Douglas Emmett (DEI) Competitors

Equity Commonwealth (NYSE:EQC) and Douglas Emmett (NYSE:DEI) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of EQC or DEI?

96.0% of Equity Commonwealth shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.4% of Douglas Emmett shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.8% of Equity Commonwealth shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 14.0% of Douglas Emmett shares are owned by 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 favor EQC or DEI?

In the previous week, Equity Commonwealth had 1 more articles in the media than Douglas Emmett. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Equity Commonwealth and 3 mentions for Douglas Emmett. Douglas Emmett's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat Equity Commonwealth's score of 0.51 indicating that Equity Commonwealth is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Equity Commonwealth	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Douglas Emmett	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher valuation & earnings, EQC or DEI?

Equity Commonwealth has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Douglas Emmett. Douglas Emmett is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Equity Commonwealth, 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	$60.52M	32.88	$91.16M	$0.76	24.47
Douglas Emmett	$1.02B	2.19	-$42.71M	-$0.26	-51.42

Which has more risk and volatility, EQC or DEI?

Equity Commonwealth has a beta of 0.24, suggesting that its stock price is 76% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Douglas Emmett has a beta of 1.07, suggesting that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate EQC or DEI?

Douglas Emmett has a consensus price target of $13.67, indicating a potential upside of 2.22%. Given Equity Commonwealth's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Douglas Emmett is more favorable than Equity Commonwealth.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Equity Commonwealth	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Douglas Emmett	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is EQC or DEI more profitable?

Equity Commonwealth has a net margin of 150.62% compared to Equity Commonwealth's net margin of -4.62%. Douglas Emmett's return on equity of 4.04% beat Equity Commonwealth's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Equity Commonwealth	150.62%	4.04%	3.78%
Douglas Emmett	-4.62%	-1.06%	-0.44%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in EQC or DEI?

Douglas Emmett received 98 more outperform votes than Equity Commonwealth when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.03% of users gave Douglas Emmett an outperform vote while only 55.66% of users gave Equity Commonwealth an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Equity Commonwealth	Outperform Votes 300 55.66%	Underperform Votes 239 44.34%
Douglas Emmett	Outperform Votes 398 60.03%	Underperform Votes 265 39.97%

Summary

Equity Commonwealth beats Douglas Emmett on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.