Exantas Capital (XAN) Competitors

Equity Commonwealth (NYSE:EQC) and Exantas Capital (NYSE:XAN) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in EQC or XAN?

96.0% of Equity Commonwealth shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.8% of Exantas Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of Equity Commonwealth shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.7% of Exantas Capital shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor EQC or XAN?

In the previous week, Equity Commonwealth's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Exantas Capital'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Equity Commonwealth	Neutral
Exantas Capital	Neutral

Is EQC or XAN more profitable?

Equity Commonwealth has a net margin of 82.00% compared to Exantas Capital's net margin of -347.93%. Exantas Capital's return on equity of 8.10% beat Equity Commonwealth's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Equity Commonwealth	82.00%	2.09%	1.96%
Exantas Capital	-347.93%	8.10%	1.61%

Which has higher earnings & valuation, EQC or XAN?

Equity Commonwealth has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Exantas Capital. Equity Commonwealth is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Exantas Capital, 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
Equity Commonwealth	$58.43M	2.90	$91.16M	$0.39	4.05
Exantas Capital	$61.15M	10.43	$35.97M	$1.00	19.87

Which has more risk & volatility, EQC or XAN?

Equity Commonwealth has a beta of 0.57, meaning that its share price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Exantas Capital has a beta of 1.32, meaning that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Exantas Capital beats Equity Commonwealth on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.