This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. HFF (HF) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock HF vs. EBC, INTR, FULT, HIW, CDP, HASI, HTGC, GRP.U, CATY, and WSFSShould you be buying HFF stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of HFF include Eastern Bankshares (EBC), Inter & Co, Inc. (INTR), Fulton Financial (FULT), Highwoods Properties (HIW), COPT Defense Properties (CDP), HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital (HASI), Hercules Capital (HTGC), Granite Real Estate Inc. Staple (GRP.U), Cathay General Bancorp (CATY), and WSFS Financial (WSFS). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. HFF vs. Eastern Bankshares Inter & Co, Inc. Fulton Financial Highwoods Properties COPT Defense Properties HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital Hercules Capital Granite Real Estate Inc. Staple Cathay General Bancorp WSFS Financial HFF (NYSE:HF) and Eastern Bankshares (NASDAQ:EBC) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, community ranking, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends and valuation. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, HF or EBC? Eastern Bankshares has lower revenue, but higher earnings than HFF. Eastern Bankshares is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than HFF, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioHFF$662.04M1.20$115.99M$2.886.91Eastern Bankshares$526.70M6.06$119.56M-$0.65-22.98 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer HF or EBC? HFF received 260 more outperform votes than Eastern Bankshares when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.45% of users gave HFF an outperform vote while only 52.00% of users gave Eastern Bankshares an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformHFFOutperform Votes28665.45% Underperform Votes15134.55% Eastern BanksharesOutperform Votes2652.00% Underperform Votes2448.00% Is HF or EBC more profitable? HFF has a net margin of 18.38% compared to Eastern Bankshares' net margin of 11.07%. HFF's return on equity of 41.56% beat Eastern Bankshares' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets HFF18.38% 41.56% 12.58% Eastern Bankshares 11.07%6.02%0.85% Do analysts recommend HF or EBC? Eastern Bankshares has a consensus price target of $19.25, suggesting a potential upside of 28.85%. Given Eastern Bankshares' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Eastern Bankshares is more favorable than HFF.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score HFF 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Eastern Bankshares 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Which has more volatility and risk, HF or EBC? HFF has a beta of 1.59, suggesting that its stock price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Eastern Bankshares has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to HF or EBC? In the previous week, Eastern Bankshares had 7 more articles in the media than HFF. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Eastern Bankshares and 1 mentions for HFF. Eastern Bankshares' average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat HFF's score of 0.00 indicating that Eastern Bankshares is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment HFF Neutral Eastern Bankshares Positive Do institutionals & insiders believe in HF or EBC? 85.8% of HFF shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.7% of Eastern Bankshares shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.9% of HFF shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Eastern Bankshares shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryHFF beats Eastern Bankshares on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get HFF News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HF 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 HF vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricHFFReal Property Lessors IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$792.83M$4.21M$11.58B$19.48BDividend Yield2.40%N/A5.53%3.90%P/E Ratio6.91N/A22.3134.81Price / Sales1.200.1626.6039.19Price / Cash12.752.6317.6217.51Price / Book2.22N/A2.784.74Net Income$115.99M-$1.18M$1.04B$1.02B HFF Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HFHFF1.3454 of 5 stars$19.91-0.3%N/A-9.7%$792.83M$662.04M6.911,074Short Interest ↓EBCEastern Bankshares4.9075 of 5 stars$14.94+1.0%$19.25+28.9%+10.5%$3.19B$526.70M22.292,150News CoveragePositive NewsShort Interest ↑INTRInter & Co, Inc.2.5779 of 5 stars$7.23+0.8%$6.48-10.4%+11.8%$3.17B$6.84B18.503,235News CoverageShort Interest ↑FULTFulton Financial4.1544 of 5 stars$17.37+1.2%$20.30+16.9%+4.1%$3.16B$1.23B11.073,300Positive NewsHIWHighwoods Properties3.1646 of 5 stars$29.21+1.7%$31.83+9.0%+17.9%$3.15B$814.97M30.75340Positive NewsCDPCOPT Defense Properties2.9872 of 5 stars$27.56+2.2%$33.14+20.3%+13.3%$3.11B$747.86M22.41400Positive NewsHASIHA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital4.7685 of 5 stars$25.54+1.1%$38.00+48.8%-23.5%$3.09B$306.87M16.19110Positive NewsHTGCHercules Capital3.4469 of 5 stars$17.54+0.8%$19.92+13.6%-9.8%$3.08B$310.72M10.89100GRP.UGranite Real Estate Inc. StapleN/A$49.27+0.6%N/A+4.3%$3.07B$584.86M13.7654CATYCathay General Bancorp4.5828 of 5 stars$43.54+1.6%$50.17+15.2%+18.1%$3.05B$742.38M10.991,180Positive NewsWSFSWSFS Financial4.512 of 5 stars$53.62+1.6%$62.75+17.0%+22.3%$3.04B$1.05B12.122,160Positive NewsAnalyst Downgrade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies EBC Competitors INTR Competitors FULT Competitors HIW Competitors CDP Competitors HASI Competitors HTGC Competitors GRP.U Competitors CATY Competitors WSFS Competitors 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:HF) was last updated on 5/31/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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