Howard Hughes (HHC) Competitors

Kilroy Realty (NYSE:KRC) and Howard Hughes (NYSE:HHC) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation and profitability.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in KRC or HHC?

Kilroy Realty received 59 more outperform votes than Howard Hughes when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.10% of users gave Howard Hughes an outperform vote while only 63.25% of users gave Kilroy Realty an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Kilroy Realty	Outperform Votes 451 63.25%	Underperform Votes 262 36.75%
Howard Hughes	Outperform Votes 392 66.10%	Underperform Votes 201 33.90%

Do analysts rate KRC or HHC?

Kilroy Realty currently has a consensus price target of $39.00, suggesting a potential upside of 16.73%. Howard Hughes has a consensus price target of $95.00, suggesting a potential upside of 57.83%. Given Kilroy Realty's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Howard Hughes is more favorable than Kilroy Realty.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kilroy Realty	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.45
Howard Hughes	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Is KRC or HHC more profitable?

Kilroy Realty has a net margin of 18.79% compared to Kilroy Realty's net margin of 7.72%. Howard Hughes' return on equity of 3.75% beat Kilroy Realty's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kilroy Realty	18.79%	3.75%	1.90%
Howard Hughes	7.72%	3.33%	1.24%

Which has more volatility and risk, KRC or HHC?

Kilroy Realty has a beta of 1.02, suggesting that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Howard Hughes has a beta of 1.47, suggesting that its share price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor KRC or HHC?

In the previous week, Kilroy Realty had 9 more articles in the media than Howard Hughes. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Kilroy Realty and 0 mentions for Howard Hughes. Howard Hughes' average media sentiment score of 0.69 beat Kilroy Realty's score of 0.56 indicating that Kilroy Realty is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Kilroy Realty	Positive
Howard Hughes	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of KRC or HHC?

94.2% of Kilroy Realty shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.3% of Howard Hughes shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.5% of Kilroy Realty shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 33.0% of Howard Hughes shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better valuation & earnings, KRC or HHC?

Kilroy Realty has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Howard Hughes. Kilroy Realty is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Howard Hughes, 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
Kilroy Realty	$1.13B	3.47	$212.24M	$1.80	18.56
Howard Hughes	$1.61B	1.87	$184.53M	$2.41	24.98

Summary

Kilroy Realty beats Howard Hughes on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.