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(From Paradigm Press) (Ad) Free EQC Stock Alerts $18.45 -0.08 (-0.43%) (As of 04/18/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Today's Range$18.45▼$18.6150-Day Range$18.19▼$19.0752-Week Range$17.93▼$21.49Volume880,805 shsAverage Volume909,366 shsMarket Capitalization$1.97 billionP/E Ratio24.28Dividend YieldN/APrice TargetN/A Stock AnalysisStock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial MediaStock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial Media Get Equity Commonwealth alerts: Email Address Equity Commonwealth MarketRank™ Stock AnalysisAnalyst RatingN/AUpside/DownsideN/AShort InterestHealthy1.53% of Float Sold ShortDividend StrengthN/ASustainabilityN/ANews Sentiment1.02Based on 2 Articles This WeekInsider TradingSelling Shares$45,072 Sold Last QuarterProj. Earnings GrowthN/ASee Full Details Hide Full Details Overall MarketRank™New Rank-Based ScoringMarketRank™ is calculated by averaging available category scores (with extra weight given to analysis and valuation), then ranking the company's weighted average against that of other companies.1.39 out of 5 starsFinance Sector711th out of 822 stocksReal Estate Investment Trusts Industry151st out of 176 stocks N/A Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingThere is not enough analysis data for Equity Commonwealth. Previous Next 3.0 Short Interest Percentage of Shares Shorted1.53% of the float of Equity Commonwealth has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverEquity Commonwealth has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Equity Commonwealth has recently increased by 19.55%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Previous Next 0.0 Dividend Strength Dividend YieldEquity Commonwealth does not currently pay a dividend.Dividend GrowthEquity Commonwealth does not have a long track record of dividend growth. Previous Next N/A Sustainability and ESG Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) ScoreThere is no current Upright™ data available for EQC. Previous Next 2.2 News and Social Media Coverage News SentimentEquity Commonwealth has a news sentiment score of 1.02. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.57 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Equity Commonwealth this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 1 people have searched for EQC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat FollowsOnly 2 people have added Equity Commonwealth to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days. Previous Next 2.5 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Equity Commonwealth insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $45,072.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 2.80% of the stock of Equity Commonwealth is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions96.00% of the stock of Equity Commonwealth is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company. Previous Next 1.9 Earnings and Valuation Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Equity Commonwealth is 24.28, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 143.41.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Equity Commonwealth is 24.28, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 59.06.Price to Book Value per Share RatioEquity Commonwealth has a P/B Ratio of 0.87. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next See Top Rated MarketRank™ Stocks Here Ad Paradigm PressBitcoin Rockets To Record High But Buy THIS InsteadRecently, Bitcoin smashed through its previous record high to hit $72,720. It’s made many, many people very rich. But one cryptocurrency expert and investing millionaire is declaring…>>Click here to find out what it is. About Equity Commonwealth Stock (NYSE:EQC)Equity Commonwealth (NYSE: EQC) is a Chicago based, internally managed and self-advised real estate investment trust (REIT) with commercial office properties in the United States. EQC's portfolio is comprised of four properties totaling 1.5 million square feet.Read More EQC Stock Price History View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart EQC Stock News HeadlinesMarch 28, 2024 | businesswire.comEquity Commonwealth Announces First Quarter 2024 Earnings Conference CallMarch 16, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comEQC Oct 2024 22.500 callApril 18, 2024 | DTI (Ad)This company has increased its dividend every year for 54 yearsThere are three basic steps to building the Ultimate Dividend Portfolio. Step #1 is to Get The High Yields! So an index fund like the SPY, paying only 1.5% a year, isn’t going to cut it. But a company like Altria Group (MO) will.March 16, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comEQC Apr 2024 17.500 callMarch 15, 2024 | wsj.comEquity CommonwealthMarch 13, 2024 | businesswire.comLand & Buildings Calls on Equity Commonwealth to Take Long Overdue Step of Liquidating Remaining Assets and Returning Capital to ShareholdersMarch 13, 2024 | msn.comActivist Land & Buildings pushing Equity Commonwealth to return cash to holders - WSJMarch 12, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comActivist Investor Land & Buildings Urges Office Owner to LiquidateApril 18, 2024 | DTI (Ad)This company has increased its dividend every year for 54 yearsThere are three basic steps to building the Ultimate Dividend Portfolio. Step #1 is to Get The High Yields! So an index fund like the SPY, paying only 1.5% a year, isn’t going to cut it. But a company like Altria Group (MO) will.March 12, 2024 | businesswire.comEquity Commonwealth Sets 2024 Virtual Annual Meeting of ShareholdersFebruary 15, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comEquity Commonwealth (NYSE:EQC) Q4 2023 Earnings Call TranscriptFebruary 14, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comQ4 2023 Equity Commonwealth Earnings CallFebruary 13, 2024 | ca.finance.yahoo.comEQC Jul 2024 20.000 callFebruary 12, 2024 | msn.comEquity Commonwealth FFO of $0.26 in-line, revenue of $15.15MFebruary 12, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comEquity Commonwealth Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 ResultsFebruary 12, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comEquity Commonwealth Reports Uptick in Net Income and FFO for Q4 and Full Year 2023January 30, 2024 | ca.finance.yahoo.comEQC Feb 2024 22.500 putJanuary 30, 2024 | ca.finance.yahoo.comEQC Jul 2024 17.500 putJanuary 25, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comEquity Commonwealth Announces Tax Treatment of 2023 DistributionsJanuary 