Howard Hughes (HHH) Competitors

Howard Hughes (NYSE:HHH) and W. P. Carey (NYSE:WPC) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, valuation, community ranking, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor HHH or WPC?

W. P. Carey received 339 more outperform votes than Howard Hughes when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 56.62% of users gave W. P. Carey an outperform vote while only 42.86% of users gave Howard Hughes an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Howard Hughes	Outperform Votes 3 42.86%	Underperform Votes 4 57.14%
W. P. Carey	Outperform Votes 342 56.62%	Underperform Votes 262 43.38%

Which has better earnings and valuation, HHH or WPC?

W. P. Carey has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Howard Hughes. Howard Hughes is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than W. P. Carey, 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
Howard Hughes	$1.75B	1.92	-$550.95M	$3.94	16.89
W. P. Carey	$1.58B	8.56	$460.84M	$1.94	31.91

Do analysts rate HHH or WPC?

Howard Hughes currently has a consensus price target of $81.00, suggesting a potential upside of 21.69%. W. P. Carey has a consensus price target of $108.50, suggesting a potential upside of 75.25%. Given W. P. Carey's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe W. P. Carey is more favorable than Howard Hughes.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Howard Hughes	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
W. P. Carey	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.22

Does the media refer more to HHH or WPC?

In the previous week, W. P. Carey had 10 more articles in the media than Howard Hughes. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for W. P. Carey and 11 mentions for Howard Hughes. Howard Hughes' average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat W. P. Carey's score of 0.88 indicating that Howard Hughes is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Howard Hughes	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
W. P. Carey	12 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, HHH or WPC?

Howard Hughes has a beta of 1.14, suggesting that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, W. P. Carey has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is HHH or WPC more profitable?

W. P. Carey has a net margin of 29.11% compared to Howard Hughes' net margin of 6.57%. W. P. Carey's return on equity of 5.37% beat Howard Hughes' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Howard Hughes	6.57%	3.38%	1.03%
W. P. Carey	29.11%	5.37%	2.61%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of HHH or WPC?

93.8% of Howard Hughes shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.7% of W. P. Carey shares are owned by institutional investors. 33.0% of Howard Hughes shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of W. P. Carey shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

W. P. Carey beats Howard Hughes on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.