Hudson Pacific Properties (HPP) Competitors

Piedmont Office Realty Trust (NYSE:PDM) and Hudson Pacific Properties (NYSE:HPP) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and dividends.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in PDM or HPP?

84.5% of Piedmont Office Realty Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.6% of Hudson Pacific Properties shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of Piedmont Office Realty Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.9% of Hudson Pacific Properties shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer PDM or HPP?

In the previous week, Hudson Pacific Properties had 11 more articles in the media than Piedmont Office Realty Trust. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Hudson Pacific Properties and 4 mentions for Piedmont Office Realty Trust. Piedmont Office Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat Hudson Pacific Properties' score of 0.84 indicating that Piedmont Office Realty Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Piedmont Office Realty Trust	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Hudson Pacific Properties	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, PDM or HPP?

Piedmont Office Realty Trust has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Hudson Pacific Properties. Piedmont Office Realty Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hudson Pacific Properties, 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
Piedmont Office Realty Trust	$568.47M	1.48	-$79.07M	-$0.49	-13.82
Hudson Pacific Properties	$826.52M	0.34	-$173.89M	-$2.73	-0.73

Is PDM or HPP more profitable?

Piedmont Office Realty Trust has a net margin of -13.86% compared to Hudson Pacific Properties' net margin of -44.01%. Piedmont Office Realty Trust's return on equity of -4.82% beat Hudson Pacific Properties' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Piedmont Office Realty Trust	-13.86%	-4.82%	-1.93%
Hudson Pacific Properties	-44.01%	-12.64%	-4.46%

Do analysts rate PDM or HPP?

Piedmont Office Realty Trust currently has a consensus target price of $9.00, suggesting a potential upside of 32.94%. Hudson Pacific Properties has a consensus target price of $3.57, suggesting a potential upside of 79.15%. Given Hudson Pacific Properties' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Hudson Pacific Properties is more favorable than Piedmont Office Realty Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Piedmont Office Realty Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Hudson Pacific Properties	2 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.08

Which has more volatility and risk, PDM or HPP?

Piedmont Office Realty Trust has a beta of 1.37, suggesting that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hudson Pacific Properties has a beta of 1.48, suggesting that its stock price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PDM or HPP?

Hudson Pacific Properties received 83 more outperform votes than Piedmont Office Realty Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.24% of users gave Hudson Pacific Properties an outperform vote while only 51.18% of users gave Piedmont Office Realty Trust an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Piedmont Office Realty Trust	Outperform Votes 326 51.18%	Underperform Votes 311 48.82%
Hudson Pacific Properties	Outperform Votes 409 60.24%	Underperform Votes 270 39.76%

Is PDM or HPP a better dividend stock?

Piedmont Office Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.4%. Hudson Pacific Properties pays an annual dividend of $0.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Piedmont Office Realty Trust pays out -102.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hudson Pacific Properties pays out -3.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Piedmont Office Realty Trust has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Piedmont Office Realty Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Piedmont Office Realty Trust beats Hudson Pacific Properties on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.