22, 2024 | msn.comMercedes-Benz's next electric SUV spiedJanuary 22, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comEquity Commonwealth Declares Series D Preferred DividendJanuary 19, 2024 | msn.comMercedes-Benz EQC SUV spied running around in the snowJanuary 11, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comEquity Commonwealth Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Earnings Conference CallJanuary 9, 2024 | msn.comThe equity imperative: A roundtable on transforming healthcareJanuary 3, 2024 | morningstar.comEquity Commonwealth EQCDecember 4, 2023 | seekingalpha.comEquity Commonwealth: Sam Zell's Cash Box Comes With Free Offices Despite Possible RE OpportunitiesNovember 15, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comAll You Need to Know About Equity Commonwealth (EQC) Rating Upgrade to Strong BuySee More Headlines Receive EQC Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Equity Commonwealth and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address Company Calendar Last Earnings10/27/2021Today4/18/2024Next Earnings (Confirmed)5/01/2024Fiscal Year End12/31/2024Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorFinance Industry Real estate investment trusts Sub-IndustryOffice REITs Current SymbolNYSE:EQC Previous SymbolNYSE:HRP CUSIP20323310 CIK803649 Webwww.eqcre.com Phone(312) 646-2800Fax617-796-8376Employees22Year FoundedN/AProfitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$0.76 Trailing P/E Ratio24.34 Forward P/E RatioN/A P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$91.16 million Net Margins150.62% Pretax Margin154.17% Return on Equity4.04% Return on Assets3.78% Debt Debt-to-Equity RatioN/A Current Ratio79.72 Quick Ratio79.72 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$60.52 million Price / Sales32.71 Cash Flow$1.02 per share Price / Cash Flow18.21 Book Value$21.28 per share Price / Book0.87Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares106,990,000Free Float103,995,000Market Cap$1.98 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.24 10 "Recession Proof" Stocks That Will Thrive in Any MarketWhich stocks are likely to thrive in today's challenging market? Click the link below and we'll send you MarketBeat's list of ten stocks that will drive in any economic environment.Get This Free Report Key ExecutivesMr. David A. Helfand (Age 59)President, CEO & Chairman of the Board Comp: $2.45MMr. William H. Griffiths (Age 50)Executive VP, CFO & Treasurer Comp: $1.16MMr. David S. Weinberg (Age 55)Executive VP & COO Comp: $1.49MMr. Orrin S. Shifrin (Age 57)Executive VP, General Counsel & Secretary Comp: $1.32MMr. Andrew M. LevySenior VP & Chief Accounting OfficerKey CompetitorsDouglas EmmettNYSE:DEIHighwoods PropertiesNYSE:HIWSL Green RealtyNYSE:SLGBrandywine Realty TrustNYSE:BDNDiamondRock HospitalityNYSE:DRHView All CompetitorsInsiders & InstitutionsHi Line Capital Management LLCSold 566 shares on 4/18/2024Ownership: 0.091%Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLCSold 29,205 shares on 4/18/2024Ownership: 0.057%Tevis Investment ManagementSold 3,855 shares on 4/16/2024Ownership: 0.064%First Affirmative Financial NetworkBought 775 shares on 4/11/2024Ownership: 0.010%Vanguard Group Inc.Sold 293,781 shares on 3/11/2024Ownership: 15.137%View All Insider TransactionsView All Institutional Transactions EQC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have EQC shares performed in 2024? Equity Commonwealth's stock was trading at $19.20 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, EQC shares have decreased by 3.9% and is now trading at $18.45. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here. Are investors shorting Equity Commonwealth? Equity Commonwealth saw a increase in short interest in the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 1,590,000 shares, an increase of 19.5% from the March 15th total of 1,330,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 918,200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.7 days. Currently, 1.5% of the company's shares are short sold. View Equity Commonwealth's Short Interest. When is Equity Commonwealth's next earnings date? The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, May 1st 2024. View our EQC earnings forecast. How can I listen to Equity Commonwealth's earnings call? Equity Commonwealth will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, May 2nd at 10:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link. How were Equity Commonwealth's earnings last quarter? Equity Commonwealth (NYSE:EQC) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October, 27th. The real estate investment trust reported ($0.04) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.03) by $0.01. The real estate investment trust earned $13.88 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $14.47 million. Equity Commonwealth had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 4.04% and a net margin of 150.62%. The company's quarterly revenue was down 15.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.03 earnings per share. What ETFs hold Equity Commonwealth's stock? ETFs with the largest weight of Equity Commonwealth (NYSE:EQC) stock in their portfolio include Absolute Select Value ETF (ABEQ), Cambria Global Real Estate ETF (BLDG), Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF (VFMV), JPMorgan Active Small Cap Value ETF (JPSV), Invesco MSCI Green Building ETF (GBLD), SPDR SSGA US Small Cap Low Volatility Index ETF (SMLV) and U.S. Diversified Real Estate ETF (PPTY).Global X Green Building ETF (GRNR). What other stocks do shareholders of Equity Commonwealth own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Equity Commonwealth investors own include Portola Pharmaceuticals (PTLA), Dicerna Pharmaceuticals (DRNA), Intel (INTC), NVIDIA (NVDA), Alibaba Group (BABA), Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B), eBay (EBAY), Energy Transfer (ET), Alphabet (GOOG) and Skyworks Solutions (SWKS). Who are Equity Commonwealth's major shareholders? Equity Commonwealth's stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Hi Line Capital Management LLC (0.09%), Tevis Investment Management (0.06%), Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC (0.06%) and First Affirmative Financial Network (0.01%). Insiders that own company stock include Andrew Levy and Orrin S Shifrin. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Equity Commonwealth? Shares of EQC stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. Compare Top Brokerages Here. 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