Howard Hughes (HHH) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility & risk, WPC or HHH?

W. P. Carey has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Howard Hughes has a beta of 1.23, suggesting that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer WPC or HHH?

W. P. Carey received 337 more outperform votes than Howard Hughes when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 56.16% of users gave W. P. Carey an outperform vote while only 55.56% of users gave Howard Hughes an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
W. P. Carey	Outperform Votes 342 56.16%	Underperform Votes 267 43.84%
Howard Hughes	Outperform Votes 5 55.56%	Underperform Votes 4 44.44%

Does the media prefer WPC or HHH?

In the previous week, W. P. Carey had 10 more articles in the media than Howard Hughes. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for W. P. Carey and 4 mentions for Howard Hughes. Howard Hughes' average media sentiment score of 1.63 beat W. P. Carey's score of 1.29 indicating that Howard Hughes is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
W. P. Carey	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Howard Hughes	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is WPC or HHH 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
W. P. Carey	29.11%	5.37%	2.61%
Howard Hughes	6.57%	3.38%	1.03%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in WPC or HHH?

73.7% of W. P. Carey shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.8% of Howard Hughes shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of W. P. Carey shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 33.0% of Howard Hughes shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate WPC or HHH?

W. P. Carey currently has a consensus price target of $100.40, suggesting a potential upside of 58.61%. Howard Hughes has a consensus price target of $82.33, suggesting a potential upside of 16.37%. Given W. P. Carey's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe W. P. Carey is more favorable than Howard Hughes.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
W. P. Carey	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.18
Howard Hughes	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, WPC or HHH?

W. P. Carey has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
W. P. Carey	$1.60B	8.65	$460.84M	$1.94	32.63
Howard Hughes	$1.79B	1.99	-$550.95M	$5.21	13.58

Summary

W. P. Carey beats Howard Hughes on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.