HPP vs. PDM, BDN, EQC, DLR, ARE, BXP, SLG, KRC, HIW, and DEI
Should you be buying Hudson Pacific Properties stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Hudson Pacific Properties include Piedmont Office Realty Trust (PDM), Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN), Equity Commonwealth (EQC), Digital Realty Trust (DLR), Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE), BXP (BXP), SL Green Realty (SLG), Kilroy Realty (KRC), Highwoods Properties (HIW), and Douglas Emmett (DEI). These companies are all part of the "office reits" industry.
Hudson Pacific Properties vs. Its Competitors
Piedmont Realty Trust (NYSE:PDM) and Hudson Pacific Properties (NYSE:HPP) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, risk, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations and profitability.
In the previous week, Hudson Pacific Properties had 7 more articles in the media than Piedmont Realty Trust. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Hudson Pacific Properties and 1 mentions for Piedmont Realty Trust. Piedmont Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.53 beat Hudson Pacific Properties' score of -0.04 indicating that Piedmont Realty Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.
84.5% of Piedmont Realty Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.6% of Hudson Pacific Properties shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Piedmont Realty Trust shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.9% of Hudson Pacific Properties shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Piedmont Realty Trust has a net margin of -10.80% compared to Hudson Pacific Properties' net margin of -47.56%. Piedmont Realty Trust's return on equity of -3.82% beat Hudson Pacific Properties' return on equity.
Piedmont Realty Trust has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Hudson Pacific Properties. Piedmont 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.
Piedmont Realty Trust currently has a consensus target price of $8.67, indicating a potential upside of 16.96%. Hudson Pacific Properties has a consensus target price of $3.22, indicating a potential upside of 18.32%. Given Hudson Pacific Properties' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Hudson Pacific Properties is more favorable than Piedmont Realty Trust.
Piedmont Realty Trust has a beta of 1.44, suggesting that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hudson Pacific Properties has a beta of 1.44, suggesting that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Piedmont Realty Trust beats Hudson Pacific Properties on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding HPP and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
Media Sentiment Over Time
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.
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This page (NYSE:HPP) was last updated on 7/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
