OPOF), and LCNB (LCNB). Hunt Companies Finance Trust vs. Its Competitors Equity Commonwealth Franklin Street Properties Strawberry Fields REIT InnSuites Hospitality Trust Impac Mortgage Power REIT CareTrust REIT ESSA Bancorp Old Point Financial LCNB Equity Commonwealth (NYSE:EQC) and Hunt Companies Finance Trust (NYSE:HCFT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, dividends and media sentiment. Do institutionals and insiders believe in EQC or HCFT? 96.0% of Equity Commonwealth shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.2% of Hunt Companies Finance Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of Equity Commonwealth shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Hunt Companies Finance Trust shares are owned by company 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. Is EQC or HCFT more profitable? Equity Commonwealth has a net margin of 82.00% compared to Hunt Companies Finance Trust's net margin of 21.24%. Hunt Companies Finance Trust's return on equity of 7.51% beat Equity Commonwealth's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Equity Commonwealth82.00% 2.09% 1.96% Hunt Companies Finance Trust 21.24%7.51%1.30% Which has more risk and volatility, EQC or HCFT? Equity Commonwealth has a beta of 0.57, suggesting that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hunt Companies Finance Trust has a beta of 1.33, suggesting that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer EQC or HCFT? In the previous week, Equity Commonwealth's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Hunt Companies Finance Trust'saverage media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment Equity Commonwealth Neutral Hunt Companies Finance Trust Neutral Which has higher valuation & earnings, EQC or HCFT? Equity Commonwealth has higher revenue and earnings than Hunt Companies Finance Trust. Equity Commonwealth is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hunt Companies Finance Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioEquity Commonwealth$58.43M2.90$91.16M$0.394.05Hunt Companies Finance Trust$39.06M1.37$6.25M$0.326.72 SummaryEquity Commonwealth beats Hunt Companies Finance Trust on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Hunt Companies Finance Trust News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HCFT 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 HCFT 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 HCFT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricHunt Companies Finance TrustReal Estate Investment Trusts IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$53.63M$722.69M$12.20B$20.65BDividend Yield9.83%5.07%5.63%3.65%P/E Ratio7.418.0619.5428.37Price / Sales1.3736.3227.2760.33Price / Cash5.5713.3621.3222.93Price / Book0.471.722.225.38Net Income$6.25M$10.26M$1.00B$994.60M Hunt Companies Finance Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HCFTHunt Companies Finance TrustN/A$2.15+2.4%N/A-18.0%$53.63M$39.06M7.41N/AHigh Trading VolumeEQCEquity CommonwealthN/A$1.58flatN/AN/A$169.73M$58.43M4.0520FSPFranklin Street Properties1.9852 of 5 stars$1.60+2.6%N/A+6.0%$165.90M$111.88M-3.2030STRWStrawberry Fields REIT2.0879 of 5 stars$10.91+8.2%$11.83+8.4%N/A$135.78M$126.56M21.398Dividend IncreaseIHTInnSuites Hospitality Trust1.5194 of 5 stars$2.03+1.3%N/A+29.1%$17.75M$7.51M-20.2580Positive NewsIMHImpac MortgageN/A$0.05+12.2%N/A-1.7%$8.22M$8.60M-0.03N/APWPower REIT0.9033 of 5 stars$1.57+8.5%N/A+5.6%$5.33M$2.99M-0.222High Trading VolumeCTRECareTrust REIT1.4235 of 5 stars$33.05+0.5%$31.17-5.7%+18.8%$6.58B$277.03M41.8320News CoverageAnalyst ForecastESSAESSA BancorpN/A$20.61flatN/AN/A$209.30M$65.23M13.30250OPOFOld Point Financial1.4126 of 5 stars$41.48+2.4%N/A+127.8%$206.70M$85.82M24.40280Upcoming EarningsHigh Trading VolumeLCNBLCNB3.0349 of 5 stars$15.37+5.9%$16.25+5.7%+12.0%$205.69M$125.42M10.32310Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies EQC Alternatives FSP Alternatives STRW Alternatives IHT Alternatives IMH Alternatives PW Alternatives CTRE Alternatives ESSA Alternatives OPOF Alternatives LCNB 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:HCFT) was last updated on 8/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredThe Robotics Revolution has arrived … and one $7 stock could take off as a result.Something big is brewing in Washington. 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